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AN ORIENTAL AnLUT1oN.
IN Experience In the Turkish Rath.
An article in the March number of the Co,rs-
h;n Magazine describes the baths Of Turkey
We extract the following description Of the |
sensations of O bather: 10:
ENTERING TIE BATH. : |
aon entering the bath, the first apartment |
consists Of 8 spacious hall, or rotunda, the cen.
trail summit Of which is open, admitting gen
tie but free circulation Of air, and is in form
not unlike the cupola Of St. Stephens, Wax
brook. Running round by the wall Ia raised |
daia or plat or1n,: covered With T. eg1pet, and
divided into compartments, one OF Whlcn Is |
appropriated to each visitor. IN the centre
Of The bui]ding Is fountain, which plays re-:
freshing3y into marble basin, raised On
pedestal Of masonry On co1ch. on the plat-
form above mentioned, you undress; your
clothing is tied up IN napkin, and you are
attired in three scarfs OF toWelling, Of pecu;
liar fabric, warm and rough, but yet soft and
gailv bordered with blue or red raw silk; one
Of these, the sub!igar or su6Eagaealstm Of tha
Romans, gfrds the loina; another is thrown
over the shoulder, and the last Is twisted uI
into turban for the head: Throughou tLls
operation, eTeIy care Is taken TO preserve de-
corum: and with 3 sc1upufousness and dGlicacy
almost unknown, we regret to add, to Euro
peans. Two attendants hoh. 9 cloth before
Von until you have nndTessed and properly
adjusted the bathing attire; you then are fur ?
nished with wooden pattens, and quit the IN.
dressing room tapodl tersAm) tor ;.: the heated
chambers the Two attendants, walking be-
hind, still accompany you, and as youare on
pattens, each holds you by the arm. T.
pFaTNN1NG OF TIE BATH.. 3d..
"The swinging doors give, access to narroW:
passage. where the heat strikes upon the face,:
| and announces very sepsibly that the bath has
begun. This passage makes sudden turn at
| q Fight angle, and the heat then increases;
though the Temperature is still not high, and
| the mist Of yapor isvsry slight, if OF all per
| ceotlble, You now enter the tepid chamber,
the tepidariuza Of the ancients. Sometimes the
pas5age above allud ID to, is dispen With,
and the xpidar5um itself forms the junction
| between the two halls. In the latter case 1t Is
| obIong in form, and has marble platform on
each side, raised about a foot and q half above
the central part this, serving as passage, is
Of course on the came level as the TWO cham
bers which It connects; out It whether ct IS Pas- M
| marble, The mattress and cuEhiona which are
carried before you are laid upon the dais and
| a, ainst the wall; the paraphernalia Of other
guests being similarly disposed all around:
Coffee and pipes are now brought In this
apartment, NlMly 1i34tEu! es5 ueAN6 sotna'
times quite excluded, q Pickering lamp reveals
uncertainty the ra.ure Of the placs and Of
IT'S OCCUPANTS. The perspiration gently starts
from Its myriad ducts, whilstt the solemn
murky air tranqnili2es the spirit, and seems to
exclude with a :iun Of celmness, thoughts Of
the fretful world. It is here tnat g stranger
| in town CT village hret mingles with the In
habtants, and gliaes impsrceptibly, and di.
! vested Of the adyentit{ous aids OF dress and
| attendance, into the niche which his social
status qualities nim to occupy. a gentle fore-
taste Of ahsmpco!pg is given IN thts apart
taps the neck and the limbs to start the pers'
plration. When it has fully broken out, you
are ready for the hot chamber (ca|darsatna o.
leeoaicuna] which you now enter.
TIE HOT CHAMBER.
uThis is somewhat similar in form to the
first hall, and is GENERALLY covered in with
/ dome, the light being admitted through loop
holes filled With stained glass. EARLY in the
| morning the place is quite clear and the at
| nosphere is dry, but as the washing takee
place here, it becomes at later hour OF tns
day filed with vapor; this has Led many te
sIan, essentially vapor bath; which is moi
the case. The Turkish brth il in principle
| and In fact, hot-air bath; the vapor being
almost an accident. Here the towels afe al
removed except that which encircles tht
: loins. Ablu,ion is then pertorned3 =to. Wh1ei
water duly correspond. Through the ligh
Cray mist the attendants and baIhers fit tn
Spectral manner, and ever and anon ther
arises clapping Of the hands, which Il IN
i bathnan's 8 method Of signallztng Ihe process
] Of shampooing which Is here undergone I
most peculiar, and IL that part of the batl
= which Of all others will be found Ieast easy c
adoption into this country. It Is in itseH q
art Of no mean attainment, and proves as nh
- been well remarked, that animal magr etis1
has be n praetised in the East tor centuries
& and rendered SO practlc lily manage cable as t
be fairly designated the handmaiden Of healtl
~Mr. Uruu6art's description Of the perform
ance, as 1t Ia given IN his work, the Pillars I
n | Hercules is as follows: Under the dom
ID there il an extensive platform OF marble s!ao
y: y. your head aud shoulde,a; one is spread Il
you to lie down on, the other is rolled for yo1
~ head: you lie down on Yonr back; the te1la
4. a two, II the operation is properly performe'
!. kneels at your side, and bending over, gril
- and presses your chest, arms ana legs, passH
on q perch; be brings bis whole weight on y
with a Jerk. follows the: line Of muscle vi
70 anatomical thumb, draws the open ha1
n strongly over the surface, particularly rom
the shoulders. turning You han up IN So dotn 10 =
$s 1a chest and slips down the ribs, then up aga
three times; and lastly, doubling your nrl
Y | one after the other on the chest, pushes vi
both hands down, beginning at the elbow, q
then putting an arm under the back, and =
- plying his cneat to your crossed elbows 70
d On you across till you crack. Ton are NJ
~ turned on your face, and, in addition to
- operation apoye described; he works his elb
- round the edges Of your shbulaer-hlades, a
with the heel plies the angle OF your neck;
II concludes By hauling the body half up by e
n t arm successfully, while Pc atanos Naln .
raised for moment to sitting posture4 -
q" coutortion is gigen to the small Of the b.
~ With the knee, and q jerk to the neck BY
q two hands holding the temples: - :!
FL 1.-THE reader must guard against the snp
supple members, this kneading Of the fl
is sttended with discomfort or pain. Whe
-, Ia skillfully performed, the seneation IL e
- pl asurable indeed this II signlded BY:
Arabic word faass' which means to Shar
delicately.'" ~ =. -: IL
=; THE RUBBNG. T..
aNext comes the washing, or Eathey tina
( Of OF the glove made of camers OF goats
After re-moistening the body, which yo1
49,. for yourself, with cup glyen you for that
LEs pose, you, in sitting position, bend tog
nh, sET down s1 tbs baek, Commencing from tbs i
! are The loosened scarf skin peels of in
nssA. elongated rolls, and If collected will fol
y T. ball as big as hyaeinth root. It was fol-
and | removal Of this dead cnticle that:the st
a., | Was aucleutiy u3eQ; anu now IL A*s IaaiTA
W @ 1 dIsuse would be a curious subject Of reses
,:o We may infer from an epigEam Of Mart
rs. that 1t was originally an Eastern; tl1splen
for be speaks Of itsa coming fr6m' Perga1
, Augustus borrowed his wooden reeli
conch, called dstreta, from Spain, and St
81, .nfug expressly ea3s that the;woEd Is Spa
'"@ Many think taat the word st.fga il: alsp
~ miami: but stF7ye7sr to graze lightly, to pI
oNla- neal of det1ntEs its true deriYad0n4"
rping -,:.r:- THE .BoAr1sa.1l
ssgm. sssas. Following upun:1ae glove comes the
stair :tnp PROCESS 4 bowl Of water ie bro
sAx: ffothed with C1etan sosp. which 1s sonnet
;eT nerfamed and the gott dhrous ttt If the
Il the tree to rub the body with. With this the
sna Is Tashed, beginning at The head J; this; .
2sa ed hs. e. tion Is repeated twice. Then come fh
Good cloths. In which ya1 tre sRTapped; apt
f1nal aH Of he .bafh ls to aash . howl Of
a1a- ths :faet: 4 TeIy irnpori riaht custom
J., snd one ewhich: opens up d; very singuIa3
no1on lat ~ inouiry, though We sha1 uotat lr
!e' !! touch upon it, ! - II
k1-ay C0pL1Ea QtF. ~
= ~ VIM :n1f8 dix return to tho cooling roc
f:o,J1r;,,,n. There Fou feelne upon d