The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-12-27

4 cold bath : - deg. and under tom
pcra:e, : / 70 50 de- trepid-..S5 to - deg
warm, . 10 loo de-; ho.. 100 deg au,t
over
The Temperature of the body in health
is IS ars fah. For purpose OF cleansing
the kim. = hot bath : the most eilicloh.,
but il should be induiced in only ocCa-
sionIiiv sud 'Dr yery t.> u:inutt, at %
t!ac. - :, rap,dir sxhru>ts tho physical
powers. II ou-n> the pores q the N..a.
AMI ;-r-sA-e, IN aa,.v,t, of the ciT,uit.
ton for the moment. bug Z followed ~
~ in-tsutau.ou- cold shower bath. a. in
vigpit,img efi-S; !. produced. 4 hot bath
excite warm bath ,ooth.s ana Tranquil
lne- It ma... the pulse slower. aui
caII-c- more equas!e breathing
vayor bath j. OF sieaTn, instead OF VA.
ter, and ], applied Inside rs well ~ out;
It's hrst elect j. feeling OF oppression.
cgt soon perSpnatIOH i induced. and de-
IIgnttuI sensation. ensEe. 10 prevent
taking cold, the person should pass from
the steam chamber into i-pi,i bath for
single moment. Ihen wipe dry brishiv,
dress and walk.
No Kind oi hath ought 10 be taken
within an hour before . regular meal, nor
sooner than four hours after; sudden
TO the latter The best time for bathing
i immediately after rising IN the morn!r =:
- then there i u greater power OF re.c-
ton, without which there is no invisora
tioa no benefit
The sponge-blth is the application Of
water 10 the surface of the body ny means
of sponge. When persons are feeble
enc portion Of the body should undergo
the process At 2 time, then quickly wiped
and dried, and covered, before another IS
exposed. There ar- few persons indeed
who would not lie greatly benefited by
the following Ir cedure every morning,
winter and summer: Wash the hands first
in a small amount Of water with soap, for
if but little Is uSrd, a teacuptnl, ii Is warm
ed by the hands, and thus b b,comes more
cleansing, without the trouble of prcpl:-
ing warm water; then rinse them well
afterwards wash the face in large basin
Of cold water just drawn or brought into
the room, for al. cold water becomes hithy
i'll an hour or two if kept standing IN
sitting or sleeping apartment After he
face has been washed pientiiuiiy, throw
the water up to the elbows, then little
highsI at every dash with the hand, until
the arms, neck, throat, behind the ears,
.,rnp pits and upper portion OF the chest
have been de!ugrd with water: next lex
cept women with long hair) wash the
whole scalp abuuI!antly, rubbing the wa
ter into and aboat the roots CT the hair
with the ends of the fingers; then wipe
with lowell, absorbing as much ot the
dampue>s from Tie hair as possible with
an extra dry cloth, aud dress, leaving the
arrangement of the hair TO the last, SO as
to give it an opportunity of drying some
what; for if it Is wrin.ng wet, 1t Will not
dress well. and besides will keep the head
cold by its evaporation. In dressing the
hair after such a washing OF the head, the
comb should be passed through it in the
centlest manner, so as to make no strain
upon the roots, nor break any hair in dis
engaging the tangles. The hair thus
dressed in the morning will remain SO the
whole day, or If not, can be easily redress
ed with the advantage of perfect cleanli-
ness, which cannot be said of the filthy
practice of using hair oils HaNs journal
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