New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-13

II should be understood .... 49,;
America owes It 10 Dr. Shepard, hydropathlc Pn!sli
clan in Brooklyn who in 1853 had his attention diseIa
10 the astonishing results which Dr. UrquhIt was
ing with the Turkish Bath il England ofqnhar. -
public OF tho bath as remedial agent was i1lss ~
the establishment Of DIR. Richard Baxter near CoAi ~
Ireland in la56, attracted At once the stenn0h Oh Wy
medical faculty OF Great Britain Urqnhart mad W ols
residence in Turkey discovered the value Il the bA "
its general eject upon the people, observing 'hat
q vast population which habltualy pat le,r
certain class Of European diseases was nhAh0
But the Turks ended there. IL was not useo W
them further than means of preserving he@i'h' nh1
the low OF medical science IN their country
II. Auplcaton 10 the direct cure OF disease ofqunai
first tested 4 IN his person, IN relapse IN choie anu
claims have saved bis life then and ON three subsequent
Occaons oley By its means Inc study o. ,ho Se,Sc,
a bath, but no without cap "a, and what was more
without friends who had faith in the one plan wac
formed only give way 20 another, but hls enthusiasm
crew with each delay. In 1862 he visited Boston where
he found bath small scale, scarcely bigger than
closet with but two departments yet even TINS
ATTEMPT was additional proof Of the value of the pnee
In the same wear Mr. Oscanyan, native Turk and we'll
known in the teratsord as an author and lecturer en-
deavored TO establish company 10 build large lliksn
RAih in NewYork but though lie had the assistance OF
such men as Valentine Mott Charles King ana Iheodoie
W. Dwight failed. IL was not I'LL 1908 that Ut shepafu
began the construction of the bath now eonheeen WIN
ms establishment and in October OF that year opened
il TO the public This may fairly be considered the nEst
Turk sh Bath worthy Of the name established IN AMERICA
Its reputation rapidly extended and others we're 20
appreciate it's usefulness. In 1863, Mesrs Miller oOu
ope ed their we'll known bath in Laghtst, New iors
andsst Spring DIR. Gutman who had previously conducted
Rnsson yapor bath 10 Fourh-st connected WIN u the
Turkish. Two years ago DIR. Seiey Of Cleveland Omo
added the bath 10 his wateroure establishment these
are we believe the only Turkish Baths IN TINS country
for though several other establishments nave eaihGe 20
have IT, on examination they were found 20 De tne nus
sian or steam bath Thus find that IN population OF
3QgOO0l0 there but five Turkish Baths or one 20
every 600, Geo. disproporon truly alarming 20 ule
lovers OF absolute cleanliness That it will not always ex
ist is shown by the growing popularity OF inc pain. u
Shepard has aided large bath 20 his Establishment IN Co
-. IN ,ts. a. ION
ne Maid last wear 10 Consautnope. Ii will be under the
personal superintendent OF Dr. Wm. c. Jones Once be-
fore the people aiy md properly conducted the Turkish
Bath must become national INSTITUTION ana every NC"
addition is so much gained for cleanliness and health
The Turkish Bath rs literally no more than the applca-
ton heat and to undeyaue helmPoranee OF heat 20
shake our pnv fists at the The physical source OF
II and motion be also the great remedy OF dlsease
for the antithess holds good when we consider that all
disease local death the suspension OF function by
the Turkish Bath only can heat be eommandcd, ahu he
all other methods, IL applies heat through the medium h
which is intended 10 hve-alr. lhe RUSSIAN pain =
vapOr, the ordinary hydOpahlc not Rth is Nhe Dut We
are not fitted 10 1--we in either water steam The hga-
est temperature at which hot water can be borne u ~
degrees in vapor bath 1t can scarcely be endured ~ io
degrees while in the hoair bath temperature OF 3O dc-
gTees is pleasantly felt BY the most delicate frame. IN
Turkey the average heat is G0 and IN UTquhas bath at
Riverside LOudon, the temperature OF the hottest
room il 30 IL oni1 BIZ that unusual neat cdH Ce
gDied 10 the human system h sdjftg gAd n,tOHt posi-
ice discomfort And hero the Turkish Bath becomes, by
necessity one of the greatest agents in the prevention and
covered OF the manner in which 1t acts We need NOT
speak fully, but 1t requires put ordinary hno~i
SGse q o P Eys% That IN bo skn of
Of average size there are about IOVOWV OF
pores and know that health is impossible where they
act mpergectlv Through the skin the blood s punhed,
and is functions arc identical with those OF the lungs
The lungs in - hours discharge 10 ounces OF volatile
natter the skin 30 ounces tnuE twohrdS OF al volatile
matter pass by the skin. To close It's pores - TO cause
death fourecaule covered the skins OF animals with
yarnsh and they died OF sufoeaton; singular instance
this effect is found in the death OF the Golden Child Il
Florence which, when Leo Nth was elevated To the ron
cate gilt from head 70 foot TO persony the Golden
Age. Complete closing OF the pores IS rare, but pardI
stoppage is common, and source OF general disease
Consumption frequently has its origin IN diseases OF The
skin, which throw upon the lungs more labor than nature
intended them 10 performs scroiua ~ thus originated,
and all diseases which arise from impure state OF The
blood, without the Introduction Of an external poison.
An inert skin Is the general disease Of nations when wear
clothes, and 10 preserve ITS healthy acton - one grand
object of physicians Hence the effort 10 produce peIsp
ration by sudorhcs Internally administered but no drug
compare with The effect oi the Turkish Bab IN safety,
speed and power. I'm rheumatism, prOuse pcIspruuon
ffsoucny aeeompauies Die pain and sometimes without
reducing il, and from this We have heard the deduction
that peispraon is useless in that acute form q the
disease. But what IS the persp0on but the unasSscd
effort of nature 10 relieve itself And how much greater
would be the pain without the partial success OF the eor
At this point is tho true method of cure 10 90 10 the aid
of nature and with proper abstinence on the aT OF me
patient believe that there is OF the kind which
will not yield 10 the application of heat.
This is enough regard to the philosophy of the sub
iect, though have barely touched upon it. OF the
Turkish Bath ITSELF much more might be sad for 1t can
scarcely be said TO be known Both It's pleasant and IN
effects have been exaggerated at least the winter
has felt that perfectly delicious sensation winch
people expect any Of the Inconvenience which
nervous people fear But even upon taking the bath Tor
the time the beneficial influence is felt at once, aud
the physical pleasure 1t gives increases as one becomes
used 10 il. 1t becomes of the chief uxurcs OF life
and unlike other Injuries OF the great preseryatyes
of health.
The Tepidarium is the first entered after the
bather has undressed Its temperature is generally from
l20 TO 100 degrees averaging 25 You at once feel the
chang sensiby and mark ths-yOu feel it upon your
face The body and limbs scarcely recognize the in
creased heat and stronger proof could not be given that
by neglect of the skin and the clothing OF II to excess we
deaden its sensibty. The skin of the face. which is
aways exposed the air and kept cleaner than the other
parts OF the body performs its functions Thus when the
blood is unhealthy It usually relieves sen py PHples
bic to do its work. After a few moments IN the Iep
darum the feeling of unusual heat passes away. The
baher sits upon chair and places his feet in hot water
which al about lO4 degrees seems at much higher tenn
perature than the air at $780, The more freely the bather
drinks Of water the profusely will he sweat and ia
few minutes gentle perspiraon covers the whole body.
The Caldarium, Hot Room is entered after the
batber begins perspiTe freely, and here he may re-
cline at case IN pure hot atmosphere averaging i+o De
grces Many beginners arc satisfied with the Tepidarun,
and never the warmer climate the bath Is but the
change of cmse but the veteran baher is not content
with what he calls the low heat Of 100. In this country
the standard lower than in the East and the highest
the writer has tested is 55 degrees In this
heat which may appear inoierabe to those who IN the
hummer
nuently remained half hour, with positive sense Of
enoyInsnt-free res irstion, feelings of elasticity and
and the persprstion streaming from the body.
OF this effect Mr.. Erasmus Wilson speaks follows:
Tho pacced bather is enveoped IN sheet Of perspra
ton while the skin Of the beginner is hardly moist; if
the practiced bather but raise his sm the water drps
from his elbows and finger ends in continuous drops; his
cummerbund the towel around the waist is saturated and
the water may be running from IL from a sOddened
cloth while the cummerbund OF the neophyte Is still dry
the beginner his feet for instant against the
wal Of the Calidanumhe shrnks away from IT, because
of the intensity Of lis heat but the praetioed bather
presses against IL with all his force and receives ODy