The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-02

7 VI kHe pUuyI u. l0ugeu IN the clothing
collects on the snrface, the more lI1lit
Il Rortons passing OIL by evaporation
! The amount Ofthis is surprising. ibeinI
4 estimated by some, at from forty tt
sixty ounces per day from the suffaci
of an adult of ordinary size, though
this may be somewhat above the aver
age. It has also been proved by careful
experiments that of all taken into IN
stomach, solid and liquid, about three
4 fifths' ordinarily passes of through The
Il poreS,fall of which Is impure lmatter
Surfaces exposed, like; the face, hands
dSc.si retain less. of this, passing of lby
evaporation as It does, while other por,
tlonst projected by clothing from the
Impure, and consequently q demand
more attention. 1t follows, therefore
\ that there Is as much occasion To WASH
Il the whole body dali y as to care fol. t6l
hands and face. IfthlS is true5 anVT de-
Walton from this implies an absencaiol
4 personal cleanliness. iHaUEI
1tisworthy Of remark that portion
OF this waste material thrown to the
surface By perspiration, II not removed
ts readily taken up by tire ahsorbents
and carried back into the system, ,iol
conrse preventing the purifcatiOn in,
tended by this process Of perspirationi
Hence, a daily wash Of the whole BODY
ts absolutely necessary as q means OF
cleanliness, without any reference to
other and equally Important considers
tons. And let itbe bornain mind. that
the great design Of the process of per-
/ spiratton is to purify the blood ,'fand
that 1t effects this object-Wheh these
pores are kept open and active by. frie-
ton and bathing-f1r more rapidly and
efeetually than any OF all of the blood
purifiers invented during the last hall
century, and theirxname is "legiOn.''
II "troubled with humors,n it is far
safer and far more effectdaf to invite
them to the surface by yiinyigorating the
vessels designed to throw of ,impurity,
producing. a free eruption on the SUR
face, than to resort to quack medication,
taking drugs that render the blood Still
more imp ure. to say nothing OF the In!
furious results of pdrgatives, SO often
employ yed for this purpose. % laHis i'ii'
But is 1t safe for all to bathe,E or will
"water agreen with all3 If!all
are benefited by;awash of the face and
hands, 1t Is safe to extend such a wash
to other portions of the body, If one
portion, is inyigorated by such bath
or wash, It follows that a more general
plication, under favorable circum.
stances, will produce similar results.
While the vigorous, those supplied with
ample animal heat, are able to endure
almost any application, bathing in fro
zen, streams, etc, though such baths
are eineVeradvtsRble, never judicious-
the delicate can scarcely exercise TOO
much Prudence . WettipgI the handsin,
cool water, washing the whole, or part
with th6r61gh rubbing With 4 crash
towel and flannel or flesh brush, Is not
only in NO bTIf Sa ia iitft = o il9Tfa
The natural warmth of the hand,g
with the friction, produces a comfortal
BILE heat, while but a limited amount Of
the animal heat h allowed to escape
from the body particularly If other
parts are covered during the process. 1t
is impossible that such a wash, a con-
Quoted with ordinary precautions,
should, to any considerable extent, tax
the powers of the system or exhaust its
warmth, particularly when only part
of the bodyis bathed at any one time.
Those extremely delicate, perhaps
would be over taxed by FULL hand
bath; yeti ordinary young ladies will
find no difficulty in the enjoyment ofI
this luxury. every morning. Indeed,
by a judiciOus daily bath the sickly are
often able 10 regain health, while the
delicate become robust and still more
hardy. 'i g
While such baths are recommended. 1t |
is ditiicult to speak in too harsh terms
of repFehension OF those harsh applica!
tions once In vogue, and not wholly
discontinued by the ignorant-such asll
the ordinary ishoWersbath of the past, |
violent applications 10 the: head, very
cold swimming baths, and some of the
ice applications, all calculated to shock |
the nervous system unduly or unneces-
saEtly exhaust the vital forces, reducing |
ftln nJ1 Min
But few are able to endure such harsh
treatment, while none are behefi itted by
the extremes, or atleast tnot.as much iaB
they might be by milder Streatment,
Fortunately, snch harshuess Is rapilly
passing away. especially among the
more INTEL ltRent, sl 9ns IAN r1sdl Mn Ill
Among the advantages of Z, proper,
bathing, In addition to the publication
of the system already referred. 10, and
the general fuyi gorating effects, Is one
of some Importance TO young ladies',
gard to persona1a 1appeaEauceLtobe beauty, |
Proper care. Of the, skin changes it from
It's dry ynhRrsh-like appearance ito one
indicating 1healthS giving it a fairness
and a lVelvet-like softneSs resembling
that of a child. The. young lady who
would remove the "pimples" and the \
"Wormsn from her disfigure1 face can,
do So If patient and persevering, by d
systematic course Of bathing, and q dis9
use OF rich gross and greasy food, fat
pork and Its equivalent, III its eqaiva-
lent tanywherB exists. uGaiIsmk tfao SIT
Again. cool baths, properly admins
tered, forttfy the system against the i
sudden changes Of 4oRr variable cli- /
mRteS giHingRpowerl to resist the usual |
attacks 0t disease, ling Q comparas,
tive exemption from "colds," !" e. which /
most forms of disease are referred, The |
reaction Of these baths, and the neces; |
sary friction following, stimulate the
smaller blood.vessels of the skin, IN |
ofthe body naturally ciroulates, giving |
warmth and,vigor to heHessels OF. this |
very Important surface and of course
keeping the millions of pores, those |
outlets OF the body, IN constant state |
of fRGtlvitySa auns TemedB9 fnra 'teOldA.H |
n The importance of thisIwill be appre- |
ciateds dsWhen 1t Is remembered tina most |
of our, diseases have their origin lin
colds, Tito this TACT weddd another
that such bathsi with the friction fol.
lowing-R7VeFy imp ortRnt condition of
bathipgrn rily improve the cir
Gulation ofthe blood, bringing tito the
surface and driEingiit tosthsI extremi-
ties, the 4srosy cheeks" and ..ruby
lips" are no M ystery, only obtained by
securing health, almost or quite necesr
sarily following the acquisition Eof
health. h.iuii5 4 aptl1 ~ -SiaiS sIJ4 TsgGr
> In fine, If thssalloW expression Is not
desireds the paIeness OF death, the dry,
hard skin, the pimples etc.; ii, i'm their
stead, the fair, ruddy and j0y-1it coun.
tenance lis desired the; course 70 lbe
pursued u plain = Adopt d healthEul
diet avoiding the spices, rich and indi-
gestfble food; including rancid, oily
preparationE1one, of the Important
means OF Obtaining pure. blood exsF-9
else safhciently to promote Zee PsFspt-i
ration; wash enough tolpromote clean
illness; ibreit the freely ofpurei air. seek
honest u q; !; ID shp pbey, the laws of