Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-07

The man or woman who has never taken a
Turkish Bath, has failed 10 enjoy some Of the
most delicious sensations, the human body is
capable of receiving, and has also probably neg
lccted something which may prove OF great adj
vantage to his or her health.
The bath is something that is but slightly un-
dcrstood, here there being but one establishment
in the vicinity of this city, the private one of
Mr. George G. Lobdell, at his residence in New
Castle Hundred. Still Wilmingtonlans need not
be debarred from the enjoyment OF this healthtul
luxury, as in Philadelphia they can find one Of
the most complete establishment in this country.
We refer to that OF Dr. Wilson. No. 1909 Girard
street Between Market and Chestnut, aud nth
and 18th streets.)
We cannot give our readers better idea OF a
Turkish Bath than by describing this establish
mcnt, the practical benefits Of which II was re-
Gently our fortune to experience.
Entering the reception room, which is fitted
up in oriental fashion. the bather is invited to n
curtained stall, where he diyests himself Of his
clothing and wraps around him linen cloth.
Thus attired he passes through pair OF beauli-
iul stained glass folding doors into the warm
room where, after having the head wet, he takes
a seat on an easy cane chair, covered with clean
linen for each bather. Ir the part of the room
where he first sits the temperature is at about
1870 degrees, but after the bather has become ac-
customed to this he is given place nearer the
heater where the tempature is from 140 TO $50 de-
grees, even higher degree of heat is not mn
pleasant. By this time he is perspirlng freely and
manned here long enough the bather is invited to
the shampooing room where after n slight pre-
limlnary sprinkling with warm water he lies down
on marble slab and the attendant rubs him with
his hands, rubbing off every particle of scruff or
dry skin, and giving great relief 10 neuralgia OF
rheumatic people. After this the whole body is
shampoced with deicately perfumed soap, then
the head, and after careful washing down, with
first warm, then tepd then cold water, the bath.
CT is rubbed off slightly with towel then envel.
oped with large towel and taken back 10 the re-
ception room and with blanket thrown over
him he Tolls in lasy longnor until completely dry
and gradually cooled of, after which he dressG,
with sense oil having been washed not merely OF
the surface but through and through. Edwir
Forrest, the tragediaD, who has tried this batl
says, 1.-THE man who has not taken Turkish
Bath, has never reached the moral dignity of be
ing personally clean.'
Up stairs there is q beautifully arranged ladies
bath, so arranged as to give each lady an oppor
ttnity OF passing through the bath without bcins
seen by any OF her fellow bathers or any on,
else than the female shampooer. Ali the appoint
ments Of these apartments are of the most luXu
rious and elegant character, and each dressing
room is furnished with an elegant lounge, 10 b,
used while resting after the bath.
Many OF the most eminent physicians of Phila
delphia use Dr. Wilson's bath and recommend il
to their neuralgia, or rheumatic patients and the
writer can testify to its efficacy in completely
curing miserable headache, the result Of run.
ming about with cold, wet feet