New-York tribune., 1870-10-29
THE EEW-YORK HAMMAM."

More than one humOrist has sharpened his
sarcastic QUILL against the Turkish bath, and done his
west prove 1t ordeal OF roasting. securing ana
drenchng, such mortal would twice endure,
save on compulson and in divers instances during the
seven years since this Oriental institution was intro
duced into America those having in charge may have
done somewhat through ignorance carelessness to
make the public look upon this style OF bathing with In
difference or positive dsfavor. Nevertheless, through
OF physicians, and OF those who have
learned elsewhere TO prize its advantages It's use mas
slowly but steadily increased until there are now in this
city halfadOzen bathing establishments OF this kind,
either operation to be opened OF these not
one is more thoroughly worthy OF the best class Of public
patronage than the LexingOnave Turkish Baths corner
Of Twenty ifth-st, c. i. Angel, NJ. D.. proprietor.
Started November 1867, with capacity OF five baths
per hour this establishment has since been entirely
waited and greatly enlarged and reopened on the LIST
OF last July with conyenenees for giving 80 baths an
hour Instead OF only one shaInpo0mgroOm, set apart
at certainhours for ladies' has six such rooms,
two Of them exclusively for ladies'
four stories and Mausard roof In the basement is the
gentemens anteroom and the cooling room WITH roWs
couches. The bather disrobes grds himself with red
air rooms, neatly paved with weh lighted by
stained glass windows The general temperature In the
degrees The furnace is under the sidewalk. and the
heat is thrown of in the third hotar room by direct
radiation from series OF five horizontal hrebrck pipes
sinches In diameter, IS feet in length aud built w one
over another against the wall The same heat passes up
to the second floor, and goes through similar SGT OF
pipes the ladies department, where the temperature
about degrees less Cold air. brought into to hottest
room through the ceiling hows along ana escapes m st
reaches vcntiatng shaft feet by and rising Wen
above the roof Tho furnace ue is built In the corner
OF ts shaft and the heat furnishes insures the rising
of the impure BY these arrangements, extreme heat
aud thorough ventilation the two great REQUISITES OF ne
tatng hoair baths is here employed Tor tue nrst the
and this particular method OF heating them WAS devised
by Dr. Abgol who also the first " raise tho hotar
rooms above che basement, ,.,.-. l.. .. -,
After perprng thoroughly tho bather passes to one OF
the shampoong rooms each Of which rs ieet Dy ., Gtn
tile floor, couch and sides OF the finest ltaan marble,
and plated arms for turning on lot ana eeu wate.
thorough, skul and luxurious sampoong Ior wnlcn
this establishment is justly noted the Dather Is washed
OFF with spray and then proceeds TO the COOLING room ior
a plunge in the swimming bath Ihs Is about 70 eet py
the width Of the building and y feet deep ana Is comtn
running water, into which the most Iasdious heeu
dried with Turkish towels and cooled gienic prin-
cples without being stupidity slnothered III DiahKets
In addition to the Turkish bath there Is also an electric
hath of improved construction in which electricity is ap
piled only with perfect safety and positive peasuro
10 the bather but win teaenG zen @ 81, ths Snid,na q,
sunbath small roOm with soping glass roof ana sdes'
where warm days natIrs s fhTS AND fourth stories
aro rooms for those who may desire not 10 reg
.iaT re SSt and s0 strictly scientific e1.ne ladies'
baths in the story reached by separate entrance
are fitted up with WITH tas u,tst TO p The Sentemens
baths are open continually day and night ana tne te
required for bathing has been teduceu @ 70 & sno S S
vantage which the bath Affords, CONSIDERATIONS wnon
must strongly commend this essosnment 10 anS men Sl
ants invariably decline to receive grattes anu arc UNI UNI
ferIny and snguary courteous W Al Dasnes. . me sum t
tOOO large proportion OF the pathers arc sJns i
their hyseans but the eStSrs
bankers, and others who parohizo tno pasu .
luxury which can aG%n..e Sy No
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