The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-22
THE TURKISH BATH.
THREE WEEKS AT THE MILWAUKEE THERNfo
THERAPEA. USEFUL
81 INSTITUTION. E, f
wish,
G. I. S.
Bristol. Aug. Is.

That man is poor, though rolling in wealth,
who lacks the great boon of health, without
which "slumber soothes not, pleasure can
not please" and he rich, indeed, though he
have but the wherewithal to feed and clothe
himself, who is well in mind and body.
Learn people how to be well, and how to
keep so, and you have placed them on the
high road to honor, happiness and holiness.
The papers contain world of politics, vast
mine of religious and general news, all well,
and indispensable to those who would keep
up with the times, but too little in regard to
the all important subject of health. Be as
sured that anything pertaining thereto is
eagerly sought for and devoured with
avidity.
Among the agencies for the benefit of the
sick largely and successfully used, is the
TURKISH BATH,
and for the benefit of such Of your readers as
have no practical knowledge thereof, or who
entertain errneoous Impressions in regard to
1t, will try briefly to give ar idea of what it
is, on general principles, and also few
facts connected with the Institution in this
city Perhaps can do no better han to
use the language Of another in reg ard TO its
naoduS oper Gndi, as it agrees perfectly with
my own experience, and is good description
of the average bath.
The bath consists of four rooms, and, gen.
tie reader, lei us undress and go through in
proper order. In small, neatly furnished
compartment shut off by curtain from the
cooling room we prepare for the bath in per-
feet seclusion. We finally come forth in o
state of nature, excepting o crimson cine
ture. We are ready for the bath. An at
tendant ushers US into tho calidarium. In
moment and we are in a region of intensi-
fed summer air. The usual sensitiveness of
the unclothed frame vanishes. The warm
soft air sc ems to fold us in delicious en-
brace. All apprehensions about the Turkish
bath disappear in this safe delightful place.
The attendant motions to one of the COM
Portable seats over which is spread the dra-
perry of q snowy sheet, We lie down, and
the air, the exquisite, caressing, warm air,
invades us everywhere, and the luxury Of
the passive enjoyment increases every min
ute. We glance at the thermometer; it is |
40 degrees, and we wish it was even higher.
Pain, WEAKNESS, languor, and sick feeling
have disappeared, and like the mystic lotus
eaters, we rest in tranquil, drowsy delight.
Ten minutes pass as we lay gazing at the
sky, through the ceiling window, and the
real world is half hidden. The imagination
grows active, and it requires but slight I
effort 10 supplement the exquisite touch of
the temperature, and we are in the land of
eternal summer, with the bliss and beauty
of perfected nature around US. Now the
skin grows moist and glistens with its exuda.
lions. The face, the head, the hands, neck
and shoulders perspire first, because in the
most normal state from exposure to the air !
Soon we are "like Niobe, all tears" but not
of pain, and even as the perspiration grows
more .profuse there is no feeling of weak
Eess, because it springs from no physical
effort. We feel buoyant, and happy, and
disposed to mirth. The attendant examines
us critically, and then leads us into the
warmest division of the calidarium. This is !
on Inc Sloe al WHICH tue uOG dlE 4e auinlbeSu,
and it is separated from the one we left only
by curtain. The difference in temperature
is, however, ten degrees. We enjoy it the
more, and renew our dreams ctNtlnv Il
It must be understood that this hot air is
perfectly pure, and so tempered by passing
over cold air tubes, as to be rendered per-
fectly soft. 1t is absolutely sweet toI
breathe, and those who only know hot air as
it flies off rusty steam coils, have no idea
what it is here. After half or three-quar~
4ers of an hour or more has been passed in
this chamber, we are led into the shampoo
ing room. Here polished marble slab,
warm as the air, receives our recumbent
frame. Now commences that gentle but
wonderful washing, which, until person
has taken Turkish Bath, he can have no
idea of. A fragrant lather enVelops us,
while soft, brushes glide over us. The in.
ward man was cleaned in the calidarium,
and now the outward man is made as pure
as Adam when he opened his ey es Oh Para
disc.
The free application of water succeeds
this by means of the spray, douche and
shower bath. At first it is warm, but the
temperature is graduated, shading into
tepid and cold almost imperceptibly. There
is no abrupt transition, no violent change,
and extreme cold water is only turned on at
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