Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-06

Two things are essential to obta;r sbs
full benefit of bath. These ara
warm, well ventilated room. and ons
free from draughts. The Temperature
should be high enough always to ore.
vent any thing more than the moment.
ary chill caused sbysthe sudden chance
of ocireHiation and the, evaporation Of
the water from the body, This quickly
disappears and reaction sets in bring.
ling a healthy glow oyer the whole skin.
but should YOU continue to shiyer and
shake, to shrink IN repulsion from the
water, cthe i'll effectsl will exceed stbe
tgood, and, persisted in, may prove
fatal. Be'ssure,4 then, to have warm
room for bathing. 1891 49, taa yses3
1t should be weli-ventilated. for the
respiration Is ojuickened by the act of
bathing. and therefore more oxygen is
required for the publication Of the blood
than when quietly sitting in q normal
Bcondition. n of course any one can read.
lily understand why draughts should not
be allowed upon the bafher,'dl a't@
i A person in good health with rieor.
Gus powers may find cold bath every
morning upon first getting up refresh
ing and Stimulating. I have. seen
those who could jump out of bed in n
cold room ana get into a tub Of almost
llfreezing water, seeming to derive, both
comfort and benefit from the process,
but the number who can, do, this with.
out ill-effects is very small If cold
baths are INDUCED in they should be
shorts and the body must be rubbed
most vigorously in order to attract again
to the surface, the, blood which. has been
sent back upon the internal organs. 1t
has also become lower in temperature,
and the necessity of yigor and health to
raiseit again is the reason WHY cold baths
are harmful 20 persons Of delicate con-
stitutions.. .osNv6 I'D -
For the great majority of, people
warm or hot baths, are most beneficial.
The shock to the system in the first
place is much less. The combustion
going on in the body is increased as is
evident from the qsfickened breathing.
Just as 1t is in the cold bath, but the
difference is that, the latter stimulates
to the Il increase, while q the. former
tacllltateSs or hastens that going on
naturally. The contrast between 1.-The
two in this respect has been compared
to the effect upon a furnace by the hot
and cold blast. Both encourage com.
bustion and Increase the heat Of the
furnace, but the hot blast does the same
work by the expenditure of u little more
than one-fourthn as much fuel as the
cold. Both exhaust it and there must
be fresh supply, but the hot blast is
far more economical than the cold. So
the hot bath uses up far less of the
| powers OF the body, and therefore re-
! qulres less yigor to obtain the healthy
reaction q avfoeA ll1s tYHo efoJ
- The best way to take the hot bath is
TO lie in tia few moments and let the
heat open the pores while the water
So1tens the dead tissues; then scrub soap
All over the body and remain q few mo-
ments longer gradually letting cold
water into the tub until the temperature
Is reduced to that of the skin normally.
or considerably" lower Use the towel
briskly until perfectly dry A very ex-i
celient thing to prevent stiffness of the
joints IS to rub them after bath with
sweet OIL Ihs must be very fine and
| volatile, and il is, of course, much more
agreeable. if perfumed. The old Ro-
mans. and Greeks used to ,anoint the
whole body with oil after bathing, and
a very sensible custom it was, as il kept
the skin soft and flexible. Before dress
ing strike briskly with the palms of the
hands every part Of the body. then put
on dry, well-aired clothes, and YOU will
feel a delightful sense of comfort. t.rss
| Now as to time and frequency. OF
course, the most convenient season in
many ways is in the morning ON first
rising. Many people, however, find
this difficult. The room is not warm,
enough, the water not hot, or house
hold duties are so pressing that there h
not time. 1t is of no great importance,
except that two rules are observed.
One is, never take bath immediately
after eating. Let three hours elspse
never less than two. You had better
! go dirty for once, or several times.
rather than risk the consequences of
shorter interval. Why, do you ask? /
| will tell you, and I,want you TO rmem-
Der this if You forget all the rest par
| tlcularly you who have the care on
| children. AS soon AS. food is taken into
the stomach the process of digestion be.
gins, calling the blood thither in larger
! quantities than when empty. A wurm
/ bath summons it instantly to the, sur
face, thus lowering the temperature Of
the stomach and stopping the work
going on there a cold bath, ION the
J. contrary, sends il to that already we'll
supplied organ in increased amount and
causes a congestion which sometimes
proves fatal. tits a dangerous thing
to do, either way. Children have been
thrown into conyulsions, and you have
all known of persons drowning by being
seized with cramp in the, stomach upon
going in bathing too soon after q meal.
If no worse effects follow than retard
digestion you may be thankful. but that
is a certain conseqsent.-O Cor. ,zoleiOs
saasa h Nervous Worry. % r. p
People now understand pretty