The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-04-28
7 iE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY.
TUESDAY, APRIL 2S. 1885.
ATHING.
No Appliances for Health and Bod
ily Comfort SO Good as Judi
eiOus Bathing.


Among all the appliances for healih
and comfort to mankind we thiuk We
may safely say there is nothing so well
known, so useful, and withal 80 COM
Portable, and vet so little practiced, SO
csrelessly aud thoughtiessty neglected. IA
judicious bstbing The skin Of the hu-
man body from head to foot, is net.
work or pores. One cannot put finger
on single place without covering seve-
raj hundred little openings, which ought
always To be kept clear and free Of OH
struclions. As evidence OF the truth OF
this statement we need only call to mind
the great drops Of sweat so often seen
gathering on ones face aud other parts
of the body 10 warm Westher-especially
during times of over exertion. Those
pores are the openings into minute tubes
or channels, which lead through unseen
meahderngs into the sanctum OF life
within.
The dust which comes In contact with
animals covered with hair is mostly kept
on, and The perspiration conducted away
from the pores OF the skin by those
hairs; hence bathing Is not so essential
with them as with mankind, whose bod
ies are practically denuded of such pro-
lection. The glutinous mass OF perspi-
ration, dust and filth, which gathers on
the surface Of the body, naturally covers
and clogs the pores and often enters them
and poisons the system. To remove that
filth freanent ablu,ions and occasional
immersions in water are exceedingly ole
sirabIe, and usually indispensable to
health and comfort, consequently every
family should have COW, nient bath
and Q full bath too--of some kind, not
only for general nea,ness OF person, 80
desirable to every individual OF taste and
culture. but as means of preserving
health, and in many cases, especially M
der the advice Of good physician, az
the safest, pleasantest. and one of the
most powerful and efficient means OF
combating disease.
Directed by good judgment and wis
counsel, bath is q valuable auxiliary 10
other remedies. and i can he used when
internal remedies can not. In the long
catalogue Of diseases 10 which hcsh is
heir scarcely one can he named IN the
treatment Of which bath is useless.
To those blest with good health, q bath,
as common sense appliance, gives
thrift, and growth TO healthy functions, Q
brightness and delightfui serenity, a
cIearness OF mind and buoy sncy Of spirit.
1t is certainly blessing 10 both mind
and body. For the mental worker, i is
arerve tonic. A thorough immersion
In wafer of proper temperature will
rain and give strength and tone 10 his
whole system The indoor labo.er who
gels hut scanty supply OF fresh air,
needs bath TO Obtain those invigorating
elements so common in open air.
The outdoor kborer.-especially the
farmer r-who works with heroic energy
all dsy bong, unasoidsbly gathers on the
entire face OF his body a complete pris-
cn-wall OF dust and thickenirg. gummv
perspiration; and when his DAVIS work is
dune, he needs then more than any other
ttiae, not on'y wash, hnt q good,
lnscioue, full bath to dit him for clean
he'd and refreshing sleep.
Finally, every one needs bath OF
times, and every human hahita,ion
should contain someti ing Tor complete
immersion in wa'er. and since conveni
ent and efficient portable baths at com
psratively low Rgures are now exten.
sivelv advertised Tor sale, there is little
excuse for any one to he without this
priceless benefit Common Sense Prac-
fitioner in Western Rural.