Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-09
Bathi' z AT This Time Of Year.
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with the hrst cold Change many people drop
OUT OF summer habits OF bathing, which have
Kept the skin In fine tone, and begin u winter
system OF applying water to face, hands and
neck only, with occasional IOot-washiny The
boys VINO are said 10 have sickeEed or died from
OVer-DathinS at The public baths are great aryu-
nIents tor these folks. But overwhelming is one
thing, and all-Over bathing quite another K..
CAUSE cold plunge Datn ON "A chilly October
morning Is species OF martyrdOm, except tor
the trained SKIN and robust constitution IT
does not follow that all-Over bathing should he
abandoned. II is In fact more pecessary to keep
the skin in line order over the entire person
in winter than 1t Is In summer, because in.
clinatlOn does not prompt any but trained
skins to demand it at this or q later season Of
the year. Except to sucn radiant beings who
thrive On reactions, any shock by cold water Ia
bad. II Is Infamous 10 drop little children
screaming and Shivering little wretches, into
cold Water ITO harcen them." Their nerves
are never hardened-only jangied by such per-
formances. Even grown persons should use
tepid water In preference 10 cold, If comfort.
able results do not follow the cold sponglng.
Water is d much better cOnducto. OF neat
(irOm the body than air Is. When the air
stands at IT. we Gail II warm day, but u bath
at TO by the same thermometer, is a cold bath
for most persons. BY beginning with a wet
consciousness i'll the skin (say at 800 Fahren.
heit) the circulation may be SO promoted by
the Vigorous rubbing and the skin SO improved
ill tone that each DAY the temperature OF The
water may he lowered, until the healthy skin
becomes the true safeguard against cold and
catarrh. We "iake col0'' through the skin. it
through IL, throwing off superfiuous heat
which becomes lever when the perspiration is
suppressed-and also sending OF waste pro-
ducts. Persons Who have any tendency tn
pulmonary disease should make their skins
active. Mrs. Fremont, in the charming intro
ductory Chapter to her husbands BOOK which
sketches the life vi her father Senator Renton
tells how he saved his life from the consumu.
tive doom oil brothers and sisters Dy exercising
cOpious perspiratiOn proved healthy drain
for these morbid tendencies. Had young
Benton lived In these days he would probably
have played lawn-tennis In his suit OF "fiannelsH
with due care in bathing afterwards Dr.
Morris rather regrets that civilized beings can.
not very we'll Indulge in air-baths and sun.
baths. Few skins get enough airing. he saws.
which Is probably the reason why otherwise
conventional persons enjoy lingering on the
beach in summer In the extremely fractional
bath ing-dress now in vogue.
A double handful OF common salt thrown
into the oat hing water latter the cleaning pro-
cess hus been performed is u beneficial add
tion. The saline particles are very pene trutinu
and no amount OF RUBBING will remove them
from the skin, upon which they exert most
useful, though u very gentle, stimulating infiu-
ence, especially s;tlutary In cases OF sluggish
liver. Not only does this act locally on the
skin, increasing Its secretiOns, but also uuickens
the processes OF nutrition In all the tissues OF
tile body" man worn with excessive mus
cuiar labor should take y warm bath, the Calm.
ing effects from which resemble sleep. DIR. Nor
rts divides invailus (and well peOplc) into two
Classes, those who have II reserve strength who
thrive ON cold baths, and those whose feeble
functions should be assisted by warm baths.
Feeble functions are not feeble muscles: the
latter in AN indolent person derives Strength
from the cold bath, which encourages TO exer-
else afterwards and this makes muscles grow
Tnumbiess niittens Or ordinary Turkish towel
lug are rs good as the more costly spOnges for
the luxury OF the daily rub BATH A large
Turkish towel, wrung out OF either tepid or cold
water, will expedite tie bathing process, and
by all means provide IA goOdly sized towel for
the dry rub afterwards. turkish towels that
come tue size OF crib sheets are most useful for
tins, and tho luxury Of keeping two linen bath
Sheets In dAllv the tiafa "A
fe.. Alter either u cold or warm plunge bath
the immediate covering Vt the whole BODY in a
large wrap vi linen or the SOIL lifted cotton
gives sensation Of luxury that some people
never know.