The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-17

morning all the year round may have some
benefit. But for a person middle aged this
Is very Questionable, and for one old or one
| OF nervous temperament or sensitive con-
| stltutlon 1t Is most decidedly bad. In my
opinion the sudden plunge into cold
water IN the winter time causes such q
serious shock 10 the nerv Jus system
that In many cases the bather Is made
seriously i'll from its effects. The most nat
ural way to battle is i'll tepid water, and
the sponge bath, in my opinion, is the most
healthy l think So is hot enough for q
tepld bath. They should not be taken
| hotter unless specially ordered so by a
physician. For some people Turkish and
RUSSIAN baths are injurious; but if taken in
moderation and judlclously they are healthy,
as the friction and rubbing opens the pores
OF the SKIN more than any other kind of bath.
But when taken frequently they are very
weakening. The most healJhful aud
enjoyable kind of bath, in my Opiu-
ion is that taken in the open air;
mean sea bathing and river
bathing. Of course, sea bathing is the most
beneficial. The constant motion of the
water, aud the salt that is contained in that
water, have very healthful effect upon the
skin. The mistake that a great many people
make in sea bathing is that they re-
main in the water far too great q
length of time. In fifteen or twenty
minutes all the benefit that can be derived
from sea bathing can be obtained. Persons
shouldn't battle in the sea Immediately after
eating. They should always remain at least
an hour after eating before entering tire
water. After coming out of the water, a
good, brisk walk for half an hour will put
the blood in god circulation again, and
the bather Will feel all tho better for the
bath and for the walk"
COLD BATHS VERY BENEFICIAL.
A well-known hospital surgeon favors
heroic treatment He is q believer in cold
baths and. plenty of exercise. Talking on
this subject recently, this is what he said:
u think that those VINO can take a cold
bath every morning all the year round de-
rive great deal of benefit from so doing.
The effect Of the cold water ON the system
IS to act as nerve tonic, and person of a
strong constitution always feels great deal
better after taking these cold baths. Then
in drying ones self the friction OF the skin
has another healthful effect upon the
nerves. Those persons who are strong
enough to battle in the open air every
morning all the year rouad, | think, enjoy
better health than those who try to keep
in warm rooms and only take warm baths
on certain occasions. Their nerves are in
better condition and stronger; their skin is
harder and more healthful and better able
to stand the cold, and their muscles are
greatly strengthened by the use which they
get through the bather having to move
about in order to keep himself warm while
in the water. To persons of a weak
constitution or nervous temperament,
of course this heroic treatment would be
too severe. They couldn't stand the
sudden shock to their system caused
by the plunge in the cold water. For such
persons tepid bathing is the more beneficial
The water should be from 90 to 1907 in
temperature. Some persons cannot stand
bathing nearly as much as others. To soma
persons water has firing effect upon the
system. These should only indulge i'll tepid
sponge baths at certain times For many
diseases and complaints water is absolutely
necessary. But these occasions can only
be ordered by a physician after
he has made a study of the
patients case. Turkish ard Rus
sun baths are a luxury to those who can
stand them, but only those who have been
advised by their physicians or whose hearts
are in healthful condition should ever
attempt 10 take these baths. For rheuma-
tism and similar complaints heat baths are
very beneficial. and great MANY persons
suffering from severe cold often find great
relief from a Turkish bath. The general
effect, though, of Turkish bath on the
system Is weakening, and for this
reason alone, if no other, they should not be
often taken. Sea bathing is particularly
beneficial to all those who can stand it. /
don't know that there is any harmful re-
suit experienced through staying in the sea
water tor whole morning, provided the
bather keeps moving about, is warm, and
his blood is IN good circulation. But
directly enc begins to feel cold, or expe-
riences tired, languld feeling, then it is
time to come out of the water, and good
brisk walk should be INDUCED in then in
order to get the blood into circulation
again."