The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-23
BATHING IN SWEDEN.
Women Do All the Rubbing
and Manipulating.
As AMERICANS EXPERIENCE.
TIE ressorns 90 the CsuEsry Had To Be
Obserres-Aftsr the Essh, heer-A
Coxnsry whsr. Nobody Bexs-


ex4<s faestsy-asr sEEess12rfs. fa<ssg- usa-
s~y. efe Il u-swe<szi 81 Europe The
ksxAsr degree Of resp@cf observed towards
woman n America If. perhaps, ne das;lss-
guEshsrx Esasare * ths Western society. ]
may have forgotten ~ tel yog that IN
sxasen ard throughout TIE Soyta. the
tsskEng houses are served hy females. 90
tie asssyFssshnssE4 % tie modest Customer
srsszs tbs sphere. Long before ! cos 10 tie
lar North n hos@a water who bal been
there sad 30 Fse tea; strangers nset with
TIER frs. an azerseaf tn Sweden VIXEN
w1fzler case ia 20 b4tns them ne hfst
cay wAs Ia Stockholm passed 81 area
say tAp0n the central tssAEs- there and or
served hall dozen Egr1eu Eith hare arms
lettering aFoE.nd the portal Rising ny
eyes 20 the Gnssl AAoss, ! saw TIE wore
BAD whseh means bath. on tAis occa-
sIor IL eoaveyssi q tad idea. and / wheeled
about and vent in.
A SIGHT eaEnnatEon ensEeG among these
females. rather q competitive sort and,
p-esznf.mg myself az tie oaice. 8 mole :
looking female there granted Ele 4 ticket Tor
smsAli ssm o. money. sDogt - cents,
think. anG Consigned me 20 = crslltable
looking woman q ~ years Ct age o. there
ahouts Passing into the open CONT or
pxves pace ia the middle % ths bath. ] sa-
shown Up stairs 70 a snail parior wlth t~o
Windows At the further end q Wh8cb door
opened into bathroom much larger than
we are accustomed 20. The female fuu8s-
diatsiy began 10 draw water from tao spi-
gofs into the lager tub ana mixed up The
required degree ~ heat. / waited some
tine for her % retire bat . was soon appa-
rent that she NAs not q a retiring disr0si-
ton. 20 the customs 81 the country had 10
10 observed. in fe~ minutes ! was an
ess-going q scrubbfng vith soap in thar sort
a attire which family remembered 20 have
hesu the domestic habits upon my mothers
knee. when on Saturday night. j; not Oft
ener, she found II Christian duty 20 elsa
me Gil NV ears with soap. tantalize my hair.
and nAnAIly discharge ne yelling bat clean,
% he put 10 ted a. an extremely bad boy,
who did not love 90 he washed.
The Swedish female adhered 10 al her
clothing. in addition she tied around her
neck and waist the strings OF an oilelo,h,
10 prevent the splashing water. or possibly
the resisting hands from taking the starch
out 81 her dress With q scTuhhing -brush
and soap she trsversed me Ike a lawyer
10 hiss rspsiea.ions. Having been souSed
and scrubbed. vas turne1 over ard re-
scrubbed and bound in fun calf This.
however. vas only the commencement of
the exercise. The next thing was 10 re.
soEne Mexican hemp, or swedish shavings.
and with clean water, recoumenee the pro-
cess. At last ! vas stood Up in a state OF
Adam and showered and nee3le-bathed,
wearing only smile. / was a; last enoom-
passed with long warm towel. and after
al. =
and then tucked up IN my little bed. be-
wildered. blt clesn being
The next process was to bring in some
beer II ] hoped. however, 10 get 3 nap, as
in similar baths at home. was mistaken:
for in few minutes the lady appeared and
handed me some article OF my clothing
and expressed desire that should get
cat. which she. being unable 10 speak my
vulgar tongue emphasized By pointing 70
the ticket which had brought me there.
which indicated | vas only 20 have that
bath between certain hours OF the clock,
say from to O'Clock. was then told TO
ask for No. ? the next time came, as
matter Of Loyalty and gratitude
The next day il occurred 20 rle tina;
fs.s better than had done during III. three
weeks In Paris. where there - hardly
enough water 10 wash a small child allotted
60 every ward Of that grea. city. In a
French bathhouse you are given a room as
a favor aite- waiting some time. and
every attendant looks half a franc TO a
franc ST You. begging in France seems
to be the common law. In Sweden no.
body begs and everything Is cheap. | in
quired at my he;el where | could get the
best bath in Sweden aud vas told to 70 up
The street 81 4 certain number. which
found in a highly sristocra,ic quarter. iii.
Tectiy opposite the American cansul's
abode There I fully expected To ind a
male bather. bat such Was not the case
Again. at the head III the stairs. female
cashier gave me ticket a. a little more
than the price charged CT the democratic
hath. Again / encountered boyy Of
females IN the hall, each apparently anx-
ious 30 take charge of me. without the
presence ot mind 20 select for myself on
this occasion fell into the hands Of f..
male perhaps g. years OF age. and vas
taksn into smaller and more scientific
apartment provided with The latest enaow-
ments IN the way oi bathing. such as mar.
be pools. spring lounges and water appa-
rafes. invisible UntA certain doors ~ere
opened a. the si3es II The apartment. re.
sea.ing remarkable pTofussan q prepare
tons made for single person.
II sseaS IN IRE that they had as many
show doaxhes. needles etr. IN this one
apartment IS are commonly given in
America al the pph,ic Saloon where every
body concludes hts hath The process vas
exactly she same and = cafe being attached
t. this bath. ! ooald have Il glass of Ma
dyirs cr q spirits mixsd with the delicious
So hcial mineral water they made IN Swe-
den and throughout The German north.
To give marx 81 ihe female attendant is
thoa cht 60 ne quite generous IN addition 10
'6e marx ard a bA4t charged By the estah-
bshwent Ia sAert f0T shout 50 cents one
eaa hattie every sav IN Sweden. and v&ry
tie attendance 50 as 81 get sesfrsc; able
understanding e. The population
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