The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-05-02

Popular Impressions Corrected ~ o"s
who Has Enjoyed Its benefits.


/ suppose there Is nothing that SO
often appears in print and Is so little
understood by the public n the Turk
ish bath. Many Of these descriptions
have convinced me OF one fact--that
the writer never took a Turkish bath.
The general idea OF the course oil treat
ment seems 10 be that the victim, after
being Invested OF his ordinary apparel
and clothed in grace and modesty and
n towel Il placed In room kept ut a
heat nearly approaching TO that OF tho
place the existence OF which Is denied
by Col. Ingersoll. After being Kept
here 10 the limit OF his strength. the
victim Is popularity supposed To be led
or carried out, as the case may be. ana
plunged into ice-cold water. From
this he Is thought 10 be rescued by the
sturdy attendants. who Immediately
proceed 10 beat cuff and pound him
into consciousness again. only To be
again souscd into the wintry water.
From thence IL Is the general belief
that he Is taken TO his room. reclothed
and fired out upon "A cold and unfeeling
world only 10 sink into AN early grave
from pneumonia or kindred troubles.
This, | believe, Is about the idea
that two out OF every three OF the UNI
initiated have OF the Turkish bath. In
fact, the bath Is much more prosaic
and far from uncomfortable. The
bather Is first placed In the 'hot room.
where the temperature varies from TO
10 100 ., according To the wish OF tho
occupant. This heat Is not ut all OPP
pressiye, first because IL Is n dry heat
and secondly. because "A constant sup
ply OF fresh air is brought from out
side. keeping thorough ventilation. III.
however, from any cause IL does be-
come oppressive 10 any bather, he Is
Immediately removed 90 "A cooleriem-
perature by watchful attendants.
While In the hot room Ice water is
furnished, and II desired. towels soak
cd in ice water are placed upon the
bather's head. preventing all possibility
of inconvenience TO those unaccustom-
ed 10 taking these baths. The duration
OF the bather's stay In the hot room Is
regulated by his own wish, and. in
fact is generally longer than Is advis-
ed by the attendants. who appear 10
be more solicitous for the reputation OF
the bath than IS the reckless bather OF
his own health.
From the ''hot room the bather
proceeds 10 the shampoo room. whero
he Is placed upon marble slab and
thoroughly rubbed and kneaded from
head TO foot This treatment Is by no
means unpleasant. the strength applied
by the attendant in rubbing and the
duration OF the treatment being entire
ly regulated by the wish OF the bather.
When he has been rubbed" TO his
hearts content the bather Is thorough
ly soaped with flesh brush. hard or
soft, as he may desire. Then he Is
placed under a warm shower. The
temperature he regulates to suit him
self and II wise. gradually makes
cooler. Then he Is rubbed dry with
turkish towels and taken into the
"cooling-room where the tempera-
ture Is about so
In the cooling room he reclines upon
a couch with such covering IA may be-
comfortable, until he regains his nor
NAL temperature when he Is thorough
ly rubbed with alcohol and allowed To
depart either for his home or TO n com
Portable bed In another part OF the es-
adjustment. To my mind few moments
OF greater physical contentment ever
come 10 "A man than reclining In n
"cooling-roomn after Turkish bath.
So the Turkish baths have multiplied
within tho last few years until none of
the larger towns are without them
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