The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-07
THE WASTED IN BATHING.
Novel views of a .'Professor of Phys
icaI Culture.
New York Tribune.

New York tribune.
Bathing and the use of soap" says Prof.
Cheeky, " is 40 per cent. more injurious 70
| the human race than any other form OF
| stimulation to which people are adaicteo.
much as he drank I'd kill him in one-half
| the time. This is called the age of hurry
| that people are unwilling to take time for
ANYTHING. AS a matter of fact, hours OF
precious time are worse lnan waSleu s uars
In the bath room. + men would preserve
their health, there are three lnlnss lmey
must do: First, leave soap alone; seeonu,
get the skin loose from the tissues OF the
body: third, get rid of the idea that regu-
larity in the matter of sleep and meals is
necessary to physical WellsDelng tho ,se Of
soan,' asked a reporter to whom the FRO
fessor's original views were a reveiasion.
NV .aTbe skin. it is acknowledged, bears a
most important relation to the body. FIRST,
sensitive tissues of the flesh. Second, 1T
acts as the agent of the mind, conVeylhg
all sensations of heat coi AIDS sri All the eio other
organs of the body, taking up the WORK OIL
each in turn, when for any reason lnsy r%a
corna unable TO perform their functlons. Inc
sim assists ali the organs of secretion and
excretion in the entire SYSTEM, ana lot IIal
reason great attent2n condition onduo Although
realizing it's important Iuncllouss pSopno, =,
stead Of protecting this wonderIu, Governs ana
~ Destroy it. Soap does not cleanse the
skin. When the kin is dirty 1t Is ho IN
healthy, and the ORGANS !; -
csn never be cleansed by all the soaps IN
tt en- World THE only stains, blots. etc., on
the surface of the skin that people neeo 70
cot rid of cannot be removed py Soap.
Son,a other hemic ointment OF nuiu mas
to be resorted to to obEteraIe men 20
o.os reoards the dust and dirt Wnicn nat
a adheres TO the body, dust and DIRT,
ha;ng earthly and material, are much peter
hr,s6ed off than washed OH, anu Sodp uoeS
NOT aid in the process. - froro Ia+h-
.sPeople who do not 1eei tiItu =
,ng ara those who have not sen9atloh
ll5 ~ feel ANYTHING. Immersion IN wa
far causes the eyes to ache anu REDUCES tne
DEGREE of vitality in the Dody. some ol ule
oIdar Eastern nations recognize TINS an
finathy of The skin to contact VII 49,
d;,;ng coat the body with an oil-llke ONT
,nert which is imperyiouS TO wafer, nolu-
inc the theory that water IS an incoIipard-
HE iniIry to the skim Children proVerplai-
" object to being washed, uh,iI tns palh
Eas been SO frequently repeated tnat II Pc
a aS,as > habit with them What the skin
needs is free circulation OF air and Expos
- 70 the light. People could I'VE a tnou-
sand years ifsthey only knew how 70 make
a right use Of the life element tnaI Is al
about them-the sunlsnt, 1nS - ~
God-given benefits -
THE skin should not adhere to the tissues
Of the body. as it does in nine cases out OF
tan among my patients. 1t should pe loose
from the flesh like that OF a cat or a dog
loose, elastic. smooth, ana Y Il n mat
nersnn. When a man takes cold. for in
Stance the first indication Of 1ndiSposit1on
- in the color OF the skin: the complexion
becomes salIow and unIoveIy. the skin gets
muddy looking instead Of clear and whole
sorne in appearance In that conqitlon, II
If was desired to pinch up q bit OF skin on
The arm OF that nan. the fiesh would have