The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-26
TRY AN INTERNAL BATH.
ADVICE OF a GIRL MADE BEAUTI-
FUL NJ WATER DRINKING.

ny, NOW well gOu VI ioohihh Sbu0Ai
pretty said a girl In q stunning Russian blouse.
as she pulled herself up on q stool at q lunch
counter alongside another pretty girl wearing a
plaid waist,
THANK YOU" answered her friend with mock
meekncss.
Its just four weeks to-day since I laid eyes
on you, and l never saw such a change In q per-
sons looks" continued the first girl. you've
stoutenod UP tremendously, and then your COM
plcSion! Tho change in that is most marvellous.
Why, II Is soft and clear and smooth, and you
have a color that would turn the average mans
head. What have you been doing to yourselfH'
with an accent on the "have.'"
Drinking answered she Of the improved
looks, this time with mock humility.
"DrinkinRi' exclaimed the other, and every
woman at tho counter stopped talking about
Christmas presents and the Christmas rush
and listened.
YES, I've taken to hard drinking" was the
next admission.
But objected the Russian blouse girl, 81
have always heard that drinking was the worst
thing in the world for the system; that 1t
ruined tho digestive organs and made tho COM
plexion muddy: that intoxicants of all kinds
destroyed tho cells which killed disease germs;
and. besides, it Is so vulgar for q woman to
drink wines and liquors, and worse than vulgar
for her to take whiskey and cocktails"
"Ill admit all that" replied the hard drinker;
" but you never heard that pure spring water
was injurious, did you That's the drink I've
taken to-"
"Youd don't mean to say that just plain. every
day spring water has wrought such a change in
you in n month T. cried the Russian blouse girl.
Yes l do" was the reply, land l firmly be-
love that the good work has just started. You
see it was this way: I dislike ice water very
much md n annp,o m nm van ropAr rat NJ
except ice water In tho city. ! was brought up
in the country, where we never had ice water
except when some very swell company was in
vited to dine with us, and so l never acquired
tho c-watcr habit along with my other bad
ones. Well. rs i was saying, l hated ice water.
and as ] couldn't seem to get any other kind I
didn't drink any. Perhaps I managed to get
but never more. and frequently less.
Now, I've always been very fond OF my morn
as two sticks for the balance Of the day. One
morning l was splashing around wondering how
people ever get to the promised land whe don't
thought came TO me that II a bath outside made
one feel SO well and look so well a daily bath in.
and look twice as attractive. Then fell to
figuring out how a person could take a bath
might be done by drinking quantities Of water.
l pattea myself on tho back and said. 'Prunella,
myself 19t to SG an e evo a s piat q a'F Ia tna from fnsn the ireS eoid
water pipe"
"Boshf" interrupted her companion, and all
the women who were listening smiled:
",.Oh. wait until l finish went on Miss Pru-
nella. I'm Just getting a good start. Waiter.
mind you, I want it made of whole wheat bread.
For six months ia had very little, appetite and
That day 1 went to my doctor to get a tonic to
build me up and to give me an appetite, and what
40 E s9a sSSpRSiifi listened w . dn st hast Question he asked
How much water do you drink every dayf
she burst out triumphantly: ttold him scarcely
marks made to myself in the tub that morning.
You we're on exactly the right track. with.
intuitive you often divine what your physi-
oat. nS Ts1o% are me In q way ~ the that ad is P1 ana fi afjnS
plenty Of water. That's what YOU need. Your
Il lf Eiiat ss sssS p people Spk opt .]P, Of 9 ten T. old ODD Dr.; n, Avs:
of water outside and in for health" and he gem
orally knew what he was talking about,
drink. doctor 3 interrupted.
~ would advise some soft. pure spring water
whas most ,aI people Pee9. Wien sa a patient III; drinks
large quantities OF some mineral water it isn't
any my more iTef than i i IS the ' heat a that std does ssG It w wSen
large quantities of hot water are taken.
This m is a case where quantity counts
common thing for. physicians noWadays
to prescribe a certain and large number OF
do this. for they know that ii they tell their
patients TO drink one gallon or two gallons of
or drink the full quantity one day and forget to
drink any next day; but the minute a doctor
patient viii take it just as he Would da medicine
prescribed to be taken at certain hours
But give mt some idea how much / should
take. how and when 1 should take 1t, doctor, I
"'Well, you are in tho condition of half the
the need of a daily bath inside. You have no
organic trouble whatever, but are merely run
OF gear nave wh iIsS'e OF sPP course yo maf ess's yonr Is cont 9nt
Gus condition. start out BY Grinkine, half
, S,sssO ~ that nna Fl rffe gu. = mo.t e., i vG you vi, havs E
Your eyes and even that tired feeling away in a
jiffy; You can literally drown your SORROWS in
water every morning when you get up. slipping
Il slowly while you dress, and take another pint
b sa1 sd the %e G Say Thllf p p fpii aSa 19 &c gef tG SGa;
about an hour, after meals
"'Hot or coldf ] asked.
At any temperature you fancy. so long as 1t
isn't iced he advised. and then he concluded:
This is tho best way in the world to give tho
n imam, woman, and child has died for want Of
water. and many. others are dying to-day from
plenty of pure, soft water and youth ind you
are better of physically mentally, and by
WAS he right ~ asked the Russian blouse
"You bet" came enthusiastically from the
water drinker. 81 went straight home and or.
dered a case OF pure, spring water thai. comes
put up in half-gallon bottles. and when it came
l begin TO drink It. By noon on the first day I
had taken one quart. and IL YOU could have seen
the luncheon ate you would have thought that
Ia been splitting rails all morning. In a few
short intervals. just as l imagine a man
does for w~hiskey, or, mixed drinks. or any
old thing of that kind, and the strange
part OF it was. had no desire for
the very thing to be desired. AZ 1t is very injuri.
GUS TO drink water while eating. Soon the dark,
puffy circles under my eyes disappeared;
next my complexion began to clear and that
tired feeling left me entirely. Finally l forgot l
had any nerves. and I'm in 30 high good humor
from the time Itake my first sip of water when
l step out of bed in the morning until | take my
last sip when | step back in at night that my
family declare my good spirits are almost exas.
p%crating. They have oven kept up amid all the
Christmas rush. and / haven't lost my temper
once while doing my Christmas shopping"
Every woman at the counter looked at her en-
viously.
And l feel like laughing all the time" she
went on merrily. II laugh at everybody and
everything mot maliciously, but good humor-
| edly-and don't feel cynical or blasa any