The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-20
TAKE AIR BATHS.
Latest Fad in England Requires Little
Clothing.

Latest RAD IN England fequileo LINN
Clothing.
The dip into the briny," which al
present represents such fine confusion
of national feelings, will have two Sc
rious rivals this summer. BY poster
and by peripatetc lecturer, SEASIDE Vlsl-
tors will be urged to forego their annu-
al visit to a modified kind OF purgotory
in favor of simple air or sun bathing
An enterprlsing society that was re-
Gently formed in London to deal with
certain aspects of hygiene has just
taken the matter up, and we have just
been assured that they are going to pur-
sue this campaign with all the vigor
theyare capable of.
A medical member of the committee
dropped into the Express office the 9th
ar afternoon, and, on a promise mat we
would reveal the bare outlines OF their
propaganda at present, he assured US;
1--WE mean real business in this aspect
of holiday reform.
"The truth is, the English ideas OF
bathing in the seaare hopelessly an
tique or absurd. The majority OF peo-
pie do not rush to the water because
they long for exercise, or even because
they believe it is the proper thing to
do, but because they have some dim,
iil-dcfined notion that it will improve
their health.
NOW, more often than not, this dip,
that has been SO generally recommend
ed inrecent years, proves too severe a
shock to weak, sensitive systems unac-
customed to sudden or violent eXertlon
AS a consequence, many persons have
feltbad affects ofsuch dimensions, bu'
have been too proud and foolish to own
them, and they persevered in the treat
ment until they have had to retreat
home with hidden weaknesses they mac
neverkn own when they left their hot
parched and overcrowded towns.
But think-if they had only taken q
simple air or sunbath, how much better
they would have been!
LAS is well known to all medical men,
the mere exposure of the body to the
air produces changes physical changes
/ mean) which go far toward counter
acting the degenerating effects of civil
lied life. The fact, is, nature intended
that more of our skin surface should be
brought into daily contact with the all
than we expose with the present fash
| ions.
UNFORTUNATELY our clothing nova
days shuts our bodies out from the life
giving atmosphere, and as result the
skin does not perform it's functions
properly, and the liver, kidneys and
lungs are compelled to do double duty
Believe me, it is In this way we hourly
tax our systems and daily help to pave
the way for many ills of life.
LET those persons, then, who value
the effects Of their holiday dress in the
lightestthings they can, and when the
weather is favorable, get the best air OF
sun baths they can make practicable.
There is only oneregrettable thing
about his dry bathing at the seashort
Propriety compels US to clothe our bod
les too thoroughly to do all the good we
should like with it. On this account the
tendency to unduly increase the weight
of bathing suits should be deplored.
1--WE shall however, have something
to say on this very point in our posters,
and we hope that when our campaign Is
over people at Brighton, Scarborough
Blackpool, Margate and Douglas will &c
III IDT ar VI sun tllo uli q SUM 49,
fully worked out in detail, but elastic
enough to suit all kinds of strong or
delicate constitutions.
Meanwhile, perhaps it will be
enough to add one word of warning
Let those who think the air and sun are
excellent mediums of health always re-
member that a thorough rubbing down
after each bath is also just as valuable
Indeed, we attach greatest Importance
to this part of the treatment, for we be-
lieve that by its means the skin is not
only exposed to the beneficial action OF
the air still further but it receives di-
rect from this rubbing new stimua-
ton which keeps it in healthy action all
through the day" London Express.