The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1904-04-07
THE BATH AND THE SKIN.


woman has stimulated her SKIN to
action by vigorous and healthiul exer-
else and has thus provoke u flow Of
Precipitation she does not need the pre-
liminaly session over the hot water
The bath IN the tub, however, with the
cold spray to follow is an essential after
violent exercise.
The use Of soap IL open 10 discussion.
IL is generally taken ns u matter Of
course aud yet have known competent
physicians Who claimed HAT it did no
good. The skin that has been first
stimulated, as 10y the bicycle, hlrsc back
ride OF other vigorous exercise, and then
coaxed iuio more work by the applica-
ton Of warm water does Lot need soar
Ia order TO make IL clean. The rubb' : x
will suffice for that. The waste muliei
is removed Ivy The friction without the
use of soap. Yet there Is no ohjcc'i,ii
20 this II good PLAN toilet soap Il
used-one that is not highly periumed
or too drying in it's effect. Every bit ci
this should be washed from the skin
before the cod spray is used to close
the pores and brace the system after
the relaxa ion OF the warm tub.
The cold spray seems rather heroic
measure. but il is only Tor while that
IL mpresses The baiher as trial. In
short time she Graves it and feels no
shringng from the tnging OF the ice
cold water, even after very hot bath.
The spraying need not last long-only a
minute. II Is mistake to continue il
until one becomes chilled and loses the
bracing effect.
The stimulation OF the skin is pursued
by friction with rough towel. The
ordinary towel will not serve. Some
times even the Turkish towel gets sCit
and in such cases il s well to pass II
through little starch water before dry
ing it. 1t should never he lroued, OF
course.
The ideal method Is to take half an
hours rest after the bath.
Always following bath there must
be some precautions adopted against
cold. Even the cold spray and the hard
rub have not done everything aud the
woman who sits in draft when she
has Just dressed after her bath runs n
great risk. This is especially the case
alter exercise, but IL is true also when
one has taken the bath without preced-
ing it 10y the ride, the walk OF the game.
come Of the common sense that was
presumably dealt out to all noTtals
when they came into this world.
81 have such mean headache. said
woman to me the other day. "The
only way can account for IL is that ]
forgot how soon after dinner il was last
night, and as l was tired took bath
before going to bed early | have felt
rather queer all day"
Atlu Sic WAS " ENuTlNiN OiA
enough to have known better Yet
from sheer carelessness she did thiup
which might have had fatal result.
The frequency with which such q
bath as have described may be taken
Is a mooled question. There are somt
persons to whom it is as regular al
everyday function, barring ii health, al
is their breakfast OF their dinner. SOME
persons cannot stand u plunge bath Of
tener than every other day. II is all I
matter OF physical condition. To those
who have formed the daily bath habl
il is a real privation to giveit up.
"When can have n bath, doctor p
qneried woman who was just emery.
ing from dangerous illness. 1T scent
an age since WAS in Il tub"
"My dear MADAM" returned thu
physician lartly, IL have known pat
ieuts as sick rs you lave been who have
not had soap and water come near then
for six week.. And you have reall,
been kept very clean!"
The assurance that one is clean doei
not take the place OF the Tub and spra,
to one who has the habit OF these
Least OF all can one give ii up wheI
the hard ride, the hercely disputed
game has brought one into II perspira'
ton that causes the whole being to or.
out for Tubing. The woman Wit
does her wheeling or her playing late
in the day must deny herself the morn
ing bath for the sake OF the one tina
will follow exercise.