The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-05
HEATH HINTS FOR WOMEN

havo 0qss than the power to endure grimiy. They should have the robust
 health, the cool and steady nerves
 that give zest to mere physical ex- istence. To begin. then, with the morning bath--the function with which every woman should begin her day as reg ularly as she leaves her bed More nonsense has been written about the bath than about any other hygienic topic. Women have been advised 70 take ice-cold baths. cold sprays, hot plunges and cold packs. Again, some doctors have protested against the
 bath habit. urging women to conhne themselves to one bath a week and thus avoid the drain on the vitality which a daily bath eentails. In an- l swer to all this hear the words of one of the greatest physicians in Ger
 many when a distinguished American woman consulted him: Madam" said he, after the history of her nervous breakdown had been modestly related, you do not bathe enough. Do not be indignant; the fall ing is a national one. The Americans talk a great deal about their baths,
 but they do not take them daily. Ev-
 cry human being who is up and about should get into q bathtub once day
 
 your bath in the morning. immediate
 ly after rising. Have the temperature of the water 9S degrees exactly neither more or less. This IS the
 normal temperature of the blood.
 See that the temperature of the room is the same. Never get into a cold bath on rising. Cold baths nave killed thousands Lie in your bath of ss degrees; get down into the tub; immerse the body thoroughly; the warm water on the surface of the body has an excellent effect on the mucous membrane throughout. Then. little by little, lower the temperature and finish your bath with cold rub bing down, if you wish. The blood
 called to the surface of the body py the warm water is then ready for the shock. It Is not ready for that when you first awake"
 saThat advice" said the American woman to the writer. cost me over s1, ,600 and 1t was worth it. Pass It on to others for what 1t will be to them. I was under that physicians charge six weeks. I went to him wreck and came away cured. He gave me no medicine. His remedy was that daily bath. followed by gentle massage. I now take both as regularly as eat my breakfast and attribute my perfect health to them. Following the both comes the question of the morning toilet. In warm weather women dress with a
 reasonable degree of common sense. In the winter 80 per cent. of them are too warmly clad for this climate.
 Heavy fiannels should not be worn in the house: they are overheatine and weakening. Women who follow
 indoor occupations should wear light weight combination undergarments and wrap themselves up warmly when they leave the house. A heavy ulster is a better investment than half dozen suits of hannels. These statements also are made on the au- thortty of an eminent physician wno has declared publicly that the oniy ffannels the average woman snoulo wear are abdominal bands and short
 petticoats. Yet many thousands of
 women wear heavy combination suits
 from November until April. They are
 as much to be criticised as the other
 large class of women who wear no
 fiannels at all
 The question of exercise is of the
 utmost importance. A walk of two
 miles a day in the fresh air should
 keep one in good condition, with tne
 additional moving about that is done
 in the usual routine. If, for any req
 son. this walk Is not practicable, the
 windows should be thrown wide open
 and one should practice faithfully Tor
 at least ten minutes night and morn
 ing the ordinary calisthenic exer-
 cises with which every one Is more
 or less familiar. Special attention
 should be given to breathing exer-
 cises--drawing in ten or twenty Ions
 deep breaths and exhailing them again
 slowly.
 Every one realizes the value of this
 as an aid to health. Vt all know that
 to flush the lungs with pure ar IS as
 necesaary as to bathe the body. Yet
 not one woman in 10000 makes
 daily practice of the exercise. One need not make elaborate preparations
 for 1t. It should be done immediateV after rising. before putting on cor
 sets, and in a room which has been
 freshly aired. But it can also be done at any time during the day and In any
 place where the air Is pure and the seeker after health is free from curi- l ous and interested observation.