Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-07-31

and the like. The physician comes in
and chats with you. You tell him
frankly what your worries are. You
are afraid of yourself; your mind
doesn't seem to work just right. You
are hysterical; you can't sleep; you
can't eat; you want to scream out
every minute.
Take this lady to her room and
we'll try the continuous BATH" says
the physician.
After you have put on your bath
robe pretty trained nurse in smart
little cap and trim blue uniform puts
you go to a most wonderful room,
filled with all sorts of taps and faucets
and quiet as the grave.
In the middle of the room is a bath
tub of the finest porcelain, fitted with
nickeled plumbing. Near by is some
electric apparatus with thermometer,
which rings a bell should the water
in the tub go above the temperature
which the physician has ordered.
Hammock in the Bath.
But this is no ordinary tub. Within
it is a canvas hammock with a head
rest, about such as you might find
on any summer porch. You lie down
in it and the water is turned on, just
the right temperature and just the
right force. There you lie, with the
warm water softly enveloping you.
The nurse puts rubber pillow be-
meath your head.
Now, go to sleep" she tells you.
We'll wake you up at supper time"
You sleep. At supper time there is
a dainty tray with just a silver of
chicken and bit of lettuce, a slice of
toast and a dab of strawberry jam.
You haven't eaten for a month. You
have slept, however, for perhaps two
hours. You are hungry. You start to
get out of the bath.
mo, lie right where you are," eau
tions the nurse, this is going to be
your home until we get you well
again."
All the old-fogy notions about not
eating before you bathe are cast to
the winds. You stay in the hammock
in the bathtub, getting calmer everye
minute. You sleep for six hours;
more than you have slept at a stretch
for months. Next morning, breakfast
Is served to you in the tub, then din
ner, then supper. If you are calm
enough you may read, but you must
stay in the tub. You find yourself
growing calmer and calmer and calm
er. The doctor drops in occasionally
and chats with you. Perhaps he takes
a sample of your blood again to see
II you are well nourished or not.
Signs of Improvement.
You notice that birds are singing
outside in the trees. You are taking
maps, when before you couldn't sleep
at all You are hungry before meal
times. You are beginning to feel that
you have rested long enough. You
haven't the slightest desire to scream
aloud. You wonder why people should
be nervous at all.
II think you might try to see the
view this morning" says the physician
when he comes in to see you the next
day.
The nurse helps you get out of your
bath and dress, and you are gently led
to a wide porch which looks out on the
sun-kissed hills and valleys of the
lordly Hudson. There Is nothing near
by to disturb except the silent labor
of few men, quietly picking carrots
and peas for your dinner, all of them
insane but getting well.
1t Is all so restful and peaceful.
You begin to wonder why you ever
wanted to scream aloud or why you
thought the world was against you.
The days slip silently by. You are
content and rested. Suddenly you
realize that you are yourself again.
But not before the doctor does. One
bright morning he comes into your
room. You are hungry for breakfast.
You have slept nine hours without a
dream. You want to be up and doing.
Il think you may go home now,"
he tells you. "You are well again.
But 1t was close call"
You have been saved. Another week