The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-11-20
JOBSON INSISTS ON COLD BATH

1t was during the warmish spell early
in October that Mr.. Jobson announced
that he was going to keep up his morn
ing cold baths, which in former years
he had abandoned with the appearance
of the first signs Of autumn, right
through the winter.
IT'S nothing but self-coddling for a
fellow to quit his fine, invigorating cold
baths of mornings just as soon as the
weather becomes a mite chilly he said
to Mrs. Jobson. IT'S a sign Of weak
ness. It's a symptom of shringfurness.
None o. that for mine. Me for my cold
swim every morning, right along, no
matter if there's ice on the window
panes an inch thick"
Mrs .Jobson may have considered that
a very creditable intention; but if she
did, she didn't say anything about it.
She went right along with her Irish
lace work.
I've just been reading here in the
Star-paper,'' went ON Mr.. Jobson about
what a sweIY thing the cold morning
tub is to keep folks from catching
colds during the cold weather There's
a heap in that theory, too. User, the
cold water taken right after you get
out of bed makes you immune to the
attacks of cold. 1t bulwarks you
against the chilly thing. 1t hardens
you against the polaric blasts of Bo-
reas. 1t makes it impossible for you
to promptly get the sniffles as soon
as a little Whit of raw air strikes
you"
Mrs. Jobson nodded but that was
about all from her
81 am fully aware, of course" went
on Mr.. Jobson, chat folks constituted
like jellytfish can't or won't take
cold baths. They're afraid of cold
water. 1t takes, l am willing to
admit, a little nerve-more than most
people possess-to hop right out of a
warm bed and into tub of excessively
cold water right in the dead Of winter
But folks ought to consider the COM
pensating advantages. It's a hygienic
stunt, and that's what makes it worth
while. 1t comes easy after a while.
At first you look at the tubful of cold
water as people who don't like fried
snails might look at them. But
once in the cold tub-and out again
and rubbing yourself down with fine,
hard towel, why, you get glorious
skin glow, and you feel freshened and
woke up, as it were all over, and then
you could hike right smack-dab for the
north pole in linen buster, in a way
of speaking, without the slightest dan
ger of catching cold.'
If Mrs. Jobson considered this good
stuff, she refrained from so pronounc-
ing. Mr.. Jobson observed her neu-
trality on the topic and began to wrig-
gle bit in his chair.
"Of course" he went on, in a slight
ly peeved tone, Il don't expect you to
donate the immense weight Of your be-
lief to any of these scientific theories.
1t wouldn't hurt you a little bit, when
it comes to that, to take your little cold
swim every morning throughout the
winter yourself. 1t wouldn't"
We'll, l prefer the water slightly
tepid, you know" explained Mrs. job
son.
"Of course, know" replied Mr.. job
son, obviously glad to have finally got
rise out of her. That's one of the
surest things 1 know. And if you
amend 'tepid' to hot you'll add about
so per cent to the veracity of your adj
mission. 1 never knew a human being
so enormously addicted to the habit Of
coddling him or herself as yoIf are, and
that's the truth
But" mildly ventured Mrs. Jobson,
cold baths do not agree with me. The
shock of them is too great. My doctor
has told me that"
Doctor piffle!" grumped Mr.. Jobson.
What does the doctor know about it?
The doctor isn't you, is he? That's
all imagination about cold water being
There are some people to
whom any kind of water is shocking.