Evening star., 1914-11-22

exposed to disease germs The wet
wash laundry Just opened in New YORK
is upon the second floor of the Mllbank
| Memorial Bath building. 1t will wash
thirty pounds of family clothing for
, - cents. IF they are called Tor and
delivered the charge will be 80 cents.
\ careful study of the conditions ihdl-
cate that the work can be made seit-
! supporting at these prices. so that
the objection of pauperizing its pa
irons cannot be sustained. The sanl-
tary advantage of having the clothing
| we'll washed in bright, sunshiny
room and partially dried by the centr1f-
ugal hydro extractor. instead OF a
few of them being poorly washed at
home, is indisputable-
! In most of the European cities are
found municipal iaundries, in which
clothing can
Equally Important be washed at
With Public Baths. reach Of all.
and also municipal washhouses. in
which men and women can wash and
dry their own clothing. They are
deemed to be of equal importance with
the public lighthouses, to which they
are usually attached. Less than twen-
t. municipal washhouses are now in
operation under municipal control in
this country. Several others are under
consideration and will doubtless be in
operation within the next few months.
All are to be in connection with public
lighthouses.
Contrary to popular belief, the bath
ing facilities in America far exceed
those in most European cities, and they
are being enlarged each year. The
large American cities ranges from 160
| to 200 gallons. In The Hague, the cap
ital of Holland. which is sometimes re-
ferred to the cleanest city in the
world, the daily allowance is twenty
| seven gallons per capita. In Berlin it
! is seventy-five and in no European
city does it exceed 100 gallons. The
number of public lighthouses in Amer
lean cities has doubled within ten
years. in addition to facilities offered
by the Y. NJ. C. A. and other organiza-
| tions.
| Despite the much-vaunted love of the
| Englishman for his bathtub, bathrooms
are not regarded as absolutely essen
of moderate means in England as in
| this country. In many of the older
communities they are still non-exist-
ent The portable tin tub, into which
a few gallons of water are poured each
day, is considered sufficient Because
| the homes were so poorly equipped,
public baths were needed more there
than here, except in the congested dis
tricts of American cities. There the
public bath is essential to the health
of the community. The possibility of
spreading disease by means of the
| baths has been practically overcome by
the progress made in their disinfection
and sanitation.
| Municinal baths are of several kinda
and much difference of opinion exists
regarding them.
| Work Of Cleansing 1t is generally
| CUR agreed that their
Office is that of cleansing The SWIM
ming pool provides opportunity for
physical exercise. but is not cleansing.
| The public bath should provide the
| means of thoroughly cleansing the
body before going into the pool. This
is accomplished best by warm showers
and a generous application of soap.
| The continuous spray of tho shower
supplies fresh water to the body, thus
| keeping it. from contact with that
which has been fouled as in bathtub.
The most approved types of free mu
| niclpal baths give the preference to the
shower. In large public bath re-
Gently opened in Troy. N. Y, only two
tubs were provided, in comparison with
| thirty showers. In the third ward bath
of Newark. \. j., ninety-fve showers
are provided. each of which is equipped
with special mixing valve to prevent
scalding by too great a flow of hot
| water
be accompanied by the cleansing bath.
and the model bathhouse supplies
both. The favorite arrangement has
the pool in the center with showers ar
ii.
rector of physical culture urges that
the roofs over swimming pool should
be of glass, admitting the sunlight, and
arranged SO that sliding sections can
weather. The old idea of a swimming
pool in the basement of a building,
where sunlight and air are impossible
is becoming obsolete.
In addition to the lighthouses, mu-
inequalities are now providing bathing
beaches, which give all the advantages
of the seashore to summer bathers
| except. of course. the stimulant of
salt water The bathing beaches are
popular during the summer, but the
lighthouses are available all the year.
The bathing beaches are supplied with
water at its natural temperature, so
the season of their activities falls be-
tween May and october.
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One of the most ambitious projects
for municipal bathing beach yet con-
| sidered in
Ambitious Project this coun-
for National Capital. m late,v hen
outlined for this city, under the direc-
tion of the Secretary of War. The
plans have been prepared by Col Will
lam w. Harts 1t is to be located i,
the tidal basin. which covers 110 acres
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