The Washington times., 1916-12-22
POPULAR MEDICINE
BY DR.. HIRSHBERG
Intelligent Observation Of Rules
Of Hygiene viii De.
crease Illness.
NJ DIR. LEONARD X. HIRsHBHRo.

NJ DR. LEONARD X. HIRsHBERG.
When public baths we're recently in
stalled In a large city. 90 great was the
effect OF cleanliness upon the street
urchins, poor laborers and other tene-
inent jewellers that II extended even to
their moral characters.
You may think Of your bath as q
habit. but do you ever stop to think
OF II as a therapeutic measure1 Bath.
ins IL probably one OF tho simplest and
most commonly used procedures OF
hydrotherapy.
While the bath Ia a necessity, Il may
cause harm II taken improperly. How
ever. IL IL wonderful means OF pre-
venting and curing disease. Under
various conditions and Temperatures, II
IL used AZ a remedy.
In order 20 produce Precipitation, to
relax spasm and general commissions,
to warm the body and to relieve pain
ana Inflammation, a hot bath ranges
from 100 to ITO degrees r. II also helps
to receive the retention Of kidney fuid,
and la also a stimulant In instances Of
collapse.
In extreme illness great care should
be exercised in the administration OF
not be given without q doctors advice.
In any event II should never be pro.
lonEed to the point OF producing OK.
haustion. Painting should be we'll
guarded against by the patients at.
tendsnt, and the temperature OF the
water should be tested by a thermome.
ter. A cold compress keeps the head
cool and cold water may be freely
drunk. The best way to take a hot
hgA y. A.. M .AA
Fahrenheit. Gradually raise the tenn.
persture and follow by an application
OF cooler water.
The Warn hath.
A warm bath has q very soothing ef.
feet on the nerves. and 10 best taken
before you retire. as II IL often con.
DECEIVE to sleep. IL should be given at
temperature OF 90 to 100 degrees
Fahrenheit. when a good nights
sleep 10 the happy object OF the warm
bath the temperature should not be
allowed TO become too low. A sheet
drawn over the tub prevents chilli.
ness. Sometimes this bath may be
continued for three or four hours.
when the bath IL given to ease pain |
the patient should be dried with a
sheet without vigorous rubbing. The |
should be lowered two or three de-
grees In order to prevent chilliness by |
contact with the air.
From 80 60 90 degrees Fahrenheit |
In the temperature OF the tepid bath, |
which really has not much physi. |
ologic effect IL 10 usually employed |
for cleansing purposes only.
The cool bath, 10 TO NO degrees
Fahrenheit. and tho cold bath, 90 to |
10 degrees Fahrenheit, are used to re- |
duce temperature. TO stimulate circu. |
lation, and TO reduce Inflammation, |
II also seems TO tone up the body, |
the temperature being determined by |
the condition OF the patient and the
effect desired.
Care In Geld Tsb.
Baths OF the lower temperature re.
quire greater care. The duration 10
from q plunge TO twenty minutes or
more. IL prolonged. frequent rubbing |
II necessary. Cold water should be
applied to the patients face before
he enters the water.
The cold bath tends 20 contract the |
blood vessels OF the skin and send
blood to the internal organs. Al frst
the respiration II quicker and deeper,
the temperature lower. and the pulse
rate less. IL the bath has not been
prolonged a reaction takes place on
coming from IL, with dilation OF the
blood vessels. accompanied
by n warm and glowing feeling. and
the pulse and reaction becomes nor
NAL. A weary headache indicates
that there has not been a proper re-
action.
Cold Morning Bath.