Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-31
BATHTUB TIME is HERE,

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Read this extract from Rejer's
God and Woman"
Plaee-A farm In Norway.
Time-The very recent past,
ron Christmas eve everyone in
the house had 10 take a bath; clean
linen hung around the fireplace and
the mistress herself scrubbed the
backs OF the men 50 the SOAP foamed
There was one who sehemed 10
escape taking il bath-that was the
master himself. who had grown SO
rich and powerful that he thought
himself above eustoms above the
law OF health and almost above the
law Of the land, he was deathiy
afraid Of having water touch his
body. but this time escape was i'm.
possible"
Or. again
Piaee-Amerlea,
Time-Thirty-th years ago.
"Annty. don't you ever take a
bath7"
"Yes. subj what you ,alkln'
'bou,7 'cose ! does"
"whenf"
I'm de summer time"
Well. summer time In here. and by
that token som. folks will be writing
me about bath itch. just as they
bombarded me with letters about
winter itch for several months.
The skin OF the human animal
has not become entirely habltuated
TO soap and water
read I'm '"The Story of the Bath"
that the FIRST ba,htub In America was
built In ls4a. just so years ago, and
just So years after the birth OF the
republic.
The honor OF having the first
bathtub belongs 10 Cincinnati.
But the innovation was not kindly
received.
The same mtsly document In
forms us that IN Philadelphia the
city council voted down an ordinance
to prevent bathing between Novem-
ber and March. but the majority
against It was only two votes.
Virginia taxed imported bathtubs
$50 n year.
Hartford. Providence and Will
mington sought to discourage bath
ing by doubling the rates on water
used in bathtubs.
Boston made bathing Illegal except
under physicians prescriptions.
In 1850 President Fillmore had
one bathtub. Cincinnati pattern,
built In the White House.
This tub served as the only
source Of bodily cleanliness for our
presidents. their families and their
encourages until the presidency of
Grover Cleveland.
At the height Of Roman civiliza-
tion the baths represented the last
word In civilization. The Roman
baths are not equaled by those OF
today.
Then came the barbarian, and a
thousand years without bath! To
quote "The Story of the Bath"
zone reason for our good health
Is our high standard Of bodily clean
liness. We have less contagion, less
skin disease. and less disease gener-
ally because we keep our bodies
clean. Nevertheless. there are some
people whose skin is so tender that
they develop bath itch when they
bathe frequently or thoroughly.
They need a coating Of dead skin to
protect their very sensitive skin
nerves."
They would be more comfortable
were they on the Bojer basis or had
Thompson never built a bathtub in
Cincinnati. What can they do?
Those who are the worst off must
clean their skins with cold creams
and greases. They can get heart
ening" effects Of cold by cold air
baths in place Of cold water baths.
Some can use showers who can
not stand to macerate the skin in a
hot tub bath with soap.
Some can use hot water and soap,
provided the soap contains no free
alkali and provided they do not soak
themselves long.
Some can bathe in hot water with
out soap.
Some are comfortable after bath
ing in bran water Zone cup to tub)
Others after using starch water
! (one-half cup to tub).
Others after bathing in boras
water (two cups to tub).
| After bathing, whatever kind OF
bath is used, it is we'll to grease the
body slightly with a cold cream or a
grease. Ea +.-
In bath itch there Is no eruption
It does no good to take sulphur OF
any medicine internally.
May Mean Diphtheria.
Billie writes: II have been sick
for long time. Last Sunday was
taken with Il slight fever and head
ache. Later my throat became sore
on the outside and very red and raw
looking on the inside. Tonsils
swelled and ulcers on them, but very
| little soreness inside.
"a big lump seemed to be further
down my throat than I could see
and I can't swallow and. get rid Of
it. 1t seems to stay there. an
afraid I have diphtheria. although
DR.. - did not say. want to pro
tect home and friends.
"Please tell me the true symp
toms of nephritis, and you viii
oblige one who would like to sticl
around longer"
/ REPLY.
/. These symptoms may NEAR
diphtheria. They are enough tt
warrant the use Of antitoxin.
I presume the doctor made cul
4 lures from your throat.
II diphtheria is suspected maxi
people keep away from you. II thu
disease proves to be dlphtnerla nave
those in contact with you take l,O0(
units Of antitoxin.
2. The only dependable symptom
is the presence in the urine OF casts
and albumin.
Egging Him On.
Brooklyn writes: will you pleas'
T. let me know what to do about m,
baby? He is l year old.
II have been giving him fresf
egg. lust heated up a bit, with hi
other feelings. He seemed to lik'
the egg very much, but don't giv'