Turkish Baths

42 THE TURKISH BATH:
shampooing slabs, washing basins, douche, &c., and a
plunge bath.
A single shampooing room does not present a very
complicated problem to the designer. The chief object
to be borne in mind is that the shampooers require " elbowroom,"
and their patient in a convenient position to allow
of their practising their art. As this is no light task if
properly performed
it becomes of urgent moment that
the apartment should be no less perfectly ventilated than
a sudorific chamber. In a vitiated atmosphere, no
shampooer can work well for a prolonged period, and,
moreover, pure air is as necessary for the bathers when
in these places, as when they are in the hot rooms.
The shampooing benches may be similar in description
and size to those in the hot rooms. A width of 2 ft.
is an ample provision, since the shampooer can more
conveniently work with the bather as near him as possible.
The benches may be constructed in a similar manner
to those before described.
They must be arranged
on plan so that the shampooer has ample room, whilst
at the same time space
is not extravagantly wasted.
The benches must be topped with white marble slabs.
They may run round the wall, or be placed at right
angles to them; or, again, if found more convenient,
they may be altogether isolated. Similar means of
ventilating the shampooing and washing rooms as the
hot rooms must be provided. The vitiated air must
be extracted at the floor level, as the temperature here
must be maintained considerably above that of respired
air.
Movable wooden-framed marble-topped benches may