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life, and afraid to venture out-of-doors in the winter time, is found to have
been so hardened and strengthened by the cold water treatment that he
feels a pleasure in taking walks even in the coldest weather, and without any
feeling of cold, or fear of taking cold, or without any resulting cold, must not
the natural warmth have been increased in him? Is this wonderful increase in
resistance to cold all imagination and illusion, or deception?”
General Information. The Cleansing Bath may be taken daily or at
frequent intervals. The Hot Bath should be taken not oftener than once a
week; and in case one is traveling it will be found that the ordinary cleansing
bath will remove the accumulated dirt, without the need of the Hot Bath.
Hot Baths are too relaxing to be taken too often. The Cold Bath may be
taken daily, or once or twice a week. Be sure to see that you do not have the
water too cold—study the reaction as a guide to the proper temperature.
A Hasty Hand-Bath. For those who desire the cleansing effect and general
exhilaration of the daily morning bath, but who are so situated that they
cannot have access to the bath room easily, we recommend the following as
a Hasty Hand-Bath, which is well worth trying under the circumstances. Take
a basinful of water, reasonably cool, and dipping both hands in it rub the
water over the entire body hastily, and then wipe dry. You will be surprised
at the invigorating effect of even this mild application of cool water, and will
experience a bracing up and invigorating effect that will delight you. It acts
as a good tonic, and hardener, and has rendered many immune from their
former tendency to “catch colds.”
Floating the Internal Organs. An effect of the bath not generally known
to people, is that of “floating the internal organs,” which may be described
in a few words. In the ordinary standing position, our internal organs hang
straight down from their natural supports; and when we lie down they hang
down in another direction. When we place the body under water, there
is a changed condition, differing from either the standing, sitting, or lying
position—one which it is difficult to describe. The peculiar buoyancy of the
water, and its pressure upon the body from all sides, produces a peculiar