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Dunstan Times, Issue 836, 26 April 1878, Page 3

A certain lady will not take a vapor batli soon again, though the one sho did take was not lacking in extraordinary and quick results. She had been induced by one of her dear friends, who knew the personal effects of a vapor bath, and she resolved to try it. The extemporised bath was arranged by filling a saucer with whisky, in which was placed boncsot and sassafras. Then she placed that saucer on the floor, and she placed a cane-bottomed chair over, and she took a scat on the chair, dressed a la Eve. save that a huge blanket enveloped the whole outfit. A modest attendant then lifted the corner of the blanket and applied a match to the whisky, in order to produce the gentle, soothing vapor which was supposed to arise and do worlds of good. A veil might he drawn over the subsequent proceedings, hut an ordinary veil wouldn’t cover them. That gentle, soothing vapor did not arise, hut a red-hot scorching flame did arise, like lightning, to the height of about five feet from that saucer ; there was a terrific report, and the bath-taker was lifted off that chair on the wings of a surroco, and deposited,' half grilled, in a corner of the room. And now she is nearly well, but opposed to vapor baths.