PRINCIPLES OF SEA-BATHING.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1667, 27 January 1917, Page 4

PRINCIPLES OF SEA-BATHING.

Sea-ba(hin,g when properly uml carefully indulged in, is a most hea lib -giving and enjoyable diversion. But a few broad principles should be remembered. Never bathe within two hours of a meal, never when over-tired and exhausted, and never when over-heated. At the same time, the body should be warm, and not cold when you plunge in. Do not remain in the water long enough to become tired or chilly, and when you come out dress quickly. If should also be remembered that bathing does not agree with everybody. Those who feel faint or giddy in the water, or whose heart begins to heal over-much, should consult a doctor who is thoroughly acquainted Wpli (heir constitutions before they 'fcuter the water again. Medical papers say that many of the bathing fatalities which have been generally attributed to "cram])" tire really due to failure of the heart’s action, induced by (he plunge info cold water, and aggravated by swimming. A good result of the bath ought to make the bather feel warm and fresh. If, instead, shivering and cold ensue, harm is being done. Children should not he forced into sea-baths, for their reluctance may he occasioned by some constitutional drawback, testifying thiil the process is harmful to them.