BENEFITS OF THE BATH.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 332, 9 January 1889, Page 8

BENEFITS OF THE BATH.

Thk balh is a c:re.at aid to refinement of fiiiiiro, and, properly used, will often prevent obesity. Women, undergoing the Strain of work and care that oft<?n falfs jfo niojthers and housekeepers, shppld jnsisfc ( qn their warm baths, from 90 degrees to 112 degrees, which refresh /me like sjeep, for the simple reason that it hey wash ajvay the waste which clog the vessels of the skin' ; this relieves the veins, sets the arteries flowing more freely and rejuvenates the whole system. After a night's watching a very warm 'bath will restpre one lil^ four or five haprs of sleep, /mil with q. bath and three hours' rest one could support a strain for weeks which else wonld be impossible. The douche of cool or tepid water after jthe bath is wonderful for hardening and developing.the muscle, but cim-be used /only a few minutes without injuiy. The hip ball) indirectly does much to secure ;i srm jbpst and «ood cairiage of the >ho,tilde^. But a woman should never lake n, l>a.th of any sort to make her shiver. -The shower bath is too much of $. sluick for woman's nervous system. — j^hirley pare.

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