Bathing in Warm Water

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jun 17, 1886

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 12, No. 23.

Bathing in Warm Water.

CLEANLINESS is not only essential to good health, but it is a mark of good breeding. The laborer, by the clinging of dust to his perspiring person, becomes a fit subject for the bathtub very frequently. Too frequent bathing is weakening. It may not be advisable to take a bath morning and evening, as some medical journals advise, but a good washing frequently, enough to keep the person clean. Warm baths will often prevent the most virulent diseases. A person who may be in fear of having received infection of any kind should take a warm bath, suffer perspiration to ensue, and then rub dry.

Dress warmly to avoid taking cold. If the system has imbibed any infectious matter, it will be removed by resorting to this process, if done before the infection has had time to spread over the system; and even if some time has elapsed, the drenching perspiration that may be induced by hot water will be very certain to remove it.

In case of congestion, bilious colic, inflammation, etc., there is no remedy more certain to give relief. In case of obstinate constipation also, wonderful cures have been wrought. For sore throat, and inflammation of the lungs, a hot compress is one of the most potent remedies.—Sanitary World.