Epidemics; how to meet them . n by opening the pores of the skin. Pro-longed hot baths are weakening; therefore the hot bathshould be short, and should be followed by a short ap-plication of cool or cold water for the tonic effect. A brief cool or cold bath, followed by brisk rubbingand quick drying, is an excellent tonic, and most per-sons would benefit by its daily morning use. If abathtub is used, the water should be run in to the depthof about two inches. The patient, sitting in the tub,should briskly rub the legs, chest, and abdomen; thenlie down so that the whole body is wet; then get ou
Epidemics; how to meet them . n by opening the pores of the skin. Pro-longed hot baths are weakening; therefore the hot bathshould be short, and should be followed by a short ap-plication of cool or cold water for the tonic effect. A brief cool or cold bath, followed by brisk rubbingand quick drying, is an excellent tonic, and most per-sons would benefit by its daily morning use. If abathtub is used, the water should be run in to the depthof about two inches. The patient, sitting in the tub,should briskly rub the legs, chest, and abdomen; thenlie down so that the whole body is wet; then get outof the tub and dry the body quickly with a bath towel. 92 Epidemics: Hoiv to Meet Them The Hand Bath A hand bath may be taken with a small quantity ofwater in a basin. The water should be applied quickly,and the body dried at once. If the patient is inclinedto chilliness, only a part of the body should be bathed ata time, keeping the rest covered, first one arm, then theother, then the chest, the abdomen, each of the legs in. Having a Good Time turn, and the back. In every case the room should bewarm enough to prevent chilling. If managed carefully,the hand bath should bring a glow of comfort. If a shower bath is available, the same effect may besecured and the bath may be enjoyed more. Whicheverway it is taken, this bath will prove beneficial, as it in-vigorates the entire system,— blood circulation, elimi-native organs, and all. The reaction, or warming up,should be immediate. One should not feel languid, de-pressed, or weak after such a bath, but on the contraryshould feel refreshed. A Clean Body 93 Constipation Keeping the body free from its natural waste andpoisons requires careful attention to the bowels. Con-stipation is not epidemic nor catching, but it is socommon and its effects are so serious that it may beconsidered almost as bad as some of the epidemic dis-eases. The retention of the bowel contents is productiveof great harm, as this putrefying mass contains poi
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