The Swedish settlements on the Delaware, their history and relation to the Indians, Dutch and English, 1638-1664, with an account of the South, the New Sweden, and the American companies, and the efforts of Sweden to regain their colony . ,^^\ Interior of a small batli-lioiise (steam bath) from Southern Sweden. A small one-story storehouse. Now erected at Skansen, Stockholm. Dwellings and Customs of Colonists. 359 built near a rlver,^^ whenever possible, to give the bathers anopportunity to take a plunge in the cold water after the steambath inside. Where there was no such opportunity cold
The Swedish settlements on the Delaware, their history and relation to the Indians, Dutch and English, 1638-1664, with an account of the South, the New Sweden, and the American companies, and the efforts of Sweden to regain their colony . ,^^\ Interior of a small batli-lioiise (steam bath) from Southern Sweden. A small one-story storehouse. Now erected at Skansen, Stockholm. Dwellings and Customs of Colonists. 359 built near a rlver,^^ whenever possible, to give the bathers anopportunity to take a plunge in the cold water after the steambath inside. Where there was no such opportunity cold waterwould be poured over the body, as soon as the perspiration wasthought to be complete (In the winter-time the bather wouldroll himself in the snow, if such was at hand). In an old book of travel this bath is described as follows:Another particular that appeared very singular among thecustoms of the Finns, was their baths, and manner of all the Finnish peasants have a small house built onpurpose for a bath: it consists of only one small chamber, inthe Innermost part of which are placed a number of stones,which are heated by fire till they become red. On these stones,thus heated, water is thrown, until the company within be In-volved in a thick cloud of vapor. In this innermost part, thech
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