. Rational therapy . Figure 2—Infants Bath HYDROTHERAPY. 149 followed by apneca and rapid respiration. Even without direc-tion the bather moves and rubs himself vigorously. The skinturns red and after a minute or two, before the red color changesinto blue, the patient should kave the bath, should be wrappedup in a rough turkish towel and vigorously rubbed till he feels aglow, which means that the reaction is perfect. The heart beatsstronger, the respiration is deepened and with it the patient hasa sensation of strength and well-being. Every organ is stimu-lated, the appetite improved and const
. Rational therapy . Figure 2—Infants Bath HYDROTHERAPY. 149 followed by apneca and rapid respiration. Even without direc-tion the bather moves and rubs himself vigorously. The skinturns red and after a minute or two, before the red color changesinto blue, the patient should kave the bath, should be wrappedup in a rough turkish towel and vigorously rubbed till he feels aglow, which means that the reaction is perfect. The heart beatsstronger, the respiration is deepened and with it the patient hasa sensation of strength and well-being. Every organ is stimu-lated, the appetite improved and constipation relieved. The bathis tonic and hardening. If the reaction is retarded, the coldplunge is best preceded by a warm bath and the towels used forrubbing and drying should be heated. The rubbing should bekept up until the reaction is perfect. The disease of the heart and kidneys and of the lungs,inflammation of the abdominal organs and states of generalweakness, contra-indicates the bath. A cold bath should neve
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