. The universal assistant, and complete mechanic : containing over one million industrial facts, calculations, receipts, processes, trade secrets, rules, business forms, legal items, etc., in every occupation, from the household to the manufactory. or bath, either pure or medicated, in which the temperature of tliesteam, &c., can be regulated as follows: Temperature of tepid vaporbath, to be breathed, 90° to 100°, warm ditto 100° to 110°, hot ditto110° to 130°; not to be breathed, tepid bath, £-G° to lOJo, warm 106°to 120°, hot 120° to 1:30°. These baths have performed wonders incases of chron
. The universal assistant, and complete mechanic : containing over one million industrial facts, calculations, receipts, processes, trade secrets, rules, business forms, legal items, etc., in every occupation, from the household to the manufactory. or bath, either pure or medicated, in which the temperature of tliesteam, &c., can be regulated as follows: Temperature of tepid vaporbath, to be breathed, 90° to 100°, warm ditto 100° to 110°, hot ditto110° to 130°; not to be breathed, tepid bath, £-G° to lOJo, warm 106°to 120°, hot 120° to 1:30°. These baths have performed wonders incases of chronic rheumatism, stiffness of joints, ijidurations, diarrhoea,suppressions, &c. The Bath is a means of health of such transcendant im-portance, tlint in the absence of other bathing facilities, it should neverbe neglected for a single d;!y. It is a powerful consevver of health,and affords positive relief in almost every phase of d;sea,«e. Thewater may be used of any desired temperature. Apply with a towelor sponge, and when through polish off with a regular hard finishwith a coarse towel, or still better, two of tliem, well laid on, the lastone drv, to iii . ■ .: __ .. :i ;..•_■ .-r;...! I ■.■ iti u Fig. 1. Fig. 2. The Sitting or Sitz Bath, Fig. 1, should be arranged to admitof the complete immersion of the lower part of the back and abdo-minal regions, the thighs, &c., with ample room for laving the waterand kneading the parts. The cold tonic bath given in this way is «i-cellent for diseases of the kidneys, bladder, nrino-genital organs,pUes, constipation, &c. In cases of colic, spasm, griping pains,gravel, suppressed or painful menstruation, inflammation, &c., itehould be given warm in order to prove effective. Cover the patient,If need be, to prevent catching cold. The cuts are borrowed from anexcellent little work by Dr. trail, entitled, The Bath : iU Historyand Uses in Health and Disease; published by S. R. Wells, NewYork. -- ^ MBDICAL DEP
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