. ... Woman in girlhood, wifehood, motherhood; her responsibilities and her duties at all periods of life; a guide in the maintenance of her health and that of her children . ll as one of the most in-vigorating forms of the cold bath, is surf bathing. The im-pact of the waves and breakers upon the skin and the stimu-lation due to the salt in the water help to promote a is to be especially avoided, as it is a sign that theperson is not reacting well; consequently as soon as a personfeels cold or her teeth chatter or her lips look blue she shouldimmediately come out of the wate
. ... Woman in girlhood, wifehood, motherhood; her responsibilities and her duties at all periods of life; a guide in the maintenance of her health and that of her children . ll as one of the most in-vigorating forms of the cold bath, is surf bathing. The im-pact of the waves and breakers upon the skin and the stimu-lation due to the salt in the water help to promote a is to be especially avoided, as it is a sign that theperson is not reacting well; consequently as soon as a personfeels cold or her teeth chatter or her lips look blue she shouldimmediately come out of the water. As surf bathing is anexercise it should not be indulged in when one is overheatedor exhausted. The best time for the ocean bath is in the morning butthe bath must not be taken until at least two hours after ameal. During her menstrual period and in the last monthsof pregnancy a woman must not indulge in sea bathing. THE CURATIVE BATHS. HYDROTHERAPY. Various forms of baths are employed as a means oftreating diseased conditions. A cold tub bath is used intreating typhoid fever and fevers generally. The varioussweat baths are used in many conditions, especially kidney. BATHING AS A MEANS TO HEALTH 41 trouble and rheumatism. A description of these baths is notrequired in a work of this character. THE CARE OF THE COMPLEXION. The face should be washed carefully every morning andnight and at least once or twice during the day. Too muchwashing, however, is harmful. The toilet of the face shouldbegin with the thorough cleansing of the hands, as pimplesand other diseases of the face may be caused by rubbing intothe skin the minute microbes which are ever present in thehands. The face is then washed with clean water. It is bestto use only cold water as it stimulates the blood vessels andimproves the circulation in the skin in the manner describedwhen speaking of the cold bath. Moreover, the use of warmor hot water is likely to produce chapping and rougheningof the face, especially in w
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