Turkish bath hand book / edited and compiled by Geo. F. Adams.

  • Adams, George F.
Date:
1881
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Turkish bath hand book / edited and compiled by Geo. F. Adams. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University.

    247/256 page 239
    THE BATH CODE. RULES FOB ITS 8APE AND BALUTAR1 ADMINISTRATION. 1. Calm and repose of body and mind is the first essentia] rule of conducl in the bath. All distracting thoughts ami passions, therefore, should We left :it the door. Even t<> talk is more or less to excite the brain, and should he avoided us much a- possible. The reason of this rule is obvious, because the objecl soughl is to summon into vigorous exercise the more organic or vegetative powers of the economy—to pro- mote for the time the quickened activity of circula- tion, exhalation, excretion, absorption, etc, and in sel ;it rest the jaded or worried animal nervous system. In other words, to quiet the brain, to soothe the sen- sitive nerves, and to rouse the organie or nutritive nerves. I verily believe that a Large majority of my bathers lose almost, and altogether, the good effects of the bath, by reading in the hot rooms, by discussing exciting subjects, and walking rapidly up and down the rooms while taking their baths. The diaphoresis, or perspiration, is intended to be broughl about, while the bather is in a passive state, it is then never weakening, no vital energy i- lost. Bui by tramping, %' or go as you please, by working ones self into fever heat, by rubbing your arms and legs to see what discoveries can be made, or talking, thereby inviting the Mood to the brain, the bath is losl
    digitised image 1
    digitised image 2
    digitised image 3