BATHING FOB ADULT8. 425 



let it be haphazard. And the same rule should apply as to the regu- 

 larity of the time of day the bath is taken. It should not be taken as 

 it is often done, sometimes in the morning, then again at night; uni- 

 form periods should be adopted. 



Hot Bath. Bathing in hot water is almost always debilitating 

 and would better be avoided. The pain of colic, though, is frequently 

 relieved by immersion in a hot bath; in case of cholera the patient, 

 also, is likely to be greatly aided by the hot bath. Fevers that fail to 

 yield to ordinary remedies have been lowered in this way. In such 

 cases, however, the advice of the attending physician will usually be 

 followed. Persons in average health and children should not bathe 

 in hot water. 



