346 PLAIN FACTS FOE OLD AND YOUNG 



of a temperature from 102° to 104° at the start. With 

 the addition of the hot water, the temperature should 

 be gradually increased until as hot as can be borne. 

 The duration of the bath should be five to ten minutes. 

 The head should be kept well cooled by a towel, wet 

 with cold water and placed about the head, face, and 

 neck. On rising from the bath, cold water should be 

 dashed about the hips and other parts which have been 

 reddened by the heat. Another excellent plan is to 

 pour a pail of cold water over the chest and shoulders, 

 allowing it to run into the bath, thus cooling the water, 

 and continuing the bath for one or two minutes. 



This bath is an excellent measure for relieving pel- 

 vic pain from any cause, especially neuralgic pain, 

 pain in the bladder, ovarian pain, and neuralgia of 

 the testicles, pain from rectal ulcer or from an inflamed 

 prostate, and sciatic pain. 



The Neutral Sitz Bath.— The general prepara- 

 tion is the same as for the cool sitz. The temperature 

 of the water is 92° to 96°, and the duration ten minutes 

 to one hour. 



This is an excellent remedy in cases where there is 

 an excessive irritability of the prostate, genital organs, 

 bladder, or other pelvic organs. It relieves priapism 

 and genital irritation, and is an excellent remedy in 

 cases of nocturnal losses due to irritation. 



The Cold Towel Eub.— The patient is undressed, 

 and lies in bed wrapped in a woolen blanket. A towel 

 is wrung out of cold water and spread quickly upon 

 the chest and abdomen. The patient holds the upper 

 end of the towel while the attendant makes rubbing 

 movements over the towel from above downward, using 

 the hands in alternation. As soon as the towel be- 

 comes warm it is removed and replaced by a dry 



