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CHAPTER XXXII. 



" In ancient times, when Rome witli Athens vied 

 For polish'd luxury and useful arts ; 

 All hot and reeking from the Olympic strife, 

 And warm Palestra, in the tepid bath 

 Th' athletic youth relax'd their wearied limbs. 

 Soft oils bedew' d them, with the grateful powers 

 Of nard and cassia fraught, to soothe and heal 

 The cherish'd nerves. Our less voluptuous clime 

 Kot much invites us to such arts as these. 

 Tis not for those whom gelid skies embrace, 

 And chilling fogs, whose perspiration feels 

 Such frequent bars from Eurus and the Korth — 

 'Tis not for these to cultivate the skin 

 Too soft." — Armstrong. 



Turkish baths — Warm baths for hounds — IVIore bad than good re- 

 sults from their use — System of kennel — Originated with ' ' The 

 Father of the Chase " — The master's eye— The late Lord Ducie 

 and Bondsman. 



Turkish Baths are all the fashion in the present 

 day, and supposed to afford a panacea for all the 

 maladies to which humanity is subject. To a 

 certain extent, and under certain circumstances, 

 their beneficial effect cannot be disputed ; but the 

 customs and habits of Eastern countries cannot be 

 adopted in more northern latitudes as a general rule 

 of practice. Turks are as a nation indolent and 

 inactive, and the bath is one of the greatest lux- 

 uries, to which they resort daily, as a refreshing 

 relief from Eastern dust and heat, and those who 

 have tried the experiment in this country ex- 



