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perience groat relief from the softening influence 

 of warm vapour, with the accompanying rubbing 

 and shampooing, which latter claim half the battle. 

 Warm water — not hot — has been used for many 

 years past as the most effectual means of subduing 

 inflammation from wounds, inflicted upon man, 

 horse, or hound, and if persevered in for a certain 

 time, has been known to efi'ect a cure without the 

 aid of other applications. In rheumatism, gout, 

 and other complaints of a like nature, and in 

 certain cases of fever, it may be resorted to with 

 good efi'ect ; but as an every-day resource, par- 

 ticularly in a cold climate, such as ours, the Turk- 

 ish bath must be productive of very debilitating 

 effects. Cold water, not warm, is the thing for 

 natives of the British Isles in a state of health, 

 and tends to invigorate the corporeal frame. An 

 occasional warm bath may be used, as the most 

 effectual means of opening and cleansing the pores 

 of the skin, and the sensation derived from it is of 

 a very pleasurable nature. After severe fatigue it 

 has always been found a great restorative. The 

 late Assheton Smith assured us that on his return 

 from a hard day^s hunting, he could not have eaten 

 a morsel of dinner without plunging into his warm 

 bath. Without the rubbing perfectly dry after- 

 wards, however, the effect would be rather pre- 

 judicial than otherwise, and here is the difficulty 

 with regard to bathing hounds after hunting when 

 they come home draggled and dirty, for in fine 

 weather no one would think of washing them. 

 The warm bath was constantly used in many 



