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THE TURKISH BATH, AND WASHING 

 HORSES AFTER HUNTING. 



THERE is nothing which militates so strongly 

 against the success of any newly-introduced 

 measure or plan as its immediate indiscriminate 

 adoption. Regardless of all conditions and modi- 

 fications which render the application difficult, 

 partial, or unsuited, we frequently find people 

 rushing to embrace and hastily adopt anything 

 new. At the same time unsuccessful use and 

 application become evident day after day. Such 

 occurs in almost all departments of daily life. 

 A new toy is soon in the hands of nearly every 

 boy in the nation, and often caused to execute 

 very foreign and absurd purposes. In medicine 

 a new pill or lotion, well advertised and garnished 

 with a dazzling label, proves attractive. A simple 

 headache or a still simpler sore is cured, hundreds 

 rush to write their testimony on such occur- 

 rences, and swear to a great deal more, and a 

 world wide popularity is obtained. Believers 

 are also found who never entertain the idea of 

 failure, and go on fully convinced if these great 

 preparations do not cure everything, it is not the 

 fault of the composition, and are content to live 

 in mystery and martyrdom. 



The Turkish bath and practice of washing 



