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ticable to wash the head oftener than once or twice a 

 week. 



No doubt many folk go about in very good health 

 with very little washing; contact with the clothes and 

 other external objects prevents any great collection of 

 dirt or dead epidermis on the surface of the skin. But 

 apart from the duty of personal cleanliness imposed on 

 every one as a member of society in daily intercourse 

 with others, the mere fact that the healthy body can 

 manage to get along under unfavorable conditions is no 

 reason for exposing it to them. The evil consequences 

 may be experienced any day, when something else 

 throws another extra strain on the already overworked 

 lungs and kidneys. 



2. Bathing. A bath not merely cleanses the skin but, 

 when of the proper temperature and taken at the right 

 time, strengthens and invigorates the whole body. For 

 strong healthy persons, a cold bath is the best. When the 

 water is very cold they may take the chill off, but should 

 not make it warm. For the delicate, tepid baths may 

 be preferable, .but should be very brief. Immediately 

 after a bath the skin should be dried and well rubbed. 



3. Effects of a Cold Bath. The first effect of a cold 

 bath is to drive blood from the skin and make it pale. 

 This is soon followed by a reaction in which the skin 

 becomes red and full of blood, and a pleasant glow of 

 warmth is felt in it. The proper time to come out of a 

 cold bath is during this reaction. If the stay in the 

 water be too long, the skin again becomes pale and blood- 



2. What useful purposes are served by bathing ? Proper tempera- 

 ture of bath ? What should be done immediately after bathing ? 



3. Why does a plunge in cold water make the skin pale? What 

 follows ? When should one come out of a cold bath ? What are the 



