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BATH 



Douche. See Douche (Illus. Diet.). B., Dry, one 

 in a medium which is not liquid and does not liquefy 

 on application. B., Dry-air, a bath in air that is not 

 charged with excess of moisture. B., Dung-, one 

 containing dung, particularly horse-dung ; used in 

 treatment of syphilis. B., Earth-, an immersion of 

 the body in earth. B., Eastern, an Egyptian or a 

 Turkish bath. B., Effervescent, a liquid bath con- 

 taining a free gas which is given off with effervescence. 

 B., Egyptian, a modification of the Turkish bath, 

 with rise of temperature to the maximum point, fol- 

 lowed by lowering of temperature to the initial point. 

 B., Elbow-, immersion of the elbow-joint in running 

 cold water of 8° to I4 C. for from 10 to 20 minutes. 

 B., Electric, 1. One in which the medium of the bath 

 and the bather's person are included in the circuit of a 

 galvanic current. 2. A bath in which an electric cur- 

 rent is generated by the decomposition of the chemic 

 constituents of the medium. B., Electrothermal, 

 a hot bath combined with exposure to the influence of 

 electricity. B., Emollient, any bath exerting a 

 soothing action upon the skin. See B., Bran; B., 

 Gelatinous (Illus. Diet. ). B., Excitant, a stimu- 

 lating bath. B., Faradic. See B., Electric. B., 



Fecula-, one containing a fecula ; e. t 



bran-bath. 



B., Ferruginous. See B., Iron (Illus. Diet.). B., 

 Ferruginous, Artificial, one prepared by dissolving 

 iron tartrate in the form of martial balls in the water. 

 B.- fever. See under Fever. B., Finnish, a modi- 

 fication of the Russian bath marked by higher temper- 

 ature. B., Fir-needle, one to which a decoction, ex- 

 tract, or oil of the needles of the fir-tree or Norway 

 spruce, Picea excelsa, is added as a stimulant to the 

 skin. B., Fucus-, one containing seaweed or a de- 

 coction of it, imparting sodium chlorid and a small 

 percentage of iodin. B., Galvanic. See B., Elec- 

 tric (1). B., Gas-, one in which a gas is applied to 

 the entire body or an affected part by means of a closed 

 cabinet. B., Gelatinosulfurous, a bath containing 

 1000 gm. of gelatin and 100 gm. of potassium sulfid. 

 B., Gelatinous. See B., Gelatin (Illus. Diet.). 

 B., Glycerin-, I. A vapor bath or water bath to which 

 glycerin has been added. 2. In chemic manipulation, 

 a bath of glycerin for immersion of substances to be 

 heated to a certain degree. B., Grape-lees, B., 

 Grape-marc, immersion in the fermenting marc of 

 grapes after expression of the juice ; it is employed in 

 rheumatism. B., Hot, Very, a bath having a tem- 

 perature above 42 C. (107. 6° F.). B., Hydro- 

 chloric-acid, a bath containing 2^ pounds of con- 

 centrated hydrochloric acid of sp. gr. 1. 18 added to 80 

 gallons of water. B., Hydroelectric, a water-bath 

 charged with electricity. B., Hydrostatic, a variety 

 of permanent water-bath in which the patient is sup- 

 ported without total immersion. B., Hydrosul- 

 fureted, a sulfur-bath with the addition of 2 or 3 

 drams of hydrochloric acid. B., Ice-cold, a bath in 

 water of a temperature between o° and 5 C. B., 

 Immersion, the sudden immersion of a patient in 

 water. B., Indian, massage in combination with a 

 Turkish bath. B., Indifferent. See.#., Acrutothermal. 

 B. by Insolation. See B., Sun (Illus. Diet.). B., 

 Internal, lavage of the stomach or rectum. B., 

 Iodin-, one to which is added a solution of 8 gm. of 

 iodin and 1 6 gm. of potassium iodid in 600 gm. of 

 water. B., Irritant, one which induces irritation of 

 the surface. B., Kineto-therapeutic, a water bath 

 in which specified movements are carried out. B., 

 Lamp. See B., Hot-air (Illus. Diet.). B., Light-, 

 I. See B., Sun (Illus. Diet. ). 2. Exposure of affected 

 parts to rays of light by means of various apparatus ; 

 also of the whole body for inducing perspiration. B., 



Lime-, a bath to which 3 pounds of slaked lime a 

 added at time of using ; it is used in gout and in tit; 

 ment of itch. B., Liquid-, one in which the media 

 is liquid. B., Lukewarm. See B., Temperate. E 

 Malt-, one containing malt. B., Marine-air, t ! 

 inhalation of sprayed sea- water. B., Marine-mu 

 immersion in sea-beach mud with friction ; in Scar.< 

 navia it is considered tonic and alterative. B., Me 

 icinal. See B., Medicated (Illus. Diet.). B., Me 

 icinal, Natural, a bath or water of a spring whi 

 holds medicaments in suspension. B. of Mediu 

 Temperature, a bath ranging in temperature betwej 

 35° and 37 C., which neither raises nor reduco 1 

 temperature of the human body. B. of Mercu 

 Chlorid. See B., Antisyphilitic. B., Meta 

 B., Metallic, in chemic manipulation a bath 1 

 metal or alloy in which substances are immerse* 

 order to regulate the degree to which thev j 

 heated. B., Mineral, 1. The water of a 

 spring used as the medium. 2. One to whii 

 tion of mineral substances has been added. B., M 

 eral, Artificial. See B., Mineral (2). B., Moii 

 polar, a hydroelectric bath in which the wall of \ 

 metal tub is utilized as a large electrode. The 'j- 

 rent entering here is conducted to the entire si 

 the body that is in contact with the water an 

 out by means of a large metal electrode the 

 which are covered by a rubber pillow so pi 

 the patient can lie upon it without coining in 

 with the metal. [Jacoby. ] Cf. B. , Dipolar. 

 Mud-, Sulfureted, a mud-bath consisting 

 deposit from sulfur springs. B., Must-. 

 Grape-lees. B., Narcotic, one to which n;ii 

 gredients have been added. B., Natural, 

 springs. B., Natural Mud-, term applied 

 baths of Saki and other Crimean resorts. B.. N - 

 heim, a natural thermal effervescent (gase 

 ated) bath. B., Nitrohydrochloric, B.. N M 

 muriatic-acid, B., Nitromuriatic, a bath 1 

 1-2 oz. of nitrohydrochloric acid to a gallon 1 

 it is used as a foot- and sponge-bath in liver dise 

 B., Nutritive, one containing wine, mill 

 nutritive ingredient. B., Oak-bark, one con- 

 decoction of oak-bark and used as an astringent d< 

 B., Oil-, I. An emollient bath of oil. 2. . 

 hot olive oil impregnated with a variety of 

 aromatic substances; used as a prophylaxis 

 plague. B., Oriental. See B. , Egyptian: 

 dian ; B, Turkish. B., Oxygen-, an inha 

 oxygen to correct inadequate aeration ol 

 also a local application of oxygen gas to g 

 ulcers. B., Ozone-. See B. , Eucits-. B 

 an application of bog-earth containing mu 

 matter and used in gout and rheumatism. B 

 B., Pine-leaf, B., Pine-needle, a bath 

 decoction, extract, or oil of pine-needles ; it i 

 a stimulant in rheumatism. B. of Ploml 

 bath to which a solution <>f 100 gm. of po 

 atin in hot water is fust added and afterw 

 of IOO gm. of sodium carbonate, 20 gm. each 

 chlorid and sodium bicarbonate, and 60 gm ol s 

 sulfate. B., Plunge-, a cold bath into w 

 patient plunges. B., Pneumatic. !■ 

 (Illus. Diet.). B., Potassium Sulfid. B., 

 sium Sulfuret, a water-bath with ioogm. ofsuHjj 

 potassa dissolved in it. B., Saline, B., SaltjB 

 Salt-water. See B., Brine-. B., Saline, fl 

 vescent, a bath to which a mixture ol 

 sodium bicarbonate and Iocx> gm. of sodium chl 

 added first, followed by the addition of 

 500 gm. each of water and hydrochlon 

 Scott's. See B., Nitrohydrochloric arid. B» e * 



