Russian Ve apor Bath. 299 
The effect of the Russian vapor-bath is to accelerate the 
which soon regains its natural standard on leaving the bath ; and, 
when I took it in a highly feverish state, I was within an bots after 
entirely free of fever, and able fully to enjoy the philonoplie, soiree 
that evening. 
_ On bathing a second time, I was accompanied by the same two 
friends: our pulses were about seventy four in a minute. 
coming out of the bath, 
Dr. Traill’s pulse, - - = 116 
Mr. Pa Sig do. - + ioe OS 
‘Mr. Palk’s d 88 
A quarter of an oot sos winks on i couch, they were as 
follows : 
Dr. Traill’s pulse, ~ . = 114 
Mr. Johnston’s do. - - sz... 68 
Mr. Palk’s do. = - - 
= 88 
After being dressed, and sitting in an ae coffee-room, Pea 
one hour after the bath, s 
Dr. Traill’s pulse beat, - - = 88 
Mr. Johnston’sdo..  -. > = 88 
Mr. Palk’s do, sis = 80 
These e: ents shew the ven diteecee 4 in he excitability of 
the, heart in different individuals, from exposure to the same | 
My pulse in my best health, is about seventy ; since [ had the gout it 
ranges from seventy four to eighty, but is very easily excited; andI 
have often found it raised to more than ninety by an interesting con- 
Yersation, or evena cup of strong tea. 
The process of the vapor-bath is completed by a plentiful supply 
of towels, with which we gradually dry the surface, while we are well 
_ rubbed down by an assistant. We then resumed our dress, and re- 
tired to a coffee-room, where there was a plentiful supply of news- 
papers, and had a cup of good coffee for twopence Sterling. As 
I have already stated, the baths were free to the naturforscher ; 3 but 
Tascertained that the whole expense of the bath and its accompani- 
‘ments is not more than one marc, or sixteenpence English, and for 
twopence more the bather is entitled to a cup of coffee, and to read 
the new in a handsome apartment. 
~teal ec pak the liberal owner permission to examine his sien 
id establishment of vapor and shower baths devoted to female: 
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