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THE GA ROD BON DANG rAg SiN er 
What 1 is an Internal Bathr 
By R. W. BEAL 
UCH has been said and volumes have 
M been written describing at length the 
4 many kinds of baths civilized man has 
indulged in from time to time. Every possible 
resource of the human mind has been brought 
into play to fashion new methods of bathing, 
but, strange as it may seem, the most impor- 
tant, as well as the most beneficial of all baths, 
the “Internal Bath,” has been given little 
thought. The reason for this is probably due 
to the fact that few people seem to realize the 
tremendous part that internal bathing plays 
in the acquiring and maintaining of health. 
If you were to ask a dozen people to define 
an internal bath, you would have as many 
different definitions, and the probability is 
that not one of them would be correct. To 
avoid any misconception as to what consti- 
tutes an internal bath, let it be said that a 
hot water enema is no more an internal bath 
than a bill of fare is a dinner. 
If it were possible and agreeable to take the 
great mass of thinking people to witness an 
average post-mortem, the sights they would 
see and the things they would learn would 
prove of such lasting benefit and impress them 
so profoundly that further argument in favor 
of internal bathing would be unnecessary to 
convince them. Unfortunately, however, it 
is not possible to do this, profitable as such 
an experience would doubtless prove to be. 
There is, then, only one other way to get this 
information into their hands, and that is by 
acquainting them with such knowledge as will 
enable them to appreciate the value of this 
long-sought-for, health-producing necessity. 
Few people realize what a very little thing 
is necessary sometimes to improve their 
physical condition. Also, they have almost 
no conception of how a little carelessness, in- 
difference or neglect can be the fundamental 
cause of the most virulent disease. For in- 
stance, that universal disorder from which 
almost all humanity is suffering, known as 
“constipation,” “auto-intoxication,” “auto- 
infection,’ and a multitude of other terms, is 
not only curable but preventable through the 
consistent practice of internal bathing. 
How many people realize that normal func- 
tioning of the bowels and a clean intestinal 
tract make it impossible to become sick? 
“Man of to-day is only fifty per cent. effi- 
cient.”’ Reduced to simple English, this means 
that most men are trying to do a man’s por- 
tion of work on half a man’s power. This 
applies equally to women. 
That it is impossible to continue to do this 
indefinitely must be apparent to all. Nature 
never intended the delicate human organism 
to be operated on a hundred per cent. over- 
load. A machine could not stand this and 
not break down and the body certainly cannot 
do more than a machine. 
How many people can you name, including 
yourself, who are physically vigorous, healthy 
and strong? The number is appallingly small. 
It is not a complex matter to keep in con- 
dition, but it takes a little time, and in these 
strenuous days people have time to do every- 
thing else necessary for the attainment of 
happiness but the most essential thing of all— 
that of giving their bodies their proper care. 
_ Would you believe that five to ten minutes 
of time devoted to systematic internal bathing 
can make you healthy and maintain your phys- 
ical efficiency indefinitely? Granting that such 
a simple procedure as this will do what is 
claimed for it, is it not worth while to learn 
more about that which will accomplish this? 
People don’t seem to realize, strange to say, 
how important it is to keep the body free from 
accumulated body-waste (poisons). Their do- 
ing so would prevent the absorption into the 
blood of the poisonous excretions of the body, 
and health would be the inevitable result. 
If you would keep your blood pure, your 
heart normal, your eyes clear, your complexion 
clean, your mind keen, your blood pressure 
normal, your nerves relaxed, and be able to en- 
joy the vigor of youth in your declining years, 
practice internal bathing and begin to-day. 
Now that your attention has been called to 
the importance of internal bathing, it may be 
that a number of questions will suggest them- 
selves to your mind. You will probably want 
to know WHAT an Internal Bath is, WHY 
people should take them, and the WAY to take 
them. These and countless other questions 
are all answered in a booklet entitled “ THE 
WHAT, THE WHY and THE WAY OF IN- 
TERNAL BATHING,” written by Dr. Chas. 
A. Tyrrell, the inventor of the “J. B. L. Cas- 
cade,” whose life-long study and research 
along this line make him the pre-eminent au- 
thority on this subject. Not only has internal 
bathing saved and prolonged Dr. Tyrrell’s own 
life, but the lives of a multitude of hopeless 
individuals have been equally spared and pro- 
longed. No book has ever been written con- 
taining such a vast amount of practical infor- 
mation to the business man, the worker, and 
the housewife; all that is necessary to secure 
this book is to write to Dr. Chas. A. Tyrrell at 
134 West 65th Street, New York City, and 
mention having read this article in THE Gar- 
DEN MAGAZINE, and same will be immediately 
mailed to you free of all cost or obligation. 
Perhaps you realize now, more than ever, 
the truth of these statements, and if the read- 
ing of this article will result in a proper appre- 
ciation on your part of the value of internal 
bathing, it will have served its purpose. What 
you will want to do now is to avail yourself of 
_ the opportunity for learning more about the 
subject, and your writing for this book will 
give you that information. Do not put off 
doing this, but send for the book now while the 
matter is fresh in your mind. 
“Procrastination is the thief of time.” A 
thief is one who steals something. Don’t 
allow procrastination to cheat you out of your 
opportunity to get this valuable information 
which is free for the asking. If you would 
be natural, be healthy. It is unnatural to be 
sick. Why be unnatural, when it is such a 
simple thing to be well? —A dvertisement. 
The Readers’ Service is prepared to advise parents in regard to schools 
FEBRUARY, 1916 
Sweet Smelling Lavender 
cE YOU have a garden or are to have one, do not 
overlook the planting of some Lavender. It 
will prove the most delightful bond between you and 
your garden that you can possibly have and will 
afford you more real pleasure than any plant you 
possess. 
Lavender needs a sunny spot, a light soil and 
moderate watering during the bud and blossom 
time. Quickest results are obtained from young 
roots which nurseries sell for about twenty-five 
cents each, the narrow-leafed variety bearing the 
finest flowers. Roots will stand transplanting at 
any season but, if possible, set out in late spring or 
early fall. Place at least six feet apart, well back 
from the walk, as the bush spreads. Being ex- 
tremely hardy, it will require little attention pro- 
vided the soil is loamy or of the nature of shale. 
The ground about it should be spaded several 
times a year, and a light dressing worked through 
it after the first rains. No pruning will be neces- 
sary as picking off the long-stemmed blossoms prop- 
erly—at the starting joint—proves an equivalent. 
It will grow unpretentiously at first, reminding 
you of the sturdy, unattractive Sage bush; but 
the second or third summer will find it sending 
forth countless sharp, flexible flower shoots that 
later burst into a charming canopy of softest 
violet. 
In large grounds lavender can be massed in great 
beds with telling effect, or it can be set in hedges to 
advantage. One of the most strikingly picturesque 
gardens in California has its curving driveways lined 
with Lavender, the bushes being wonderfully showy 
at the height of their luxuriance. 
When each Lavender bloom is at its brightest and 
best, the capsule below it is at its firmest and fullest 
and the flower spray ready to pick. Select with 
care the finest flowers, breaking each stem at the 
joint nearest the bush. Spread thick on a paper in 
some sunny, protected corner. Care should be 
taken not to let this drying out process last more 
than a few days, for after the seed is dry, the hot sun 
very quickly extracts its delicate tinting, leaving it 
dull and withered. Hold in your lapa coarse kitchen 
sieve and brush by hand the capsules into it. It 
is not a tedious task. A skillful twist of the stem as 
you gently hold in your palm the flowered end, and 
the capsules fall into the sieve. Shake the sieve and 
a light chaff falls through, leaving the lavender 
surprisingly clean and ready for use. Culling Lav- 
ender in this way is far more satisfactory than when 
it is pounded out in quantities and afterward sub- 
jected to an endless and discouraging cleaning. 
To prevent mould your Lavender should remain 
uncovered in the house until all moisture has thor- 
oughly evaporated, when it can be placed in jars 
until needed. 
The tiny flower tips that fall off in the first dry- 
ing, while neither marketable nor as spicy as the 
lavender proper, have enough perfume to render 
them worth saving separately. 
Jars of Lavender have a decided commercial value 
as well as cured Lavender, free from dust and dirt, 
which sells for about twenty cents an ounce among 
druggists. Wholesale perfumers are eager to secure 
any choice grade from which to extract Lavender 
il. 
Calif. BESSIE FARWELL. 
[Eprtors NoteE:—From the United States Dep- 
artment of Agriculture. we have received the follow- 
ing particulars regarding the commercial growth of 
Lavender in the eastern United States. 
“Lavender appears to be very little grown for 
commercial purposes in this country, though we 
have reason to believe its culture as a home garden 
plant has greatly increased of late. It thrives best 
on rather dry, sandy loams containing fair propor- 
tions of humus and available plant food, and should 
do well in suitable localities in all Atlantic and West- 
ern States where the winter cold is not intense. 
The chief difficulties lie in the propagation of the 
plants and the relatively low price of the products. 
Oil of lavender flowers is quoted at $2.50 to $3.50 the 
pound for best qualities, the indicated yields in our 
trials rarely being more than r5 pounds to the acre. 
The dried flowers are only worth wholesale from 8 to 
r5centsthepound. Yields rarely exceed 250 pounds 
per acre. The true Lavender, Lavandula vera, is 
not easy to propagate from seeds, as they are usually 
