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against the wall when the shower 
is not in use. This obviates a 
cabinet, a recessed closet or a par¬ 
tition in the bathroom. 
For those who want every 
known convenience, there are on 
the market anti-scalding devices 
which make the water mixing de¬ 
vice pretty sure, regardless of 
water*pressure. In this thermo¬ 
stat the temperature and volume 
of water are automatically con- 
trolled. Some are built in, 
attached to the outside of the wall, 
others to the inside. A test nozzle 
is often used with the shower to 
try a spout of water on the hand 
or leg before involving the whole 
body in an undesirable tempera¬ 
ture. A thermometer which tells 
the story can be installed, but is 
not necessary. 
Some houses have metal lined 
closets for the shower equipment. 
These are entirely divorced from 
the regular bathroom, thus in¬ 
creasing the bathing opportunity 
in the house, and there is no dan¬ 
ger of flooding if the floors and 
curbs are correctly built. 
Country clubs find these well- 
placed locker baths most prac¬ 
ticable, and industrial buildings 
too, have them, together with rows 
of showers in one long room, un¬ 
marred by partitions or sheets. 
Unless there is sufficient water 
power, no matter how good the 
equipment, the shower will be a 
failure. To obtain what is called 
a rose spray water, there should be 
at least 35 lbs. pressure, with 
pipes amply large. In the needle 
bath there should be at least 20 
lbs. pressure, again with amply 
large pipes. 
There is no doubt that the 
thermostatic control wherever ap¬ 
plied has added to ease and com¬ 
fort, and in no place has it found 
a more hospitable welcome than 
with the shower bath. 
There are now on the market 
as many devices as there are 
manufacturers of heat control, 
water mixers, testers and the like, 
which are supposed to do away 
with unnecessary burns, chills 
and waste of water while jockey¬ 
ing it to get the correct tempera¬ 
ture. 
The mixers are valves which 
mix the cold and hot water im¬ 
mediately so that you have the 
proper temperature without guess 
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The simplest form of permanent 
shower is an overhead spray placed 
above a built-in tub. Curtains afford 
sufficient protection against splashing 
water 
The advantages of the direct spray 
system is that the hair does not get 
wet and curtains and protecting walls 
are not required to prevent splash. 
Courtesy of the Curtainless Shower 
Co. 
The complete types of showers pro¬ 
vide for both overhead- and needle 
sprays, the latter delivered from side 
pipes. Such a shower is housed in a 
separate compartment. Courtesy of 
the Crane Co. 
Because it gives a minimum of brass 
to clean, the old style rib type of 
needle, shown here, is being superseded 
by the simpler rose spray needle. 
Courtesy of J. L. Mott Iron Works 
