Show A 14 nathine bathing la Is first of all tor for cleanliness but 11 it should be practiced also for or its effect upon the skin the circulation and the tion it affords an excellent for the skin improving in the tone of its minute network of vessels increasing the abo excretion which is carried on oil by its glands and thus relieves the kidneys and liver ilver of much of their work it nets acts as an additional stimulus to the circulation by causing the blood to low flow more thoroughly on lily through all the organs of tile the body as well as through the minute ru blood vessels of the skin itself it improves nutrition by causing a more rapid removal of tile the waste products from the system onu one of the most invigorating forms of bathing la Is the cold sponge bath taken a the morning before breakfast persons who do not react readily after such a bath such as the very young the I 1 lery cry old or those who are seriously weakened by disease should not practice ice it t tor for a i person of average health however the cold bath Is an excellent tonic the exhilaration and warmth of the cold sponge bath can be increased by drying and rubbing the body with a rough towel care should be taken not to have the bath too prolonged or of a temperature so low na as to prevent the reactionary reaction aey dilation of the vessels of the skin if tile the cold sponge bath is taken regularly the blood vessels of tile the skin are arc trained to contract find and relax easily and therefore habitual bathers are comparatively little liable to c catch atch cold the number of rod red blood corpus cles find the amount of coloring matter in them la Is increased by cold baths an excellent way of becoming accustomed to the cold hath bath Is to begin with water wate which Is tepid t cairl and gradually reduce its temperature until absolutely cold water can be borne and enjoyed |