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Show SHOWER DATH A8 TONIC. Beneficial for Those Physically Able to Take Them. Not overyone Is strong enough to stand n shower bath, but whon taken properly It has a tonic effect. Tho beat tost whether It Is boneficlal or harmful Is whethor one Is In n glow afterwards or feels crocpy for several hours. The shock Is not good for anyone with n weak heart, and no ono who Iq not well should uso a uliowor oxcept by tho advlco of a physician. As a rule, tho best time for n cold Shower Is on rising In tho morning; tho system Is strongest then. Do not stay under tho shower too long, a minute la quite Ipng enough, unless one has exceptional strength. It Is woll to proparo for tho cold shower by dashing cold wator -on you first or by taking n tepid shower and gradually getting It colder. Kovor tnko a cold sltowor whon chilly. chil-ly. Tho' cold feeling Is a sign that your physical condition la not up to the mark, Follow a shower by hard rubbing and by a fow physical, exercises, Somo women go back to bed for flvo minutes attor tho bath beforo dressing. Tho rest overcomes any shock from the cold water. Do not stoop forward unduly In taking tak-ing -n showor, It Is not good tor tho spina to receive tho first shock or cold at tho baso of tho brain or bctweon tho shoulders. |