| Show relieving pain by means of heat when examining boxers at 2 p m for a boxing bout that night I 1 have often been annoyed by having a boxer step on the scales one or two pounds overweight the manager of the boxer Is sometimes fined lor for this neglect to have his boxer at the correct weight being overweight means covering him up with heavy woolen sweaters hard brisk exercise and a turkish or cabane t bath to get the one or two pounds oil within an hour this effort is both a mental and physical strain as the boxer feels that he Is weakening himself and will not be at his best for the evening bout there Is nothing wrong with increased heat of tho the body by means of exercise or baths but the heat should be created gradually not in such a rapid manner A turkish or cabinet heat bath too hot and too prolonged can cause weakness shock and collapse the heat whether it is dry or moist should not be given tor for a longer than 30 period even where there Is profuse sweating however most individuals who un dergo heat treatments by baths or other methods are not boxers or athletes but those with rheumatism or arthritis soreness and stiffness due to accumulation of waste or fatigue products in the tissues by means of heat these wastes are hurried out of the system in halt half the time or less than it would ordinarily take to ta remove them thos who are not well should not take heat treatments without super vision patients may feel a fullness and throbbing of the head rapid heating beating of the heart and a feeling of great weakness while undergoing heat treatment for this re reason a the steam room of the turkish bath establishment has a couch on which the individual should lie ile down sitting erect means more effort on the part of the heart as it la is easier to pump blood on the tha level than up and down S 0 QUESTION DOX BOX Q what causes me to become breathless when I 1 climb stairs or do tou much housework I 1 have hava a chronic sinus drip A pain ain in breast Is not likely due to heart disease or physicians would have told you it is more likely to be due to nervousness or gas pressure for the sinus condition yell might try eating moro more vegetables ant and cutting down on liquids as well as on table salt on food and la in cooking |
