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Show THE SEA BATH. (By Harriet Hubbard Aver.) When the ancients created the goddess god-dess of love and beauty, Venus Aphrodite, Aph-rodite, they pictured her always as rising ris-ing from the sea. Of a truth, without water, and plenty of water, there can be no physical peauty, and the woman who has an opportunity to take sea baths may well consider her daily plung as of the greatest importance, not only to her health during the summer sum-mer but as a tonic which will give her strength and elasticity and will be the greatest aid to her beauty all the year around. As a cosmetic the salt water bath is excellent for persons of robust constitution, consti-tution, but sea bathing, while beneficial to strong women of sanguine temperament temper-ament and particularly to those women who are inclined to obesity, should only on-ly be indulged in with moderation by delicate and nervous subjects. Notwithstanding all statements to the contrary, sea bathing is destructive to the complexion unless precautions are taken. The salt water should not be- left upon the skin to. dry, particularly particu-larly upon the skin of the face, arms, neck and hands, therefore a cold, fresh shower is advised after the plunge. The proper time for bathing is regulated regu-lated by the tide, and the best way at the resorts to decide upon the bathing hourls to consult with the bathing-master bathing-master or with some one thoroughly Informed In-formed upon the subject in the hotel or at the boarding house. At least two hours should intervene between the last meal and the bath. . Before entering the water one should first wet the hands, then the brow, then the remainder of the face and . the chest.- Without these precautions the blood rushes to the head and produces disfigurements in the way. of red blotches on the face as well as vertigo. Fifteen minutes is long enough for a healthful bath. |