Show baths popular with ancients grecians Grec ians romans had luxurious facilities THOSE STORIED footprints in the sands ot of time probably led to the local waterhole or mineral spring we are merely following in those same footprints when we immerse ourselves in water whether for sport for relief from the heat for medical treatment or for cleanliness while in many things we can count ourselves much more advanced than the ancients of greece and rome we are not far ahead of them in bath equipment and facilities bubbling baths natural hot baths saltwater baths arid and swim min hole baths all figured in their scheme of 0 living and on a lavish scale the medicinal qualities of water have been stressed down through the ages and in the it was not un unusual u sual to stay chin high in water for as long as hours at a stretch today the spa or health bathing bat liing resort Is extremely popular on the continent and is favored to a lesser degree in america we have just as many kinds of natural waters for the treatment of disease but our forte has been the adv advancement arce of the swimming pool and of indoor bath facilities |