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Show - YOUR HEALTH BY DR. R H. OISHOP OOLTJ B 1THS VRK B A eolfl batli may be exceedingly healthful for one person and equally as harmful for another. There are, plenty of cold bath enthusiasts but' they are enthusiastic because it agrees with them. Buch persons hue a flexible set of arteries that respond ffltb exhilaration to the stimulus of s nipping cold Iwth A less vigorous heart, stlffer blood vessels or n more sluggish muscular "tone" might mean instead of a feeling feel-ing of exhilaration a chill that will last for several hour. Also, If such a person were to keep up the cold baths, they might de-: clop In him an Irritability that would eventually result In a full grown case of neurasthenia. What the temperature of tho healthful hath should he Is a matter that must be decided by the bather himself. It all depends on the way ho feels after a bath. If he falls to get a "reaction," that Is, a feeling of stn ngth and exhilaration, no matter what the temperature of the halh. then that particular bath ha.s been a failure In his case If not u source of positive Injury. Cold baths should never be taken when the body Is In a state of exhaustion ex-haustion or overfatlgued from exercise, exer-cise, as this reduces tho chances of a brisk reaction. Neither should one Indulge in a bath directly after a meal, especially a cold bath since the blood Is then t uey with the digestive organs. Calling Call-ing It away from Its task 1 likely to result In Indigestion. That is why 'considerate mothers warn their children chil-dren not to take a bath after eating lest they get a stomach ache. A tepid, r even a warm bath will give many people the name good re-, action that the cold bath kIvc.m to others. oth-ers. The afterglow from such a buth Is often Just as satisfactory. I no |