Cleanliness is not the only thing gained by a bath. A good bath brings the blood to the surface, and makes the skin vigorous and healthy. Daily ablutions of the entire body, says an approved writer, should be as much a part of the daily work as eating. A cold bath fortifies the body against taking cold; but it is most healthful taken in the morning, immediately on rising, before the body has had time to be-come chilled. It should be followed by a glow of warmth. This is promoted by the effort to rub the person until perfectly dry. If fulness of the head succeed a cold bath, it should be followed the next day by a tepid or a warm bath. Clean clothes should be substituted for such as are saturated with perspiration. Under clothing worn in the day should not be worn through the night.

In reference to sea-bathing, there is no danger when the body is hot, but when it is cooling after being heated.

The Shower, Douche, Drop, and Sitz bath, and the wet-sheet or Pack, are all invaluable at the proper time, and under appropriate circumstances.