hing.

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What degree of temperature of water is termed a cold bath? A
temperate? A tepid? A warm? A hot bath? State the length of time that
a person should remain in the different baths. 697. What is said of
the vapor bath? 698. Mention the different methods for promoting
reaction of the skin.

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700. This condition of the skin is known by the redness of the
surface, the glow, comfort, and warmth which follow the bath. The
bather should direct all his care to insure this effect. By it the
internal organs are relieved, respiration is lightened, the heart is
made to beat calm and free, the mind is clear and strong, the tone of
the muscular system is increased, the appetite is sharpened, and the
whole system feels invigorated. This is the end and aim of the bather,
and to this all his training tends. The error is, to expect the result
without the preparation.

701. In order to promote reaction, and to be efficient in preserving
health, bathing should be regular, should be commenced by degrees, and
increased by a process of training, and should not be permitted to
intrude upon hours devoted to some important function, as digestion.
It must not precede or follow too closely a meal, or severe mental or
muscular exercise, as reaction is less certain and vigorous when
important internal organs are employed, than when they are at rest.
When the vital powers are greatest, and the system most free from
exhaustion, bathing is most beneficial; hence the morning is
preferable to the evening, and the middle of the forenoon to the
middle of the afternoon, for this healthful and agreeable duty; as the
vital action of the system is most energetic in the early part of the
day.

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699. What is the effect upon the skin when cold water is applied? What
is the first object and purpose of every form of bathing? 700. How is
this condition of the skin known? Mention the salutary effects that
this condition has on the body. 701. How should bathing be performed,
in order to be efficient in preserving health?

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702. In regard to the frequency of bathing, the face and neck, from
their necessary exposure to the atmosphere, and the impurities which
the latter contains, should receive at least two washings in
twenty-four hours, one of which should be with soap; the feet, from
the confined nature of the coverings which are worn over them