When the bath consists of a wooden tub, or any other deep vessel, a simple and inexpensive apparatus brought out in America, under the title of the ‘Ital′ian bath′-warmer’ (see engr. 3), and made of thin sheet-iron, will occasionally be found useful.[111]
[111] A small cast-iron ‘horse’ with three legs (not shown in the engr.) to support the ‘warmer’ about 2 inches above the bottom of the bath-tub, and to keep it steady and upright, is usually sold with it.
a, Bath-tub.
b, The larger arm of the warming-tube by which the charcoal is introduced, and by which the fumes fly off.
c, The smaller arm to admit air to support the combustion.
d, The fire grate, to support the burning charcoal.
This situation and the minor details connected with the comfort and convenience of the bath, must greatly depend on the character of the building, and the sum to be devoted to the purpose. When possible, the bath-room should always be on the same floor as the bedrooms, of easy access to them, and so situated and arranged, that a plentiful and constant supply of pure water can be ensured, and the waste water removed without trouble or inconvenience. The basement story should always be avoided; for, as observed by Dr Ure, there is a coldness and dampness belonging to it, in
almost all weathers, which is neither agreeable nor salubrious.
The ranges of the temperature of water appropriate to the respective baths, according to the common nomenclature, are shown in the following Table:—