CHAPTER III.
RATIONAL USE OF THE BATH.
| Proper employment of the bath; proper temperature; proper time for taking the bath; duration and frequency of taking the bath; customs of the Moslem; unfounded apprehension of taking "cold;" the bath cannot give cold; disturbance of nutritive function occasioned by the bath; strengthening and restoring properties of the bath: Mr. Urquhart's evidence; Sir Alexander Burnes's evidence; health of shampooers | [pp. 128-141] |
| Medical properties of the bath; on what principles founded; its chemical and electrical powers; its preservation of the balance of the nutritive functions; it supersedes the necessity for exercise; estimation of the medical powers of the bath in Turkey; its influence in producing longevity; it removes fat; gives power of exercise; removes rheumatism, and cures spasm and cramp; example of cure of wry-neck, | [pp. 141-152] |
CHAPTER IV.
APPLICATION OF THE BATH TO HORSES AND CATTLE,
FOR TRAINING AND THE CURE OF DISEASE.
| Adaptation of the Turkish Bath to the horse, dog, oxen, cows, sheep, swine, &c.; its application to the purpose of training; Mr. Goodwin's management of horses after severe exercise; his remarks on the use of the bath in the stable, | [pp. 153-159] |
| The skin a respiratory organ; ventilation of the skin; clipping and singeing horses | [pp. 159-161] |
| Dr. Barter's application of the bath to the treatment of the diseases of animals; report of a committee appointed to inquire into the utility of Dr. Barter's bath for the cure of distemper in cattle | [pp. 162-164] |
| Observations on the use of the bath; and rules to be followed in taking it | [pp. 165-167] |
Ground-plan of the Palæstra or Gymnasium, after Vitruvius. [(Page 15.)]
a a. The portico. b. The Ephebeum, the room of the Ephebi or youths, c. The Apodyterium and Gymnasterium. d. The Elaiothesium, or anointing room. e. The Konisterium, or dusting room. f f. The hot baths. g. The stove or Laconicum. h. The cold bath. i. The Peristylium or Piazza, which includes the Sphæristerium, and Palestra. k k. Xysti. l l. Xysticus silvis. m. The Stadium.