THE VERTICAL BATH
IN EVERY HOME IN JAPAN
SUPERIOR TO WESTERN TYPE.
(UNITED MESS ASSOCIATION.—COPTMGHT.)
(AUSTRALIAN - NEW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.)
LONDON, 20th June,
A conference at the Royal Sanitary Institute discussed the question of baths in working men's homes.
Colonel F. E. Fremantle, M.P., contrasted the cleanliness of the Japanese with the so-called sweet smell of Western working people, and attributed the superiority of Japanese peasants to the wooden pillar, filled with the hottest water, used in every home. He said the vertical bath had a tonic effect, was very cleansing, required much less hot water, and was, therefore, more economical than the Western type.
Dr. Watts said a belief was prevalent among the Lancashire miners that if they had a bath it was not wise to wash the back". There was a deep-rooted impression that washing weakened the back.
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 147, 22 June 1923, Page 7
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140THE VERTICAL BATH Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 147, 22 June 1923, Page 7
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