BATH LUXURY.
There is nothing like a warm tub for combating a chill, soothing jaded nerves, overcoming sleeplessness, dissipating over-tiredness of brain or muscle, and easing stiff limbs. So pleasant and beneficial a rite is worth a little extra trouble to increase its delights If the water is of the “hard” variety add a spoonful of borax or ammonia. Bran, barley meal, or oatmeal greatly improves the water, and all are pat-icu-Jarly favourable for the skin. A handful of meal tied up in a muslin bag and placed in the bath while the water inns in is the best method of introducing; it. The water would become unpleasantly thick if the paste were not confined in the bag. Most of us use bath salts, but a change from the ordinary is often agreeable. A little eau de cologne added to the hot water *s fragrantly .exhilarating if one is ".aking a dip before dressing for dinner or a dance. Try squeezing a lemon into the wafer. The fragrance is very fresh. Mil l the dl.Tu 'ed juice has a cleansing effect on the skin.
Lavender flowers, mint, thyme, or sage leaves may be tied tip in muslin and steeped in boiling water for a little while until their characteristic aroma is infused into it. The liquid may then be added to the bath water.
A tepid shower is a. good thing to follow a hot tub, especially if one intends to go out of doors into a much cooler atmosphere soon after.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 19 May 1928, Page 17
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