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Mataura Ensign, 1 November 1911, Page 6

London probably possesses more private iiatlir. than any other city; but m the ni.-itter of public baths it cannot claim first or even second place. Tokio, Japan, has over 800 public baths, where'3oo,ooo people bathe daily, at a _cost of about one half-penny each. Constantinople probably ranks second, then comes St. Petersburg, famous for the vapor baths to which the Russians flock !n thousands every Saturday evening. The finest public bath in the world is at Vienna. It has a basin 1578 ft long by 156 ft wide, and can accommodate 1500 persons. The water |is changed thrice daily.