THE POTATO BATH.
In a railway carriage a medical man told a good story which had come within his own experience. A mother was frequently bringing her child to him for treatment, but the doctor could discover nothing amiss, except its need of a good wash. She was certain the infant was suffering from some terrible complaint, and begged the doctor to do his best. He prescribed a daily wash with the water in which potatoes had been peeled. Never suspecting that this was merely a ruse to get the child washed, the mother followed the instructions to the letter, rosy cheeks appeared, and a clean, healthy-looking child gladdened the mother's heart. She sounded the doctor's praises everywhere, and advised other mothers to test the efficacy of potato water. It never occurred to her that precisely the same result would have followed the daily application of soap and water.
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Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 593, 4 January 1916, Page 4
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149THE POTATO BATH. Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 593, 4 January 1916, Page 4
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