STIMULATING BATHS.
A hot bath is very reviving. On no account may any scents be put into the water, but a good sea salt should be used, or a tablespoonful of liquid ammonia—either will make the bath a stimulating one. When such an addition is made to the bath the water must not be allowed to wet the face, as it will not be good for the skin. For those who can stand it. if the temperature of the water is reduced to almost “ cold,” it will be found A-ery refreshing. After the bath the entire body must be rapidly rubbed down — the nearest approach to massage that one can apply by one’s self. * The ten minutes’ rest that has been recommended should be taken just after the bath. The “ tired look ” shows chiefly in the eyes, and the rest in a dark room is just what they are wanting. They must be well bathed in boracic lotion, and if the eyebrows and the parts just under the eyes, are lightly rubbed with the tips of the fingers ti will be found \-ery restful; just two or three minutes it quite long enough.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17220, 11 December 1923, Page 9
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