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Vitality Supreme
·
Bernarr Macfadden
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A
cold
bath
is
a
strong
stimulant
to
the
entire
circulatory
system,
provided
one
can
recuperate
with
a
feeling
of
warmth
immediately
thereafter.
If
this
feeling
of
warmth
does
not
follow,
if
you
feel
cold,
uncomfortable,
nervous
and
trembling
for
some
time
after
the
bath,
the
shock
has
been
too
severe
and
is
not
of
advantage.
Under
such
circumstances
it
is
better
either
to
avoid
the
bath
altogether
or
else
take
more
exercise
in
order
more
thoroughly
to
warm
the
body
before
taking
the
bath.
Usually
if
one
is
warm
before
bathing
and
if
the
cold
bath
is
taken
in
a
warm
room
it
is
easy
to
recuperate
from
it.
Another
good
suggestion
in
a
case
of
this
kind
is
to
decrease
the
duration
of
the
bath.
Do
not
stay
in
the
water
too
long.
In
some
cases
what
is
sometimes
called
a
hand
bath
may
be
advantageous.
This
bath
is
taken
by
merely
wetting
the
hands
several
times
in
the
water
and
applying
the
moist
palms
to
all
parts
of
the
body.
The
familiar
sponge
bath,
so-called,
using
either
a
sponge
or
a
washcloth,
is
often
advised,
although
the
hand
bath
just
mentioned
is
even
easier
to
take.
I
have
also
frequently
recommended
the
use
of
the
dry
friction
bath,
following
exercise,
as
a
means
of
preparing
the
body
for
a
cold
bath.
I
have
already
referred
to
these
dry
friction
rubbings
as
a
means
of
accelerating
the
activity
of
the
skin.
This
friction
bath
will,
in
nearly
all
cases,
warm
the
skin
sufficiently
to
enable
one
thoroughly
to
enjoy
the
cold
water.
In
fact,
this
friction
is
to
a
cold
bath
what
appetite
is
to
eating.
You
should
enjoy
your
meals
and
you
should
enjoy
your
cold
bath.
It
is
only
when
the
cold
bath
is
a
pleasure
that
it
is
a
benefit.
If
you
dread
it,
if
the
mere
thought
of
taking
a
cold
bath
brings
a
shudder,
it
will
not
be
of
benefit
to
you.
You
should
feel
sufficiently
vigorous
and
vital
really
to
enjoy
it.
A
friction
bath
will
put
your
skin
in
a
condition
where
the
cold
water
will
"feel
good."
Exercise
that
thoroughly
warms
the
body
will
naturally
have
the
same
effect.
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