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Vitality Supreme
·
Bernarr Macfadden
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There
is
another
type
of
warm
bath,
however,
which
is
of
special
value
in
many
cases.
This
is
what
I
have
sometimes
termed
a
neutral
bath,
inasmuch
as
it
is
neither
hot
nor
cold.
This
is
a
bath
at
about
the
temperature
of
the
body,
that
is
to
say,
95
to
98
degrees
Fahrenheit.
One
should
use
a
bath
thermometer
to
be
sure
of
the
right
temperature.
This
neutral
bath
has
a
sedative
or
quieting
effect
upon
the
nerves
through
its
effect
upon
the
innumerable
nerve
endings
in
the
skin.
It
is
neither
hot
nor
cold,
neither
stimulating
nor
weakening,
and
one
could
remain
in
such
a
bath
for
hours
without
harm.
It
has
a
quieting
effect
upon
the
nerves
and
reference
has
been
made
to
it
in
the
chapter
on
Sleep
as
a
means
of
overcoming
excitement
or
nervousness.
In
attacks
of
mania
it
is
especially
valuable,
and
is
now
extensively
used
in
all
insane
asylums
because
of
its
wonderful
effect
in
quieting
the
nerves.
This
bath
at
98
degrees
is
also
especially
commended
in
the
case
of
severe
burns
covering
a
large
surface.
It
is
about
the
only
way
in
which
a
person
suffering
from
such
an
extensive
burn
can
be
made
comfortable.
It
is
also
one
of
the
most
perfect
forms
of
treatment
in
a
case
of
that
kind.
The
serious
character
of
the
burn
depends
not
so
much
upon
the
severity
as
upon
the
extent
of
the
surface
involved.
Therefore,
one
who
has
been
seriously
burned
could
remain
immersed
in
a
bath
at
98
degrees
F.
for
many
days
continuously,
or
until
the
skin
has
had
a
chance
to
heal.
Immersion
in
water
is
a
natural
condition,
for
there
was
a
time
away
back
when
all
the
animal
life
of
the
earth
was
found
in
the
water.
It
was
only
through
special
variation
in
the
character
of
evolution
that
certain
forms
of
life
finally
became
adapted
to
a
life
outside
of
the
water.
Therefore,
immersion
in
water,
except
for
the
head,
is
not
entirely
an
unnatural
condition.
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