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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
·
Florence Hartley
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"I
have
known
the
most
beneficial
effects
from
a
modification
of
this
advice,
namely,
from
using
a
sponging-bath,
into
which
you
pour
a
jug
of
warm
water,
and
in
which
you
stand,
whilst
you
sponge
the
body
and
limbs
profusely
with
cold
water.
A
strong
friction
should
be
employed
after
this
process,
either
with
horsehair
gloves
or
with
a
large
coarse
towel,
and
few
persons
will
find
the
use
of
the
sponging-bath
disagree
with
them
when
thus
employed.
It
is,
indeed,
incredible,
when
we
consider
the
importance
of
the
exhalation
performed
by
the
skin,
to
what
extent
ablution
is
neglected,
not
only,
as
Dr.
Combe
specifies,
in
charitable
institutions
and
seminaries
for
the
young,
but
by
ladies,
in
ordinary
circumstances,
to
whom
the
use
of
the
bath
could
be
productive
of
no
inconvenience.
In
nervous
complaints,
which
are
more
or
less
the
besetting
evil
of
womankind,
the
bath,
in
its
various
forms,
becomes
an
invaluable
aid.
"In
the
formation
of
those
habits
which
are
necessary
for
the
preservation
of
health,
another
circumstance,
which,
from
its
importance
to
health,
cannot
be
deemed
trifling
should
be
mentioned.
It
is
a
general
practice
that
beds
should
be
made
as
soon
as
the
occupants
have
left
their
rooms,
and
before
the
air
has
been
freely
admitted
to
play
upon
the
recent
depositary
of
the
human
frame;
but
this
should
be
avoided.
The
bed-linen
and
blankets
should
be
taken
off,
and
the
windows
opened,
so
that,
for
an
hour
or
more,
a
thorough
ventilation
should
be
procured.
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