This is a modification of the douche bath in which a broad sheet of
water is allowed to fall upon the body of the bather. The force of the
bath depends upon the height from which the water falls, and should be
regulated according to the strength of the patient. Almost any one will
bear a fall of three or four feet. When the height of the bath cannot be
easily modified, it should be of such an altitude as to be well borne by
the feeblest patients; the more vigorous can increase its effects by
subjecting themselves to it for a longer time.
The observations made relating to the application of the pail douche,
apply equally well to this bath.