Cover the patient with a soft, dry sheet in the same manner as directed
for applying the wet sheet in the rubbing wet-sheet bath. Then rub
lightly but briskly upon the outside of the sheet with the flat hand. Do
not rub _with_ the sheet, but over it. Continue the rubbing ten or
fifteen minutes, going over the whole body several times, and not
neglecting the arms, the hands, and the feet. This application may be
administered daily with profit to nearly all patients. It should always
follow any form of general bath in which water is employed, as a means
of drying the body. It promotes activity of the skin, and equalizes the
circulation.