2. Only mild soap should be used in bathing the body.

3. Wipe quickly and dry the body thoroughly with a moderately coarse

towel. Rub the skin vigorously.

4. Many people have contracted severe and fatal diseases by neglecting

to take proper care of the body after bathing.

5. If you get up a good reaction by thorough rubbing in a mild

temperature, the effect is always good.

6. Never go into a cold room, or allow cold air to enter the room

until you are dressed.

7. Bathing in cold rooms and in cold water is positively injurious,

unless the person possesses a very strong and vigorous constitution,

and then there is great danger of laying the foundation of some

serious disease.

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