The Pedestrian's Record

the pedestrian's record. 6/ air bath produces thedesired effect more successfully than eitherof the others, as above described. But for young people, i.e., if their constitutionwill withstand the effect of sudden immersion in cold water, thena cold bath taken every morning beforebreakfast will brace the system for the restof the day; but in taking such bath the head should be first plunged in the water, and the whole body the second afterwards. Very often ill results are experienced, simply because this mode of bathing is not attempted. If the legs are placed in the water first,a rush of blood to the head is likely to take place, and the bather feels uncom­ fortable for the day. At the same time,we are con­ fident that coldbaths early in the morning are health- givers, and are adjuvants to training. Warm vapour baths arenecessary at imes, as theymore thoroughly cleanse the skin than a cold one possibly can, as the cold one shuts up the pores, whereas the hot and vapour open them. After any kindof bathing, it is most important that the body should be thoroughly dried by constant friction with rough towels, especially after ablution in cold water, asit not onlywarms the cuticular surface, but gives tonicity to the muscles and invigorates the system. In the foregoing an attempt has been made to explain the varioussanitary measures that should be adopted by those seeking to produce strength of body and constitution, both as regards food and by a due attentionto hygienic laws ; and the reasons that suggest their being carriedout have been considered, E 2