article · Issue No. 10, October 1949 · p. 33

The Secret ... Is in the Way You Bathe!

السر ... في طريقة الحمّام !

1 — Do not suppose that a cold bath refreshes you in cold weather, for a warm bath softens the skin, especially if the water is poured gently, without rubbing the body or drying it quickly. Pat your body gently with the towel so that it dries slowly, and you will feel refreshed and pleasantly cool.

2 — And when your nerves are shattered and sleep comes hard, put aromatic scents into a tub of warm water ... and lie lazily in it until you feel drowsiness creeping into your eyelids ... Dry yourself gently, and stretch out lazily in your bed ... you will soon be asleep.

3 — And if you have done some violent physical exercise and afterward feel an ache in your muscles, take a hot bath of 98 degrees, and keep the water hot by adding a little boiling water from time to time ... Dry yourself quickly and rub your body with eau de cologne — this kind of bath will relieve you without fail!

4 — And when you must get up in the morning for your work after a long evening the night before, and you feel lazy and drowsy, take a cold or a warm bath — but do it quickly, rubbing the body continually — then dry yourself quickly, and put on scent ... You will feel an energy beyond all energy ...

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