Warm  water — not  hot — has  been  used  for  many-
years  past  as  the  most  effectual  means  of  subduing
inflammation  from  wounds,  inflicted  upon  man,
horse,  or  hound,  and  if  persevered  in  for  a  certain
time,  has  been  known  to  efi*ect  a  cure  without  the
aid  of  other  applications.  In  rheumatism,  gout,
and  other  complaints  of  a  like  nature,  and  in
certain  cases  of  fever,  it  mav  be  resorted  to  with
good  efi'ect ;  but  as  an  every-day  resource,  par-
ticularly in  a  cold  climate,  such  as  ours,  the  Turk-
ish bath  must  be  productive  of  very  debilitating
efi'ects.  Cold  water,  not  warm,  is  the  thing  for
natives  of  the  British  Isles  in  a  state  of  health,
and  tends  to  invigorate  the  corporeal  frame.  An
occasional  warm  bath  may  be  used,  as  the  most
eff'ectual  means  of  opening  and  cleansing  the  pores
of  the  skin,  and  the  sensation  derived  from  it  is  of
a  very  pleasurable  nature.  After  severe  fatigue  it
has  always  been  found  a  great  restorative.  The
late  Assheton  Smith  assured  us  that  on  his  return
from  a  hard  day^s  hunting,  he  could  not  have  eaten
a  morsel  of  dinner  without  plunging  into  his  warm
bath.  Without  the  rubbing  perfectly  dry  after-
wards, however,  the  efi'ect  would  be  rather  pre-
judicial than  otherwise,  and  here  is  the  difficulty
with  regard  to  bathing  hounds  after  hunting  when
they  come  home  draggled  and  dirty,  for  in  fine
weather  no  one  would  think  of  washing  them.
