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 be still better if he would dip a large sponge in cold water, and pass it briskly over his whole body and limbs, from his head to his feet, and then rub himself off very briskly and smartly with a very coarse towel or flesh-brush, or both, till his skin feels in a comfortable glow. He should also, without fail, apply cold water to his mouth and teeth with a good tooth-brush, taking care to pass the brush over the inside as well as the outside of the teeth, to prevent the tartar from accumulating on the teeth, and disordering the gums, and thus causing the teeth to decay and become painful, and perhaps loose.

Every boarder should immerse his whole body in water, at least once a week; and during very warm weather it would be well to bathe at least three times a week. If he bathe in the river or cold bath, let him plunge in, and not remain in over five minutes at a time; and on coming out, let him rub the skin oft briskly with a coarse towel. But no one should bathe soon after a meal.

Each boarder should apply a flesh-brush to his skin freely from head to foot, on rising in the morning.

. Exercise.—Every boarder should walk or ride on horseback from thirty to sixty minutes every morning before breakfast, when the weather will permit; and when it will not, gymnastic exercises should be used within doors. Brisk