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 A HOMEMADE SHOWER BATH

A cheap but convenient arrangement to be used in any home for giving shower baths where the other fixtures are not to be had. This may be used to a greater advantage in country homes where there are many little children. They would find joy in the use of same.



1 4-gallon tin bucket 1 medium size zinc tub. 1 nozzle with 6' rubber tubing. 2 pulleys with 1 staple. 1 piece of piping 2" long. 1 clothes pin. 12' rope. 1 pint white paint. 1 pint white enamel.



Cut a hole in the 4-gallon water bucket in the center of the bottom. On this opening solder the piece of piping, 2" long. Attach to the end of this piece of pipe the 6' of rubber tubing with the nozzle on the other end. The sprinkler from a watering can may be substituted for the nozzle if not convenient to get one. Tie a piece of rope to the handle of the bucket and run it through a pulley which is fastened to the ceiling with a staple. Have another staple put in the wall below the window sash and run the rope through it also. This allows the bucket to be raised or lowered to suit the convenience of the person taking the shower. A hook is placed below the staple in the window joist, which holds the bucket in place when not in use. The flow of the water is adjusted by the use of a clothes pin operated on the rubber tubing. Use a medium size zinc tub to stand in while taking the shower. It makes the whole shower bath more attractive to paint the bucket and tub white and then enamel them.