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CHAPTER III. THE BACHELOR'S TOILET. The first care of a bachelor is
his bath or tub. To-day, houses?especially clubs and bachelor
apartments?are fitted up so luxuriously that each tenant has his
own individual tiled bathroom, which he uses also as a dressing
room. But where these are not, the tin or the India-rubber bath tub
serves as well the purpose of our first ablution. A cold bath to
many is a good refresher and awakener, but there are others again
whose constitutions can not stand the shock, especially in winter,
of icy-cold water. For cleansing purposes, tepid water is best, or
a mixture of hot and cold, so as to take the chill off. A gentleman
takes at least one tub a day, and that, as may be inferred from the
previous remarks, when he arises. If the tub is in the bedroom,
have a rubber cloth placed under, and fill it only half full. The
sponge is usedfor the bath, the wash rag for the washstand. The
body should have a thorough soaping. The soap should be either
Castile or a pure unscented glycerin. Sweet-scented soaps,
perfumery, and sweet waters of all kinds should be eschewed. The
Turkish towel is the best for drying, and it should be vigorously
but not roughly applied. A flesh brush may be also used with
comfort. As soon as the body is perfectly dry the bath robe or
large Turkish towel, which some prefer to wrap themselves in, like
Indians, should be resumed and shaving begun. Every man should
learn to shave himself. Razors are very delicate instruments and
should be kept in thorough order. Safety razors with little blades
for each day in the week are excellent, but if you use the ordinary
razor add to your collection from time to time, until you have at
least half a dozen. Once a month send these to a barber to be
stropped, and strop them yourself both befor...
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