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MOTION PICTURE MAGAZINE
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What and Why Is the Internal Bath?
By C. Gilbert Percival, M.D.
HOUGH many articles have been written and much has been said recently about the Internal Bath, the fact remains that a great amount of ignorance and misunderstanding of this new system of Physical Hygiene still exists.
And inasmuch as it seems that Internal Bathing is even more essential to perfect health than External Bathing, I believe that everyone should know its origin, its purpose and its action beyond the possibility of a misunderstanding.
Its great popularity started at about the same time as did what are probably the most encouraging signs of recent times — I refer to the appeal for Optimism, Cheerfulness, Efficiency and those attributes which go with them and which, if steadily practiced, will make our race not only the despair of nations competitive to us in business, but establish us as a shining example to the rest of the world in our mode of living.
These new daily "Gospels," as it were, had as their inspiration the ever present, unconquerable American Ambition, for it had been proven to the satisfaction of all real students of business that the most successful man is he who is sure of himself — who is optimistic, cheerful, and impresses the world with the fact that he is supremely confident always — for the world of business has every confidence in the man who has confidence in himself.
If our outlook is optimistic, and our confidence strong, it naturally follows that we
inject enthusiasm, "ginger,'' and clear judgment into our work, and have a tremendous advantage over those who are at times more or less depressed, blue, and nervously fearful that their judgment may be wrong — who lack the confidence that comes with the right condition of mind and which counts so much for success.
Now the practice of Optimism and Confidence has made great strides in improving and advancing the general efficiency of the American, and if the mental attitude necessary to its accomplishment were easy to secure, complete success would be ours.
Unfortunately, however, our physical bodies have an influence on our mental attitude, and in this particular instance, because of a physical condition which is universal, these much-to-be-desired aids to success are impossible to consistently enjoy.
In other words our trouble, to a great degree, is physical first and mental afterwards— this physical trouble is simple and very easily corrected. Yet it seriously affects our strength and energy, and if it is allowed to exist too long becomes chronic and then dangerous.
Nature is constantly demanding one thing of us, which, under our present mode of living and eating, it is impossible for us to give — that is, a constant care of our diet, and enough consistent physical work or exercise to eliminate all waste from the system.
If our work is confining, as it is in almost every instance, our systems cannot throw off the waste except according to our
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