CLASSIFICATION OF BATHS ACCORDING TO TEMPERATURE While a classification of baths according to temperature must necessarily be more or less arbitrary, the following classification is a very convenient and practical one:- Very cold 32 F. to 55 F. Cold 55 F. to 65 F. Cool 65 F. to 80 F. Tepid 80 F. to 92 F. Warm (or neutral, 92 to 95) 92 F. to 98 F. Hot 98 F. to 104 F. Very hot 104 F. and above COMPARATIVE ACTION OF ETHER AND CHLOROFORM ETHER Inflammable Cools the skin Unpleasant to take Larger quantities necessary Anesthesia not as deep Marked excitement stage Pulse rapid and strong Skin bright red color Suitable in cases where the heart is weak and the kidneys are impaired CHLOROFORM Not inflammable Burns the skin More pleasant to take Less required Anesthesia deeper Little or no excitement stage Pulse slow and weak Skin pale Suitable in cases where the lungs are diseased or in drunkards Dangers Respiratory collapse Dangers Cardiac collapse After-Effects More vomiting May cause pneumonia After-Effects Less vomiting May cause delayed chloroform poisoning Monday 250 DAYS PAST SEPTEMBER 8 115 DAYS TO COME Mary is up and dressed and is enjoying her meals. Taylor writes they are moving into their new home. Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt, who thrice saw her only son inaugurated as president, died yesterday at the rambling old house which has been the Roosevelt family home for three-quarters of a century. She would have been 87 on Sept. 21. Cultivation is as necessary to the mind as food is to the body- CICERO WARNERS CALENDAR OF MEDICAL HISTORY