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PUBLIC BATHs.-Among all the ancient nations
every person who could afford the expense, had
bath in his own house, for the use of the fami,
ly; and for those who could not afford it, ample
provision was made in public baths, at the public
expense. Thus we find in Roman history, that
a common practice of the Europeans was to seek
popularity by founding public baths Of great mag
nitude; and the ruins of some Of these magnif-
cent structures yet remain. When Alexandra
was taken by the Saracens or Arabians, it con-
tained 1000 public baths, for the use of one
million and half of people; besides the private
baths, of which every family sufficiently opulent
had one in his own dwelling In some Of the ci-
ties Of the East, they are now abundanty supplied
with them, and they are accessible to the Whole
population, at prices ranging from cent and
half to five or six dollars, and the former, access
sible to the very poorest, are abundanty supplied
with pure water, soap, towels, and everything
necessary to the process of thorough washing.


In this matter our countrymen would do well to
learn of these people.-Newburypon Herald.