Manual of the Turkish bath : heat, a mode of cure and a source of strength for men and animals / from the writings of Mr. Urquhart ; edited by John Fife.

  • Urquhart, David, 1805-1877.
Date:
1865
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Credit: Manual of the Turkish bath : heat, a mode of cure and a source of strength for men and animals / from the writings of Mr. Urquhart ; edited by John Fife. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    The Finest Turkish Bath in the World.—At a dinner table in Stamboul, we heard a French Secretary request an Arab Sheikh from the Hauran to tell him where he could find the best Turkish Bath— whether at Cairo or Jerusalem, at Constantinople, or Damascus ? ' God is great, and Effendis are wise,' said the Sheikh; ' but if you ask your servant, he must say the best bath of all is to be found near Piccadilly, in London.' From many trials of the Bath, where it is of the soil, we can fully support this saying of the bronze son of the Desert—the bath in Jermyn-street being high above Oriental competition as to com modiousness, order, cleanliness, and ventilation.—Athenceum. ST. JAMES'S HOTEL. THE St. James's Hotel, under the same roof with the Hammam, has heen re-opened, and offers great facilities to gentlemen using the Bath. Large and small apartments may be had on application. RESTAURANT. A Cafe or Restaurant is attached to the Bath, and persons taking the Bath can be supplied with Breakfast, Dinner, or other Refreshment, at moderate prices. Oriental dishes are supplied. Cartes, or bills of fare, may be obtained on applica- tion. Price Is. CONSUMPTION ARRESTED BY FREQUENTING THE TURKISH BATH, AND CONSTRUCTION OF A BATH, WITH RADIANT HEAT, FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES, By D. TJRQUHART, Esq. loi HoBEaT Habi'Wickb. 192, Piocadilly