Time  of  application,  15  to  20  minutes  daily,
for  a  fortnight  or  three  weeks;  and  after-
wards, every  second  or  third  day-
Bath,  Oak- Bark.  Syn.  Bal'neum  quee'c&s
B.  qube'ci,  L.  Oak-bark,  8  or  4  handfuls  for
a  child ;  10  to  15  for  an  adult ;  made  into  a
decoction,  and  strained  with  pressure  into  the
bath.  In  haemorrhoids,  prolapsus,  leucorrhoea,
hernia,  diarrhcea,  ill-conditioned  and  bleeding
ulcerations,  &c.  Drs  Elaesser,  Eberle,  and
Fletcher  have  successfully  employed  it  in  the
intermittents  of  infancy  and  childhood,  tabes
mesenterica  or  scrofula,  &c.  It  has  also  proved
useful  in  phthisis.
Bath,  Oil.  Syn.  Bal'nettm  oleo'sum,  L.
Olive  or  other  oil  (hot),  strongly  aromatised
with  the  oils  of  cassia,  cloves,  nutmegs,  cedron,
and  juniper ;  and  digested  for  a  week  on  am-
bergris and  vanilla,  of  each  (bruised),  about
10  gr.  to  the  gallon.  Used,  in  the  East,  to
anoint  the  body,  as  a  preservative  against
the  plague  and  other  contagious  diseases;
also  as  a  full  bath  or  hip-bath,  the  immersion
being  for  15  to  30  minutes.
Bath,  Pneumat'ic.    See  Bath,  Aie.
Bath,  Saline'  (Gelatinous).  Syn.  Bal'neum
bali'no-oelatino'sum:,  L.  ;  Bain  db  Plom-
bi4ees,  Fr.  Frep.  Common  salt  and  Flan-
ders glue,  of  each  2  lis. ;  water,  1  gall. ;  dis-
solve separately,  and  add  the  solutions  to  the
bath.     In  scrofula,  &c.
Bath,  Salt.  See  Bate,  Saline,  Bath,  Sea,
&c.
Bath,  Sand.  Syn.  Bal'NBKm  aee'nje,  L.  ;
Bain  de  sable,  Fr.  See  Bath  (in  Chemistry),
Bath,  Det,  &c.
Bath,  Sea.  Syn.  Bal'netjm  maei'num,  L.  ;
Bain  maein,  Fr.  Immersion  in  the  sea  or
in  recent  sea  water  (temperate,  tepid,  warm,
or  hot).  Owing  to  the  saline  matter  which  it
contains,  it  possesses  stimulant,  alterative,  and
resolvent  properties,  superadded  to  those  of
pure  water  at  the  corresponding  temperature.
