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Continuous bath treatments consisted of tubs of water 92°F to 99°F, where the patient would be placed in for several hours. The water was kept constantly flowing, and both the temperature and patients were monitored by an attendant. Some tub styles allowed for canvas covers that were stretched over the top. You can check them out here:
http://opacity.us/ephe...continuous_bath_time

Other forms include 360° angle showers, high pressure jets:
http://opacity.us/imag...ydrotherapy_room.htm

Shallow "slab tubs" for sponge-washing younger patients without the risk of drowning:
http://opacity.us/image5260_slab_tub.htm

Modern agitation tubs:
http://opacity.us/imag...hydrotherapy_tub.htm

As well as hot packs, cold packs, sitz baths, etc.

^ EEEEWWwwww!

Second the wallpaper request! Gorgeous shot!

What's with the five rectangular chute-openings?

WOW. Imagine designing that, then building it from scratch, then assembling it, all without a single calculator for assistance.

Wow, vintage readouts. Wonder what they're called?

You are so lucky Motts, there on maybe the one day out of who knows how many that it was dry.

Must have been so dangerous to work here. High-temp steamworks, especially the ones back in the day, tended to like to spring leaks at a moment's notice.

No safety cage, I see!

Geeeurrrgh, don't remind me, I never knew that the MOON could be so darn creepy. But that's actually creative graffiti for once!

Another urbexer I know has a tip for testing metal steps - stand on the bottom one and jump hard. If the staircase bows or you hear a screeching sound, stay off.

Copper thieves, natch.

Man, that's one big whonking trolley crane, must've been used to shift generator parts and such.

Wonder why this one got left.

N - windows or maybe big vents or chutes.

Wow they actually bothered to take the machinery out of this place, that's unusual!

♪Hip-hip-hooray! New gallery today!♪

Those old-timers knew how to put nice touches on anything, even smokestacks, the fluting is so neat.