Water element.

 IMPORTANCE OF WATER AND BATHING. 

The proportion of water in the human body is 90 percent. From this it appears that water element is more important than other elements. Due to its reduction, the body starts drying up, the nerves start getting clogged, the bones come out. The blood becomes thick and there are many disturbances of burning, thirst, dryness etc.

Water irrigates the body. People drink several cups of water every day, so that there is stability of the water element in the body. The body is nourished by useful chemical substances present in fresh water. The deformities that arise in the internal organs continue to come out in liquid form along with sweat, urine and other faeces. For example, due to rain, the plants become cheerful and alive and in the absence of water, they wither and dry up. Same is the case with the body. If the body gets water in sufficient quantity with proper method, then the firmness and health of the body is maintained properly.

 Taking bath only, it gives a unique help in maintaining health. Bath should not be done to avoid forced labor, but to remove the impurities of the body and to nourish the body. Fresh water from well, river, canal, spring, spring or tap is best. The water of those large ponds is also fine, which is not polluted by humans or animals or does not contain any harmful substances. The elements which are present in the flowing fresh water do not remain in the water kept in stagnant, pots. Generally everyone should take a bath with cold fresh water of true temperature, except for the special needs of the sick. Such water is fine for every season. Many people take bath with hot water during winter, it is not good. If needed, some heat can be brought in it by keeping it in the sun. Pouring hot water on the head causes great harm to the eyes. It is not good to take a bath in very strong wind, for this one should keep such a place where there is no strong wind , because the speed of wind on a cold body has a bad effect in every season.

While taking a bath, the skin should be gently rubbed with a coarse, rough towel, due to which the skin becomes red. In this way, the heat inside the body gets stimulation due to friction. Just as iron by heating it in water, by increasing the heat by friction and bathing in cold water, the body becomes strong. Secondly, the fine pores in the skin are cleaned and sweat comes out properly. By exfoliating the accumulated scum on the skin, the smell, stickiness, laziness and sadness goes away. Back spine Bone, armpits, neck,  butt etc. are such places, whose cleanliness is not given proper attention at the time of bath, it is not right that full attention should be paid to the cleanliness of each and every part. One should not act in haste in the bath. One should take bath slowly and happily while cleaning every part properly and at least 20-25 minutes should be spent in this work. After bath, the body should be dried with a cloth. One should take bath once in winter and twice in the morning and evening in other seasons.

By keeping regular and proper arrangement of bathing, there is a great protection from the attack of diseases, minor diseases keep getting better on their own without knowing it. Taking a bath sitting under the fountain gives more play, entertainment and coolness. Taking a bath in the rain after a couple of months is also very pleasurable. One should take a bath in Meh in such a place that there is no dirty splatter of house, thatch etc. For this, the top six of the field or house is fine.

Bathing is necessary even for the sick. Except smallpox, wounds and black diseases, the body of all other diseases should be rubbed with a cloth towel, so that even in that case the benefit of bathing remains intact and dirt does not accumulate on the body.