Dogs and many other animals like to go into the water to bathe.

Some of you have seen a great elephant take a bath by showering the water over himself with his trunk.

To keep the skin healthy we should bathe frequently.
~5.~ When we take a bath for cleanliness it is necessary to use a little soap, so as to remove the oil which is mixed up with the dry sweat, dead scales, and dirt which may have become attached to the skin.
~6.~ It is not well to take hot baths very often, as they have a tendency to make the skin too sensitive.

Bathing in cool water hardens the skin, and renders one less likely to take cold.
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The Clothing.~--The skin should be protected by proper clothing, but it is not well to wear more than is necessary, as it makes the skin so sensitive that one is liable to take cold.
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