Electro-Turkish bath


This is an extremely misleading term, though it was often used by bath proprietors. In fact, there was no such thing as an electro-Turkish bath. But the term was sometimes used to indicate that a Turkish baths establishment also offered electric baths (sometimes called galvanic baths) as one of their facilities, just as they might offer hairdressing, chiropody, or steam baths.

 

 

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Aeratone baths

Banya (see: Russian baths)

Chibouk,  or Chibouque

Cold water cure (see: Hydropathy)

Electric baths

Electro-Turkish baths

Foam baths (see: Aeratone baths; Zotofoam baths)

Galvanic baths (see: Electric baths)

Hammam

Hookah (see: Narghile)

Hydropathy

Islamic hammam (see: Hammam )

Narghile

Needle shower

Pattens

Russian baths

Sauna

Slipper baths

Steam baths (see: Russian baths)

Surround shower (see: Needle shower )

Turkish baths (see: Victorian Turkish bath)

Vapour baths (see: Russian baths)

Water cure (see: Hydropathy)

Wet sheet pack (see: Hydropathy)

Victorian Turkish bath

Zotofoam baths

This list was last augmented on 09 June 2008

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Victorian Turkish Baths:
their origin, development,
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