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September 23, 1921
The Milwaukee Leader
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
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Scientists at Northwestern University's bacteriology department in Evanston declare bath tubs unhygienic, as they dissolve and reinvigorate 108 million germs from the body, urging replacement with showers like public drinking cups were replaced by fountains.
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SHOWER BATH MUST REPLACE TUB, IS VIEW
CHICAGO-"Mother, may I go take a bath?"
"Yes, my darling cub. Hang your clothes on the Morris chair, but don't go near the tub."
For the bath tub is an exceedingly dirty and dangerous object for daughter to climb into, according to scientists at Northwestern university.
"All the bath tub does is dissolve 108,000,000 germs from one's body, mix them, warm them and send many of them much invigorated, back into the pores," an announcement by the department of bacteriology at the Evanston institution declares.
"As the public drinking cup gave way to the bubbling fountain, the bath tub must give way to the shower."
CHICAGO-"Mother, may I go take a bath?"
"Yes, my darling cub. Hang your clothes on the Morris chair, but don't go near the tub."
For the bath tub is an exceedingly dirty and dangerous object for daughter to climb into, according to scientists at Northwestern university.
"All the bath tub does is dissolve 108,000,000 germs from one's body, mix them, warm them and send many of them much invigorated, back into the pores," an announcement by the department of bacteriology at the Evanston institution declares.
"As the public drinking cup gave way to the bubbling fountain, the bath tub must give way to the shower."
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Medical Curiosity
What keywords are associated?
Shower Bath
Bath Tub
Germs
Hygiene
Northwestern University
Bacteriology
What entities or persons were involved?
Scientists At Northwestern University
Department Of Bacteriology
Where did it happen?
Chicago, Evanston
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Key Persons
Scientists At Northwestern University
Department Of Bacteriology
Location
Chicago, Evanston
Story Details
Scientists warn that bath tubs dissolve, mix, warm, and reinvigorate 108,000,000 germs from the body back into the pores, making them dirty and dangerous; they advocate replacing tubs with showers, analogous to replacing public drinking cups with fountains.