The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-08-18
From the journal of Health.

tant west AN OLD TRAVELLER.
From the Journal of Health
UNREASONABLE AND DANGEROUS Practices
After long and fatiguing walk, or labofious
exercise of any kind, to throw off coat or outer
garment, unite cravat, expose the neck and
breast, and then sit down at an open window
or door, in current of air in the evening.
| To drink after such fatigue or exposure, very
cold or iced water; or to take iced punch, or
! iced cream, in place of draught of clear wa.
ter, or that which has been exposed sometime
! to the air.
| To eat much of any kind of fruit, or any at
all, of that which is unripe, especially in the
evening; or to suppose that the evil consequent
ces are to be obviated by glass Of wine, or
! spirits and water.
| To eat much animal food, or to drink liquors
! of any kind, under the idea of thereby icmov-
ing the weakness caused by the great heat of
/ summer.
To give infants, or children in general, any
such detestable compositions as milk punch,
wine or porter, sangaree, or toddy. This prac-
tlce ought to be an indictable offence at COM
mon law.
| To sleep exposed directIsto night air, espc-
cially if it be very damp, and much cooler than
the air Of the day.
To have recourse to morning bitters, drains,
or GntltOgmaticS of any description, other than
sponging the whole surface Of the body with
salt water, or using tepid bath of the same.
To be tempted by the fineness of the evening
to sit up till midnight, and, as consequence,
to lie in bed in the morning.
To take the usual meals, when excessively
fatigued from want of sleep, unaccustomed la
Dor, or beginning indisposition. Abstinence, or
reduced diet, timely commenced will obViate
all the risks from these causes
HINTS TO MECHANICS AND woRKmEN.
IF you would avoid the diseases which your
particular trades and work are liable to produce,
attend to the following hints.
Keep, if possible, regular hours. Never sup
pose that you have done extra work, when you
sit up till midnight, and do not rise till eight or
nine IN the morning.
Abstain from ardent spirits, cordials, and
malt liquors. Let your drink be, like that of
Franklin, when he was printer--pure water.
Never use tobacco in any form. By chew
ing, smoking, or shutting, you spend money,
which would help to clothe you, or would ena-
BILE you, if single, to make a useful present 10
an aged mother, or dependent sister; or, if
married, to buy your wife frock, or get books
for your children. You also, by any of these
filthy practices, injure your health, bringing on
headache, gnawing at the stomach, low spirits,
trembling Of the limbs, and, at times, sleepless-
ness.
Be particular in preserving your skin clean,
by regular washing of your hands and face and
mouth before each meal, and of your whole
body at least once week; and by combing
and brushing the hair daily.
Always have fresh air in the room in which
you work, but SO that you shall not be in
draft.
Take short time in the morning, if possible,
and always in the evening, or towards shutdown,
faP niacIn0 hodV m nat hv,
standing erect, and exercising your chest and
limbs by walk where the air is purest
If confined in doors, let your food consist, in
large proportion, of milk and bread, and we'll
boiled vegetables. Meat and fish ought to be
used sparingly, and only at dinner. You are
better without coffee, tea, or chocolate. If you
use any of them it ought not to be more than
once In the day.
WHITE WINE. Among all the dolorous
cries with which the hawkers Of our city assail
the public ear, none has a more distressful
twang than those of the sellsrs of" white wine,'
as they denominate that article, which in swate
Ireland and among dairy women, is neither
more nor less than buttermilk
Who-ite wine who-ite wine ."-said a
blacky with tall tub jolting on a wheel
barrow.
"What have you got in ihat'ars tub p said
a countryman.
"White wine, massa. Will you hab pint p
"Why don't care if do fits raal cheap
40, cheap as dirt, Massa. Only trippence
pint"
well, give us pint" said the countryman,
handing out the three cents, should like
deucedly TO know how white wine tastes He
put it to his lips, and being as he said rather
drouthy, he took hearty swig before he dis
covered the nature Of the article. When con-
coiving himselfto have been hoaxed, he dashed
the remaining contents in the face of the Afri-
can. There, take that, you internal black
niggar you"
NMe take dat ? for what you So ginenrus,
massa," said Cuffy, half disposed to laugh and
half to be angry.
" You rampacious rascal y said the country
man, "Gidn't you tell me twas white wine.
"To be sure massa-and didn't tell y0u de
trute."
+" De trute III truto 20, if you ever cheat
me again in this manner
I" No cheat in de world, Massa. Fust GEM
men in de city drink it."
The moro fools they, TO drink swill when
there are so many hogs in the streets"
| 30, by the powers" said an lrishman. who
came along, he's bought a poke in pig now
Harkee, sir, always taste thing before yeu
put it TO your lips then you wont be chated.F
"Pox darn it, said the couutryman. who
perceived a crowd gathering around, I" shall
be sport for the whole city IL | stay here" So
saying he prudently Withdrew, mutterlng tc
himself that he was the tarnalest fool that svel
was, to give three cents for pint of buttermk
when he could get barrel fall at home fo
nothng.--Neao York Constellation.
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