Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-02-17
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the fashion," II is sometimes said; and not
few whom we meet with appear to believe
the maxim true. Colds are very much in
fashion nowadays; we find few people who
are so questionable as TO be entirely without
them. Yet there few who seldom suffer.
Perhaps they were educated wrong l will
therefore mention method by which near
ly every individual may be so trained as 10
take cold readily.
Let him be Kept. during the first years Of
his life. in very warm room. without ever
going on, fit Let him wear cap during
the FIRST months and be tightly bandaeed. -
Let no waller touch him except what is quite
warm. nor even then wi,hout little spirit or
some other drug mixed with il, and never,
in any event, wash any thing but its hands.
Let him be dressed constantly in flannel.
even IN midsummer. Let him sleep In a
feather bed with his parents; and see that
his headand face arecompletely covered. and
be sure 10 let him sleep. always, where both
fire and lamp are burning.
| When he is little older, and begins to
take solid food. see that his food is as no, as
he can swallow il. Do not let him gosinio
the monstrous habit OF eating cold food
True he will naturally prefer il. but never
mind that Both children and adults prefer
many things that are bad for them, il is said :,
and is not this a sufficient reasonfor you'll
Let his drink also be hot. and aromatic il pos
sible. Or at all events let il be Of a Kind
which is calculated to induce free perspira-
ton, such as tea, chocolate. or warmed tod
dy See that he goes out but little. and il at
all. that he is well wrapped in flannel. You
must get him rocking horse. SC. that hs
may prefer TO play in the house DO you
not know that ii he goes out he will ineyila-
bly, be sun burnt2 A drop or two OF rain
may also fall on him; or he may get his
hands into cold water; or perhaps wet his
feet II he goes to school. or 10 church.
you should by all means get up horses and
carriage for him. and should be well pro,cc,-
ed from the air.
As he advances through childhood. If you
find that consultation. naturally strong, re-
ss,s. violently all your efforts. still do not 10
discouraged. Persevere in your coursc.--
Remember that the husbandman hath long
patience. and waiteih for the early and latter
rain TO bring forth the appropriate fruits OF
his labor. You can hardly expect TO SOW To.
day and reap tomorrow. Above all do no,
lay aside the flannel. the no, food, the hot
drink, or the feather bed; and do not suffer
him to wash in cold water
/, IL you perceive indications OF success--if
your child begins 10 shuttle occasionally. to
have red eyes. or little deafness. IL his
skin feels dry and hot. and his breath is f.
verish-you have now an opportunity OF d.
ing your work much faster than ever before
DO not call physician-any body can doc
, tor for cold Do not diminish his food
stuff cold" you know. Make him ent all
you can; and if his appetite fails increase it
with something gently bitter. You eau
cheat him TO take bt,ers. for once. by dis
: guising them in sugar or something Of 4.
/ kind Ply him well with hot stmulat
drinks. Of which hot toddy is the best IT,:
common tea. or even sage tea. will answer.
Ionly contriye TO heat his system all you can
OCCASIONAL induce profuse perspiraion.--
Above all, guard against any thing which
} favors moderate and equal perspiration.
+ and against abstinence and cool water, for
these might throw of the cold Immediately !;
, and what then would become Of your skill al
curing2
e Extraordinary Cold Weather IN the ITesi.
"A correspondent Of the United States Ga
zette. writing from Vandalia. ILL., gives the
following gio,ciag description of the wealth
Ell which he experienced on his journey
u from Vincennes TO that place:
e Even in the Canadas | never expert
Q enced such cold weather. On the prairics
there is no snow. but the wind is freezing
beyond description. Many Of the inhabi,-
= ants are cut off from their wood and their
D mills, by ice and high water &c. have
e seen men, women and children. with their
d ears, fingers, &c. frozen. and many with
. their feet so as to make them cripples for
life; one old lady who had her feet SO FROST
ed as to have the flesh cleave from The bones.
y And on the night Of the 22d there was two
l. men attempting to cross the large prairie.
/ near the Kaskaskia river. on horses, and
: loosing their path, land as they Term ii here.
getting out Of sight of land) and after get
ting discouraged and nearly fozen. and see
J, ing no chance Of getting out Of the prairies
i until light, they concluded the only chance
e they had. was to kill their horses. take out
i their entrails. and take lodging 10 the car
cases while warm. Sc. They killed and
prepared one of the horses. while in SO do
: ing they lost the only knife they had. consc-
i quently they both had TO make the best Of
+ the one poor animal slain, the other tied 10
!. his foot. they both using the warmth Of the
horse to the best advantage; before morning
one of them became liieless, the other hay-
ing a better chance. when light he was bare
Is able to get on the nearly liieles animal.
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