New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-11
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Coon ADVICE Keep the head cool, tie body
VAN, and feet dry, and you may be able to with
stand the effect Of this sudden change in the stnos
phere fri mid Indian Summer to north east rain
storm, and from that to a cold, clustering North
wester, with very strong prospect that the ea'th
now. after loDg-protraced noness, is to put on the
rgtrs Of Winter and from this time forward it may
bs difficult TO keep any part Of our advice.
First, becsu G fashion eIcumbers the head OF man
with such a covering that only his ears keep cool;
while Of the head of woman, only the back part Is
kept VAIN.
second, only the upper part off the body can be kept
VAIN ybie in the street, of either men, women or
children because all the furs and shawls, and cloaks
and tppets and mufiers, and comforteis, are pied
upon Tire shoulders, just though that was the only
pant Of the body to be kept warm willis, on the con-
tsry Il is only the vals that require extra covering
In tie house, boSever cold the weather, woman
fashion is 20 90 with neck and shoulders all exposed
to TIE air, 90 that in passing from heated room
through cold hall or for few minutes into room
without FIRE, che cannot keep the BODY warm.
Tia cause of 30 much disease and death among
children ia certainly, in pst, owing to the fashion Of
dress. Look at the bsre-egged obocens, martyrs to
tbelr mothers false p,ide dressed only in manner
becoming to South.Ses Islanders! They viii take
cold and die. but don't compain-it is not Pow
derce tbs. kills them; it Is their own mothers They
do NOT dress them 10 withstand such change IN the
atmosphere as this that is now upon u.s.
Thirdly. keep the feet dry. How Wear rnoosrs
Yea Sir when YOU have got them. But how often
are wa All caught out witsout those very necessary
nytiolas To keep the feet dry. And who can Keep
them NV without. since fashion bids Us wear cloth
shoes with spoDge soles7
And then our streets, whenever 1t rams, are aot
Only wet bat worse than wet they are 60 flu OF mud
That while the sidewalks may DO 80 dry Thai ruooers
are uppeot ssary and uncomfortable, the pavement
cannot he creased dry shod.
With fashion sgainst then, how can the rich keep
our advice With poverty expressing so many !aa'
they can hardly get food to eat or FIRE to warm now
can he poor keep the head cool, the body warm OF
feet d,y7 Nevertheless, the sdvice Is good ana by
Few viii in q measure be followed.
w. G. Dix, late Of the American Legation In Peru
win lecture onight at Hope Chapel, on the spanish
Power IN America.
Mr. Collins Lectures this evening Of Hope Chapel
upon the Molten Condition Of the Interior Of the
Earth and Volcanic Action generally" An in crest
ng subject.
WHAT THY CsUScILsES DID.-0n motion of Mr..
Seely Geo II. L. Lynch was resppOilted Commits
siorer CT Deeds. II viii be remembered that Mr.
Lynch was recently deprived Of the Office Of Clerk In
the suterior Court, on account Of deficiency In hls
sccouI e to the smoun. OF $4,000, there.bouts
TIE greater part OF RS evening was taken up in the
CHM it,ee Of the Whole bu. what was said and wha
wss done would be oificu 70 tel for the Chairman
kr. C. Cooper, Wa 20 spGring Of the ssvel that e.
the reporters table only b' snatcbes OF the deo.ie'
could 10 heard In the course Of debsts on ncreas
Ing the salaries Of the Clnks Of he Heads Of Dep.s
usp,.. Mr. EoOre said that be knew, for fsot that
AM. Dewey has pad tie sssd o. a certain Depart
ss. o. 500 to 10 setsieed "a block and PaIp nsts'