The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-11-24
How HscOu1c Get Gold.

Not Nv tumblinI INTO the river AMI drag
rlnc home wet as a drowned rat not by be-
ing pitched into mud. or spilled ont into the
snow IN siriyhin" time : rot bv walking for
hours over shoe top in the mud: not bv soak
inc in the ram with"nt an umbrella: not h,
scrubbiny the floor until the unnameablc
sticks to vou Ike a wei rag: not hv hoeInS
potatoes until Won are in a lathcr OF swrn:;
not hy trying 10 head pig in mi1-winter,
and induce him to run the other way. for he
won't do anv such thing: not by steaminc
over the wash tub; not bv e>sayinc to teach
Bnllv TO make minre pies for Christmas.
when Won don't know Yourself, and then
worry Yourself into persrira'ion because
the pies stick to the pan. and come ont in
mass. for.et'inS that tn" pie.pans. like reo
ple are rather better FIR Trca>inc. alias soft,
soap these are not the things which give
people colds ard vet people are all the time
ieI,in. us how they " caught their cold hv
exposure"
The time for taking cold is af:cr your ex-
crci>e the p|are is in your own house, or
office. or counting house.
Ii Is not the act of exercise which gives
the cold, but it is the getting cool too quick
after exercising. For example. YOU walk
very fast TO get to the railroad station. or TO
,he ferry. or to catch the onnibus or to make
time for an appointment: vonr mind being
ahead of Won. vour body make an ovrr-elort
TO keep M with it. and when YOU get to the
desired spot. Won raise yonr hat and find
Yourself in a perspira'ion Won take a seat
and freIin. quite comfortable as to the tenn
rcraturr. vou begin to talk with friend. or
to read newspaper. and before yon are a.
ware of it, Won experience a sensation of
rhillncss and he Ming Is done: YOU look
round to where the cold comes from. and
find a window open or a door. or that YOU
have taken a seat at the tor ward part of the
..ar and moving against rie wind strong
draucht is made through the crevcts. Or
NAV be- you meet friend at street corner.
who wan Ell loan. and was quite compliment
tary. almost loving: YOU did not like to be
too rude N the delivery of the two lettercd
mono>vllabl". and while Won were contrivinc
to be truthful. polite, AMI s,tr, all at the same
time. on comes the chilly feeling from a raw
wind at the street corner or the slosh of
mud and water in which. for the first time.
Won noticed vonr>clf standing.
H..-. - ...., hid ,,(
exercise do not stand for a moment at street
corner for any body or any thing: nor at an
open door or window When YOU have been
exercising in any way whatever, winter or
summer. 90 home at once, or to some
sheltered place, and however warm the room
may tc. do not at once pull off your hat and
cloak. but wait while, some five minutes or
more. and lay aside one at a time thus act
ing. cold is impossible. Notice a moment ::
when YOU return from brisk walk and on.
ter warm room, raise YOUR hat. and the fore
head will be moist let the hat remain few
moments and feel the forehead again. and il
will be dry. showing that the room is actual
lv cooler than vour body. and that with your
ou'-Ofdoor clotling on. Won have cooled off
.uil soon. Among the sevcrest colds | have
known men TO take. were the result of sit
TIN" down to meal in cold room. after
walk or being engaged in writing. have let
The ire 90 out. and their first almonition of
H. was that creeping chlliness which is the
oruinarv forernnner Of a severe cold. Per-
sons nave lost their lives by writing or read
III" IN room where there was no fire. al.
1hon"h the weather outside was ratbcr ,o,n-
Portable. Sleeping in rooms long unust d has
destroyed The lIfe OF many visitor and friend
Our splendid parlors, and our nice snare
rooms. he' to enrich many doctor.