The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-05-24

Nh' N"Hl'"li, aCeiCpTatcu FTchCH WTltcT III
his manuel Annuairc dc Saute," makes the
following remarks on the causes of Diseases,
which are well worthy of attention:
Among the causes of disease he cnumer-
| ates:
/. The introduction of foreign bodies into
the organism dust, prickles, the down of
plants or ofgrains. etc.
2. PoisonS or substances which so far from
being adapted to assimilation and the develop.
| ncnt of the organic tissues, combine with
them only to deSorganzc and destroy.
3. Long. continued excuses of heat and
| cold or sudden transitions from one tenn
| perature to another.
i. lmpurity Of air: for-he says-the most
| tIifling alteration in the constitution or at
lnosphere causes Il disturbance Of the regular
, functions Of the organs.
S. lnsuicicncy of food this does not APP
| ply with the same force here as in Europel
and the bad quality and adutcration of the
alimentarr substances.
| +. Privalions and excuses of all kinds.
1. External and internal paraSitism, and
especially intestinal worms. NJ. Rlspail
asciibcs ''parasilisln of the infinitely small"
as the cause Of nine-tonths of our diseases.
8. lie finally ranks among aids to it, if
not causes Of illness, moral maladies violent
impressions, wounded affections, deceived
hopes. disappointed ambition, WEAKNESS, and
| despair.
But important as it is to know why we are
sick, 1t is still more so to learn to keep we'll
Here are some of his terse and scntcntous
| hygienic maxms
Weare not fully prepared to indorsc them
| all as sound, but can trust them with our
| discriminating readers:
l. Choose dwelling place exposed to the
| sun, but sheltered from the noXious cmana-
tons OF swamps, bitches, rivers, gasworks,
and factories.
| 2. Never live in basement if you can help
it.
3. Let your dwelling room be high. and
look to amy point OF compass but the north.
i. Do not turn your bedroom into work.
room or kitchen. Keep one window a,
least III it open all day. Keep nothing in
it which emis doors, agreca bic or otherwise
| Danish even flowers. Have no paintings on
the walls no hangings to the bed, and no
| furniture III the room except the bed, the
washstanI, and two chairs. Sleep on hard
mattress. Wash your bedstcadS frequently
with camphoratcd brandy. Have fire in
your bedroom from time to time and burn
vinegar on u red, hot plate. Let your bed
be VIII aired every day.
D. Change your body linen night and morn
ing. Let your clothes be made wide AMI
easy. Leave off chimney pot hats and era
rals The first press on the brow and chill
| the brain, the second impede the respiration.
Ladies, beware of tight drcs>es--they are
destructive. Wear a light broad brilnnrd
straw hat. Bathc frequently.
| u. Good cheer is one of the chief pcrserva-
| tivcS ofhcal:h. Keep regular hours for your
meals. Eat and drink III moderation: vary
youI dishes. Never force yourself 10 eat if
you have no appetite Rest yourself half AN
hour after each meal; then take some bodily
exercise. The best bread for a hardworklng
man is made Of a mixture of rye, barley, aud
wheat; fine wheaton bread is more adapted
for men of scd,ntary occupations. A good
>avory pO'tdge Uhe French pot-uu-ieu, for
which see Soyer,) is one of the most nutritivc
aud whole sumo dishes, particularly for
weak stomach. Here also NJ. Raspail very
warmly recommends spices, pickles, and
condiments in general, of which he says one
should always have good supply. We can
not JON him in this recommendations.
I. Use spring water or well filtered river
water for drink and for cooling. There are
many diseases that arise entirely from the
use of unwholcsome water. Never drink
water out of Il ditch or pool you can possibly
help it. You may swallow umwiltingly
small lceches even.
s. Iousekecpcrs, have all your copper
vessels timed on the inside. Let your spoons
and forks be of silver, of tin, or of timed
iron, but on no account of German silver, or
ofany other of the multinamcd compositions
pretending to initiate, or to he substitutes for
gold and silver. The art of preparing a sub
stance that Shall in every way replace gold
and silver remains as yet to be discovered
Keep your kitchens and dining.rooms scru.
pulously clean. A clean kitchen is, in nine
and-thlee-quarter cases out of ten, the
criterion of a clean housewife and a happy
household.
9. Rise IN the morning as soon as you
awake, and go to bed at night as soon as you
feel that it requires Strong effort to keep
awake.
10. Finally. guard against the suggestions
Of hatred and the ALTERATIONS Of love. Avoid
enervating pursuits and expensive pleasures
BE angry as seldom as every you can. Never
60 to law. BE economical never avariciolis
Work, wash and pray. So shall you live to
a good old age, and your death at last be but
an extinction of vitality, without pain or suf-
lering.