The Placer herald., 1856-07-19
NUMBER IS.

are but an indifferent protection. Well, then
after the jackets and drawers are on, and the
woolen hose, there is nothing to hinder the
perfection of the dress after the usual mod e.
The woman is on the direct road to preserva-
ton, and no damage is done to her looks.
Expose to the air daily As preparation
for this, put the feet, already enclosen in
woolen hose (premising still that the season
is winter,) in thick soed shoes, or regular
Wellington boots. The thin slippers, and
the thin cold rubbers beneath are not enough
A better conductor Of caloric could hardly
be found than they combine to produce. Be-
sides, the rubber confines the moisture of the
foot, and every moment it is worn, the worse
1t becomes, until the connection Of the foot
with the beneath is almost direct as if no me-
dium interposed. We would not discourage
rubbers over thick shoes, to be worn during
brief passages. They are very useful and con-
venient, but they never should be relied on
as the main protection of the feet.
Having the feet we'll protected, pay the
next attention to the chest The chest is the
repository of the vital organs. There abide
the heart and lungs. 1t is from the impress
sion made upon these organs through the
skin that the shiver comes 1t is natures
quake the alarm bell at the onset of dan
ger. woman never shivers from the eff
ect of cold upon her limbs and hands; but let
the cold strike through her clothing upon
her chest, and off 90 her teeth in chatter,
and the whole organism is in commotion.
One sudden and severe impression of cold up
on the chest has slain its tens of thousands.
Therefore, while the feet are well looked af-
ter, never forget the chest. These points
attended to, the natural connections of dress
will supply the rest, and the woman is ready
for the air Now let her visit her neighbors,
60 shopping, call upon the poor, and walk
for the good of it or the fun of it.
Keep away from the stove or the register.
Air that isdry or burnt, more or less charged
with the gasses evolved by the consumption
of fuel, is poison Go up stairs and make
the beds with mittens on. Fly around the
house like mad and veniIate the rooms. Don't
sit pent up in a single room with double win
dows. Fruit will not retain its full form and
flavor IN alright cans; neither will woman.
They need air. If the shiver comes on in these
operations, 90 directly and put on some more
about the chest.
Thus much for the winter treatment
Generally, for the other seasons of the year
adapt the clothing to every change of tenn
perature. This may require modification Of
the dress four or five times a day, but it
pays. Ours is a versatile climate, and if we
are fit to live in it or must live in it, we
must take it as it is and make the best of it,
and the way to make the best of it is by
placing more or less between the atmosphere
and the skin.
Again, do not live in dark rooms Light
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living thing, vegetable or animal, can enjoy
health in darkness. Light is almost as nee
essary as air, and brown tan is far prefera-
BILE, even as matter of beauty, to sickly
paleness of complexion.
Thus much for the physical means of pres-
crvation. There are moral means no less i'm
portant. Every woman should be married
to an excellent man Mlarriage, it is true brings
care and ware, but it is the ring THAT 10 worn
that keeps bright, and the watch that lies
still unwound that gets out of order.) The
sweet sympathies evovled in the relations of
the family, the new energies developed by
new responsibilities, the new compehsations
secured for all outlays of strength, bring
about delightful play of the heart and in
tellect, which, in their reaction upon the
body; produce an effect that is nothing less
than preservation. There is higher moral
power than this-one which we speak of So
berly and honestly. No one is completely
armed against the encroaching ills of life,
who has in his heart no place for religion.
The calmness, the patience, the JOY and the
hope that are in possession of a woman whose
heart is right in its highest relation can nev-
er fail to preserve and heighten every person.
al power and charm that she possesses
There you have the receipt. Some of it is
in sportive form, but it is none the less sober
truth. 1t has within it cure for many
dsease-the preventative for more. 1t night
be made longer, but when we see its prescIip-
tons universally adopted, it will be time to
bring forward the remainder