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q uttstanses only bys ID eanss sof Slat hine. Tba
necessity 81 efothins al 4 osft "a ,yfii
notintef effefe With the process, as during tfbs
nights, Hon the stemp perattre Is lowest, and
noeaiorie;is enyolvsd by action, tits body can
be exposed. .sIf we were exposed TO GO ID only,
hemight then suffer fom heat, bu. he is eansl.
ly armed against'both.
'The experiment In regard to tempera turess
includes, that other experiment which has hith
erto been the extreme point completed by in.
novators--the free admission of oxygen. 1t is
not merely tho affording scope to the skin TO
take life from the air, but the hardening of the
muscles to increase life. Perhaps, after oil,
the Bsar. .saFkers, were no myth. Perhaps the
energy Of the Romans may be traced to the
clothing or want ofit Of the children, record
in the ceremony of the induction of tho virile
garb In the tombs Of their masters, the Etrus.
cons, as in those of Asia Minor, children are
represented absolutely naked until twelve
years. sMe refer the character of nations 10
climate. and forget clothing, by which we can
forget clothing, by which we can get every
climate. The child may DO killed by brick.
bat but he has no moro to fear from disease
than q calf or foal for this life according to
nature, using the elements for health and
strength which, when misused, arc those of
destruction and yet the experiment will be
barren, for judy ements cannot be conveyed by
result.
"Dec. 2s,-Last night he slept under the
clothes, in the ordinary way, In the morning
his color was gone. Contrasted with the US.
| ual appearance, he was like lantern without
| the light On two occasions of nights par
ticuarly cold, when he was in his naked statc
longer than usual, the briliancy of his color
and the livelincss of his action was remarked
by those who saw him.
In reference to the foregoing, the following
| extract from letter addressed to the father Of
the child by gentleman in the medical pro-
fcssion will be read with interest : 81 concur
with DR.. B. thatif you were obliged to prac.
ticc rs n physician. you would be another
Davey Of LicbiE I am reminded Of Abra.
hams submission and obedience to the Divine
will bysYour pLilnnthropic spirit in expert
mcnting your own child for the good of man
kind. Your success is thcgrent reward. You
have given mich nlatterfor the consideration
of medical mon in the facts set forth cau
now understand tho wise motive in the Gus
tom Of northern nations, among whom there b
I a vapor- bath in every house.
Nurses know that children from their
birth get daily cold bath, ore stronger and
healthier than those who do not. Water
whether Mt higlror low temperature. gives a
greater shock to sensitiliey than mir: Many q
| tcnderly reared officer, who succumbed to the
inclenency of the weather in the huts before
Scbastopol, might have been living now had
his mother ncted more upon your plan. DR..
Dods, IN American, says lie who cannot rea-
son is n fool; be who aares not is coward !;
he who will not is big OF but he who can,
darcs, md will reason, is n man. But say
that he who has confidence in his reasonings
faith in himself, and courage to act upon his
conclusions, is n man ofstrong mind and noble
soul. fearless md firm. :. You prove to be- all
that and more you ore prudent and eau
tious, for 4 the Child should suffer from cold or
Group you have ready remedy ina bath at
1lS degrees"