Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-12-02
HOW TO GET SICK.

HOW TO GET SICK.
R. H. NJ. writes: Il slept in room one
night which had been washed out during the
day, and was not quite dry. [ awoke next
morning with a sore throat which has con
tinued ever SINCE" The result is, he has
had to abandon his theological studies, and
place himself under treatment, after having
lost two years time.
H. NJ. writes: Il went to sleep on warm
day on the top of an ice box, and have nev.
er been we'll since. He shortly after died
Of consumption.
T. H. took a very severe cold, conversa-
ment to preach, and he felt that he must full
fl it. He made the attempt but the utter
ance was attended with pricking pain in
the throat, and then dull hurting came on
in throat, with subsequent ''hemming" and
fruitless "clearing." He was permanently
disabled.
A modest man walked until quite fatigued,
and perspiring freely, entered an omnibus,
and sat next to lady who opened window
to get some fresh air for herself He soon
become chilled and was i'll for three weeks
FL. P. got up at night and hoisted the
window to look at a burning house; the cold
darted in on the unprotected boyd, just from
warm bed. A twelve months illness re-
suited in dropsy.
summers day, Immediately took off his coat
and hat, and sat in the open window, look
ing out upon beautiful garden, over which
the ocean breezes came to fan him. Before
he was aware Of it he was attacked with in
fammation of the lungs, and died within a
week;
Il delicate young lady, an invalid, a pa
tient of ours, in an excursion with several
others, was ''overtaken" by nightfall, and
by young gentleman. They were in a
boat, and the boat was in the mud, the tide
having gone out on visit to the sea, and
''there they were,'' mile from shore, and
several miles from home; that mile was ex-
traordinarily long and short. Only think
of it A whole mile over a Jersey flat =
covered with water, mud and bulrushes-
carrying in the arms young lady Of eigh-
teen, with one of the sweetest voices, faces
and forms to be seen in or out Of jersey
Bespattered with mud, dripping with fog
and dew slush, steaming with perspiration,
and wearied with hunger, thirst and fatigue,
delighted and excited with the novelty Of
the thing, they reached home at midnight
The next day she sdidn't have anything the
matter with her at all" Why? She had
taken lessons of u.s. Instead of pulling of
her bonnet and shawl, and sitting in COO
place, or instead of undressing at once, anc
thus letting the air check the perspiration
she went into a warm room, closed the doors
and windows at the same moment, laid a
side the garments one by one at intervals
and when cooled off, in the course of half al
hour, retired to sound sleep and a healthfu
awakening.
Another man rode three miles with lit
tie child sleeping in his lap, which, pressing
against his stomach, caused unusual warmth
there. It was chill, raw November even
ing. In walking hundred yards to thu
house, the child moving slowly and the win(
blowing, the whole abdomen was chilled il
moment. The next morning he awok,
Will GuG OluluOuS pdllo VI elltoucotl lludu
nation, which is so often fatal in three o.
four days.
A man had accounts to draw off in mid
winter Itwas cold night. He was great
ly Interested; time went, and the fire too
He felt little chilly, but thought he woule
soon be done; that it was not worth while
to rebuild the fire. It was near one o'clock
before he left for home, and he reached i
most thoroughly chilled. Next morning h'
had pneumonia and never got we'll.
Remaining arrest for hours in a cold room
in raw, cold, damp weather, is enoug b te
kill three men out of four by bringing or
congestion of the lungs, lung fever, or infam
nation of the lungs. Clergymen and law.
yers often sacrifice their lives by speaking
in warm rooms; the body debilitated by the
effert; the skin in state of perspiration
the lungs all heated up; and thus hungry
tired, and depressed in body and mind, &C
out into the cool air to ride or walk home
and to die in the very bloom Of health and
manhood. d.-HulPs Journal of Health.
~Old friends are best King James
used to call for his old shoes-they were
easiest to his feet.
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