Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-08-25
a Trip Through the Country.

society and different habits. All want break
in the year-Something to convince them that
they are not mere business or household ami
mails, but that they are individuals With large
capacity for enjoyment, and capable Of being
amused and instructed by woodland notes and
the sight of farms, the sea, green fields, or
wild forests. In Consequence, the great queS-
ton now is: How shall | spend my vaca-
tionW Friend, let US give you the advice
which Dr.. HueIand of Jena, gives on the
subject of travelling, in bis great work, The
Art of Prolonging Life" adding to his advice
the determination to be amused and keep in
good temper the whole holiday through. What
if hotel keepers overcharge thee, friend 2 be
not ve&ed, but make a joke of it, aud the laugh
will do you more good than the extra charge
could do if spent. in physic Look on all
things pleasantly, determined to be pleased,
and the moral effect will be of more value
than the physical and above all, locomotive
swain, take with thee at least onethird more
money than you expect to spend. You can
economise on the way, but it is we'll to have
something to meet contingencies. The learned
doctor tells us =
l. Travelling on foot, or rather on horse
back, is the most heuIthful but when one is
weakly, or undertakes long excursions it is
more advisable to travel in carriage or by
railroad.
2. When one travels in a car, it is very
beneficial always to change the posture that
is, 10 sit sometimes and sometimes to recline
By these means one can best prevent the evils
attending continued riding in this manner,
which are occasioned principally by the joting
being in one direction.
3. Nature will not suffer any sudden tranSi-
tions 1t is therefore improper for people ac-
customed to a sedentary life to undertake sud.
denly journey during wkich they will be ex-
posed to violent joltng The case here is the
same as if one accustomed to drink water
should all at once begin to drink Wine
4. Excursions, the object of which is health
must not be fatiguing but this can be deter,
mined only by difference Of temperament and
constitution. One ought, above all things, to
avoid travelling in the nighttime which, by
interruptng the necessary refreShmeut, check
ing perspiration, and exposing the body to un-
healthy air, is always prejudiciai
). People must not imagine that they may
indulge little more in intemperance when on
a journey. One, however needs not to be too
nice in the choice of food and drink and il is
always best to use the common fare of each
locality. But at any rate the stomach ought
not to be overloaded. BY the motion Of
travelling, the power of the body is too much
divided for the stomach to admit of a large
quantity of food ; and the motion itself by
these means, will become more IA fa'iguing-
People, in particular, should not indulge too
much in heating food and liquors, as is often
the case on journeys for travelling alone acts
as stimulus, and less stimulating nourish-
ment is then required than in a state Of rest
\ want of attention TO this rule may occasion
too violent irritation, inflammation, accumula-
tions Of the blood, &c. 1t is most proper, on
journeys TO eat rather little at a time, but Of
ten to drink more than one eats and to
choose food easy of digestion, yet strongly uu-
trtive, not Of heating nature, and such as
cannot be readily adutcratcd 1t is safest,
therefore, in the country and in small hotels,
to use milk, eggs, we-bakcd bread boiled or
roasted meat, and fruit. Drink water, with
the addition of little lemoniuice If the
water be impure, it may be rendered sweet by
charcoal powder.
6. Avoid immoderate eXerti0u and wasting
of the powers 1t is, however as difficult in
in general to lay down a proper standard of
molten, as of eating and drinking. But ma
ture, in this, has given US a very excellent
guide, a sense of lasstudc, which is here of as
much Importance as the sense Of safety in eat
ing or drinking. WearinesS is nothing else
than the voice Of nature, which tells US that
our stock of powers is exhausted, and that he
who is tired should enjoy repoSe But nature
may, indeed, become lost in habit and We
may be rs sensible of lasSitude as the contin-
ual gIutton is of fullness, especially when the
nerves is overstrained hy stimulating and heat
ing food and drink. There are then, however
other signs to tell US that We have exceeded
the proper measure and | request that to
these the StrcteSt attention may be paid
When one begins to be low-Sprited or defect
ed to yawn often, aud be drowsy, yet at the
same time 20 be incapable of sleeping though
one enjoys rest when the appetite is lost
when the smallest movement occasions a llut-
tering of the pulse, heat, and even trembling
when the mouth becomes dry, and is sensible
Of bitter taste, it is high time To seek re-
freshment and repose if one wishes to prevent
illness already beginning to take place
I. While one is travelling, inSenSible per
spratou may easily be checked and cold is
the principal source of those diseases which
thence arise. 1t is advisable, therefore, to
guard against all sudden transitions from heat
to cold, or the contrary and those who have
great sensibility in the skin, will do we'll when
they go on journey, TO carry thin flannel
shirt along with them
s. Cleanliness, when on travels, is doubly
necessary and, therefore, to wash the body
frequently with cold water is much to be re-
commended. This will contribute also in
great degree, to remove lassitude.
8. During winter or in cold climate, one
may always submit TO greater exercise than
during summer, or in warm climates, where
perspiration exhansts one-half of the strength.
One, also, can undergo more fatigue early in
the morning than in the afternoon