The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-01-31

Taking Cold !9sogonabis HINT In Halls
.ToufasI OF Health find the following sug-
ypative and timely hints:
large number OF fata wiutes diseases r..
sui. from taking c0id, and often from such
slight causes, apparently, to appear IT,
credible to ulany, bat, although the caases
ara various, the result is the same, and arises
from the vocation u, single principle. to
wit: cooling of TOO coon after exercise. Per
aaps this may be more practically instruc-
tive ii individual instances are named wbich,
in the opinion OF those subsequently strsina
advice in tha various stages OF consumption,
were the cause OF the great misiOrtunt; pre-,
missing that when cold is once taken, mar
velously slight causes serve TO increase it Tor
the first few ddyF-eauseS which, under or
binary circumstances even moderately
healthfui systaeu would have easily wsrded
of.
Rachel, the tragedienne, increased the
cold which ended her life by insufficient cloth
ing in the cars, ia travelling from New York
to b oston; such was her own statement. The
immediate caused OF the last illness OF Abbott
Lawrence, the fnsncier and the philsnthro,
pist, was an iniudicious change of clothing.
An eminent clergyman got into C old bad
in midwinta, within fifteen minutes after
preaching an earnest discourse; he was in
stanty chilled, and died within as hours. A
promising ysung teacher walked TWO miles
for exercise, and ON returning to his roOm,it
being considered too late to light fire, sat
for half an hour reading book, and before
he knew it a GILL passed over him. The next
day he had splitting of blood, which was the
beginning of the end.
mother sat sewing tor her children to q
late hour in the night, and noticing that the
FIRE had gone out she concluded to retire to
bed ~ once; but thinking that she could
fGnsh" in few minutes, she forgot the
passing time, until an hour more had passed,
aud she found herself "thoroughly chilled"
and a months illness followed to pay for that
one hour.
Many cold, cough and consumption is
excited into action oy pulling OF the bat or
uyereoat as to men, and the bonnet and shawl
as to wotnen, Immediately or entering the
house in winter, after walk. An Interval
of at least five or ten minutes should be al
lowed for however warm OF CLOSE the apart
ment may appear on first entering, 1t will
seem much less so as at the end of i've min
uias, if the outer garments remain as they
were before entering. Any one who judi
ciously uses this observation will fad null
I'D reward in the course OF lifetime.
You've AMERICA. There is but one gray
head IN the Legislature OF Minnesota. The
sold legy" who writes the fact, adds:
Certainly this State has Suffered much,
and is still suffering, especia lily IN her Judi
cial Departmental for the wont OF that mature
judgment resulting only from a life devoted
TO intellectual pursuits. All the public Off
ces, from the Supreme bench down,are Tiled
with Younger men. Of all the officers, the
Governor is the only one whose head is adorn-
ed with gray hairs You meet gentleman,
whom YOU know to be lawyer, and look
upon him as one who is just beginning to
make for himself name and a reputation,
and the first thing you know you are intro
duoed to- the Chief Justice OF the State!
You meet another-a pleasant companion,
ioyial friend, a young man of PROMISE
when suddenly mutual friend steps up with
"a How me 10 make you acquainted With the
Attorney t&eneraI'
The Mobile Mercury says they have iiquor
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