Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-04-18
Checking PerspiratiOn.

A Boston merchant, in lending q hand :"
on board Of one of his ships, on q windy day,
found himself, at the end of an hour and a
half, pretty well exhausted and perspring tree
IL. He sat down to rest. The cool wind from
the sea was delightful, and engaging in con-
versaton time passed faster than be was aware
Of In attempting to rise, he found he was
unable to do so, without assistance. He was
taken home aud put to bed, where he remain
ed two years, and for long time afterwards
conld only hobble about with the aid Of q
crutch Less exposures than this have, in
constitutions not SO vigorous, resulted in in-
aammation OF the lungs, pneumonia" ending
in death in less than week, or causing tedI-
ous rheumatismS, TO be source Of torture for
q lifetime Multitudcs OF lives would be saved
every year, aud an incalculable amount of hu-
man suffering would be prevented, if parents
would begin to explain to their children at the
age of three or fonr years, the danger which
attends cooling off too quickly after exercise,
and the Importance Of not standing still after
exercise, or work, or play, or Of remaining ex-
posed to wind, or of sitting ct an open win
dow or door, or pulling OF any garment. even
the hat or bonnet, while in q heat 1t should
be remembered by ALL that cold never comes
without q cause, and that in four times out Of
FIVE, it is the result Of leaving off exercise too
suddenly, or OF remaining still in the wind, or
in cooler atmosphere than that in which the
exercise has been taken.
The colder the weather, the more need is
there, in coming into the house, to keep on all
the clothing, except India rnbbers or damp
shoes for several minutes afterwards Very
-, Ian taI III loo ciyty, fi,,.
degrees when the Thermometer is within twenty
degrees of zero, while the temperature of the
body is always at ninety.eight in health; so
that if a man comes into a room which is thirty
degrees colder than his body, he will rapidly
cool off, 100 much So often, il the external
clothing is not removed
1t is not necessary that the perspiration be
visible; any exercise which excites the crcu-
ation beyond what is natural, causes proper
tional increase Of pcrspiration, the sudden
checking of which induces dangerous diseases,
ana certain death, every day.-Eq!FS Journal
Of HgaHA
The above is true and important. We will
add that the danger OF cooling off too rapidly
is as great in hot weather and in tropical eli
mates, as il is in winter, and in cool latitudcs.
The fatal fcyerS of hot climates, are chiefly
owing to this cause. We learned this in the
East Indies, more than forty years ago. Tne
average temperature at Batavia, or Java, VIC
found to be upwards OF ninety degrees. And
Men. for the first time. we learned the necesSi-
ty OF wearing flannel next to the skin, to pre-,
vent checking persp;ration too suddenly. No
European or American resident there, can dis
pcase with them. No one walks in the sun
shine A ride in carriages, aud raise an um-
brel}a on allght;ng, before entering their hotels.
And then the first thing is to pat on q thick
coat worn at no other time, aud walk the
room moderately for some minutes to prevent
too sudden 4 check to tie pcrspraton-
Strangers neglectiag this precaution commonly
fall into fever. and often die in less than
two days.-Edior Principia.