The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-01-11
SeaSOnable Hints About Personal Com.
fort.

ing newspaper inside O. it. The paper Is
impervious to the wind and cold air from
outside, and prevents the rapid escape of the
warm air beneath it. The body will hold a
great deal more heat than it gets from its
own furnaces. The stomach is a furnace and
our food is the fuel. 1t keeps up uniform
temperature in the blood equal to about 9S
/ OF Farenheits thermometer II the stomach
could consume food fast enough to maintain
, that heat, the body could not be frozen Dy
any extreme of cold. But in proportion to
the severity of the cold to which the body is
exposed, is the rapidity with which it loses.
make hot blaze much sooner than others.
as brandy. To put brandy in the stomach is
like putting pitch under a steam boiler. 1t
soon burns out, and the greater heat I'M lures
the furnace. On going out of a warm room,
the body will Immediately begin to lose its
heat, and it must part with certain number
of degrees before it can begin to feel cold
| The direction has sometimes been given
"Don't hug the stove if you are going to Set
out on a cold Journey" But experience says
do hug it. Get in as many degrees of
"'"' d" lou N"i ediI ', IL IL Is OUV 1HtH
wrap Yourself up well, and you can econo-
mize these 800 degrees through long ride.
But if You had only taken 100 degrees at the
start, they would have been exhausted mid
way OF the journey, and then you would have
begun to feel cold. Nevertheless, it is an
unhealthy habit to accustom ones self on Or
binary occasions to more heat than is actual
y nreGed. One may easily get the habit Of
requiring two or three more blankets on
bed than are necessary. Some families will
burn twice the fuel that others do, and enjoy
less comfort.
The cxtremities of the body get cold first,
often to painful degree, while the trunk is
warm. Bot So ,ong as the trunk keeps warm
IN a person of common vigorous health, there
IS little fear of "ca,ching cold" by aching
toes Or fingers: In rail Car riding, it is much
safer to let the toes ache thar to allow the
lungs 10 feed on the foul air around the stove
When YOU set out on winter journey, if you
are liable TO suffer from cold toes which ma
ny 90 III spite Of "rubbcr>." fold a piece of
newspaper over your stocking. which YOU
can readily do, if YOUR boots or Shoes are not
irralionally tight. This is better than rub
hcrS. which a,t. in fact. very cold comfort
erS IN extreme, while they make the feet
sweat IN moderate weather. The main use
OF INDIA rubber over shoes is to keep out
water. and for that. they are second only to
4 stout. waterproof. cali-skin boot There
is not a more viIlainouSlv unwhu.esome arti-
clc of wear male than the high topped rub
Der boot. Il makes the foot tender. especial
Iy in children. giving an ugly gait. ard when
left of in any weather, the wearor is liable to
catch cold"
In winter. Traveller occasionally finds in
hotel Il deficiency Of bed covering or in the
>rn>l'lveness of disease. he may require
more than in health. The newspaper for
which he paid two cents on the cars. spread
under the upper cover. will be equal to an
additional blanket \ piece Of silk oil co;h:,
stitched in the folds of :. shawl, is more hex
lhie than the paper. and will last whole
winter. 1t has the advantage of securing in
ward warmth without the additional weight
of a thicker garment. The constitutional Vi
vacitv and temper of 4 person has mach to
do with his endurance Of cold For this Vi
vac!ty IS sort Of nervous fire that lessons
the scnsib!lity to outward impressions. An
indifferent. milk-and-watcr person, without
en.rg, and force. is at the mercy of every
blast that sweeps around the corner He,
and especially she. has no defense but to
wear dozen shaw> during the day. and
Sleep under a bale of blankets at night
Orc without any mental purpose. (undoubt-
rdlv there are such.) though in vigorous
health. is much more liable to catch cold than
spirited. delicate body. bent on some posi-
tive pursuit.