The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-12-25
Noti Abant brc,g.

One or the graves: mistakes in our
drcss is the very Tin covering Of our
arms and LES. No Psychologist car
doub; that the eSremltios require as
much covering as the body. A fruitful
source of disease. Of congestion IN the
head, chest and abdomen, is found in
the nakedness of the arms and logs,
which prevents lair distribution of the
blood.
A young lady has just asked me what
she can do for her very thin arms. She
says she iSsihOmel of them. | felt Of
them through the thin lace covering.
and foaOd them freezing cold. | asked
her what she supposed would make mus
cos grow? ESescise, she. ,feplel,-,
sCcFid1lys but KeseiAe n kSA them
alll e 1f6fq ld6a.
SIX months oil vigorous cxoTcl6o would
do less to give those naked, cold arms
circulation, than would q single month
were they warmly clad,
The value Of exercise depends upon
the temperature ortbe muscles. A cold
synasium s Improbable lis tomper
AZURE should be between sixty and soy.
enly or tie limbs should be warmly
clothed. | know that our servant girls
and blacksmilhs, BY constant and yigcr.
Gus exercise have Isrgcerm', in spite Of
their nakedness Aud il young ladies'
will labor as hard from morning I'LL night
as do these useful classes, obey moy have
as Gne aims, but even then it il Doubtful
il they would get rid Of their COMPOSITIONS
in tho head, lungs and stomach, wi:hou.
more dress upon tie arms aud legs.
Perfect heal h depends upon psrfse,
cimulalion. Every living thing thai has
the latter has the former. Put your
hand under your dress aud upon you.
body, Now put your hand upon your
arm. lfyou find that the body Is warn.
er than the arm, YOU have lost the cqui.
librium Of cireglolion. The head hCs
too much blood, Producing headache or
Ssnse Of f1Inessi or the chest has too
much blood, producing cough, rapid
breathing, pain in the side or paIpitation
Of lhe heart; or the stomach has TOO
mucr-bIood producing indigestion, or the
liver has too much blood, producing
some disturbance; OF the bowels have
too much blood producing constipation
or diarhoa. ANY or all Of these diff
rui'itgsrs TaaprrGs5E ftGey6i oy IN
mersion of the feet or hands 10 hot water
and they are permanently relieved by
such dress and exercise of the eEtreni.
ties as will make tho derivation perma,
nent
Agaip i,5sr, ihc rG:rami,i4s 'sqafs
% much clothing as tho body. Women
should dress their arms and legs with
one or two thickncssos Of kat wooden
garments which Ct hem. The absurdi.
ty of loose flowing sleeves aud wide
eprc,i skirts, will not di,CuH
Do you ask why Tho les and arms nay
not become accustomed to exposure like
the face? | answer, God has provided
Tue lace with an immense circulation DO.
'suse it must ba exposed.
A Distinguished physician of Paris de-
Shared just before his death, IL believe
hat during The lwenly.siz years have
praoticel my profession in this city,
weniy thousand children have been
borne 20 tbs cemeteries sacrifice 10 the |
absurd custom Of naked arms" Whom
IN Hnrvorl, many years ogo, | heard
The distinguished DR.. J, O. Warren say, !
Boston sacrifices five hundred babies
every year by not clothirg their arms,
Those little arms should have thick knit,
WOODEN, warm sleeves extending from
The ahoulios to the hand, - bio Le,oiS,
Nd. /