The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-01-31

Farmers wives lose health and life
every year, in one Of two ways: by
busymg themselves in n warm kitchen
until weary, and then throwing them
selves on a bed or sofa, without cover
ing, and perhaps in a room without fire :
or by removing the outer clothing, and
perhaps changing the dress for more
common one, as soon as they enter the
house af-er walking or working. The
rule should be lnvariable to 20 at once
to warm room and keep on all the
clothing at least for five or len minutes,
until tie forehead is perfectly dry. In
all wcathers, if you have to walk and
ride on any occasion, do the riding first.
An engineer, in the vigor of manhood,
brought upon himself an incurablc
disease through cold taken by stand
ING Oh zinc floor as soon as he left his
bed in the morning, while he washed
| himself. Many a farmers wife or
daugh cr has lost her life by standing on
a damp floor for hours together on wash
ing-days.
a yoapg lady, the only daughter of a
rich ci izcn, stood an hour on the damp
grass, while lis ening to the music in
the Central Park the next day she was
attacked with inilannna ion of the lungs,
Of which she died within a week.
An cs Unable lady, a farmers wife.
busted herself in household affairs on a
Summers day; late in the afternoon,
having perspired 4 good deal, and l'eing
weary, she rode to town in an open
vehicle to do some slipping; finding
herself u Ii. tie chilly, she walked rapidly
on leaving her carriage, and soon became
comfortably warm again. While shop
ping 1t raincd. After the shower, she
started homeward in cool wind this
checked the Precipitation he second time,
and with all available precautions she
reached home, chilled through and
through, and died The victim Of con-
sumption within ,ho year.
y farmers daughter event n berry
ing :" the ground was fat and little
marshy her shoes were tim, and by
the excitement Of company she remained
several hours. She Was i'll next day.
Four years later she stated TO her
Iii SiN''siI tAitt SlC liah IipI seen u WclI
hour since. She was then in the last
stages of n hopeless decline, and died
soon af er.
y little attention would avert 4 vast
amount Of hunan suffering in these
regards. Scdcntary persons, invalids,
and those in feeble health, should 20
directly to fire af cr all forms Of oxcr-
else, and keep all he garments on for
few minu es or, if i'll warn: wca her. 20
a closed department, and. if any thing.
throw on an additional covering. When
no apprcciable moisture is found on the
forehead, the outdoor garments may be
removed. The grca rule is, cool off
very slowly always after the body has in
any manner been heated beyond its or
binary temperature.
The momcn man is satisfied he has
taken cold, let him do three things =
First, cat no hing second, 90 to bed,
cover up warm in a warm room third. |
drink us much cold water as he can, or
rs he wants, OF as much hot herb tea as
he can and in three cases out OF four
he will be almost well in thirty-six
hours if not, send for an educated and
experienced physician at once, for any
"coit' which does not "gct Lcttern
within forty-cigLt hours, is neither to be
trlhed with nor experimental upon.
To be Continued. |