The Shasta courier., 1864-10-08
Checking Perspiration.

while perspiring, or while something
warmer than usual, from exercise or he s,ed
room, there is sudden exposure in stillnes,
to STILL cold air, or to raw, damp atmos.
phere, or to draft, whether at an omen win.
dow, or door, or street corner, an iney;,abls
result is violent instsnsancous closing of the
pores OF the skin, by which waste and impure
matters, which were making their way ont
OF she system, are compelled to seek an exit
through some other channel. and break
through some weaker part. not the natnrsl
one, ana harm to that part is the result. The
idea is presented by saying that the cold had
settled IN that part To illustrate
lady was about getting into a small boat
% cross the Delaware river, but wishing. frst
70 get an orange at fruit stand, she ran m
the bank Of the river, and on her return 20
the boat fopnd herself much heated. f.r Z
was Summer but there was little wind on
the water, and the clothing soon felt cola "a
sner '.thenextm morning she had severe cold
winch settled on ber lungs, and within the
year she died of consumption.
II STOUT. strong MIN was working in a gar
oen, IN May; feeling a little tired about
noon. he sas down in the shade of the house
ana Tell asieepi he walked up chilly; infla.
mation OF the lungs followed. ending, after
Two years OF great suffering, in consumption.
on opening his chest, there was such an ex.
tenslve decay that the yellow matter was
scooped out by the eupfal.
boston ship owner, while on the deck of
one OF his vessels, thought he would LEND
a hand' in some emergency and nn,l;nn ag
his coat, worked with a will. until he nav.
spired freely, when he sat down to rest awhile
enjoying the delicious breeze from the sea
On attempting to rise, he found himself ma.
able. and was so stiff in his Joints that be
had to be carried home and but to bed which
he did not leave until the end OF. two Years
when he was barely able to bobble down 70
the wharf on crutches.
A lady, after being unusually busv all dav
found herself heated and tired toward snn.
down CT summers day. She concluded
she would rest herself by taking drive To
town IN on open vehicle. The ride made her
uneomfortabiy cool, but she warmed herself
up by an hours shopping, when she turned
nomeward, ut being late in the evening, she
found herself more decidedly chilly than be-
fore at midnight she had pneumonia. lin
hamatlon OF the iungs). aud in three months
had the ordinary symptoms of confirmed con-
sumption.
A lady ofgreat energy of character lost
ner COOK, and had to take her place for four
aays the kitchen was warm, and there was
draft through it. When the work was
Gone, warm and weary. she went to her cham
ber and laid down on the bed to rest herself
This operation was repeated several times
day. On the ffth day she had an attack Of
lung fever; at the end of the sixth months
she was barely able to leave her chamber.
only to find herself suffering with all the more
prominent symptoms of confirmed consump.
ton such as quick pulse, night and morning
cough. night sweats. debility, short breath,
and falling away.
A young lady rose from her bed on No.
vember night, and leaned her arm on the cold
window sill to listen to a serenade. Next
morning she had pneumonia, and suffered
the horrors of asthma for the remainder of a
long life.
Multitudes of women lose health and life
every year, in one of two ways: by busyinc
themselves in warm kitchen until weary
and then throwing themselves on a bed or
sofa, without covering and perhaps in room
without fire; or by removing the outer cloth.
ing, and perhaps changing the dress to more
common ONE as soon as they enter the house
after walk or shopping. The rule should
be lnvariable, to get at once to a warm room
and keep on all the clothing at least for FIVE
Or ten minutes, until the forehead is perfect
ly dry. In all weatbers, if you have TO walk
and ride on any occasion, do the riding first.
Halls Journal of Health.