Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-24
Checking Pernpirntion.

If while perspiring, or while something
warmer than usual, from exercise or a
heated room, there is a sudden exposure
in stiffness to still, cold air, or to raw,
damp atmosphere, or to q draft, whether
at an open window, or door, or street cor
ner, an inevitable result is violent and
instantaneous closing of the pores of the
skin, by which waste and impure matters,
which were making their way out of the
system, are compelled to seek an exit
through some other channel, and break
through some weaker part, not the natural
one, and harm to that part is the result.
The idea is presented by saying that the
cold has settled in that part. To illustrate !:
4 lady was about getting into small
boat to cross the Delaware river, but wish
ing, first to get an orange at fruit stand,
she ran up the bank of the river, and on
her return to the boat found herself much
heated, for it was Summer, but there was
a little wind on the water, and the cloth
ing soon felt cold to her; the next morn
ing she had severe cold, which settled on
her lungs, and within the year she died of
consumption.
A stout, strong man was working in a
garden, in May feeling little tired about
noon, he sat down in the shade of the
house and fell asleep; he walked up chilly;
inflammation of the lungs followed, ending,
after two years of great suffering, in con-
sumption. On opening his chest, there
was such an extensive decay that the yel-
low matter was scooped out by the cupful.
A Boston ship owner, while on the deck
of one of his vessels, thought he would
"lend hand" in some emergency, and
pulling off his coat. worked with will,
until he perspired freely, when he sat
down to rest awhile, enjoying the delicious
breeze from the sea. On attempting to
rise, he found himself unable, and was so
stiff in his joints that he had to be carried
home and put to bed, which he did not
leave until the end of two years, when he
was barely able to hobble down to the
wharf on crutches.
A lady, after being unusually busy all
day, found herself heated and tired toward
sundown of summers day. She con-
cluded she would rest herself by taking a
drive to town in an open vehicle. The
ride made her uncomfortably cool, but
she warmed herself up by an hours shop
ping, when she turned homeward, it being
late in the evening, she found herself more
decidedly chilly than before. At mid
night she had pneumonia, inflammation
of the lungs), and in three months had
the ordinary symptoms of confirmed con-
sumption.
A lady of great energy of character lost
her cook, and had to take her place for
four days; the kitchen was warm, and
there was draft of air through it. When
the work was done, warm and weary,
she went to her chamber and laid down
on the bed to rest herself. This opera
ton was repeated several times day. On
the fifth day she had an attack of lung
fever; at the end of sixth months she was
barely able to leave her chamber, only to
find herself suffering with all the more
prominent symptoms of confirmed con-
sumption such as quick pulse, night and
morning cough, night sweats, debility,
short breath, and falling away.
A young lady rose from her bed on a
November night, and leaned her arm on
the cold window sill to listen to sere-
made. Next morning she had pneumonia,
and suffered the horrors of asthma for the
remainder of long life.
AIultitudes of women lose health and
life every year, in one of two ways: by
busying themselves in u warm kitchen
until weary, and then throwing them
selves on bed or sofa, without covering,
and perhaps in room without fire or by
removing the outer clothing, and perhaps
changing the dress to more common
one, as soon as they enter the house after
a walk or shopping. The rule should be
iuvariable, to go at once to warm room
and keep on all the clothing at least for
five or ten minutes, until the forehead is
perfectly dry. In all weathers, if you
have to walk and ride on any occasion,
do the riding first.-HaEs Journal Of
Health.