Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-07-10
from Halls Journal of Health.l
WOOIen Clothing.

The most healthful clothing for our eli
mate, the year round, is that made OF WOOL
If worn next the skin by all classes, in sum
mer as well as winter, an incalculable
amount of coughs, colds, diarrheas, dysen-
teries and fevers would be prevented, as al
so many sudden and premature deaths irom
Group, diptheTia and lung diseases. Wint-
er maladies would be prevented by the
ability of a wooden garment to keep the
natural heat about the body more perfectly,
instead OF conveying it away as last as
generated, as linen and flaXen garments do;
as also cotton and silk, although these are
less cooling than Irish linen, us any one can
prove by noticing the different degrees of
GOODNESS on the application of asurface OF
six inches square OF flannel, cotton and lin
en- to the skin, the moment the clothing is
removed. The reason Is that weol ls,a bad
conductor OF heat, and linen is good con-
ductor. ,fi.-.. ......- ..r
It's more healthful to wear woolen next
the skin in summer, because it absorbs the
moisture of perspiration so rapidly as to
keep the skin measurably dry all the time.
1t is curious to notice that the water is con-
veyed by u woolen garment from the sur
face OF the body to the outer side OF the
garment, where the microscope shows IL
condensed in millions of pearly drops;
ant, that if linen shirt becomes damp by
perspiration, it remains cold and clammy
| for a long time afterwards; and unless re-
moved will certainly cause some bodily
| ailment. ..r .!,#r r.... ..s
In the night-sweats of consumption, or
| of any debilitated condition of the system,
| a woOlen flannel night-dress Is immeasur-
ably more comfortable than cotton or linen,
| because it prevents that sepulchral damp
| ness aud chillness of feeling which are
otherwise inevitable. . ..f .-.... ....
The British Government make it imper-
ative that every sailor in the navy shall
wear wOolen flannel shirts in the hottest
climates. The shrinkage of woolen gar
ments in washing, whereby they become
hard, impervous and board-like, has pre-
| vented their mere general use; but there
are three ways of preventing this, to
greater or less extent; either let about one
fourth of the material be made OF cotton
have it dyed red or some other color before
it is woven; or if it is greatly preferred
that it shall be white, exercise proper care
in the process of washing. 10 prevent
white wooden stockings from shrinking
have wooden stretchers made OF the slzI
and general shape Of the foot, and let th'
stockings remain on them until perfectly
dried or, before rinsing the stocking, dou
BILE it 40 as to fold at the heel and lay tn
foot on the leg, then roll it tight and wrln!
it crosswise. A.- J,H- '.i-.spr. .....
In washing all woolep garments, pu
. them in very hot soapsuds water, so AS u
be covered; then, when cool enough Il
allow the hands to be put in, simply pres
it about with the fingers or hands, and be
4 fore taking the ga,ment out, make Tn
water for rinsing several degrees hottie
than that from which it is to be taken, but
. instead of wrfngiug the water out, or twist
{ / ing it about in the water, raise the carmen
ont of the water, up and down agood man:
times. and then lay it over a line and let
drip dry. This process will, toa consider
: able extent, prevent fulling or shiinkagt
: and is worthy of being communicated :
every person who expects to be house
keeper. M u ....-A Ln-- - -ir-L .--