Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-02-06
NO. II.

cold, unless due precaution be observed
Persons should clothe themselves as much
as possible in keeping with the temperature
OF the atmosphere.
WIN inc thermometer above zero, cloth
ing should not be as warm as at or below
zero, as by so doing the pores are opened to
an undue extent, sometimes profuse perspira-
ton induced, and as a natural consequence.
cold is taken. Drafts in every way, whether
IN or out of doors, ought to be avoided. Too
much Importance cannot be given to this,
but yet we see it daily neglected. How
often do we see persons in this way, on one
oil the bleakest days, stopping to talk at the
corner of the street, in a draft of wind.-
This, too, is generally the case after walking
fast and becoming heated. How is 1t posi-
Bile, under such circumstances, to avoid
taking coldP And yet persons will so limo.
Gently tell you, 81 don't know how l could
have taken cold: have not exposed myself
in any way.n
AS important, also, is the mode of life
indoors, for on this much depends. Ladies
are very apt to dress for going out, and then
haps more, if something delays them, by
which perspiration is produced and in that
state, from the warm house into the cold air
they CO. 1t must be remembered that to the
corresponding temperature of the atfnos-
phere do the pores close or open; a uniform
temperature should be observed, as by so
doing the circulation is regularly maintained.
ANY one leaving an atmosphere of eighty
degrees, and going to one of sixty degrees,
experiences great change, and if they wish
to avoid cold should be clad in such man
ner as to make up for the proportionate diff
ference in the temperature For this reason
great uniformity in the temperature of the
house should be observed. Change the
atmosphere in the house frequently, by ad-
mitting, as often as possible, during the day,
fresh air.
Every house should be thoroughly ven
tillated the first thing every morning, SO as
to allow the atmosphere of the previous night
to escape. This can be done by first airing
one part and then another. By doing this
house can also be the more easily warmed.
when there are many persons collected in
room, care should be observed to keep few
inches of the window open from the top,
every one avoiding sitting close to or under
it, as, after time, when there are many
collected together, the atmosphere of the
room becomes impregnated with their exha-
lations, and the air is thus rendered impure.
By perfect ventilation there is a uniform
amount of oxygen, which is the vital part of
the atmosphere, and which is necessary to
our very existence, maintained. Who has
not noticed the disagreeable feeling produced
on going from the fresh air into room with
many persons, in which the ventilation is
imperfect
At night, also fresh air should be admitted
into the room, for it is, if anything, more
necessary that there should be plentiful
supply of oxygen. We have often been
asked the ridiculous question, if enough air
did not come in through the key-hole Ger
tainly not. That is not fresh air. Make il
a rule always to sleep with part of your
window open from the top, avoiding its blow
ing on you. Fresh air never hurt any one,
for by it we live. II is the want of it that
Injuries. Persons seem to forget that they
spend one-third of their lives in their bed
rooms. We frequently see man building
house bestowing all his attention on the plan
of the parlors, while the bedrooms are, to
great extent, and in some instances, entirely
neglected. 1t had better be vice Uersa.
Another thing to which we wish to draw
attention is that of neglecting to change
shoes and stockings after being out on
damp or rainy day Though they may
neither appear nor feel damp, yet they
should be changed, care being observed to
keep the feet always warm. AS long as one
is walking, the circulation is kept up, no
matter how wet the feet may be, but the
instant you remain quiet it is checked, unless
the stockings and shoes be changed. Hold
ing the feet but few minutes to a fire or
over register is not sufficient, as you only
by that dry the external part of the shoe or
boot. If the feet are cold they should be
rubbed thoroughly with rough towel until
warmth has been restored, when they might
be, if desired, held for short time before
the fire. Jumping out OF bed and walking
about on the carpet, as is too often done,
should be avoided. A pair of slippers can
be SO placed by the bed at night when retir;'
ing, as to be accessible on rising.