Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-08-06
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SEA BATHING. hints on sea bathing are
given by medical journal, which may prove
valuable to sojourners by the ocean. According
to this authority, invalids should not battle before
breakfast. But due time must be allowed for
the digestion Of the meal, as any strong impress
sion on the mind or body is liable to arrest or
destroy digestion therefore two hours should
elapse after breakfast and after dinner, before
the bath is taken. The patient must be directed
to plunge at once into the water, and not to stand
shiveriDg for some time until the surface of the
body is cooled. He should dip down and allow
each wave to pass completely over him. 1t is
the temperature of the sea to which we must
have regard when VIC give directions to patients
at what time of the year they may bathe with
advantage II the patient is not much debili-
tated, the months os May and September are
good, and they should chose shore on which
the biOwB are rough. If, on the other hand, the
patient be weak and depressed the summer months
are preferable, and calm sea should be chosen.
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UNPUBLISHED AHRcDoTE OF GEN. SooTT.-"H.
W. p" in the Boston Transcript, relates the fol-
lowing anecdOte of the late Lieut. Gen. Winfield
Scott:
In conversation with young man in Mexico,
be said to me, General Scott lived here in The
next house to ours. used to like him, and We
played with the little soldiers--los soldaditos--
together 'HOw did you happen to play with
toy soldiers with the Commander.in-C Chief of
the American Army Il asplaying with them
on our azotea, and General Scott was walking on
the adjoining azotea; he used to come over and
play with me. He showed me where ii was best
to station the cavalry, and where to place the
cannon. The Mexican inquired with much ia.
terest about his old playmate, who was then
(ls6l) defending Washington against the rebels.
Aud he repeated that be liked the General aud
enjoyed their campaigns, and especially had
great respect for General Scott's management Of
the several parts of his army, and his reasons
for 80 dispOsing bis order of battle, with the
little soldiers on the tot of the house
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LILLIpUTIAH ENEMIEs-Under this title, @. f.
Sprague describes, in the American Journal of
Horticulture, the various species of fungi known
as rust, smut, bunt and mldew, which are of
the simplest structure. Though the individual
plants are so nfnitesimally small, they repro
duoe with such wonderful rapidity, and in such
amazing profusOn, as 10 destroy whole crops by
their ravages. Their myoeium penetrates the
soft tissues of their prey, and on reAching the
surface break forth in an eruption, which allows
no cure. A piece Of glass, on which lie spread
thousands Of their spores, would exhibit to the
eye faint mist, and yet this mist will increase
into black cloud, which envelopes and destroys
field of noddng grain. Experiments of all
sorts have been resOrted to to prevent the at
tack of these omnipresent parasites. But their
occurrence is mainly due to atmospheric in-
iusnoes. Their spores are everywhere, and can
be called into termination by circumstances favor
able to their growth, either moisture or drought
DISEASE Produced BY SLEEPING TOGETHER
During the night, says a writer on hygiencs,
and at the same time we absorb large quantity
Of the vapors of the surrounding air. Two
healthy young children sleeping together will
give and receive healthy exhalations; but an
old, weak person near child will, in exchange
for health, only return weakness. A sick mother
near her daughter communicates sickly eman.
atoms to her; if the mother has a cough of long
duration, the daughter will at some time also
cough and suffer by it q; if the mother has pull.
mOnary consumption, it will be ultimately com.
inundated to her child. 1t ia known that the
bed of a cOnsumptive is powerful and sure
source of contagiOn, as we'll for men as for wo.
men, and the more SO for young persons. Parent;
and friends ought to oppose as much ms is il
their power the sleeping together Of old ant
I young persons, Of the sick and the healthy.
THE New Orleans Crescent says there nov
seems to be an assurance of fair yield from
food crops in the South, to which larger breadth
Of ground have been devoted the present yeai
| than usual.
''You need little sun and air" said physician
TO lady patient "lf do" was the reply, 'I'l
wait till get husband"