Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-12-04
Keep Warm.
NOTIONS OF A QUIET PERSON.

and few excitcments. Its given to some
to have a life Of peace, and we look with
pity upon the restlcssness Of those who
crave excitement, as one in health regards
the tossing aud meanings Of another burn
ing with fever.
And this reminds me of talk l had
with our doctor. You must know-thouyh
you need not know much about me-that
! have grown very intimate with the new
doctor who has come to our quiet town.
We rather ike him, this Dr. Scnaterc.
He is not very young; but his knowledge
is fresh. as he is not many years out Of the
schools and hospitals.
Aud he will talk, aud what is more, talk
sense. | don't think he is quite dependent
upon his practice. If he be, he stands
very much in his own light, for his one aim
seems to be to teach people how to keep
themselves well. lie gives you reasons. and
and explains the why and wherefore SO
that you do not blundcr along in the dark.
and regard medical science as a kind of
magic art.
And this it bit of one of his talks.
1t was Il cold, fresh autumn morning,
after rather sudden change. Unless You
were warmly dressed or very busy, you were
Il little inclined to be chilly.
Keep warm" said he whatever you
do. Heat is life. and cold is DEATH"
"This is just the reason for people to be
i'll. They will have dySentry, or some such
disturbance. rerspiration is checked, di-
gcstion hndcrcd. and then the mischief is
thrown in upon the internal organs. But
if people will only keep warm, there is little
danger. Put on more clothing Keep
warm. If there is pain or rritation put
piece of extra flannel on the bowels. They
understood that for our soldiers, and those
flannel aprons saved many life.
Keep the feet warm. lfthc circulation
is languid. that is one of the first signs
collness of the cxtremities. And people
often have an idea that they will tougher
and harden themselves, which is very we'll,
if they will not harden themselves into their
graves. ,s
"Many one tries to sleep with the feet
cold. Its no use; such sleep does little
good. Keep warm. Have hot brick,
bottle OF hot water, a soapstOne.
No. there is little danger of forming
=, he habit of depending on it. In time, the
{ rculaton may be better, and the extra
heat only rcsortcd to when it is needed
But half the people live with cold feet and
then they have headaches and all sorts of
disturbances, and then they want medicine
forsooth-asi if any magic ofmcdicinc would
creep up into their brains and draw away
the pain.
GLOW to restore the circulation?"
"Well the best remedy know for cold
fcctis, plenty ofexereise and good digestion.
But if you cant live on exercise, and have
to write for instance, this will help. 1t is
the best thing know:
Have pail of hot water and one of
cold, side by side. Plunge the feet into
hot water, as hot as you can bear it, for five
minutes. Then straight into the cold for
one minute or less. Then rub them brisk
ly. and puton warm dry stockings. They
will glow as if they had been into Russian
bath. as indeed they have"
But doctor, is not one liable to take
cold p
"Takc cold? No. Nodangcr of taking
cold, unless there is in some way chill or
interrupted circulation.
"Kecp warm, and usually cold. as yon
call it. may be avertcd You have been
chilled, and in some way the heathful pro-
ccsscs interrupted. Now restore the action
as speedily as possible. In many cases,
the death chill comes from being wet or
cold, and remaining So IF it be possible,
get thoroughly warm, in perspiration-
that is restore the action of the skin, and
relieve the lungs or other internal organs,
aud your cold disappears. 1t has not had
time to fasten itsclfon any tissues, and so
merely proves n slight disturbance.
keep warm. In our climate, with its
sudden changes, very few can do without
the projections of flannel next the skin.
OF that each one must judge for himself, if
he only will give up the absurd idea of
hardening himself, in spite of being sensi-
tive
"Who was the British naval commander
who kept his feet waiting, when under
sailing orders for the West Indies-fOr
what? Flannel shirts, quarter ola yard
longer than the regular size. for Rs mcn
and had no sickness on his ship"
"Well then, doctor, said We, you ap-
prove of thick, strong boots. Surely that
is sensible fashion"
"My dear sr-T am sorry to say tit
is not the business of fashion to be scnsi-
BILE. The foot is made elastic for motion.
Now, how much elasticity has foot laced
up in stiff boot, with. a sole like small
board? No, the foot is better kept dry,
but shoe should be soft, and accomodate
itself to the foot. As it is, with the toes
crowded together, the ankle laced tightly.
and the whole tilted up on small pair of
heels, they are brave feet that keep upany
circulation at all. Women go further in
this fashion than men and it is positively
painful to see the deformed. pinched feet,
aud the stoop aud awkwardncss produced
by the effort to preserve the equilibrium.
But it is ofno use talking. Isuppose they