The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-25
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SATURDAY, HE0ENBER Is, 1859.
Id ART PREsERTAFlEE.
5laia FaeGs for Physic-H0W t0 Keep
Cecil and How TO Get Hot.

The Rev. Mr.. Waldo, Of Syracuse,
who lived to be over one hundred
wears old. was asked, befoEe his death,
By what means, If any, within his
control. he thought he had preserved
his uniform good health, and length
ened out his days. He gave the
following, as Ia his opinion, some of
the most important rules which had
governed his life:
From his youth he had always been
a mo lerate cater, and made it rule
to leave off his meal 'WitE a bite Of
an appetite. as he expressed 1t. lie
lad not been addicted to the use Of
intoxicating drinks, and at about
sixty abandoned the use Of tobacco,
which he had used IN a moderate way
till that time. lie never had allowed
himself to be fretful or to get "a
anger.
The serenity OF the mind. he thought,
had great influence on health. Let
not the sun go down or thy wrath;
He said, further, that be generally
exercised each day to PRECIPITATION,
and made it rule after such exercise
to cool off slowly; instead OF taking
off clothing, TO put on more, and get
cool as gradually as possible. He
learned this rule. which he thought of
great importance, from observing his
father while he worked with him on
his farm in his youth. The old man
would not do as most men did, when
they ate their lunch. 60 into the
shade, but would eat it in the sun,
and so cool slowly. He would also
rest his oxen in the sun, aud not In
the shade, for the same reason.
A celebrated physician gave the
following rules to preserve health, as
the result of his experience: " Keep
the mead cool by temperance; the
bowels regular by proper diet; the
feet warm By exercise. If you can
do this you will have good health.
In this connection, we make the
following extract from small work
on hygiene, called " Health and Dis
ease,H by DIR. Hall, the conductor of
HqWs Journal of Health.
TO CURE COLD FEET.
To keep the feet always dry and
warm is Indispensable to good health.
No one can be we'll long whose feet
are habitually cold. We can never
die by disease as long as the feet are
warm. Many ailments cause cold feet,
and cold feet originate severe aud
serious maladies, so that in either
case the ability to secure warm feet is
an important step toward health.
Warm stockings and loose-ftting
shoes are indispensable; and not less
so is serupulous cleanliness, so that
when the feet arc inclined to be cold
We are in the habit Of advising that
they should be washed every morning
in cold water, Winter and Summer.
This is the manner: Before dressing,
dip them in water of the temperature
of the chamber. nearly ankle deep,
both Ia at once, for a minute in Sam
mer, and half a minute in Winter,
rubbing them rapidly with the hand
all the time. Next, wipe dry instantly,
with q coarse towel, wiping hard
enough to cause some redness, and, if
practicable, dry them we'll By the FIRE
in cold weather, rubbing them with
the hand until they feel perfectly dry
and warm In every part, then draw
on the stockings.
Once week, at least, at bed time,
the feet should be soaked IN hot
water, and then with soap and brush
scrub thoroughly; then au instan-
taneous dipping into bucket Of cold
water, dry as above, and retire. No
one can sleep we'll with cold feet,
even in hot beds. Indians and hunt
ers are said to sleep with their feet
to the fire. Il should be an invaria-
BILE custom, at least during the ire
time Of the year, to draw eli shoes
aud stockings the last thing before re-
firing, and hold the feet close to q
good FIRE, rubbing with the hands all
the time, especially at the heels and
between the toes, which are the places
most difficult to dry. This will be
found an exceedingly comfortable OPP
Grafton, and viii amply repay the
trouble.