The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-06-17
Sun>Baths.

Sun-baths cost nothing, and are the
most refreshing, 'life-giying baths one
can take, whether sick or we'll. Every
housekeeper knows the necessity of Civ
ing her woolens the benefit Of the sun,
from time to time, especially after long
rainy season or long absence of the
sun. Many will think of the injury
their clothes are liable to from dampness,
who will never reflect, that an OCCASION
al exposure of their own bodies to the
sunlight is equally necessary to their
own health. ,'
The sun-baths cost nothing and that is
a misfortune, for the people are still de-
luded with the idea that those things
only can be good or useful which cost
money, and they will cheerfully pay
away their doll:rs for Turkish and Rus
sian baths, when they could get any
number of sunbaths, which would be
far more beneficial to them, for nothing.
Let il not be forgotten, that three OF
Gods most beneficial gifts to man, three
things the most necessary to good health,
sunlight, fresh air anG water are free to
all; You can have them in abundance,
without price, if you will. If you would
enjoy good health, then see to it, that
you are supplied with pure air to
breathe all the time; that you battle for
an hour or so every day in :he sunlight;
and that you quench your thirst with nc
other fluid than water.
In regard to sun-baths, let any invalid,
who reads this and who has been housed
for some time, take an occasional walk
i'm the sun, il it should be only on the
piazza. and observe the effect. In our
opinion, he will find it the most health
full bath he has ever taken. .s. 1
Sleeping-rooms should be selected in
such parts of the house as have the most
benefit from the rays Olthe sun; the bed
and bed-clothes should be thoroughly
aired and kept in the sun as long as pos
sible every day. Many of the sleeping
rooms i'm our hotels are so situated as
never to feel the influence of the sums
rvs, and those who occupy such rooms
for any length of time are simply CON-
hitting suicide. We have in mind, now,
a large hotel i'm the vicinity of New
York city, where not less than two hum
dred persons are usually located for the
winter, i'm which large proportion OF
the bedrooms are in the centre OF the
building, into which the sunlight never
penetrates. As corollary, the doctors
gigs are seen standing before the house
at all hours of the day.
The Italians have q proverb, which
says, "Where the sun does not enter the
doctor must,n and with them, the first
point to be considered i'm the selection Of
a house, is: What is its exposure to the
sua2 and they are careful to locate their
sleeping rooms on the side of the house
where there will be the most sun.
Again, too many houses in most of our
cities, and very many in country, vii
lagos, are completely buiied from the
sun by shade trees. Elegant establish
ments, these houses. whose occupants
reach ool"%aq eaa.gey, every luxury within the
rank, beauty and fashion are %ANnlcnl
but from which the sunlight Of Heaven
is totally excluded by shade trees!
At the risk OF being Denounced rs al
iconoelast we would lay the axe to the
root of at least two thirds of the shade
trees witch surround our houses and
line our streets.-Hdlrs Journal ofhealtA