Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-11
Dangers of Inappropriate Clothing.

to inappropriate food We will not say
to inappropriate drink, as the latter
alone undoubtedly carries off more hu
man victims than any other cause Of
disease and death.
inappropriate clothing is, first, cloth
ing out Of season; insufficient in quan
tity aud quality during cold weather,
uncomfortable by too great quantity
and wrong quality in hot weather
With insufficient clothing in cold wea-
ther, the animal heat mast be kept up
at the expense Of portion Of the food
which otherwise would be utilized for
nutrition and it is we'll known that, in
order to make animals prosper in cold
weather, they must be kept warm.
Too warm clothing in summer pro
duces excessive perspiration causing
weakness, and the rapid cooling Of the
body incident to sudden removal Of
superhuous garments renders the wearcr
liable 10 serious sickness.
The popular notion of the injurious
effect of sudden changes in temperature
is erroneous, as experience proves in
rag,rd - those who hv their vacation,
are exnosed IN this wav proianooa
exnosure to too great a heat produces
serious arrangement in the portal sys>
tenn defective digestion. diaYrhea or
even sun.trokeY while prolonped exno-
sure 10 cold. so as to cool the body.
causes either rheumatism neuraleia.
cough, catarrh. pleurisy, or some other
result of "catching cold !" in accordance
with the rrrdixpo,ition Of the narsnn !.
hi. weakest part will suffer. whether it
he lnng~. DIGESTION. nervous system
or any other af he wonderful
complex aggregate which constitute,
the human body.
This notion Of the usefulness Of
GRADUALLY cooling off has. when carried
into practiec often bropght ininriaus re-,
sult.; il is well enough to BE- governed
tv Il when ovrrhcated bnt we have
seen yonp. ladies preparatory to a sleigh
ride, leave the comfortable fire in the
room. and 20 in the cold hallway to
cool off. 50 as not to move too suddenly
from the warmth into the cold air OF
the street. The result was. that when
they reached the sleigh thSy were
almost benumbed with cold, and be-
came so thoroughly cooled during the
ride that the results showed themselves
in severe colds; while those who kent
near the fire, stored up as much heat as
they could, and then wrapped them
selves we'll up in their winter outfit.
returned with health increased by the
inyicoratiug power of the cold air,
But there are other points to be OBJ
served in appropriate clothing besides
those of being adapted to heat or cold,
and which are also too much neglected,
principally by females. 1t is forgotten
that every feeling Of discomfort is an
indication OF nature of impendinr in
jury to the system if persisted in till
ono gets accustomed to it" as the
phrase goes, then it Is erroncouslv sup
posed that there is no more danger.
Many iniure their health, producing
Il iycr ffn I.4rr stAL
dert Lni IN nIaca If mi. have ccr,s;n
nort;ons Of their clotbing kent in Mace
bu bn;na .din.tca ahove tbn,r Lina hv
heinz simniv close fitt,ng This nro-
Jnon9 nre.snra an the stomach and
liver which bcoets a series Of troubles,
from which many sensible and hones1
nbvsician has relieved scores If natients
bv M other rcmedv than advice accord.
;no 70 tho nr;nc;nles stated In reaard
to females this habit Of n;nching the
waste is cryine evil about which So
,nueb has hncn said tb.tit;s ,,nnooossar
to ada anvtbino excont The decIarat;o1
that we ioin in the protest aoa,ost it
A great deal could be said ahont rho