Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-04-27
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Facts About Clothing and Shoes.

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Facts About Clothing and Shoes
Next in importance to a thorough,
clean skin is the preservation of tina
organ nom the injurious action ofsuddeI
changes of temperature. OF all terres
trial animals man is the most scantily
supplied with artificially maintaining
the animal temperature is thus fOrci
bly, put by DIR. Evory Kennedy:
"Strange as it may appear, clothe.
Iare used equally in cold climates to re
tain the natural heat, and in warm eli
lnlatessto isolate the body from the sur
rounding highly elevated atmosphere
and. burning raps of the tropical sum-"
Between the layers of clothes there
are strata ofair kept at equal tempera
ture, which but slowly conduct altera.
/ tions In 1t from within or without; and
asthey are confined by the dress they
do not freely allow of the admission Of
colder air. 1t is for this reason that, in
going from a warm room into the cold,
we should put on our extra clothing
some time previously, so as to heat
this protective stratum of air, which is
actually nOn-cOnductOr.
Linen, which is so great favorite. in
temperate climates, Is an Objectionable
material for dress, on account of its
high conducting and radiating powers,
in consequence Of which it feels cold
and does not freely distribute heat. 1t
Is also Attractive 9 of m ,iSture, which if
retains, and tlus keeps a damp in
stead of a dry medium around the
skin. 4..,.,,-g.s.r f-1.t.o,f -,eils---..
In warm climates, cotton or thin
'woOlens are entirely substituted for
linengarments, aud the only objection
to them is their rougher surface, which
occasionally irritates sensitive skin.-
Notwithstanding this objection, which
habit will overcome, there is no other
medium so fitted for a variable climate
as this, since it preserves the warmth
of the. bOiy during great cold, and
prevents the conduction. .r4s :. ri
When linen is put on a perspiring
skin, the moisture passes through it,
and, evapOrating, still produces cold.
Flannel, on the contrary, abs0rbs the
moisture and gives out heat. Its nom
conducting power is clearly useful on
the cold wintry day. The wearing of
flannel shirts. orthOse of merino, which
contains about one third of cotton, dur
ing the winter or summer, is 50 usual
in England as to realize BOerhave's
maxim, That winter clothing should be
taken 0ffat the end dOfmidsummer's day
only to put iton the following morning,
WOOlens, however, should be more fre-
queptly washed, as they absorb SO
much perspiration. ar,f Is e,r,r,
:, Since the more general adoption of
flannel underclothing the number of
deaths by bronchial complaints is very
much lessened. John Hunters receipt
for rearing healthy; children was ''plen-
ty of milk, plenty of sleep, and plenty
of flannel = It haslbeep stated on re-
liable authority that wOOlen clothing
is a preventive of malaria. Flannel
drawers reaching high on the abdo-
man.. ansl long flannel shirt, so that
two layers may cover that region, are
regarded hs a great safeguard against
Waterproof clothing, r made, for in
stance, of India-rnbber, Should be
avoided as jcheekiag 54perspiration.--
hnent. i He shaved rabbits and coated
found that they perishetl in an hour or
two. of cold and suffOcatiOn, or i.z.--
- Eonpetsnt Authorities have. suggest
ell that the reason gOut 80 often attacks
the, feet is that their natural cutaneous
action is impeded by the boot or shoe
now. in use. stating also that among
the Romans these parts were less often
affected, rs the sandals only partly COW
ering for the foot, though not permissi-
BILE by the, fashion, of the day, is un-
the. most natural, as it will
allow a free perspiration for the foot,
anu render frequent wishing needful.
j The Countess de. Neville has lately
written anable"Apoloe.! for Bare Feet"
in, which she contends that If the
boots the poorer children
wear were cast away, the. feet and
saklaS w1aulI b3c3 n stronger, would
be, kept cleaner, and there would be
much less liability to colds and to i'll
ness among girls. ~ ..' ls = r..
DIR. John Brown, the well-known
author, remarks that sit. is amazing
the misery the peot,le,Of civilization en-
dure in and from their shoes. No
body Is ever, as they sslWuld, be, COM
Portable at once inthem; they hoped in
the long run, and after much agony,
ahd when they are nearly done, to-
make them fit especially II tiey can
get them once well wet. Frederick
the Great Kept an Aid-de-C Camp TO.
wear. his shoes till he c0ud put them on,
but he sometimes wore them, too long,
and gotta kicking for his pains. -,
y The square -toed boot and those with
fh q is,vnr o,dna ctr. MT in
ward, are the most natural, as they al
low the expansion of the toes-a matter
seldom allowed for by b0ot-makers es-
pecially as they measure the foot when
lifted from the ground, Great comfort
is often obtained by having a last eare-
fully shaped for oneself. It is said that
the Duke of ellington, being question
ed as to most essential requisite. for q
clothing, replied, IA good pair
Of shoes" What next? "a spare pair of
shoes. and even thirdly, "a spare pair
of soles.p Most men can speak with BIT
ter recollections ola highland ill-ftting
boot: how completely is has destroy
ed, their pleasure in the brightes.
scenes Iof enjoyment,, and how it has
Hnhinged them both mentally and
bodily. i-..a 40 Va, .,'. : Z. II.
i Weremark in conclusion, that in both
the extremes of life, when the heat-pro-
ducing power ID most feeble, additional
warm clothing is, clearly demanded. 1t
is the same with the young as with the
old, and it is pleasant to see this truth
more recognized than formerly in the
fact that chillren are. not no. " left half
dressed from the. erroneous notion of
making them hardy, or to follow the
dictates of an arbitrary fashion.-[Pro-
tect0r. -,-.-. - -..,f .-f ....I
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