The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-10
Summer Precautions.

The fierce heat of summer tempt the
incautious to frequent Refreshments"
First in the list come various DISCUSSES Of
alcoholic stimulahts. The refreshment
gained from such drinks is a delusion.
Taken in very small quantities when the
strength is exhausted, and the person has
leisure TO rest, the last effect of the drink
may be such GOODNESS as results from get
ting away from fire. Neither meat nor
drink tends to cool the body, except as
after the heat and excitement Of digestion
and perspiration have passed away the
person Is cooler than while he WIS eating
or drinking, AS the living body Is con.
stituted eating and drinking are necessi.
ties, But as necessities they should
be limited to. the smallest satisfactory
quantity. Temperance in eating and
drinking is the only condition under
which comfort and health can be expected
during the torrid heats of the summer.
The More simple the food and the more
free from stimulus the drink the cooler
and comfortable will he be who partakes.
To eat to repletion, or to drink except in
moderation, is sometimes equivalent to
suicide, and is inevitably the cause Of
discomfort, if not Of illness. Many limo.
Gently ipjure themselves by flooding the
stomach with fluids, or distending it with
frequent resort 10 what is called slight
food" keeping the digestive organs at q
constant tension, and OF course, exhaust.
ing the vital energies.
Of all things "strong potations" are to
be avoided. Those who have untortu.
nately contracted the habit of daily indul.
gence-even moderate indulgence-In in.
tOSiCating drinks, find the heat oisummer
very oppressive. Those whose appetites
or whose temptations lead them beyond
moderation are sufferers to o degree which
the temperate can scarce appreciate. The
young, who have as yet formed no such
habits, should steadlastly resist the be.
ginning. Paradoxical as it Is, the temp.
tation TO indulge is strongest at the very
season when indulgence is the most dan.
gerous. Patience and an equable temper,
avoidance of unnecessary fatigue and un.
necessary exposure, are better than fire.
quent drinks or even ices; while to resort
to fiery drinks, under fiery sun, is sim.
pic madness.
There are large classes of men whose
employments compel them to exposure to
the burning heat. While,- in their favor,
it Is true, that custom renders them less
sensitive and more able to endure, yet It is
equally true that they suffer very much,
as frequent cases OF exhaustion or OF sun.
stroke testify. The proper understanding
which exists between fair employers and
fair workmen suggests expedients which
modify the hardships Of exposure. But,
after oil, every man IS his own best judge
as to what he can bear under q burning
sun, and should consult health and pr1.
dence above every other consideration.
The idle man, painting and iretting and
dissatisfied, resorts to artificial means,
which add to his discomtorts instead oil
relieving them, and is, perhaps, greater
sufferer from the heat than he who mod
eratcly pursues his accustomed occupa.
ton, making up his day by constancy and
avoiding fltlul efforts. Temperance both
in meats and drinks, and care not to over.
load an overheated stomach are salerules
in hot weather.-PhiiGdelphia Ledger.