The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-07-19
From the Philadelphia Ledge

From the Philauelphia Ledger.
After a springtime OF unusual and
protracte rigor, we feel warran ed, in
the presence of thermometer languid.
ly oscillatng between $50 and 1902
Fahrenheit, i'm the conviction that we
do not assume too great a oegree Of il
cense in assuring our readers that sum-
meT is again come. This Ia quite as it
should be. The wavering grain, the
swelling fruits, the illimitablc areas Of
undeveloped "garien sass" all need
the modifying an maturing influences
of the summer sun, and they mean TO
have it.. 10 those who may be FESTIVE
under the 95 degrees Fahrenheit, we
take the liberty Of saying that all this
is in harmonious accord with the wise
provisions Of n aiure's law. We are now
engaged in storing up the superAuous
caloric to meet the needs of the system
in January, 1873, when the thermome-
ter shall Indicate ID. The only pre-
caution to be observed at such times is
to be careful not to accumulate heat
too fast. 1t ia conceded principle in
science that h eat is only another form
OF motion, or motion only another form
of heat, we cannot now say definitely
which. But admitting one of these
propositions to be true Ia thing which
Is inevitable if you deny the other we
see that all forms of motion which are
In any degree accelerated, are to be
strenu ously avoided. In this man
should follow the example of tho great
mother, nature. During the spring
months she has busted herself in
sprouting leaves and tender twigs, and
in putting up unripe fruit in small
packac es, and now she permits the sun
and air to do the work. The inference
is obvious. If man would keep cool
during the scorching days of summer,
he should leave to some other man
whatever there may be of labor. II no
other man will do it, he has still the
last resource left to all mankind-an
appeal to his wife.
Une great de,riment Of hot weather
is excessive perspiraton. This, it is
needless to say, is caused by taking
water into the system, and our advice
is to avoid water as much as possible.
When it is absolutely necessary that it
be tax en-, it should be diluted as much
as possible with sugar, or something
else, and even then used in small
quantities.
Very few people are really aware how
much the health and temperature Of
the human body depends upon diet. 1t
is estimated that to carry on digestion
il is necessary that the assimilating ap-
paratus of the system we dare not
write stomach) should be raised to q
perature of 100 degrees. This, with
the thermom eter at 95 to 100 degrees,
creates heat which is fearful to con-
template, and the aggregate Of which
we leave the reader TO ascertain for him.
self. Logically, the conclusion would
be that it is better during the hot
weather not to eat at all. But as there
are, doubtless. those who would resent
any advice of this character, however
reason able, we refrain from proffering
it. On the other hand, few sugges-
tions would not be amiss. For break
fast, dry toast and cold fried potatoes |;
for dinner, bone soup, pickled herring |;
entrees, cold corned beef with chow chow,
and gooseberries au naturel; dessert,
pounded ice, with or without salt. For
supper, iced tea, with sugar. This
course, if carefully followed up. will en-
able the most obese individual TO 60
through the hottest day with i'm
punity.
1t may be said, in conclusion, that
the best way 20 preserve ones health is
to take pans to remain always we'll.
Indeed, by following this injunction
strictly, one may avoid numbering the
mind with needless rules, and many a
physicians bill.