Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-15
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A Little Advice.

to learn how to live this hot weather
can be found the following direction
"Wash the head in several waters. and
taking out the brains, set them by in &
cool place" We need not mention
what kind of a head this refers to-the
direction is one to commend itself to
every rational person in these days. if il
could be followed.
For it is the brain that causes the
chief trouble. 1t is that that appears to
| fry in these days, and it is upon the
| brain that the stroke of the sun is de
| liyered. If we would take the brain out
and set it in a cool place for while. we
! should be relieved. (This. of course. re-
| fers only to those who have brains. J
Keep the feet warm and the head cool.
is the rule of health-an easy one to fol
low now as to the feet, when the paving
stones are like the beds of hot Goals the
martyrs used to walk over but the cool
ing of the head is more difficult. There
are, however, some simple rules which
will aid one in averting a hot head.
Those people feel the heat most who
fret most about it and think of it per-
petually, who watch the tOrmentOr and
occupy their minds constantly with the
temperature. These are certain to be
miserable, and they are certain to grow
hotter and hotter. 4 person can almost
work himself into a fever who constant
ly watches his pulse, and keeps himself
thoroughly uncomfortable by trying very
hard TO keep COLBY giving his mind
to it. He has only TO watch the mer-
curry, fan himself constantly, shift about
for a breeze, drink plenty of cooling
drinks, and take constant note of his
increasing rise in temperature, to be
thoroughly miserable. His brain, busy
with nothing but the state of the wealth
er, becomes in a measure deranged.' and
he is cross, and a torture to himself and
friends. The action of his brain in
creases his general discomfort. He
should set it away to cool.
IA THIS weather the mind needs to be
occupied, but not too actively, so that
it has no time to dwell upon the heat.
The man who is moderately busy does
not think of the temperature. If he
holds himself in kind of wise mOdera-
tion he will pass the day in peace. He |
is not to let himself get excited about |
anything-only to keep busy. You can
not afford now to hate anybody very
much, or go TO law, or to press your |
debtors; and if you are in debt and can |
not pay, make yourself easy about it |
until the mercury goes down. Tell your |
creditor that the debt was contracted in |
an entirely different atmosphere. Of
course you ought to pay your debts at |
all times, but don't let the moral obliga- |
tion give you bran fever this hot
weather.
o. course it does not do to walk fast
or to be anxious to get anywhere at anv |
set slime. If you have an extra stock |
of patience and a day is to you like /
thousand years, you NAV ride in the
horse cars. But don't ito anything to
irrltatc yOnr2gir Better walk first. But /
walk slowly and with deliberation. as if |
you owned things along the line Of your |
promenade. Better be late 10 d direct
ors meeting than he early to your own
funeral
As ~ poftttcS-wait a little. If you
are compelled TO write the name of Hor-
ace Greeley, write it gently, and not as
if it We're an oath. Remember that |
Greeley is probably in bath tub at the /
Manhattan club house. and that Grant is
at Long Branch, and govern yourself ac-
cordingly As bong as they are not run
ning anOut IN the sun and getting eXcit-
ed over the report OF the change Of every
country newspaper and the declaration
Of every democratic politician. you
might just as well keep cool. 1t is prob
able that the country won't 90 to smash
before the first of September, of course
you will believe everything you see in a
journal and nothing you see
la democratic journal, during July and
AngUst. But this will require 40 mental
'lfurt, ana i Is desirable lo acri, the
3.ain cool Forgive your enemies an3
lou.t backbtc your friends, baithe daily.
oye litti" children. don't drink. cross
.le street to avoid anybody who is like
" to enter into conversation wi.h You.
mink of last winter and lln .nuch you
suffered then, an3 ettte down ON Grant
for nrNe,sel,E ~ the only cool candidate
Ia, she iIcld. 1t is enough to giye one
fever 10 think OF that sea et-headc!
;ratz Brown. -Harttord Coutunt