National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-08-02
Keep Cool.

II you wish 10 keep cool-and wh'
does not, in the furnace months Of July
aud August ?--you should proceed phil
osophically. You cannot quench thu
sun, nor raise the wind on sluggish
sultry day. nor in any way diminish thu
quantity of developed external heat, but
you can go far toward making it toler
able,
The evaporation of moisture is always
attended with the absorption OF hea
necessary 10 raise water to state o
yapor. This is seen by simply wettinp
the hands and waving them in the air,
Now The body, in health, is giving forth
ut every pore, from head to foot, perpct'
ual moisture, and IL il is unchecked, il
not only carries of much eflete matter
from the system, but II eyaporates and
produces GOODNESS II IL II similar re-
mark in the harvest field, that no one
suffers much who sweats freelv.
Frequent bathings or washings,by keep
ing the skin healthy, tend to- facilitate
perspiration, and conduce to GOODNESS
The head should be protected from
the direct rays of the sun, and, IT posi-
ble one should wear a well-ventllated
hut A cloth, frequently wet. and placed
in the crown of the hat, or several sue
culent leaves, or handful of fresh
grass. will save the head from much
suffering, and prevent sun-strokes.
During hot weather one should AVOID
all stimulating food and drink. Men
subject to cxhaustng labors may need n
full meat diet but in general, IN not
weather, iarinanceous and vegetable
food is enough sustaining, and IL far
more wholesome. Fruits and vegeta'
bles tend to keep the blood from milan
matory action.
Above all. one should avoid stimulat-
ing liquors, whether fermented or dis
titled. We do not believe that any one
who is in health is the better for their
use at any time but if ever they are
employed, it certainly should not be in
hot climates, nor IN our climate IN not
weather 4 mans disposition has much
to do with his summer temperature. If
a man would keep cool, he should not
get excited easily Adjourn all quarrels
tin November. Keep aloof from need
less excitements keep calm, and don't
fret. Look at the Thermometer, and with
every degree that it goes up, let your
sour temper 60 down IL degree. Walk
in the shade, if you can. Font hurry.
II Won are obliged to hurry and get hot,
cool off gradually, and keep out OF a
draft Of wind. But if you must stand in
draft, face it The old Spanish pro
verb is worth remembering " he that
sits with his back to draft, sits with his
face to his coffin"
But again, and above all, keep cool
inSide. Do not fall into absurd disputes
and loud talking, especially upon politics.
There is to he hot summer, and a hot
political campaign. Men will now waste
a whole hemisphere of wind in it is, "
and cit is not" che did," and she
did not, y" in arguing about things they
know nothing Of, and making mp in
noisy vehemence what they lack in
knowledge. Keep cool Two ears and
one mouth. Listen twice rs much rs you
talk. Cultivate good-nature. Tell good
hughable stories. Keep other people
in good humor. Even ii you feel angry,
don't show it. Keep it over, like wine,
till it gets ripe Get angry in July but
don't uncork it till November Then
very likely, it won't come ont
II the hired man is slow, keep cool.
If the COW kicks over the milk, keep cool.
If the oxen get INTO the corn, or the pigs
into the garden, keep cool Anger won I
repair damages or mend fences. If
others abuse you wronSfully, keep cool.
If you hit your toe, corn and i'll, against
n stone, keep cool. Swearing never
mends anything. If the sermon Is
leagues too long, dry even to drought,
keep cool. Even sermons must have AN
end some time. In short from Novem
Der to June, keep warm from June to
November, KEEP COOL.