The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-07-25
SUN 11ER PRECAUTlONg.
From the Phizadelphia Ledges.


Tho fierce heats Of summer tempt
the incautious to frequent "refresk-
ments." First in the list come various
disguises Of alcoholic stimulants. The
retreshment gained from such drinks
Is dclusion. Taken in very small
Quantities when the strength is ex-
hausted, and the person has leisure to
rest, the last effect ofthe drink may be
such coolness as results from getting
away from fire. Neither meat nor
drink tends to coo] the body, except as
after the heat eud excitement of diees.
ton and perspiration have passed away
the person is cooler than while he was
eating or drinking. As the living
body is constituted, eating and drink
iog are necessities. But as necessities
they should be limited to the smallest
satisfactory quantity. Temperance in
eating and drinking is the only condi-
ton 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
tue drink, the cooler and NOR. comfort.
able will he be who partakes. To eat
to repletlon, or to drink except in mod
era'ion, Is sometimes equivalent to So.
lcide, and is inevitably the caaso of dis.
comfort, if not OF illness. Many in
nocently injure themselves by food
ing the stomach With fluids, or dis
tending it with frequent resorts to
what is called slight food" keeping the
digestive organs at constant tension,
aud, of course, exhau,ting the vital
energies.
Ofall things "strong potations" arc
to be avoided. Those who have un-
fortunately contracted the habit of dai-
ly indulgence even moderate indul.
gencs-iu intoxicating drinks 6nd tie
heat Of summer very oppressive. Those
whose appetites or whose temptations
lead. them beyond moderation, are suffer-
ers to a degree which the temperate
can scarcely appreciate. The youog,
who have as yet formed no such habits,
should steadfastly resist the beginning.
Parad5xicsl as it is, the temptation to
indulge is strongest at the very season
when indulgence is the most dangerous.
Patience and equable temper, avoidance
Of unnecessar? ex! osure, are better than
frequent drinks or even ices while to
resort to fiery drinks, under fiery sun,
IS simply madness.
There are large classes of men whose
| employmcnts 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 en-
dare, yet it is equally true that they
suffer very much, as frequent cases of
exhaustion OF sunstroke testify. The
proper understanding which exists be-
tween fair employers and fair workmen
suggests expcdients which modify the
hardsbips Of exposure. But, after all,
every man is his own best Judge as to
| what he can bear under burning SUI,
aud should consult health and prudence
above every other consideration. The
idle man, painting and iretting, and dis
satisfied, resorts 70 artificial means, which
add to his dlscomforts instead of re-
lieving them, and is, perhaps, a greater
sufferer from the hsst than he who
moderately pursues his accustomed oc-
cupation, making up his day by con.
constancy and avoiding f:ful efforts.
Temperance both in meats and drinks,
and care not to overload on overheated
stomach are safe rules in hot weather.