Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-07-25
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/ by the World some two weeks ago III
relation to the use of iced drinks il
warm weather have been extensively
copied by the press, and II is 10 be
hoped that they have not gone un-
needed by a suffering public. We
know that the free use Of iced water
and other arctic beverages during the
sultry summer months constitutes a
great evil, and yet we would not
recommend the adoption Of the cru
saders' tactics and attempt to sup
press this evil by q prohibitOTy or
''lOcal option" law. Nor would we
advise people to accept the teachings
Of our DiO Lewises. An intelligent
person Is generally as well of as he
can be in following his natural incli-
nations IN regard to food and drink.
But a natural inclination Is sometimes
intensified into a passionate impulse,
and 1t is at such times that the indi-
vidual should restrain himself and
consult his reason. There is no more
sense in persons pouring half q
pitcher of iced water down his throat
because he feels warm and thirsty
than there would be in his jumping
into a freezing river, If one were
handy, or plunging into boiling water
and feet we're numb with the cold.
People who take q cold bath every
morning through the summer are the
ones that suffer most from tie heat
IhG EaaclIQn Is inevitabls in every
iEetzace Ne would AGAIN admonish
our sEeitering fell0W-mortals TO ban
ish lee from their breakfast tables,
and after that to keep it out of sight
all the rest of the day. BY observing
this rule there win be ali the greater
quantity Of ice for the Refrigerator.
where it is needed to keep the meats
and vegetables fresh and sweet, and
the exOTbitant price of the article viii
be sure to go down. Two or three
/ goblets of pure CrOton Just as il
comes from the pipe, taken at break
/ fast time, are the best protection
| against the dangers and annoyances
I OF hot day in July or August; aud if
a person who has committed the in
| discretion Of drinking ice-cold water
in the early part Of the day should
/ feel increasing thirst in the afternoon,
as he naturally would, half a small
! tumblerfull of sherry viii be likely to
comfort him for the remainder of the
day. Another resort to the ice-pitch-
er will please the gullet, but the
stomach will IN every case rise i'm
mediately with Indignation.
A little knowledge of physics, II
applied, would also be conducive to
the comfort OF the masses during the
melting season. Everybody knows
that white objects reflect light, while
dark ones absorb it; but if their ac-
tions are an indication, there are
l. 4
that the same rule applies to rays Of
heat as well as 10 rays of light
Among a hundred mechanics and la
borers working in any part of the city
more than half of them will be found
dressed in dark clothes, and often
wearing heavy black hats which would
be too warm even for winter in this
climate. White, loosely braided
straw hats can be bought for next to
nothing, and working-men who wear
these hats IN the city should have the
under side of the brim lined with
green to keep of the light and heat
that is reflected back by paving stones !
white walls, piles of bricks, and beds /
of mortar. Those who go upon the |
water should especially take this pre-
caution, as water is a great reflector; |
put a white handkerchief on the head /
would be better still. To keep a
house cool doors and windows should |
be thrown open an hour or two before !
sunrise, and as soon as the outside /
air begins to get warm the shutters /
should be well closed and the rooms 1
kept darkened until towards evening. /
1t is said that the comet is not 60
IN 81 no 4
consequently there is no reason why 4
to live comfortably and enjoy our
selves, at least until the astronomers
get up another scare.-N. J. World
Work FOR july. - Saving hay
should be attended to this month. 1t
may seem difficult to lose time from
the cotton and corn crop to make hay,
but those who will make the effort
win find 1t viii pay both in the in
creased quantity and in the improved
quality of the forage for stock. Those
who cannot find time to 'fOOl with
hay" will save their fodder this
month, and make out by buying
Northern hay at $50 to $40 per ton
next winter
TURNRs This is the month to SOW
Rutabaga or Swedish turnips. Be
sure the seed are fresh and genuine.
This turnip is the best we ever saw to
feed milch cows in the winter. Make
a good crop OF RUtabagas and you
will not regret it.
PEAs.-If you have not already
sown your peas, do so at once, if you
expect to make a crop. Pea vines,
even, if the peas do not fully mature,
will make excellent hay, and there is
when ploWed under Will more
enrich the land. Do not fail to SOW
all the peas you can.
SWEET PoTAToEs.-Thisc crop should
be well worked, kept free from weeds
and grass, and soft we'll pulverized
earth thrown up to the vines. When
the vines are about a foot long, run
round them as deeply as possible with
a turning plOw, taking care not to
cover the ends of the vines or TO in
iuTe them; then plow out the middle
fully and the after work will be light.
Make a good crop of sweet potatoes;
they are an excellent food for man
and beast.
The time for ''laying by" all the
crop is speedily approaching. See
that the last work is done well. 1t
Will be found that those who have
most carefully prepared the soil, and
the crop, viii be rewarded
with the greatest measure of sue
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