Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-06-02
SANITARY SENSE.

AeuttH, says great many truthful
things in his peculiar way. These are,
and certainly should be extensively
read; for they include so much excel.
lent advice that their influence can be
for nothing else but good.
Dyspepsia means difficulty in pre-
pairing the food eaten so that nutri-
ment can be extracted from it to sup
ply the wants Of the system. Eating
too fast and too much are prolific
causes; the first because the food, be-
ing swallowed in too large pieces, be-
gins to ferment before it can digest,
and the second because the stomach can
not cope with the quantity forced upon it.
A limited supply Of gastric juice is an
other cause, and this implies bad blood.
Out of door life, moderate exercise un-
til hungry, and sinPte, food are the
bss. renaedice.
Bitters, the names Of the multitude.
nous varieties of which disfgure the
fences and scenery of the country, come
in for severe handling on account Of
their alcoholic composition. A list Of
thirty -four of these mixtures is given,
including all We ever heard of and a
great many which we did not know ex-
isted; and in every instance they are
shown to contain alcohol, In brief,
while persons are using bitters as o
medicine, they are often drinking, three
times q day, a more concentrated form
of alcohol than is found in the purest
whiskies and brandies. It should be
set down as a settled rule that bitters
in any form is alcohol in disguise.
Localities of life should be high
Elevated stations are generally exempt
from the ravages of consumptive di-
sease. The air is lighter and contains
less oxygen; but as the lungs live on
oxygen, as it is the oxygen which they
bring in contact with the blood at ev-
cry breath, it is that which purifes and
gives it its lfe-giving power. If each
breath of air does not give a sufficient
amount of oxygen, instinct prompts a
fuller breath; this distends the lungs
more fully, and thus develops and
strengthens them. A statement is Civ
en- Of the elevation of several Ameri.
can cities: New Orleans is relatively
given as 10, New York and Philadel-
phia S5, Boston 40, Chicago 5S5, Ne
braska City 1000 and Winona, Miss,
1900.
Many family mansion, says the ed.
itor, speaking of healthy houses, has
been built with the accumulations oi
the savings of half lifetime to make
the graves of half the household in q
few months, from neglect of the pre-.
cautions for thorough drainage and a
proper water supply for drinking and
cooking. Never select a house over 9
filing; prefer sandy soil or the top of q
hill.
In Munich, the bodies of the dead
are kept for forty-eight hours befor,
burial and the fingers are connected
with wire so that, IN case the person
should revive, his least movement vii
ring bell and so give warning. Th;.
is not applied to babies; but it is sug
gested that if the plan be adopted here
the wire should be attached to th,
childs toes, as all babies begin to kicl
as soon az awake.
WIN reference TO winter garments
sufficient clothing, it is said, should b,
worn to keep off a feeling of chillines'
when about usual avocations. Les
than that subjects one to an attack o
dangerous pneumonia at any day o
hour. More than that oppresses- Stead
lily aim, by all possible ways and means
TO keep off q feeling Of ehilliness whicl
always inaicates. that . cold has beel
taken ....
Instinct teaches that less exertiv
power is required to keep moving than
after coming TO q standstill. to set tn
body in motion again. The frequen
stcppages of stages and street cars HI.
Oh the horses. Instinct also teaches
the requisite expenditure Of strength
according to the circumstances of th
season No one walks - fast in sum
mer as in winter. We get up in u
morning with a certain amount O
strength. and much may os.aAined b,
ecouosnizin1 during The day.