Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-12
Row 10 Keep Coos by Night and by
E1AY.

In This torrii season, when "the grasshopper
is burden and much mopplYg is weari.
ness to the flesh, | beg to offer suggestions to
= parbo;ed constituency OF fellow sufferers
which may contribute to their comfort. The
uncxampcd heat of the day is bad enough,
but when the uight comes and there is no let
up-no resl--no sieep-'hic labor hic opus"
which may be freely translated, then the
ease is desperate. have lived 10 hot climates
-never, though, where | have suffered 50
much as here; and therefore | suggest as to
rest at night:
First-lhat there is made in India or Chioa
n mating, th!ckiy woven but very elastic, tcr
layrpg on mattresses urdcr the sheets hey
A,c non-condnctors they keep The mattress
from healiug and are dcllcioGSly cool 10 the
person. Why does no, somc eu;rrplising aud
sensible shopkecpcr offer them for sale They
arc inexpensive have bought them IN Bal
tilnore and Washington, but never saw cne
here except In the houses OF old ludls ncr-
chants.
Second-Faillug these, nothiug is cooler to
sleep on than a canvass ticking, stretched ever
Il bed frame after the mattresses have been
taken off and put away. roller, with
ratchet at one end to iautcu up, with the other
cnd tucked across, is s thai Is necessary. Try
an old fashioned canvass bottouu cot bedsead,
with sheet only TO cover it, aud see If AM
not right.
Third-The Chinese have u night dress call
cd raiamas made Of raw silk, consisting Of
loose flowing trousers tied ab"ut the waist with
drawing string; over that loose sGck oi the
same material. with flowing sleeves, buttoncd
NJ 10 The throat. The sensation OF wearing
this garm. ut is simply delicious. would not
glrc up mine for any brbe. They are 10 the
East worn alike 10y both sexes. \ man In Is IS
ton advertised them few months ago; l don
know VINO he is, bul havc macy applications
from friends to te! III" his uamc.
A. to comfort III the day time: FIst-As to
Tie better of classes. IS there not somewhere
amoug our taors such combination OF COM
mon scose, taste and enterprise as will ensure
our ii ration from the present th1aIdom OF
dress ? Look at it, Count the folds that wrap
u Inau' ) vital parts, chest and abdomen. A
gauzr uudcrshirt linen shirt, double and
treble tailor trimmings around his waist Tor
his trouscrs,) a vest, two thickucsses OF ma
tcrial,) suspendcrs, coat, two or three thick
nasScs OF material, hat, swelterng and hot.
Oh, Tophet is there not sense enough to rid
rs cfal this burdan and make Us comfortable ?
We ridlcule the women with their pin backs
and their pull backs and their panlers and their
houffautes. Are We men any more sensible
let some man 10 the tailoring line correct all
this, and his children and all the suffering sons
ol humanity, will rise up and call him bless
cd" Let US mcnl wear our gauzc under.
jackets aud our drawers, ard over them simply
flowing unic and trousers Of silk, delaine, or
buntlng-auythiug cool; 90 trippery or dead
weight; let US put on the Oriental cork hat,
either broad brimmed or helmet shaped-ll
have or and the wind blows through the top
ike an seoan harp-and why, just here, 10 the
nam OF common sense were they not provided
for our police force instead Of those black mon
STR sites that suck up every stragghng sup
beam? and We shall be cool, happy, OF good
Conscience and build up some mans fortune.
Finally, is there not some liberal man who is
Wiling 10 help the masses wlthcu' loss to HIM.
>cf? How? Why by having the men who
now labor Oh his building iu the fierce sunshine
and they are dropping off at the rate OF twenty |
or thirty dayI d, their work after o'clock
y. III. aud before I o'clock a. Id. Calcium
lights are cheap They are IN every political
irccsslcn, 50 caunot cost much. They are as
good as daylight Tor masons, Iaborers, Drlck-
layers. cacpcutcrs, painers rootcrs-ln short,
To-: all mechanics who exert great physical ef- |
iort> in tho broiliug suu More work will DC
"rrom: :liShed, and vast amount OF human
sltrrlng will be avoided, to say nothing OF the
widows and orphans lett by the sun stricken.
F." all these plead. May | have your help ?
Mr. lork Ereaing Post.