, 1879-04-24
THE FIELD AND STABLE.
tcturnIlry Hygiene: LNvIII. Cald nn.l Moist
irr--Wnrintll md AIolstnru-.i Dry itlnus-

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Trnm Our Orn Correspondent
CHICAGO, ILL.,, A.rii 10-An atElosphcrc tint
Is mofst, ,.ntl at the same t!mc cold, wit1ldraws
not or.ly great 1cal Of warmth from the uni
nnl organism, but intcrfcres also will! tic fnnc-
tsors of tho skin. 1t, therefore, constitutes
cause Of catchng cold. especially II the air bus
hrcn previously warm at.I dry, II tic eifcet Of
the cold and damp atmosphere Is aggravated hy
existing ellarp wiuds or II the animal orgal'snt
Is not accustomed to tho influence OF cold md
moisture. Whether the Inter prevail only tenn
porary or forsotnc time. Is ot III tit consequence
as to the immediate effect, which, Ut course,
viii bc mora LASTING, nni niorc frequently nro-
luctyc of chronic disorders, 1t the cause, moist
ure combined With low temperature, is Inst
tIig.
To prevent the Injurious effect Of COLI and
moisture, or Of sudden clln,lgcs OF tue wcn'her
from warm and tlrY to cold aud wet. only lnat-
rect means Tall be employed. The cause Itself
cannot be removed, but Its effect eau bc les
scrcd. Al first, m animal tl,at Is TO bo cx-
posed 10 coll and wet weather slnuld bc we'll
fed with good, dry food. Secondly, I'LL animal
Tint lias becn cxpused sllousd bn tnkcn Into d
dry, warm stablo, md receive there, II nos
siblc, sumo dry fond, md MI abundance
Ut dry MIL clcan bedding. To bo
compelled to stand, or to Tic dowu
for rest, OIL wet ground, or m q wet floor, will
aggrayato tho Injurious consequences III tlic cy-
pnsslrr. Thirdly, II iii animal, particularly n
hurse. has been exposed tu col.l nllu wet, lllu
lnIuriuus effect upon tho organism tnuy he
lcssrnctl, or bc partially removed, by lankettnE
und rubbing tilt tlu skin Ia ,lry ngatu. II .iis-
or.icrs of II catarrhal or rllcnnlatlG nature hnyo
ulreudy madt telr appearance, ar0llatie nrat-
e!f.ab. mil particularly s1cll us " Act upon tle
kidneys md rcrtyu the activity OF tr skin, may
hc used tu advantage, al'ta br given mixed With
tllc food.
WARMTH AND MOISTURE.
A 1nnist atmosphere nf Il high temperature
acts fniurfu,lsly u1. lotncst c nuft',a!s; It re-
laxra NIL wrnktHs thu organism BY exciting tlt
aetlglty OF the slt!lt w!thnltt absorbing thu per"
Epirnt!ul, antl by increasing The functions Ut the
lnngs, mt seldom to auelI MI extcnt "a tn cnl,sG
ths. breathing tn becnllie more or lesa difficult,
NEMt, in consequence, illa DISCRIMINATION Ut the
blood Imperfect. Thu riEcrt produced hy Il
hlluIi.l HtnlospI,cre of high Temperature upon
III animal organism differs III so fur fFun lE,ut
pruiueed BY Il dry atmosphere at d ti!uh tcin-
puraiurc: As lllt lDrncr IL unable tn nbst,rb thu
moisture txhnle.l by le lMnEs Atl1 rersplrGtt By
thn sI;!I Thu disorders "l!e', are apt ts' tol-
Iow-t,r!,utl .alni anthrax IisenHes, HpGpIoxy,
ctc.-rssu't, purtfallY at ltsst. from fatluru Ut
the organism to freu ltsuf tram tts prulurts Ut
wnstc, al nre the snllrec wtstelt, Al tn ln!por-
tanto alMl prevention, llnyu hccn mentioned
AhoA1 *AtktNse Assse
plsy aTMosrlIE1r.
4 dry atrnosp1.ere ia u6ually pl,rc, n,nl Is, nj
rule, conducive to health. 1t prt,lIotes puis.lr-
attot, arce|eratcs NIL org,nle processes, ad In
creases ttrreby tllc 07eai,lc cllangu Ut nlnttbr.
Thu animal organism .nins III strength n1tli
vlgur, ali iunetlons aru performed w,si grcater M
ln,Iiy, still, thrrr Is u limit; tl.u ut,lnhbtru
l,,ny hecolno ton tlry, or Tho a!r tno thlll.-tn
h!eh nlult;,in nnr, for nstancr,---l.,Ht thru null
,llo,lury l!sDttlcrs, congestn', asll iNIia,nnla-
ftSltifH 4 sru nf.
tnnspere IL Injurious especially tn tiiu sespfra-
tory organs.
4 1,1sY ATMosrtIEHE or \ l0w TEMPERATURE.
A low Temperature Ut iu surrounding atmos-
rherc orlyea tl'c animal Hly nf lhrgu amount
NIL, I'd production Vt heat cnsurs,cs u,atcruE
{fuul) it rulscs larger consumption of loud.
II the atmosphere, ut t!r sa'1le inle ts dry. the
organic change Of matter ts lively 0nu; t,lscil-
lar exercise alul labor aro rendered easy. SiIll,
II tl.u temperature 1s very low, l.l tbs dir very
Iry md III i.Otln, tiN, Bur(Mee of the auIsllai
Is ctH,!rd-4errlyc.l Of aslsHlal heat-Yrry rap
iuIy,-u0t s0hanm tn such MI extent as
I'll cA,lse i serlt,,ls disturbance 1t thr hurlnany
Ut function by an ahuornlall Y-incrvased rull,c
sloN ul nn1,u ltat. or as III mako II t.Huussth'e'
fur thu nninsal .ur.atI'sIn to Hsa1ltau III ali lis
parts II ,iurInnl Temperature. III rltlter r!lsr,
disorders, usually uf Az iuItAhat0Fy ttlasactur,
ctlstitltc .l,u result. In tloso casvs III Which
tue fund glycn u sli4uated ulliI Afstsntlusrtlt
does not stroynl" sutlr,t ''luteTIn! " nrtnlHcc
t!,u ,Iu,n.snry AIAnWnt ~ nnilnal lieut. "
to support iln !l!pieascl organic eluugn
IT mattcr au' I'LL orlani' lracrssrs necessary
to l!fu ,t!n! health, tI urEas1n Will gradually
cat.suu ttstii. ant aIt nn1il''1' Will finally frutz.
tn Heath, ur die Ut stnryaIlnn. 1ils means Ut
preventing il.e sVil rnt,tHunfstes VI a !ry niht
pli ntn,uapilpru etl,hst III hurtenl Protection
hy nrAnk Ut II geuu stable. guM lcdulnE,
hlulket,nG, iuH;t"r eltuG'stanersh nt"t I'LL
uh,lnuancu Ot nutritious 1u4A. 1t the ar Ut
ncu,nlry,-nn in.l latitude, tr ul.a l,!sn 1nGuu.
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