, 1880-11-27
FLANNELS.

Ought People to Wear Them In Cold
Weather f-f04erv1esv with n LeHdfhg
lsoaton rhynieinu Ills Arguments
AEainst TtilA Old CnAtotn.
Horton Gj'nbs.
"What shall 10, DoetoT, to prevent TAX
Ing cold so easily?" said Ias1y at The South
End 10 o physician tho other day.
4" 1uic oD your Jtunnc'sl" was The prompt
reply. II 1am satisfied that the best results
arc accomplished by wearing cotton In pref
Gfenee 10 any other article next tb the per-
son, because of lts being a.vegc;able product,
fair no7-conductor Of heat to aud from the
body, and also in small degrees all ah~
sorbent,--ln fact. possessing every essetl-
TALLY good feature, and I1onn that are
Objectionable. fills IS, of course, in
conflict, with the theory OK tllosa
who thlnk they must atd to the external
covering 80 long rs tintler exposure they
perielee nre h,ore wcIsity than tlleuries.
One Of my patients, MI elderly gentlcpat.
has paid nie yearly two hundred or more
dollars to doctor his ever-present cold. At
' ls' ii tIilsk iiaa,'els 81 fof msdnn' cotton, snS
otherwise ccnsed IL overbur,ten himself With
clothing. Tho result WAS the same US in oil
similar cases; Ills powers NJ endurance are
igrsIssd and y SeafGy tx o
that Of Il lady QnEtn recently. For ,nany
ycnrs these experiences have been multiply.
ing, and with always ni1tl Invariably the same
fxssS si"!s es ea asFsS ys ss eaa Ws
That Is nfl ri3t; they SlEsit to feel 4 degree
| OF cold when going frU'n . warm 10 4 cUlil
a'nosphcre;, It Is natural, but they do not
asssy Gs that sy dVyovs 5 ] t. Sxs9f1sf war @ NJ
tile body, Of Internal heat y force! to the
/ sllrfact.. If thers: retained BY tho non
conducting properties OF !loose-t'ttlnE, cotton
tn|aersarments tn|ss tdt w allow edtt 5hs air ,6
reriheate lta sttstnstce, n'lt1lnX sH9lclent III
ternal clothing int projection. every teiMfcn-
~ to taking sold vii! BE- overcome. lis
2:f sSess G a"e 's R Ike Ssi sssay T'S wsss ian 's y,
wgl1;al who re'nnln lnostly Indoors tint take
cold soonest and mast often. a mother says:
"'rhls Or tllgs eti'd ean',ot 60 put II the
ont seeinE that il is ths mutiler's fn,'lt. Thc
child has t'een bundled np with c!ose-t1lting
fai.,'cls. aiMa Its yoWMg SKIN i.As no! has! COW
tact with the atnIosplIcre: 1t lnls always
see 5eps 9ssrS SS wpr ss s sk md j.? tse est @ %
every change. Children nrc like plants,
sa1llt,s,betng more hardy l,y l.ntslre than
others, ard capable Of ei!Ii'rlng what Others
caMtl0t, but'tfie most delicate In estller ease
need ct times some other atmosphere tlln,l
that OF the llot-l!nuse Of w]tlcli many of our
furnhce and stean! heated dwellings of the
present day arc Illustrations. Their tce"-
| pAl1I5 lIfE Ill temperature tltHl}thsll3 huufG
nieatl summer l,cnt.. while thny arr wearing
winter clothing. 1t needs but 4. simple
5 tatement Of the fnet to slow the absurdty
Of the practtee. Evidently more Judgment.
rightly directed. would save deal Of trouble"
Wv viii reIAtu an incident strongly eN.,-
tirnlng the preceding argument, t1nUgh hat:
l,enEnE nearly 4 century sincc. We heard
tho story told by tho patlent himself, tho
Rev. Danlel l'urhans. D. D., ct Connecticut,
who died Mt tho age Of 9d. When Il young
t.latl he Was afflicted With .eteEgysnNn's sore
throat, JIe had bceIl wearing n fur cap, with
Il CAPE OF skirt,ng attac!,et! i'll arohnts3 that
efrect,nlly protected his face ard neck from
the cold. even to glasses for tic eyes. Getting
no better, 1e drove niany mirs tu consult the
venerable Dr. pet'anly. After 4 hr!yf ln.er'
View the Doctnr went to the tablc ,uld rXntt-
inct! TIC eiergymnn's wonderful cap. WIN.
out hesitation or utteriIlg W0rsl, 'le, with
his knife, cut oE clean a1sl ent!Tc the snacy.
tfAous apprHdages 0r cape. He then hathetl
tic tltroat Ut hts patient (ontsitle) witt! cold
water AMI br9ndy, adding au iMIunctinN to
continue the battling FOR !. Season, bv8ore .cx-
nostlre to cold. lie sent Hin home II wiser
tNnn. The cure was fasllfal as"l complete,
and tho trouble mover returned. for he meyer
again. even tn the co!ttest weather, nuffted
his throat With extrn covering.