The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-01-22
USEFUL INFORMATION.

room, you are not expected to turn
them over unless invited to do 50.
Never, when walking arm in arm with a
lady, be constantly changing and going
to the other side, because of change Of
corners. 1t shows too much attention
to form. Never should the lady accept
of expensive gifts at the hands of a
gentleman not related or engaged to
her. Gifts of flowers, books, music, or
confectionery may be accepted. Never
insult another by harsh words when APP
piled to for a favor. Kind words do
not cost much, and yet they may carry
untold happiness to one to whom they
are spoken.
EATING Snow OR IcE.-Any one who
has observed children must know that
1T is common practice among them to
eat snow and ice in winter. It is COM
mon to see boys and girls devour a
SNOWFALL as though it were an apple, or
an icicle as eagerly as bit of candy.
The hard palate which forms the roof
OF the mouth also forms the floor of the
nostrils, and is no thicker than paste
board. The chilling effect of snow and
ice brought freely in contact with this
thin partition, the upper covering of
which is sensitive secreting membrane,
made up almost entirely of fine blood
vessels and nerves, produces conges-
tion, often succeeded by chronic inaam-
nation. AS a consequence, these snow
and ice eating boys and girls almost al
hox do Io
sure foundation for that most disa-
greeable complaint, nasal catarrh. The
habit should be corrected.
CoNoUER1NG SELF.-S Strength ofmind
is not alone sufficient to conquer phys
ical sins; they require physical rene
dies. 1t q man says, Il resist the in
trinity of my fesh-my appetite OF my
passions but every now and then I am
overcome" his first step toward reform
must be hygienic; bathing, more exer-
else, less food, or more food, or differ
ent kind of food. What the specific
hygienic treatment should be it is i'm
possible to say without knowing the
specific difficulty. But the rule is to
develop strength in the body where it
is weak, and where, through weakness,
it falls. II bad temper is the fault to
be overcome, there should be cultivated
such habits as tend to quiet and calm
the over-excited nerves. The tension
must be diminished all along the line of
life; haste and hurry and worry aban-
doned, and repose of mind cultivated.
A resolve to do well is useless unless as
sisted by action.
OATMEAL WATERLOO board steam
ships, the fremen employed about the
furnaces are greatly exhausted by heat,
and the profuse persriration requires a
large quantity of water to supply the
waste. Clear water under these cir
cumstances answers the want very i'm
perfectly, and large drink of cold or
even cool water, on an empty stomach.
in such case, is very liable to produce
death with the suddenness of an electric
shock. Great advantage has been OBJ
tanned by mixing farinaceous sub
stances, particularly ortmeal. with the
water used, three or four ounces Of oat-
meal to gallon of water, and used &C.
cording to inclination by the fremen
and coal-heavers. 1t may be difficult to
tell why oatmeal, for this purpose,
should be any better than the meal of
corn, buckwheat, rye, o. wheat millet,
but the fremen declare that they find
ito. The same thing applies to horses
oo4ng hard work on a hot day; drink
as often as every half-hour does won
| Govc fo, horo I>,,t n5;op ,,,ool -, II, -.
water answers very good purpose.
COLD WHARF.-The beneficial infu-
ence of constant cold-water baths is
truly wonderful A noted author cites
in proof of this his own experience.
After a long course of writing and
severe study, he found himself, at the
age of 40, confirmed invalid. The
least attempt at exercise exhausted him !;
his nerves gave way at the most ordin-
airy excitement, the action of his heart
was morbidly restless and painful, his
sleep brought no refreshment. His eff
forts to improve in health were quite
fruitless, although he tried every means
within his power except the water cure.
The system seemed violent, but he de-
termined to try it, and did so with sue
cess. One thing which impressed him
was the ease with which, under this
system, good habits were acquired and
bad habits cast aside. Stimulants and
narcotics were abandoned withoutmuch
reluctance, and men to whom mental
labor and excitement had grown to be
necessities returned, he says, to the
careless spirits of the boy in his first
holiday. According to the novelist's
experience, water, skillfully admins
tered, proved in itself n wonderful ex-
citement, operating powerfully and rap
idly upon the nerves. Hence in his
case followed a consequence which he
was, perhaps, not justified in affirming
of all patients, viz, complete repose
of the passions and the intellect from
the early stages of the cure. More
gradually, yet perceptibly, other good
effects were noted. Flesh and weight
returned, and the sense OF health be-
came conscious and steady.