The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-07-13

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It is as yet appoint Of dispute whether
cotton stufis are the best wear many
approving of light woolens. For women.
nothing is sweeter in summer than n
linen dress it is pity we do not pat
ronize linens more for adults for
children, cottons for workingmen,
worsteds. The heavy suits of men are
weighing them down in summer, and
clothes of serge are far preferable to
those of thick woolen cloth. Verythin
silk is cool wear. The heavily laden
skirts of women impede the free action
of movement mHch, and should be sim
plihed as much as possible for summer.
So also the headgear,
Infants, if at all delicate, should not
be allowed to go with bare feet il often
produces diarrhea, and they sboul1
always wear flannel band round the
stomach. Another important matter is
the changing of night and day linen
among the poorer classes. It is terrible
to think that workingman should lie
down in the shirt in which he has per-
spired all day at his hot work. Let men
accustom themselves to good washes
every evening before they sit down to
their meals, and to changes at night,
that they may take up dry shirt when
going to their hard days work.
Frequent changes Of linen is abso-
lutely necessary-an a night and
day change. This change alone would
help to stay mortality among children,
if accompanied with other healthy
measures, such as spongine the body
with q little salt and water. Where
tenements are very close wet sheets
placed against walls will aid to revivify
the air and absorb bad vapor in rooms.
All children's hair should be cut short;
boys hair may be cropped, and girls
hair so arranged by nets or plaits that
air passes freely round the neck.
Light head coverings are essential in
summer, for the head must be kept
cool. The most serviceable dress is
that which allows air to pass freely
around your limbs and stops neither the
evaporation of the bodynor the circula-
ton of the refreshing atmosphere. In
summer you must breathe freely and
lightly; you cannot do so with your
stomach full of undigested food, your
blood full of overheated alcohol, your
lungs full of vitiated air, your smell
disgusted with nauseous scents, your
system unable to carry out the natural
process of digestion. All the sanitary
arrangements in the world will do no
good if we eat and drink in such a
fashion that we are constantly putting
on fuel where tits not needed, and stuff
ing up our bodily draught, as we would
that of heating appliance. Our ig-
norance and our bad habits spoil the
summer, that delightful season of the
year--nothing else.
Activity, rest and recreation are
weighty matters in influencing our
health in summer. We are not so we'll
inclined for activity, and yet nothing
will SO much assist us as healthy em-
ployment of our energies, without over
exertion. Pity those who must exert
themselves to the utmost in this horrid
weather, and feel gratified if You need
only moderately use your strength.
Activity keeps the system going, the
blood in healthy circulation, the digest
i've process free from costiveness, the
skin open for evaporation, and prevents
all clogging of the machine. If not
forced to work in some way or other
be active anyhow; occupy your mind
and exercise your limbs. Stagnation
will bring about lethargy and allow the
atmosphere a greater influence upon
you.
On the other hand, full rest is as
necessary. The exhausted frame wants
more recuperation, the brain less strain,
the system more gentle treatment.
Things look often darker in hot
weather; heat weighs upon the upper
portion of the head. communicating it
self to the perceptive powers, and in.
fluences the senses. We see pictures
before us, and fancy we have not the
power to combat difficulties. 1t is said
that more suicides are committed in
hot than cold weather. A healthy
sleep in this hot season is worth &
great deal to us; try to court it, and
never play with your life and health by
willfully neglecting it.
And what shall we say of that precious
and, as yet, so little understood phase
of life, our recreation? If there is one
thing more than another to be encou
ragged in summer, it is reasonable recre
alton that exercise between body anC
mind which brings about harmony
between both that periodical abstain
ing from incessant labor which render
us fresher for it that intercourse will
beautiful Mother Esrth which leads u
to value natural aspirations.
Never pass a day in summer withou
some calm half-hour for quiet and enjoy
ment life has only so many years, ant
during their space we should live, no
vegetate. The time will come whei
sanitary measures and means for enjoy
ing higher phase of life will be though
OF more than laying up things that rust
We cannot here enter upon the mean
ing of recreation in a wider sense bu
it is not recreation to rush out of tow