The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-02-08
Clothing for Cold Weather. .

The usual dress Is sufficient in Quanti-
ty, and often good in quality, but it is
very badly distributed. There Is too
much about the trunk, and too little
about the lower extremities. If one
quarter of the heavy overcoat or shawl
were taken from the trunk and wrapped
about the legs, 1t would have great
gain. When we men ride In the cars,
or in a sleigh, where do we suffers
About the legs and feet. When women
suffer from the cold where Is iSP 1t is
about the legs and feet rt
The legs and feet are down near the
floor, where the cold currents of air
move The air is so cold near the floor
that all prudent mothers say: ssDont
lie there, Peter get up, Jerusha Anns
play on the sofa. You will take your
death-cold lying there on the floor"
And they are quite right. II the room
be well ventilated, the air down near
the floor Is very much colder than it is
up about our heads. And it Is in that
cold stratum of air that our feet and
legs are constantly. -
Besides this, the feet and legs, on
account of their being so far away, and
on account Of their size, with the air all
about them,-a are disposed to be too
cold, even without being in q colder
atmosphere. lie So 49, -
Under ali these circumstances, men
wear one thickness Of wool and cotton,
and one thickness of black broadcloth
about their legs, and three or four times
as much about their chests. And now
they often add an immense pad called o
ssChest Protector, - and women indulge
in stin greater contrast. 1''-io5 T.
During the cold and damp season the
legs should be eucased in rery thick,
knit wooden drawers, the feet IN thick
woolen stockings (which, must be
changed every day), and the shoe-soles
must be as broad as the feet when fully
spread, so that the blood shall have
free passage II the feet are squeezed
in the least the circulation is checked,
and coldness is inevitable. 8 This free
circulation can not be secured by 8 loose
upper with . narrow sole. If when the
foot stands naked on sheet of paper
it measures three and q half inches,
the sole must measure three and q
hail. "a .asgn assisl &, 70 ~s1s =
8 will suppose you have done all this
faithfully, aud yet your feet and legs
are cold. . Now add more woolen, or, If
you are to travel much in the cars oor q
sleigh, procure q pair of chamois-skin
or wash-leather drawers, which L have
found to be most satisfactory. - arf >
L have known \ number of lsdies
afflicted with hot and aching heat. and
other evidence of congestion about the
upper parts, who were completely re-
ieved by q pair of chamois-shn drawers
and broad -sofed shoes. t.
Three ladies in every four suffer from
some congestion in the upper part of the
body. It is felt in afullness of the head,
in sore throat, In palpitation. of the
heart, torpid liver, and in many other
ways. 1t is well known that q hot foot
bath win relieve for the time being any
and all of these difficulties This. bath
draws the blood into the legs and feet,
relieving the congestion above. What
the hot foot-bath does for an hour, the
broad-soled shoes, with thick, woolen
stockings and pair of flannel drawers,
with q pair of wash-leather drawers
added, will do permanently.
. Of course am speaking lof cold
weather. No one hesitates to multiply
clothing about the trunk Why hesi-
tate to increase the. clothing about the
legsp As preyentivel off many COM
mon affections about the chest, throat
and head, including nasal cataFrh,
know nothing so effective as the dress
of the lower extremities which am
advocating. 't1i lif'
The bath is good thing exercise is
q good thing; but after afi, our main
dependence in this climate must ever
be, during the cold season, tcurn,
clothing. Already we overdo this about
our trunks, but not one person in ten
wears clothing enough about the legs
| and feet Golden Rule. =