Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-09-07
HOt-Weather Hygiene!

At this season of the year everybody
is liable to sudden sickness, especially
children, which illness, if one. UNDER
stood the laws of health and practiced
them, might it most cases be avoided.
Sudden changes in the atmosphere are
one great cause. People are not apt 10
notice the changes soon enough, or to
take the precautioD of assuming a
thicker garment till they feel chilly
and so a cold is taken, and cold de-
ranges the whole system Sitting in
draught of air in hot day is anot her
imprudent thing that is of very fire.
quent occurrence, and is the result OF
thoughtlessness; for there is no one who
has arrived ut years of discretion but
knows better than to sit or stand where
the wind blows upon him. Rheumatic
troubles, neuralgia and ague, are often
the effects of this imprudence. Drink
ing freely of cold water when exceed.
ingly warm, is another careless practice
often INDUCED in, and collie, cholera
morbus and other sudden pains are
produced. People do not think; the
cool water is SO acceptable! After a
few hard lessons, they ought to learn
wisdom by experience and do different
ly; but the great trouble is, the mass OF
people do not trace out the cause of
sickness. They accept the effect as a
visitation of PrOvidence-aI discipline
that is sent upon them-and even con,
sole themselves with the comforting
text. ''that whom the Lord loveth He
chasteneth, when in fact the Lord had
nothing to do with it, and it was Just
their own imprudence that brought Oh
the mischief. This laying all our aches
and pains on our Heavenly Father is
unjust and unreasonable. He has given
reason to guide his children, and the
laws of nature to govern them, and
these laws can not be broken with
! impunity. If n persons appetite is
mightier than his reason, and be allows
it to govern him, he must accept the
consequences. - -
With children, much suffering might
be avoided if those who have the care
of them were only watchful, and used
good judgment in regulating their diet
and raiment. Hundreds of children
sicken and die every year just from
sheer neglect. Children do not know,
and mothers do not think, that berries,
currants and cherries Wholesome food
at proper times), may do great mischief
when eaten Just before bedtime. and a
glass of milk swallowed Immediately
after. The acid of the fruit coagulates
the milk and it hardens i'm the stomach.
! and if not thrown off will produce
frightfdl results, such as fits, cholera
infantum, dysentery and long train of
troubles. l have known cases where
! children, well and frolicsome before
going to bed, were laid in their little
sfirouds before sunrise, Just from this
simple cause.-the flowers of humani.
ty, cut down. by carelessness or ignor.
! rancei They. do not all die. some live
and suffer months and years; others be.
come nauseated and throw up the mass
and if they do not know what allied
| them will be ready to try the expert.
ment over again. Milk is safe nour.
ishment, and ripe fruits are wholesome
but mixing in the stomach when at resi-
is a different thing from eating them
in the morning and exercising trough
the day. Unripe or oyer-ripe fruit is
unsafe to eat. at any time, especially
during the hot summer months. ~
A little precaution as to eating and
drinking would save great, deal OF
! pain and anxiety, as wen as heavy
Doctors billy and our appetites should
always be under the control of our
reason. Mothers and housekeepers
should understand the rules of hygiene,
so as to regulate the diet of their house
holds. and avoid the disastrous conse.
quences that naturally result from the
violation of the same.-FdT1Rer' Wife,
an Country Gentleman