Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-04-30
Windy Weather.

No one who Is at all subject to any
affection of the chest should expose
himself to high wind. A high wind IL
always more or less cold; and, on tho
other hand, no matter how low the tenn
perature is, exercise may, as Il rule, be
taken with benefit and comfort if there
be no wind The nervous, too, should
avoid exposure to high winds, else head
ache will be the result, and general de
preston of the whole system will fol-
low. Cold wet winds, especially those
that blow from the north and east, seem
to possess peculiarly disturbing effect
upon the mucous membrane of the
digestive canal, which may result in
fit of dyspepsia, or in diarrhOl, or even
dysentery. 1t is these north and east
winds that render the early spring
months in this climate of ours so risky
to the invalid, or those predisposed to
consumption and various other COM
plants. But the east wind is more
than any other to be dreaded by people
liable to chest complaints nor can any
amount of care in clothing defend them
against its evil influences.
But there are times when calm DAYS
are just rs much TO be dreaded by tho
delicate and invalid as the stormicst
winds that can blow-days when the
sky is overcast, and the atmosphere hot;
when the gloom is general, when in
towns evil vapors float low on the
ground, and in the open country the ex-
halations from the earth's surface lie
stagnant thereon, poisoning the air we
breathe. Such days are hard upon even
hon l,.r. ,,,I 4 4 A
fore, if the weakly suffer. Night air is
greatly dreaded hy many, and some
times with good cause. There is not
only always the danger of catching cold
on receiving cbill-which is often even
worsc-but of breathing malaria or
miasmata; and this danger is greatly
increased if there be mist, or fog, or
even dew. 1t ought to be generally
known that pasture-lands, woods, pleas
fairgrounds, and small lakes of water
such as we have in our most beautiful
parks, all send forth malaria to somo
considerable extent, and that the deli.
cate do wrong to walk in such places,
even in the most delightful evenings Of
summer.
How best, then, are the more tender
among us to shield themselves from the
evil effects of bad weather and baneful
atmosphere? The answer to this ques-
ton is this: We are to clotho ourselves
in such n way rs to be proof against
cold and wet, and at the same time do
all we can to keep our bodies as near TO
the disease-resisting standard of health
rs possible. Exercise must on no ac-
count be neglected, but it ought not to be
exercise of too trying or even too eXcit-
ing kind. We ought to study the
kind and quality as well as the quantity
of food we eat, not forgetting that pco-
pie are all apt to err on the side of eat
ing too much. 1t is the food which is
digested with comfort that supports life.
Whatsoever lowers the nervous sys-
tenn renders us more susceptible to at
mospheric changes, and Uice CCrSd.
Healthful sleep should be procured ut
night, therefore, but only by rational
means; and daily and complete abu-
ton is imperatively necessary. People
who are subject to colds should be par
ticular to have their bedrooms well ven
tilated and comfortable, and the bed
clothes warm, but not heavy. | am
quite convinced that colds are caught
as often in bed rs out of it, and those
with weak chests would do well to wear
q chcst-protector at night rs well rs by
day. The part of the body most fire.
qucntly unprotected at night is that be-
tween the shouldcr-blades. Many u
one takes every care to wrap up well in
bed, but leaves this door open for ILL
ness to walk in; and many fatal illness
might be traced to colds thus caught III
bed.-Harper'S Bazdr.