The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-11-06
TIMELY WARNING.
THE RISK THAT IS RUN IN CHECK
ING PERSPIRATloN.
What Killed Noted Orator-How Cold
Il Taken-A Few Individual Cases
which Teach Significant
Lesson.
[Hall,s journal Of Health. ]

Halls Journal Of HEALTH
Edward Everett, the finished scholar,
the accomplished diplomatist, the orator,
the statesman, the patriot. became over
heated In testifyiDg in courtroom on
Monday morning, went to Faneuil hall.
which was cold, sat in draft of air until
his turn came TO speak; "but my hands
and feet were ice, my lungs on IRE In
this condition l had to go and spend three
hours in the courtroom he died In
less than week from this checking OF
the Precipitation. It was enough to kill
any man.
Professor Mitchell, the gallant soldier,
and the most eloquent astronomical lect-
urer that has ever lived, while in stats
Of perspiration in yellow fever, the GER
tain sign.of recovery, left his bed, went
into another room became chilled In
moment, and died the same night
If while perspiring. or while something
warmer than usual, from exercise or q
heated room, there is a sudden exposure
In stiffness to STILL cold air, or to raw,
damp atmosphere. or to q draft, whether
an open window or door or street corner,
an inevitable result is violent and in
stantaneous closing of the pores OF the
skin, by which waste and impure matters,
which were making their way out of the
system, are compelled TO seek an exit
through some other channel and break
through some weaker part. not the natural
one. The idea Is presented by saying that
the cold has settled in that part To
1lustrate
A lady was about getting into a small
boat to cross the Delaware; but wishing
first to get an orange at fruit-stand, she
ran up the bank of the river, and on her
return to the boat found herself much
heated, for 1t was summer, but there was
q little wind on the water. and the cloth
ing soon felt cold to her. The next
morning she had severe cold. which set
tied on her lungs, and within the year she
died of consumption. ..--es
A stout. strong man was working In q
garden In May; feeling little tired about
noon he sat down in the shade of the
house and fell asleep; he woke up chilly;
inflammation of the lungs followed, end.
ing. after two years of great suffering In
consumption
A Boston ship owner, while on the deck
of one of his vessels, thought he would
~lend hand" in some emergency; and
pulling off his coat worked with Will IN
81 he perspired freely, when he sat down
20 rest awhile, enjoying the delicious
breeze from the sea. On attempting to
rise, he found himself unable, and was so
stiff in his joints that he had to be carried
home and put to bed, which he did not
leave until the end of two years, when ne
was barely able to hobble down to the
wharf on crutches
day, found herself heated and tired to-
ward shutdown of a summer day. She
concluded she would rest herself by TAX
ing drive to town in an open vehicle
The ride made her uncomfortably cool.
but she warmed herself up by an hours
shopping, when she turned homeward; 1t
being late In the evening, she found her
self more decidedly chilly than before At
midnight she had pneumonia Gnhamna-
ton Of the lungs), and in three months
had the ordinary symptoms OF confirmed
consumption.
A lady of great energy Of character lost
her cook, and had to take her place for
four days; the kitchen was warm, and
there was a draft of air through It When
HE work was done. warm and weary. she
went to her chamber and laid down on
the bed 70 rest herself This operation
was repeated several times day. On the
nth day she had an attack of lung fever;
ct the end of six months she was barely
able to leave her chamber, only to find
herself suffering with all the more pr ON
fnent symptoms of confirmed consump-
ton; such as quick pulse, night and morn.
ing cough, night sweats, debility, short
breath and falling away.
A young lady rose from her bed on
November night, and leaaed her arm on
the cold window sill to listen to seren-
ade. Next morning she had pneumonia.
aud suffered the horrors of asthma for
the remainder of long life
Multitudes Of women lose health and
life every year, In one Of two ways; BY
busying themselves in warm kitchen
until weary. and then throwing them
selves on bed or sofa, without covering,
and perhaps in room without FIRE; or
by removing the outer clothing and per-
haps changing the dress for more com
mon one as soon as they enter the house
after q walk or a shopping. The rule
should be invariable to go at once to a
warm room and keep on all the clothing
at least for five or ten minutes, until the
forehead Is perfectly dry. In all wealth.
ers. If you have to walk and ride on any
occasion, do the riding first
hnd 1t Always VIII BE.