The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1886-11-13
A WORD TO THE WISE.
Some Useful Hints for This season
OF the Year.
Correspondence Scientific Press.l

Correspondence Scientific Press.
For the foolish will not heed my
words; they are wise in their own
estimation already. This is the sea-
son when sickness prevails, because
the people do not take the precaution
to keep warm. A sudden change in
the temperature demands change in
the cloihing also, 80 as to keep up a
normal action of the skin. Fires
should he kept also in sitting rooms,
and no member of the tam ly be al
lowed to sit with cold feet or go to bed
chilled If the pores of The skin are
allowed to become closed, making
goose flesh" as the old saying is,
there is likelyto be determination of
bad blood to the lungs or to the bow
els, causing an attack Of pneumonia
or bilious fever, or other sickness,
care and warmth. Then, too, when
cold snap comes, after weeks OF warm
weather, and all are used to the
breathing of pure, fresh air, thus viii
ating the blood and so weakening the
lung tissues, making them less able TO
resist disease germs that are floating
10 the atmosphere ready to he absorb
ed by Just such organizations rs de-
scribed. Mothers should look to their
young children, especially those liza
able TO throat-ailings and Group. See
that they are warmly clad and go To
bed with warm feet, and are happy,
not cross or peevish, which is sign
of ailing. Ifthey are going to school
see that their lunches are composed of
sslid, wholesome food; cake and pie
are bad food TO study on. Sweet
bread and butter, with a taste of jam
or jelly, eggs. or some cold meat or
oysters for a change, are al! easily
digested, greatly enjoyed and easily
prepared. Adding an apple or pear
or grapes to the bill of fare gives the
meal n relish if IL is cold. supplying
good brain food and requiring but
simple supper Of bread and milk per-
haps at early tea time. Children
should never he allowed 10 eat later
than q o'clock at night, and always a
light meal. Any parent or guardian
can test the truth of this by trying to
sleep with child after il has been
eating late, hearty supper.
Ii is the duty of every teacher,
school trustee or parent TO see that
there is stove in the schoolroom,
ready for u fire on cold days. All
danger of sickness is thus averted, by
Keeping the room agreeably warm,
and having the door or windows open.
No child old enough to go 10 school is
too young to understand few of the
simple laws of their being necessary
for health, and all teachers, parents or
guardians are culpable if they are not
thus instructed. Indeed it is grave
mistake Of our State Normal schools
thot there is no "Chair of Hygiene"
What wonder that SO many of the
brightest and best of the classes re-
eeive their closing honors and diplo-
mas, either physical wrecks of their
former selves, or else go home to die
of disases the seeds of which were
surely implanted in their systems dur
ing the years they were SO earnestly
striving for the pearl of great price -
an education and losing their life in
its attainmentf
Is this necessary, think youi Pa
rents, arc you willing TO sacrifice your
girls and boys on the altar of an edu-
cationl Do you believe Gods physi-
- lam. aonaIlv as imnortant and
binding upon us as his moral lawsf
Who is TO DO the one to demand OF the
faculty that the students intrusted to
their care be instructed In all that
pertains to their physical wsl'aref
Physiology does not teach it; anat'
omy does not teach these laws. Hy..
eiene alone, practically studied aud
obeyed, will reach these living
questions.