The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-27
samulauts for Cold weather.



The power Of enabling the body TO re-
sist the influence Of cold comes almost en-
tilely from our food, We naturally eat
more Of the heat giving foods In the win
ter time; and many make the grave mis-
take Of attempting to supply this power
by drinking the supposed heat furnishing
liquids. Many fluids do poasebs the force,
but only In proportion to their ability 10
produce and maintain without alter de-
preston, q moderate stimulation OF the
nervous system.
II would only be in keeping with the
common law Of all physical actions that
the more gradual and TegulGTtheir exGits'
ton is, the greater should be its perma'
hence, and the less sudden ita decline,
and fortunately practical experience proves
this law 10 be q true one. II Is this con.
tinuanCe OF effect which constitutes the
great feature and the higher value oil
warm beverages in which the active prin'
CIple Of tea, under various names 10 found,
has over those which owe their exhilaEat'
ing qualities to alcohol,
Careful Investigations have confirmed
the teachings Of practical experience, that
the stimulating glow impaired by alcohol
10 but transient, and 10 quickly followed i
the drink be not repeated, by stage o.
depression, which, in It's turn, invites and
Increases the chill II was intended 10 pre-
vent, Temperature Ia depressed; so Ia
Junction, muscular and nervous, and work
on tho whole Is less efficiently performed
when no spirits are taken, In few cir
CumstaIces, and only In small quantities,
Is such On agent advisable, perhaps only
when dillussble stimulant Of swift &C.
ton ia required, In order to gain time toI
the administration Of other remedies to
one whose vital powers are nearly ex
hausted.
il ls now generally known that, where
ever possible, preference should be given
to tea, coffee or cocoa, for this purpose,
Though these agents have different de.
Tees Of digestibility, they possess in
nearly equal measure the property o.
maintaining warmth.
There are not many persons who cannot
indulge with freedom in tea OF medium
strength. Unfortunately what Is medium
strength cannot be agreed upon, This does
not arise from the quantity Of the leaf used
but the mode Of preparation. The true
mean will be realized by those who are
content to adopt the somewhat tedlouH
but eGeCtual method Of infusion by boil
ing water merely, and abandon the time
honored heTesy Of afterwards roasting the
teapot before the fire. This practice Ia a
cause Of chronic dyspepsia, and Is Calcu.
lated to bring the good name OF tea most
unjuatly into dlsrepute. The addition Of
q pinch Of biCaIbonate Of coda to the water
Of the infusion will improve the flavor
and increase the digestibiity Of the tea.
Coffee prepared in the French manner,
strong and diluted with an equal quantity
Of boiling milk, and cocoa, boiled to about
the consistency OF milk, will not del0nge
any but the most delicate stomach. II
cocoa be made thin, the same amount Of
nourishment, the same result in heat, will
be- gained, and greater bulk Of liquid
will be consumed with comfort, Moreover,
both 1t and coffee may DO used for long
Periods without Interruption, II their
tendency towards their strength be held
In check, and the same Is true 10 a greater
extent Of ten.
The efficacy OF these three agents in
promoting warmth Is much greater II
they be- taken hot; hot wstsr BY itself is
no mean stimulant, and 1t certainly aids
by its presence the beneficial action oil
these nonspirltuous Htimulants.
II is gratifying TO observe that many
people among the public at large have
tested, aud found these principles to DO
tue, which promises great good to them,
aud all who will practice this plan, RH the
one which already prevails among the
authorities on hygiene, in the medical
profession,