The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-23
Haalth on tho Farm.

Health on the Farm.
,r,o aditor of the Indiana Farmer has
..csd that even farmers who take the
~, ,are of their soil, their fences, their
and their stock, are often careless of
Gt rbioh is of more value than all else
tier health
Tbo season of ardent heat is upon us, and
E.. +ba usual press of outdoor work it is too
mon TO so forget ones self as to violate
~, yarv plainest sanitary laws. AS q rule
'-..llicent farmers may not have less re-
- for their health than others have 1t
foilure. we had almost said a crime
imam to every class, condition and &C.
o,,,ation of men, and, perhaps, it is more
,,r,mon with those who have no occupation
tbon others How far this vice may be
orc,praCed by the advertisement of cheap
nos.rrms that will cure all the ills that flesh
4. heir TO. and efface at once the effects of
every imprulence, no stop is made to in
orir. A few timely hints to the resder,
a.n,c.ally applicable at this particular time,
is all that the writer has in view
In the matter Of a fragrant violation of
sanitary laws, there has been much general
Improvement within the past few years.
The writer distinctly remembers when the
raoners went to the field as the first RAYS of
tle morning sun fell upon the yellow grain
and two hours later returned to breakfast
with their clothes as wet with dew as
water could make them. Now, it is pretty
generally known that health demands that
no hard labor should be attempted on a
fasting stomach Let the morning be
given to the care of the team, to the exam
nation Of the machinery to be used, to see
that its joints are well oiled and every
screw nut is frightened, and that all the
conveniences of the kitchen are in good
working order, etc Between and 7
o'clock take breakfast Of plain, substan-
tal food, and by this time the sun will
have drunk up the dew, and the grain, or
the grass or whatever calls for work, is
ready for the work to begin. Let the days
work he SAYS, be begun moderately, till
the team and hands warm up to the work.
-Four hours will bring the noon recess.
which should continue till at least one
o'clock Perhaps some will consider this
waste of time in busy season, but it is
actually necessary to a preservation of the
best health
There should never be rush of labor in
hot weather. Let the labor be moderate
and uniform, and do not suffer the appear
ance Of cloud or the distant mutterings
Of thunder, to betray you into an impetu-
Gus rush of work that will exhaust the
ability to work, and perhaps entail more
serious consequences.
The summer clothing of the farm laborer
should be light, and should be so loose as
not to impede muscular motion in any
direction: and at the noon recess, if the
clothes are wet with perspiration, as they
probably will be, put on a light wooden
coat to prevent a sudden chillness from the
rapid evaporation from wet clothing, and
avoid a draft of air, however pleasant it
may feel at the time. When the days
work is done, let the wet clothing be ex-
changed for dry suit of night clothes. A
cOolsp0nge bath before retiring will be a
goodpreparation for a restful nights re-
pose on a firm mattress IN a well ventilated
room We hardly need to say that this rest
sIould occupy the whole Of the short sum
ner night; the midnight designations of
fashionable life should never reach the
farm
Tie diet Of the field laborer in the heat of
summer should be nutritious but not stimu-
atng or heat-producing. Fat meats should
De avoided, but poultry, mutton and lean
beet should be freely used, and the farm
garden, at this season, should furnish an
abundance Of fresh vegetables and small
iru.H, which altogether, will make health
lul and palatable diet. A cup of coffee,
With It's temperature reduced by liberal
supply OF rich cream, will not be objection
aole as breakfast diet drink Milk is the
lesV liable drink for dinner, but if water
preferred let its temperature be not be-
~" " and especially at meals avoid ice
water. Digestion of food requires q tenn
perature Of 90, and if very cold or very
lo' drinks be taken digestion is suspended
VII the normal temperature is restored.
DuVermllk is the most healthful drink we
ua'e III warm weather. The Tactic acid it
contains is grateful to the stomach and sup
pls an important condition of digestion.
'"person should take food while feeling
SENSE Of fatigue. First rest, then eat.
early Vegetable Business-The Dust