Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-16
SOME HOT WEATHER PRECEPTs.
The Time to Drink is Before You Are
Thirsty, 80 IL Is said
Prom the New York snn

From the New York sun
Comfort in summer depends almost a. much
on the food and drink that are taken into the
system as on the clothing. ns man Is cAreful
about his diet. in particular about what he
drinks, he may be reasonably comfortable in
summer. though he sits around all day with Q
silk hat, tght-ftting collar and frock coat
The unpleasant sensations OF q hot day come
rs well from inside the body as outside. Tho
feeling OF parching thirst in the throat is more
uncomfortable than the direct RAYS OF the sun
The feeling that man has eaten something
that does not agree with him. or has had too
many cold drinks. causes greater discomfort
than torrents OF Precipitation. To be comfort
able there must be equilibrium between the
interior apparatus OF the body and the external
conditions aud circumstances. No man who
eats and drinks careasslv on n hot dsy Will
have this comfortable poise
A mistake many men make is not 20 drink
until they are thirsty and not 10 drink any-
thing AZ all cool until they are hot man nav
get up IN the morning and feel fairly comfort
able; he will eat has breakfast and drink bus
little When he gets 60 his work IL will bo
warmer and he Will be warmer: he will then
drink beer. soda water. lemonade or ice wa
ter. In little while he will be thirstier aud
he will drink some moro OF the same From
this time on as the thermometer rises ne Will
become hotter and thIrstIer Ii h. not that he
has not taken enough fuld to luench any
amount Of thirst bG. that the huld was not
taken until he was thirsty aud therefore does
not qucnch hls thirst It once. Eating sAtls-
hes hunger almost at once hut the food is not
! taken into the system for several hours, until
the digestion and assimilation are completed.
Ii Is so with thirst even more than with hun
ger. Thirst is a local feeling, but Il means
| that there rs not enough water ia the system.
| Pouring water down the throat puts water
INTO the stomach. but not into the system for
some time afterward. particularly If the water
| Is cold. Coffee and tea qucnch thirst more
| rapidly when they are hot than when they
are cold because they are sssimilated more
| quickly.
Then after the victim Of the heat is loa de a
| up with cold water be begins 10 perspire more
| freely. This means that ne has put into him.
| self more water than his system demanded and
that the heat and his overloaded system COM
| bined are working 1t of. As the perspiration
| trlckles down his face he goes and takes more
drinks. aud so keeps mp the uncomfortable
| round until night. when he tossos around. damp
! and uncomfortable.
In the same way that short run eNhausts n
mans breath and makes him sweat more than
/ long leisurely walk. 90 a number OF ICED
| drinks poured IN rapidly tire "A man more and
! make HIM sweat more than moderate amount
| OF hulds taken at long intervals of time. Tho
| best time to drink L. in the morning. Tho
stomach is empty and the fluids will be carried
| through the system and into the blood more
speedily. A pint of moderately cool water
then will do more 10 relieve thirst during the
| day than ten glasses of beer or soda water in
| the afternoon. man Is somewhat like loco
| motive; If the water Is not judlcIogsly admin
| istered to the boiler there IL an explosion The
time to lay in the supply of fluids Is before the
| man starts for the Gay. II he wants to drink
| any more he may drink IL slowly. and should
| not have II so cold that il viii iufame the
| throat and the stomach and make them warmer.
| A cold bath makes the skin glow with warmth.
| SO a cold bath OF ice water in its reaction
/ warns the throat and stomach