The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-06-07

The present summer Is likely to be one
OF unusual mortality, judging from The
weather closing tho first week In June,
and It behoovcs all to use due precau.
tions to avoid certain diseases incident
to the season. These disases are not
always ayoidable, but their rayages may
DO kept in check II proper care Is
taken.
The Philadelphia Ledger gives some
timely advice TO It's city readers, in an
editorial headed "rhe Weather and
Health" The heat Of the sun, says our
contemporary, Is not 20 much 10 be
feared in its direct effects as the abnor.
NAL heat OF the body which results in
such weather. Those who do not aggra.
vate such heat by eating too much over.
feeding food, or by drinking freely slim.
ulanta, or who refrain from flooding
their over.heated stomachs with iced
water, who keep out Of tho sun rs much
as possible, or who, il they must 20 in
it, protect their heads from its direct
rays by cool coverings, who avoid ex.
citement and over exertion Of mind and
body, will be likely 10 escape sunstroke,
which comes seldom to those whose
bodies and blood are not heated to fever
heat, before they venture into the sun.
shire, by stonachs gorged with heavy
food or inlamed by drink, or which,
being 30. arc instantaneously chilled
with ice.cold water. Other complaints
OF the summer, which are especially ia
tai to child.life, are often due to the foul
atmosphere OF closely kept rooms. Of
over.ripc vegetables md OF under.ripe
fruit, all which should be avoided.
The loss OF life from other causes in.
cidental to the summer season is also
great. The number OF boating and bath.
ing accidents reported every year is very
large, but many such casualties are
avoidablo if ordinary caution is used.
Our contemporary above referred 10 also
tenders some advice to the great number
OF people who annually visit the seaside
resorts in search Of pleasure and rccrea.
ton. We quote from the Ledger and
commend its suggestions to our readers
who are likely to expose themselves to
the dangers mentioned during the sea-
son:
As for The boating End bathing accidents of
| summer, which are so nuEcrOus, and so many
oil which have already been reported By the
newspapers, they ate generally av0idAblc. Those
VINO cannot swim should not 10 boating In deem
wafer, except under the cnre OF m experienced
| bontnlnn, aud those who can swim should moi
aspire 70 be amateur sailots. Sailing boat docs
| -ecm difficult when the wind Is lislt and the
| water smooth, but the wind NAV In few mo.
mcnts change from light TO heavy and The
| smooth water to rough. In such case only n real
sailor should be at the helm, :
Hlthing accidents arc commonly tho resnItS nj
efforts 10 10 too much, to 70 lille further or
| SHORE, or to plunge iuto Il bigger breaker, Too
great eNertion In tho wafer induces crumrs and
Efforts 10 get the bigger breaker often lead 10
where the water Is deep and the off shore current
iatntiy sronS. The latest person cali get us wei
IN Jour feet Of water MS III forty and have ms good
| bath, too, II he or the Is All EXPERT swimmer
II one is not that, then four feet OF water is uIiitc
enough Tor pleasure or safety,