South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-07-25
KEEPING COOL.

three inches deep, the mead ovs or;ap
and walls and pavemeuts like = hot
oven IN the blazing rays OF Q sultry
Gun. poor suffering swelteriuR hp.
manitv make frantic Efforts to cool
OF and wish with Sidney Smith. that
they might take OF their nesh and
at down In their bones. Peoper care
In regard TO fires, eating, dfiukinp.
and ventilation will do much tov.rds
alternating suffering from heat. The
great secret 10 70 svoid getsiug hot,
fires. With cooking, washing, ironing.
and baking, should be conaped 10
the early morning hours % far q pos.
stbIe. 1t 10 better 10 take tho morn.
tngs Tor doing the ironing than 70
keep . roaring fire ill noon and
swelter over Il.
Better eat GOLD dinner on the hot.
Test days than to have the cook, be
she servant or mistress, roasting
over the fire two hours, while the
house is penetrated by the kitchen
beat. A cold dinner would also be
better for the stomach On most intol-
cradle days. Stufing with hot vex-
etables. bread. meats, tea, and coffee
wall start an inside furnace that will
keep the body burning till mid night
while . dinner Of good, cold bread
and butter, fruits, lemon ade. and
plainly cooked vegetables will enable
one 10 live through the dog DAYS
quite comfortably. Meats should be
sparingly used. as they are great
heat producers. Vegetables can be
cooked in the morning and warmed
for dinner over small quick ere.
Excessive drinking, especially of
ice water, is TO lie deprecated. Wa.
ter colder than that OF a deep
we'll is injurious to the syste m.
and while ice may be used advanta
geously as cooler. that degree of
cold which leaves burning tang on
the tongue should be avoided.
Lemonade and the fresh juice Of
cherries. berriesy and grapes mixed
with cold water are refreshing cooling
drinks. Cold oatmeal Cruel is ALEC
excellent.
Dress loosely and lightly.
Keep the skin clean, A thorough
bath, with soap and sponge, il
needed twice a week, and a daily
cool bath is beneficial. A quick
cool bath just before retiring, ap,
plying the water with the ha nd
and wiping lightly, will frequently
put the system in good order for
sleep when otherwise q restless
night would be inevitable.
Have plenty of fresh air at night
Leave the door open or take The
window out. Better risk the DOS.
sibility of intruders than the GER
tainty Of sitting, poisonous atmos-
phe,e.
Sprinkling tie walks, grass, and
shrubbery around the house ever y
evening will reduce the tempera-
ture several degrees.
1t is good plan to have q room
to cool off in. Close and da rken
one room about seven in the morn.
ing when full Of cool, pure air, aud
If it is kept closed it will be found
a most refreshing place to rest q
few minutes at noon; but it must
be used sparingiy-three persons
remaining therein an hour will
heatiit up.
Do not sit down in a draught h
cool unless you want TO take the
worst cold you ever had.
LAYING the hands, wrists, arms,
and the back of the neck in mod
erately cool water not over elk or
eight minutes lie a safe and effec-
tual method Of cooling off. The
blood comes very near the surface
in those places and, being thus
cooled, coon reduces the tempera.
ture of the body.
Those who walk ia the hot sun
should carry umbrellas, the lar ger
aud thicker the better, and on days
when sunstrokes are to be feared
Ut 10 wise to wear a wet cloth on
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