Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-09
WAYS TO KEEP COOL.
EVERYBODY HAS HIS OWN METHOD OF
BEING COMFORTABLE.

Some Think Flnnnels Should be Worn, While
Others Consider Them Too Wsrm-Cool
Drinks Recommended A Crusade
Against Black Straw Hats.
How TO keep cool was the question with
all Yesterday. 1t was a hard problem.
Tanning was one way to cut the Gordiau
knot The palm leaves futtered everywhere,
but the exertion of keeping them going only
heated one the more. A river of lemonade
and other cooling drinks flowed all day
long, but the fight against the heat con.
tinued in all its torture.
Was there no way to keep cool7 This
was the query that led DISPATCH re-
porter to search the city yesterday, high and
low for some philosophical genus who could
satisfactorily solve the problem. The devices
encountered for keeping cool were as many
and varied as the flowers in May. There was
no general method. The man who knew one
plan by which everybody could keep cool was,
unfortunately, one of those unlucky iudivid-
uals who missed getting aboard the ark.
The mass of people who Rugged the shady
side of the street were comparatively comfort
able, but there was no escape when crossing the
bridges, They seemed to fairly fry III the heat
of the cooking sun. The Allegheny shone
with the reflection of the fierce rays. As even
ing came on there was grateful change. The
gently moaning river, flowing lightly along in
the dim shade of the cleaning, had cooling
charm in the tone of its song that attracted
thousands. The moon, rising in her .splendor,
mirrored her face in the refreshing waters,
while the newly born breezes, signing with soft
cadence, lulled the throbbing cities to shadowy
sleep.
WATER ON THE WRISTS.
The first man encountered was James Kerr,
Jr., the Smithfield street druggist who un-
wound a whole list of cooling processes. Here
they are: II find one of the most pleasant and
effective methods is to pour water on the
wrist Every two minutes all the blood of the
system passes through the two arteries leading
to the hand, and when you wet the wrist you
naturally cool the whole body. Another way
is to hold piece of ice in the hand, which has
the same effect. Don't drink Ice water. If
taken in excessive quantities 1t will paralyze
the action of the nerves of the digestive organs
and produce shock that will end in death.
Keep a little piece of ice in the mouth. All
thirst is actually in the throat. and is more
effectively quenched by the melting of the ice."
DR.. Joseph Dickson wa next interviewed,
and the following information elected: Don't
wear black straw hats Black goods of any
kind concentrate the heat directly on the
brain. Many Italian laborers wear dark
head-gear, and consequently are attacked with
sunstroke. If the head is kept cool little an
noyance viii be felt from the heat. Crimped
sweat-bandS are the best thing out for the lin
ing OF hats, for the reason that an undercurrent
of air has free access to the Uranium and is an
excellent Ventllator. In regard to drinking ice
water, no one who takes much exercise should
Indulge in such a cold drink, and especially
mill men, who should drink nothing colder than
hydrant water.n
George Elphinstone, Allegheny's City At
torney, wasi found in his office, the conven-
uonal coat and vest discarded, and supplanted
by linen office coat He said: Before the
setting of another sun you can count on me
getting flannel shirt. 1 am after comfort,
6 he hest tn an
VEGETABLES RECOMMENDED.
DR.. c. c. Wiley was asked in regard to this
all-important question of the day. He said:
ITO keep cool. particular attention must be
paid to what we eat. Vegetables are the most
wholesome food that q person can take in
warm weather. In regard to clothing. avoid
anything that is cumbersome or binding to the
body. The underclothing should be light and
of a woolly substance as that is the best for the
purpose of absorbing tn, perspiration. l have
found that one can enjoy a veritable Cressons
Springs right at home by light indulgence IN
watermelon. 1t is cool and refreshing me-
dicinal agent"
Mr.. Doyle, formerly of Delmonicos, New
York, now at the Hotel Schlosser, spoke IN this
vein: 'In New York, where there are numerous
seaside resorts close at hand, one can take
boat ride to keep cool. In Pittsburg l think the
best thing is cool drink in lieu of al ocean
excursion"
Manager R. H. Johnston, of the Exposition.
was met on the avenue shielding himself from
the sun by an umbrella. He said: There is
no reason-why the ladies should enjoy monop-
oily of the umbrella in hot weather. That use-
ful article looks as well in the hands of 'hor-
rid man on warm days as it does in the fairer
ones of lady. 1t is certainly the best kind of
a safeguard against the heat of the sun. Why
should you permit the burning rays to beat
down on your head when an umbrella will keep
them of SO wellT'
NOT QUITE HOT ENOUGH.
SIS it hot enough for your was heard asked
of DR.. Thomas W. Shaw.
mo; if it was hotter the heat would paralyze
such cranks as those who ask If it is hot
enough"
"How can one keep coolfi
"If we could take off our flesh and sit in our
bones expect we could keep COOL" Then the
doctor proceeded to throw a little more practi-
cal light on the matter. His talk was full of
interesting points in the way of cooling secrets,
and before he was through the reporter thought
he detected even the thermometer falling.
"The whole secret of remaining COOL" said
he, 'is to keep the sweat glands open. This is
in line with the principle involved IN making
ice cream. The manufacture of that popular
refreshment depends not directly on the close
proximity of the ice surrounding the cream
but on the melting of the ice You understand
the heat required tt melt the ice is drawn from
the cream, and finally the cream is deprived of
all warmth and is frozen. 1t is the same with
pouring few drops of ether on the hand The
liquid IS quickly evaporated by the animal heat
of the body, and, if you take notice, the hand
will feel very cool on the spot where the liquid
was poured. Exactly the same with the cool
ing of the Precipitation. By moderate exercise
the sweat glands will be encouraged to healthy
action, and if light woolen or silk under
garments are worn, the perspiration will be
readily absorbed, while you do not experience
any genuine discomfort"
Dr. Mundortf said that the best drink in sum-
mer is water, as it carries off the heat and does
hoa Sxa-i11 hoa
ulant.
Dr. NJ. A. Arnholt said apollanaris water or
lemonade with a little claret in il were good
summer drinks The claret acts as q mild
and also as an astringent
NOT ONE FATALITY.