The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-02
POINTS FOR THE TOURIST.
How to Dress, Eat, Drink and Exer-
else for Health.

NEW YORK, May 3L-The season Is COM
ing on when holiday makers will troop
from the cities to court and win the goddess
Health in her country domain. Some of us
will take to the woods, glad to exchange
the streets for the groves and the rattle of
traffic for the songs of the birds and zephyrs
Others of us will HE to the imitation cities
by the sea, less to air ourselves than our
new-gotten Partisan and London toggery.
And others will crawl to the valetudina-
rian hotels to guzzle on nasty waters and
swap scandals with the sanity sisterhood
Better to roam the fields for health unbought
Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught;
The wise for cure on exercise depend;
God never made his work for man to mend
But we want TO know how best to dodge
the doctor, how to keep malarias, liver
troubles, lamenesses and all the evil tribe of
ailments at arms length while we are be-
yond pill-shot of the medical fraternity.
They come in handy at times, that's sure,
yet we cannot all afford to pack a live sur
geon in our valises Here is where we may
pick up some useful points from the
manuals which regulate the various exer-
clses, marchings, campings, dietings and
doctorings In the great armies of the world.
The army surgeon is wide-awake fellow,
sees all sorts of service in all sorts of ch-
mates, places and conditions, knows just
what best suits the man who goes out on
health tramps or trips. We will glance at
some of the results of this experience.
First, as to clothing. Texture has nothing
to do with protection from the suns rays.
This entirely depends on color. The whittier
the material the cooler the suit. Wool has
more than double the power to absorb per-
spiration than cotton or linen. 1t is also a
much better protection from cold than linen
or cotton, therefore, wooden clothing is
safest and healthiest. The present
writer has worn loose wooden shirts for
about thirty years, making no difference
between midwinter and midsummer in
either quality or quantity. His experience
has been in all respects more enviable than
the experiences Of the average man who
clothes himself TO crafty conventional fad
dishness. 1t is wise for those who camp out
to carry wide strip of flannel for use as a
cholera belt and to ward off chill.
For roughing it nothing is so serviceable
as the Norfolk jacket, as it is called, a loose
tunic, buttoned up the front, with a band
or belt, worn loose, but waich can be tight
ened on occasion. The knickerbocker
breeches, with coarse knitted stockings. go
we'll with this jacket, and give a free and
easy artistic air to the wearer. Thin-legged
men with tender susceptibilities should get
their tailor to make them a pair of peg-top
trousers, baggy from the waist TO below che
the knees, and as tight round the
ankle as they like. These give all
necessary freedom of motion with
a comfortable sense of liberation from the
bondage of straight-legged pants. The best
headwear is light-colored, rooiny. woolen-
cloth knockabout hat. 1t will not jam the
hair tight on the head, it gives off perspira-
tion and it does not resist che wind like
straw or felt-rimmed hat. There are plenty
of so-called health and comfort shoes in
the market. If wise, you will choose pair
with thick soles, plenty of toe room and
fastened with laces. The writer prefers
high to low shoes for holiday wear.
The second, perhaps more truly it is the
first thing to consider, is the meat and drink
question. There are two points important
to keep in view; eat enough to keep you
healthy, don't eat too much to spoil your
health. Commonplace, no doubt, but often
neglected rules Wien camping out or
pedestrianizing far from hotel dining-rooms,
nothing is easier than to miss meal at the
right time, or TO forget or to spoil the par
ticular item which your system most needs,
and the probability is that, when you next
strike square meal you will make up for
the previous deficiency by laying in a sur
plus and surpluses are mischiefs in pleasing
disguise. II you are on tramp, or camping
out in tent or boats, you will do
well to pick up few hints from the prac-
tical experience of others who have been
there before you. When not very sure
where your next meal is to come from be
sure and carry some good raisins in your
pockets and a few nuts any kind will do.
You can do five hours hard work in any
weather on few nuts with raisins, the
latter stimulate like wine, the former are
food like crackers. A pot Of Liebeg. or any
extract of beef, is handy standby at a
pinch. 1t is easy to get cup OF hot water
and by adding your own meat you get
restorative dish. These are emergency
hints, there is no necessity TO offer sug-
gestions for ordinary dieting.
Perhaps the question Of drinks and drink
ing deserves a fuller consideration than is
here possible. Whether alcoholic stimu-