Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-17
COMMON SENSE IN WINTER,
Some of the Fruitful Causes of Coughs, Colds
Chills and the Like.

Chills and the Like.
1t requires a good deal of intelligence and
care to avoid sickness arising from sudden
variations Of temperature, says a writer in the
New York S,n. Unless great care is taken
to keep the body at something like an even
temperature mischief is very apt to result
and good deal of it comes from the injudi-
cious use Of outer clothing. Some have preju-
dices against overshoes, especially rub
bers, and yet in slushy days nothing but rub
beers will keep the feet dry. Others get into
trouble by being too indolent to remove their
rubbers indoors. so that their feet perspire.
and subsequently become chilled. The COM
nonsense rule is to wear rubbers when they
are needed and not to begrudge the time and
trouble necessary to take them off when they
are not needed.
Overcoats and wraps while conducive to
comfort and health, are also the cause Of much
illness arising from Precipitation and chills. The
sensible course Is to have garments suitable to
various degrees of temperature and to be care
full to wear them at suitable times. One who
has much walking to do needs less clothing
than one who rides A skater has no need of a
big ulster to keep him warm; but if he is going
sleighlng he can hardly get buffalo robes
enough. Shoveling snow is hot work in the
coolest weather.
People do themselves much harm by wearing
heavy outer garments in the house Men are
too lazy to take off their overcoats. and women,
for various reasons, keep on their furs in
church or theater. The result is that when
they go out they get chilled and start on the
much care cannot be taken to accommodate
the clothing to the temperature: to take off
outer clothing at once upon entering the house.
unless the house happens to be Is cold as out Of
doors.
The changes of temperature are 80 sudden
that both comfort and health are promoted by
the possession and use of garments Of various
thlcknesses as they may be required. There
are warm days in winter when the heaviest
winter clothing Is not only uncomfortable but
unhealthy, because of the danger Of excessive
Precipitation and subsequent chills. Outer
garments should be made 80 to be easily re-
moved. Ladies have heretofore experienced
much inconvenience from oyerheating in furs
and heavy wraps at the beginning and end of
the season. but fashion has lately come to the
rescue with short coats and capes for the
mllder wintry weather. Reefng jackets have
performed similar service for men.
Many persons suffer inconvenience and ILL.,
ness from wearing too heavy Undertaking.
he safer course Is to put on extra clothing
from the outside. that il may be readily re-
moved as occasion requires.
A good deal of sickness comes in the winter
from lnJudiclous dressing for social events.
Both men and women put on evening costumes
which are less warm than those they habitually
wear during the day. Then they fail to make
up the difference in their outside wraps, and
when they emerge from heated rooms after an
evenings dancing they have laid the founda-
ton for all sorts Of pulmonary troubles
Medical men agree almost unanimously that
In this climate flannel underwear is almost ab-
solutely essential to health. Those who wear
II daily should change it at night. 1t is better
to wear just enough clothing to keep the body
comfortably warm under all circumstances.
and to spare no pains to adjust the clothing to
the circumstances with promptness. There is
an old proverb that man who sits with his
back to draught sits with his face to the
grave: Any one who is in perspiring state
and sits in draught in that state NAV be GER
tain to pay the penalty in a very short time in
pains and aches. Unless carefully used heavy
outer garments will be responsible for much
sickness.