The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-14
HYGIENE FOR HOME.
Sea-Sickness Suffered by Pas
sengers in Elevators.
KEEPING THE SKIN SOFT.
Oatmeal Water the Best Drink in Warm
weather-Better to Rest
After Eating.

large business houses ana mats. 60 great
~ this sickness dreaded that many-espe-
orally women-will walk up five or six
fights of stairs rather than trust them
selves in the elevators. Walking up so
many flights of stairs is frequently danger
Gus for those who suffer from heart dis
ease, weak lungs or similar internal disor-
ders. 1t is always good rule to take the
elevators mp and then walk down. One
ran easily get accustomed to riding on the
elevators without experiencing sea sick
ness. The internal disturbance comes
when the elevator suddenly stops in its
upward fight, and not when it is moving.
This is the same as a shock given to the
system when jumping from an eminence.
The professional jumper always stiffens
his legs out when he strikes the ground,
and then allows them to double up grad
rally 10 break the full force of the blow. A
similar action of the body when the eleya-
tor is about to stop would prevent sick
ness. Draw in the breath and raise the
body on the tiptoes. and then when it
begins TO stop allow the whole body to go
down, using the legs as sort of spring
hoard to break the force of the shock. a
little practice will enable one to get used
Ia the movement, so that he will do it
almost unconsciously. 1t is a great strain
and over-exertion to walk up four or five
fights of stairs, and one should not do it
oftener than necessary.
KEEPING THE SKIN SOFT.
To keep the skin soft and moist during
the warm weather, when the hands and
the face are exposed considerably to wind
and sun, healing and effective pomade
should be made TO apply every day. The
use Of gloves and wells becomes very disa-
greeable in hot weather and they do not
after all answer the purposes desired. The
object is to keep the skin soft and moist,
and then freckles will not disfgure them.
No one dislikes to see the face colored by
the sun in summer time; it adds new
and changing beauty to it; but no one
likes to see freckled skin. To make fine
pomade of this nature scrape equal quanti-
ties of spermaceti and pure beeswax in a
tin cup, and then cover with sweet oil, and
allow the mixture TO simmer until it be-
comes liquid. After it has simmered
sufficiently put in few drops of rose
water, and stir up Thoroughly. When al
lowed to cool the mixture becomes of the
consistency of ordinary vaseline, and is
ready for immediate use. Before retiring
rub this thoroughly on the hands and face,
and allow 1t to dry in. In the morning
rub the skin with oatmeal or almond pow
der, but use no soap, and then apply the
pomade at night. This is harmless
treatment, and very effective, and should
be used in preference to the patent POM
AIDES bought at fancy prices at the stores.
NEEDED DRINK.
The great drink for heated workmen is
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lants, but good oatmeal water, which can
be made by adding two spoonfrils of the
meal to glass of water. 1t is far more
healthful than any of the other drinks
used, and 1t has been found to sustain the
system better when the body is exposed to
extremes of heat than beer or ales. More
over, at such times the heat makes the
thirst so great that the men want to drink
every little while, snd the beauty of this
drink is that they may consume any
amount and not feel any evil effects. This
drink is becoming universally recognized
as the best for man and horse in hot
weather. In England, Scotland and
Wales 1t is being used extensively by the
workmen In glass and iron factories, and
IN our own country its use is still more
extensive. In the Brooklyn navy yard it
is the common drink in summer. and in
many other parts of the United States it is
customary to have several gallons of the
oat-meal water ready for all workmen.
Ale, beer and porter do not answer the
purposes demanded in hot, toilsome work,
and they are gradually being substituted
by this drink. Farmers engaged in har-
vesting in the hot fields would find the
oatmeal water far more healthful and
strengthening than their old-fashioned
drink of water, molasses and vinegar Put
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water and keep II standing ready for use
at any time.
wATERCREss AND ONIONS.
For those suffering from anamia, water
cress, grown in a ferruginous soil, is one of
the best plants TO eat. 1t ahsorbs more
iron from the soil than any other plant,
and it is good blood purifier, and con-
tsins proportions of sulphur and iodine
and phosphates. The cultivated plant is
better than the wild, and when eaten in
the morning fresh from the water il is of
great sanitary value. 1t probably sur
passes almost all other vegetables in the
spring of the year as health food. The
onion has similar properties, from n san
ltary point OF Wow, as the cress. Raw on
IONS have considerable fiesh-forming sub
stance in them, and they are very stimu-
iating 10 fatigued persons. The unpleas-
ant odor which onions give to the breath
should not deter one from eating them oc-
oasionally. This odor is due to volatile
oil, which passes off into the air, and il il
often counteracted by eating a little par
sley afterward, or few grains of coffee.
The boiled onion does not affect the breath
AS much as a raw one, and il a glass of
milk is swallowed after the meal no odor
will be detected.
poEs EXERCISE AID OR RErARp DIGESTION ?
An important experiment has been made
IN Germany - ascertain if exercise af-
fected the digestion, and the conclusion
was that il retarded rather than aided this
important function. The first experiment.
was made At Giessen on two dogs. A large
quantity of meat and warm water were in
,ected INTO the stomachs Of the dogs, and
they were then compelled TO remain in alb
solute rest for three hours. The contents
Of the stonachs We're then examined and
analysed. After the next feeding they
were compelled to take violent exercise
The quantity in the stomachs in the
two different cases did not essentially
differ, and the chemical ANALYSIS was
about the same The same results were
obtained when the white of eggs was sub
stituted for the meat. The experiments
were then repeated twenty-five times on
three men. The men were fed minced
meat. s bun. plate of houllion and
mashed potatoes. After one meal they
rested in bed. and after another thew took
Gymnastlc exercises. The conclusions
drawn from the experiments are that mus
cular action or absolute rest had very little
% do in influencing the gastric function.
The best results of il, however point TO
the benefit of slight muscular exertion
after meal, and not absolute rest, nor ex-
eessive physical exercise.
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