Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-05-27
THE BODY AND ITS HEALTH.

DANGEROUS DUsT.-When carpet Is
taken up 70 be cleaned the floor beneath
il is generally very much covered with
dust This dust is very fine aud dry and
poisonous to the lungs. Before remov-
ing it sprinkle the floor with very dilute
carbolic acid to kill any poisonous germs
that may be present. and to thoroughly
disinfcct the floor and render 1t sweet.
THE MORNING BArH.-An admirable
way to take the morning bath by those
who dread daily plunge into cold
water is recommended by an authority
as follows: Stand in hot water deep
enough to cover the ankles, fill basin
with cool water, and sponge the body off
quickly. Dry and rub vigorously, and
get into fannels before drying the feet
This is better for any one than daily
immersion. 1t is the rubbing more than
the water that is needed; sponging off
gives the excuse for the after rubbing,
and the good result is gained.
TYPHOID FEVER MtAsMATIc. "A recent
utterance by Sir Charles Cameron will
probably meet with no denial Accord
ing to this high medical authority, when
all the organic debris produced in towns
is quickly removed, and when the dan
gerous subterraneau atmosphere is pre-
vented from entering dwellings, or even
when sewage flows steadily day and
night through well constructed main
sewers, and when soils areathoroughly
drained and kept free from filth, then
there may be expected substantial re-
duction in the mortality caused by
typhoid fever, and, indeed, by other
diseases.
CONSTIPATION AND HEADACHES. The
source of many disorders, which might
in most instances be prevented if proper
attention were paid to ordinary measures
of precaution, is constipation, says medi-
cal authority. Irreguarity in eating and
exercising is the most common cause Of
this trouble. If persons occasionally
troubled with headache, Indigestion a1d
other minor complaints would remove
the cause the effect would soon pass
away When a headache results from
consti patton glass of cold water taken
Just after rising will do more towards
removing the trouble than the local APP
plication of preparations to the head.
Opinion is divided as to the merits OF
the use of hot or cold water for this PR
pose but cold water mot ice water) is
here recommended, because it is not SC
apt to produce nausea.
DATA CONCERNING TEMPERATURE A.CD
YEN1ILATIoN.-Data concerning TEN
perature and ventilation have of late
years largely accumulated and are Ger
tainly of great practical Importance il
their relation to health and comfort, es
pecially in buildings where considerable
numbers of people are habitual oc(u
pants. In an office builning, for IN
stance, assuming that each person or nc
cupant requires 1000 cubic feet o
about 147 pounds, of fresh air an ho'lr
and that this air is at a temperature o
80 degrees, the number of units OF hea
that must be distracted in order to re
duce the temperature to 70 degrees IL
stated to be $50 an hour. Now, it is as
certained by careful scientific method
that pound of coal used in making
steam for a Inefficient refrigeratint
machine will produce an actual coolin;
effect equal to that of sixteen to forty
six pounds of ice. Taking the lower o
these limits, sixteen pounds OF ice, whicl
will abstract some 2, 275 heat units Will
melting, it is seen that one pound O
coal will, accordingly, reduce the TEN
perature of the supply of air for one per
son for 81 hours under the above as
symptoms; and estimating the price o
coal at 81 per ton, and that the air is t
be cooled for ten hours a day, the appar
ent cost is but Is cents for one thousan,
people an hour
PRECAUTIONS IN REGARD TO CANINE
GooDs.- is rather the fashion to deer
timed vegetables as being unwholesomC
and there are people who rarely allo
them to appear upon their tables, "
If properly treated they are perfect
harmless and wholesome. There al
two essential rules, however whic
ahould be invariably remembered. Th
first is that when can is opened
the edible, whatever it is, should
turned out at once into another dish, an
should never be kept standing in the til
Careless cooks are apt to leave tomato'
or mushrooms or other timed thing
uSeu lot SedSOulug III thC cans SUM
times for several days, in which ca
they ase sure to be injuriou
The other rule is that a vegetab
should never, under any circumstance
whether at picnic or to save the COG
trouble, be warmed in its own ii
There is another danger connected wi
these pre- erved goods, and that is tb
the insane mania for cheapness at
risks, which some women have, has
duced dishonest people to put inferi
goods upon the market; but if hou'
keeper is careful to buy none but t
best, and see that they are properly pr
pared by her cook she need have no fC
but that her timed vegetables are
harmless as tie same subtances in thu
raw and natural state; and she will ha
the advantage of procuring an infn
variety for her table at very small OF
lay both Of time and money.