St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-14

This unusual hot weather is very
hard on everybody, but especially So on
delicate women and children. Every
device should be- used to tighten labor
and prevent that overheating that is so
productive of evil. The mother OF the
family has a double burden on her
hands, in that she has not only the care
Of the house and the responsibility OF
The health of the family, but the neces-
sary precautions for her own health to
consider. Whatever happens, don't
worry More people are worn out by
worry and fret than by all the epidemicS
that ever swept over the world. If
you do not believe this statement
Just notice the effect of mental state
upon your own health. Are you not
conscious that when your mind is at
rest or when you are anticipating some
pleasure you feel better i'll body than
you do when allowing yourself to con-
template the dead level of monotOny
that represents the ordinary life OF the
average honsekeeper? And do you not
observe that if for any reason your men
tai barometer runs low your bodily
health soon shows the effect?
Surely you have seen these things.
my dearS, and being intelligent women
you can draw your own conclusions.
Then don't worry. Suppose that Biddy
she is good natured and that in this
year Of grace '93, while the star of the
worlds fair RACES and women are ''cOm
ing to the trout in such numbers, you
are able to keep this good. stout pair of
arms and willing, if rather inefficient,
help between yourself and the kitchen
while the days are so warm.
1t is "enOugh 10 vrX saint' to have
things done wrong. know. But these
light Affections last only for little
while, whereas If you worry and fret
yourself sick you are not tit to look after
The safety Of those little people who are
such an important part OF the family
circle or the comfort and health OF the
strong man whose love stands like q
bulwark between your life as pleasant
home surroundings, and the grim world
which would show you quite another
face if you were fronting it with spear
IN hand, battling for the bread that
those little folks must nave. l have
said what think is one Of the most i'm
portant measures in securing that tree
dom from fret that is SO important. So
after that | feel that you, my dearS. will
have right to call me the "mid-day
nap tiena;' but still | will say it again.
Whatever comes or goes, find or make
time to take little nap to break these
long days. Take it just before the mid
day meal, if possible; if not then take
it Immediately after that important cell
emony.
Go into your own room and shut out
everything and everybody and have Il
little while to yourself in which you
can let the wheels run down in this deli
cate bit of mechanism called the body,
if only for five minutes. Lay down and
relax every one of the tiredim 7cles and
tense nerves and rest. Just rest. No
matter what is waiting to be done, you
will find that you gain time by it. Then
when you are ready to take up the bur-
den Of life again you will be able to do
it serenely. Then don't do too much
cooking. There are SO many hot-weather
dishes to be bought ready prepared that
cooking can be reduced to minimum
and the family comfort not whit less
ened. Eat fruit and don't bother to
make it inio shortcakes or pies. Eat
cold bread and milk and cold meat, you
will feel the better for it. The hot
weather lasts such little while that it
seems foolish to add to its discomfort
by oYerWork or fret or worry.
AUNT POLLY.