Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-21
HOW TO KEEP COOL.
Physicians Prescribe Cleanliness, Ligh
Clothing and Summer Food.


Physicians Prescribe Cleanliness, Light
Clothing and Summer Food.
II you want to keep cool, keep quiet. says the
New York World. Exertion produces heat.
All energy, whether muscular mental, in
creases the temperature of the blood There
are, in every year, between seven and four
teen days when the New York woman should
much rest as circumstances will permits if this
is conscientiously done, ordinary summer
weather will be enjoyable.
1t is not enough to stop work when the out
side temperature gets higher than the tempera-
ture OF the body; the woman who feels the heat
must stop worrying, fussing and eating. A
very little food will nourish the body. Square
meals OF hot soup, greasy dishes, fat meats,
rich desserts and stimulating drinks are not
only unnecessary, but positively injurious. The
system is not in a condition to digest either as
much or as heavy food in hot as in cold weather.
Not only the quantity, but the quality OF food
should be changed to suit the season.
Just what summer diet should consist of
depends entirely on the condition Of the indi-
vidual. Fresh. ripe fruits and vegetables should
nourish ard agree with every system not i'm
paired by disease or old age. These are season.
able foods. If they were not needed ut this
particular time OF year they would not be SO
il it is ripe 1t is the dish Of spoiled vegeta-
bles. the sour apple, green peach and decaying
banana and the plate Of bad berries that causes
| stomach trouble and intestinal inflammation,
often fatal in results and always distressing.
Good fruits and crisp vegetables are the very
best OF summer foods; any other kind Is worse
| than unwhoesome-iti is injurious.
The ways Of success are always interesting.
An uptown woman doctor, who is able to do an
immense amount of work ten months in the
| year, gives the following informaton:
"While firm believer in the value Of o
| mixed diet, am . strong advocate of a change
OF food during the summer. rs positive AZ the
| change Of temperature. When the weather is
very hot our table is served with cold dishes
| almost exclusively. For breakfast we have
| fresh, juicy fruit in abundance, bread and but
| ter, coffee, half milk, and one other dish-an
omelette with jelly, herbs, asparagus tips cauli-
| flower or tomatoes, broiled fish, soft-boiled
| eggs, one chop, or few shreds Of bacon cut
thin enough and cooked we'll enough to re-
| semble chips when served. Such old standbys
| as oatmeal, hash, griddle cakes and corn bread
| we reserve for cold weather. For lunch we
have a chop-mutton or lambs boiled fish or
! light stew and one vegetable. Only one
| chop Is served. II the dish is fish. the por-
ton to each individual is small, but we are
rather inclined to be generous with squash,
| spinach, turnips, caulifower or salad. Slowed
| or preserved fruit, with sweet waters and iced
| tea, finishes the meal. No butter, no hot bread
and no potatoes. We have a great many cold
| dinners in hot weather, and especially for Sun
| day. Last Sunday was a pretty close day, and
| we dined on beef extracts, cold asparagus, cold
roast beef. beets with melted butter, salad of
| lettuce and tomatoes, ice cream, cake and dates.
| Lemonade is my favorite drink. 4 want it
| cold. but don't want ice In it. am a light
| drinker. l use fruit to quench any unreason-
| able thirst. An orange. few cherries, q
couple Of red plums, slice Of melon or, best
of all, an apple satisfies my craving for drink.
keep the body thoroughly clean; dress in
loose. light clothing; keep out Of the sun at all
times, and indoors, if possible, an hour before
| and after MONDAY; occupy the mi nd, but en-
gage in as little muscular work possible;
try not to worry; eat and drink no more than
| the system requires for nourishment; pay
the closest attention to the stomach. and if that
organ is all right you will not be overpowered
by the hottest weather."
Another brilliant young physician advises at
least two plunge baths a day. Ordinarily she
takes three. and when the heat is depressing
and her duties increase she has four, which en-
able her to do work that she could not perform
otherwise. "These baths" she Saws, '.need not
consume over FIVE minutes; the idea is to cool
the surface Of the body. For this purpose
| tepd water should be used. 1t will be found
that this practice. aside from keeping the skin
in healthy condition, will lessen the desire for
cooling drink. The effect is both refreshing
and invigorating. or course, / recommend
this only fer intensely hot days, and would
impress upon you the great importance of a
hasty dip. To remain in the water over a
minute or longer than is necessary to sponge
| the body is to weaken instead Of refresh 1t.
| Hot water is bad SO il cold for the purpose de-
sired. These tepid baths will keep the little
folks comfortable
| AFTER cleanliness comes clothing. Body
garments Of wool should be worn all the year.
For summer wear there are light, almost gos-
samer-like fabrics. Wool has a spiral OF
| f,ris tod dxvb q hafw fbo
garment it composes and the body. This space
favors the easy evaporation Of insensibls per-
spiration."
This doctor is opposed to ice in foods for the
reason that she has no way Of knowing whether
1t came from tainted or pure body Of water.
She advises boiling the drinking water and
cooling it in water bottles, covered and kept in
the ice box. She also says that ice cream il
cooling, wholesome and refreshing, but adds,
"beware of the coloring matter"
9th street doctor-and this one o man
says keep clean; wear light colors and light
fabrics; don't drink drop Of alcoholic beyer-
ages; don't overload the stomach; keep the di
eestive organs free; go without food rather
than eat spoiled vegetables or tainted meats
give the body, the brain and the stomach al
the rest YOU can; keep indoors between IL q. m.
and p M, and above all things, don't worry
and don't let your temper get away, for an in
furiated or angry woman is considerably hotter
and moro liable to be sunstruck il she goes ou
tnAn q StOker OF u locomotive engineer.
'Black hats, black dresses and coats blacl
sun umbrellas and black shoes increase the hea
J of the wearer; woman with black hat stands
a better chance OF a sunstroke than one with
out hat.
snow, 1 would advise all housekeepers, ser
want girls and women Of limited means to try
this plan-get through with the hard work, til,
cooking, washing, sewing. &C., before noon, lie
the fire go out and take things easily until tn,
cool of the evening. Meats, tea and coffee
vegetables. &C.. can be prepared in two hour.
at most. Hot dishes not needed when thu
heat Of the day exceeds that of the body
He suggests cold joints Of beef, lamb o. NUT
ton, cold tongue, cold fish in variety, mad
savory with kitchen bouquet and delicate sal
ads, cold vegetables. such as beets. asparagus
artichokes and caulifower; rice. served will
stewed apples. raisns. prunes or peaches; fresl
ripe fruit. ice cream, fruit ice, frozen frui
pudding, rolls, sweet and graham biscuits an,
iced tea, coffee and lemonade in moderation.
| Where Cool Breezes Blow.
| At Bay Ridge, on tine broad and beautiful