The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-04
AGRICULTURAL.
Take Care Of Yourself.

we are going to give some hot weather
advice about taking care of ones self.
The body is q most wonderful machine.
One of the most wonderful things
about it is the way in which its tenn
perature is always kept the same, no
matter what the weather is. The tenn
perature of the body is always about
ninety-eight degrees, no matter whether
the outside air is forty below zero or
one hundred and five above. In cold
weather we do not sweat; in hot wealth
er we sweat, and the moisture evapo-
rates thus cooling the surface Of the
body. Hence we nave to drink good
deal in hot weather to supply moisture
for cooling the body. Right here is
one of our greatest hot weather dam
gers. A great deal of the water in
towns and cities is 30 poor that it is not
at to drink without ice, hence the COM
mon use of ice water in towns. Many
farmers now have ice, and they, too,
get into the habit of drinking ice water.
But on most farms there are wells or
springs of water as cold as forty to fifty
degrees and this is cold enough for all
purposes. In fact water at fifty degrees
is cold enough to drink on hot day.
Farmers are apt to drink too much,
more water being taken into the stom-
ach than can be disposed Of by the or.
gans of the body, and pain and sickness
are the result. The drinking of ice
water cools the stomach suddenly and
is a prolific cause of disease. Some
people use hot water instead of cold
and find it quenches thirst much better
than very cold water. We know one
instance where farmer who drank
cold water found it caused bad feel
ing in his stomach. He tried the use
of ginger tea for awhile, using a very
little ginger, little milk, little sugar
and plenty of water just hot enough to
taste good. He found this to be far
better than cold water, but not wishing
to become addicted to the use of GIN
ger, he dropped that and now drinks
hot water with a little sugar and milk.
He finds that this quenches thirst in
his case far better than cold water.
Bad odors need looking after in hot
weather. Stop holes, cess pools, privy
vaults, every and any place where there
are foul odors, should receive constant
attention. The best way to dispose of
kitchen and chamber Stops is to pour
them upon growing grass or something
of the kind, putting them in different
places each day. But where they can
be run off in spouts, the spouts being
frequently moved 80 that the water
will run in different places, great deal
of work is saved, and the same end at
tanned. The best privy vault is large
pail like a coal scuttle with plenty of
dry dust like road dust to use. 1t
should be emptied often, and is, by far,
preferable to the odoriferous vault.
Keep plenty of copperas always on
hand to use wherever there are bad
odors. Throw a handful into wooden
pail, pour in water to fill the pail and
you have one of the best disinfectants
in the world. Carefully clean and
whitewash cellars. Don't be afraid to
use whitewash freely all about the
premises, in the stables, hen-houses,
etc. And don't neglect to look sharp
after the we'll or other water supply.
Happy is the city or town and happy
the family which has never failing
supply of pure water uncontaminated
by sink drains, sewerage waste, and all
such impurities. The worst thing that
can filter into well is the contents of
cess pools and privy vaults. Next to
these is the waste of barnyards and
stables. Farmers are apt to be care
less in this respect, to forget how great
the danger from typhoid fever and
other terrible diseases which get into
the system in drinking water. We
most earnestly advise caution in this.
If there is any opportunity for your
water supply to become contaminated
from any dangerous source, write to
the State Experiment Station, Burling-
ton, VT, for instructions as to the tax
ing and sending samples of drinking
water for examination. Then do not
fail to have your water tested 80 as to
be sure whether there is anything
wrong with it.
Get plenty of sleep these hot summer
days. When the nights are 30 hot that you
cannot sleep well, do not try to work hard
especially in the hot sun, and with the
aid of stimulants. To sleep well when
it is very sultry take bath before going
to bed, sleep if possible where there is
good circulation of air, and do moi
worry. Be careful about what you eat
using ripe berries and fruits freely, and
letting greasy foods alone. Fish OF
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