The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-01

indirectly, by impeded circulation Of the
blood Call stones are more common In
women than in men, duo TO the perniciouS
lacing habit.
And lastly. (. O. for our purpose, certain
kidney troubles are known 10 be caused
by corset pressure.
Let this sermon sink deeply into the
minds Of our woman readers, and untold
miseries will be saved them, and genera
tons TO come.
SOME MIDSUMMER HINTS.
Now IS the summer OF the babies dis
content, when the squirming, screeching,
bowling youngsters render day a burden,
and the night one long nightmare; and in
many instances all due to nurses and
parents ignorance.
Begin the day with an outing for the
infant in the early morning. Send It 10
the park and let il remain as long as pos
siblc. BE sure that all food is liquid. Up
TO its eighteen month, 1t requires nothing
but its mother.
Don't forget the bath, say at 5 o'clock
I'm the afternoon; a Sponge bath having
been given in the early morning. Clean
clothes and loose are desideratum.
Give IL an airing again in the afternoon
when the sun has begun TO decline, and
after supper take it out again TO ensure
a sound nights sleep. Don't stick some
thing into its mouth every time il opens
it-you are paving the way to an early
grave. When preparing it for bed, take
off every stitch of clothing and put on
fresh night-robe. Baby doesn't need long
clothes in summer. Let it kick up its little
heels and be happy.
II sleep doesn't come at night. wrap II
in a damp sheet and when it is in the
Land Of Nod, dry 1t off thoroughly
If this plan doesn't succeed, take it out
in the cool night air. one or the other
method will almost surely meet with sue
cess.
il the baby is bottle-fed, be sure TO
follow out the plans so often and urgent
ly advocated in these columns.
Use milk from reliable dairy, or a
COW you know. In any case, endeayor
10 obtain unmixed milk. All may fail 10
agree. Then use a reliable food, one that
doesn't require milk for its preparation.
Keep the baby away from the hot
kitchen and the dinlng-tdDle.
Fresh air, pure milk, clean body. clean
clothes. Let this be the slogan, and you
will be sure 70 keep away from the
medicine man.
DRINKING on An EMPTY STOMACH
Readers OF this column are by this
time aware that the writer Is not In favor
of drinking at any and all times, merely
for the sake Of the pleasure imbibing
gives. nor yet is he a tce-totalcr; item
perance" is his cry. But he knows. or
thinks he does, that the example set by
Noah will never lack followers. and he
endeavors to limit It's pern.cious effects.
Hence the following:
A great many Of the men who are in
the habit of taking a moderate amount
of alcoholic stimuant daily, do so on
comparatively empty stomach, and no
form Of drinking could be more injurious
one glass OF beer, with no food taken
with il. does more harm to the system
than three or four glasses with II. The
beer or whiskey with food acts as
mild and helpful stimulant. and aids the
stomach in digestlns the last. Without
food the organs are excited 20 action
with nothing to work on and the conse-
quence is. the system is made to pay for
it.
Liquor in any form IS more intoxicating
on an empty stomach than at any other
time. and that IS why drinking between
meals IS more likely 70 end disastrously
Even the conventional and time-honored
before-dinner cocktail IS injurious unless
followed Immediately by the repast. II
arouses the digestive juices. and there
must be something soon 10 satisfy them.
or course. the same argument applies 70
the man who drinks before breakfast
but Il is worse then, naturally.
SANITAS.