Evening star., 1898-08-25
HOT WEATHER BoONs.
Some Hints on Making the Heated
Term More Enjoyable.
From Harper's Bazaar

Term More Enjoyable.
From Harper's Bazar
Ons of the first alleviations in the endur-
ing of hot weather is the thought that it
will soon pass away. Even in the midst OF
a prolonged heated term we have always
the knowledge that somewhere in the world
there is Drawing the blessed change which
Will bring us cool breezes and grateful
showers. Then, too, what would we do
without summer? And what would summer
be were there no heat? 1t is the intense
heat Of the sun which is ripening the corn
and filling the cluster and bringing TO pass
the splendid harvests which VIII presently
be gathered into barn and bin. All next
winter we shall be enjoying the fruits of
the hot weather, which is temporarily bur
densome during the midsummer days. one
may greatly soften the STRAIN of heat by
letting the mind dwell on these pleasant
and attractive features, and by resolving
never to fret and fume, let the tempera cure
be what it may. Nothing as so futile as
fretting, and the person who can keep her
mind easy VIII suffer much less bodily dis
comfort than the one who allows herself
TO be irritated aad disturbed. Among the
alleviations possible to everybody is to so
right with whatever work is IN hand
just as If ii were cool. l heard 4 sensb BILE
woman the other day talking 10 her maid.
1t was in the country. The family, swelied
by summer hoarders, was very large, and
tain high, and this had 10 ne done three
times day for perhaps six weeks; but the
brisk, cheerful, bright hCus e-mistfess did
not sit down and complain. She went about
the work cheerily, saying, I've always
found it better not to say, L don't se= how /
am ever TO do this. or there is much TO
be done, and am SO tired, but rather, let
me see how soon L can finish this and have
1t out OF the way, and then / go on to
something else. The habit of keeping
ones hands and brain busy with ones
usual work has great deal TO do with
making one comfortable, even though ths
thermometer registers unusual degree
of heat The busy person goes on 3nd does
lot mind what is distressing to the other
who sits down and allows himself TO realize
how very warm she is.
Cold water poured slowly over the Erists
ard hands will make one feel cool quicker
than almost anything else. Frequently dur
ing the day TO battle the tacs and hands in
cold water slightly perfum I'd IS pleasant
solace. The judicious person avoids drink
ing too freely of iced water, and while ccid
Lemonade, raspberry shrub, and other pleas
ant homemade drinks are taken without
danger, II is well not to oyerdo in this. EX-
cessive Indulgence in cold drinks does not
really take away thirst. A small piece of
ice held in the mouth snd allowed slowly to
dissolve is often more beneficial than a cold
drink A saucer hlled with cracked ice Is a
great comfort on hot day. Invalids who
cannot be allowed to drink water too freely
may often take cracked ice with perfect
safety.
A fan occurs to every one as the natural
remedy in heated Toom, and the electric
fan maintaining pleasant current is in
deed boon. When one must herself WELD
the fan. it is an open question whether the
exertion does not cost as mueh in the way
of fatigue as the situation 1t Was intended
to relieve. Fans, howsver, are So pretty,
and they so beautifully finish a toilet,
that women most reluctantly give them up.
One thing by way of caution may be said.
and that is to be careful when you fan
yourself that you do not fan your neighbor.
The person who sits in front OF you IN
church or IN the the2ter may not wish 10
be famed on the back of her neck Many
a case of neuralgia or rheumatism is trace
able to the energetic tanning from which
there has been no escape. AS rule, the
person who fans another In this thoughtless
manner is unaware of the discomfort she
Is inficting. She never secs when the VIC
tim moves uneasily; she does not notice
locks, however significan1; and even the
adjusting of a collar or a wrap to protect
the others neck makes no impression upon
her. Tanning on the back Of another per-
sons neck is an act Of sheer thoughtless-
ness, and people who are thoughtless IN ore
direction are apt to be thoughtless in
many.
Among the bits of advice to be given for
hot weather, an obvious one to the house
keepsr IS to dispense as far as possible
with the kitchen range. II requires a great
volume of coal to do its work. and it sends
out corresponding amount OF heat A
heating factor, will do the cooking of an
ordinary family, and the heat of the range
may be thus eliminated from The house and
the family life. We need less meat in hot
weather than at other times, and a diet
largely composed of milk and fruit is TO be
recommended to all who prize GOODNESS dur
ing the summer season. A freezer, as a
part of the kitchen furniture, proves a
boon, as delightful desserts of frozen
creams and fruits may be made at homo
at small expense provided one has a freezer
of ones own.
Returning to the suggestion with which
bsgan, 1 must remind you that one of the
best alleviations of hot weather is an
agreeable book. To sit in the veranda on
an easy chair or lie in a hammock with a
pleasant book for a companion Is to for
get all about the weather and the climate.
Do not keep the house too light. After a
thorough morning airing Il is better to
close windows, draw shades, and exclude
all outdoor air as much as possible until
the evening. Screens will protect one from
hies and mosquitoes. and these fntrudsrs
kept off the premises, one may wait with
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