Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-04-16
VIRTUES OF HOT WATER.
Many Are the Aches and Pains 1t VIII
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Not phrase conveying an impress
sion Of eutiro felicity, yet it may be
found that water, hot, has manifold
uses and is peculiarly able i'll certain
places to afford comfort and relief. a
physician who has tried it says that nc
agent SO quickly relieves nausea and
vomiting as water, hot rs it can be
taken. For constipation drink of hot
water q short time before retiring at
night. Dyspeptics are benefited by sip
ping cup of hot water al hour before
eating. The Same practice tends to flesh
production, and is ono of the rules given
sometimes in prescriptions for tho cure
of lameness.
AS water is so considerable an ele-
ment in the physical structure, it is in
some sense food, though-lmowing,
too, that without it life cannot be sup.
ported-it is not usually regarded i'll
that manner, and tho knowledge that Il
weak stomach will retain hot water
when it will nothing else may be often
times of value.
Let those who arc inclined to sneer at
"only hot water try cup of it, fresh
water, quickly heated and brought to Il
boil, used with cream and sugar as for
coffee If Coffee as many believe en-
courages dyspepsia. and tea renders its
consumers subject to headaches. while
cold fluid with warm fluid is not n.y.
gienic, it answers to reason that If any
drink must be used at meals, the one
we are considering Cor else hot milky,
having none of their Objectionable quail
tiles, is preferable.
To ward off the cold threatened by q
chilly sensation, drink Il cup. To loosen
tight cough, sip water as hot as it can
be borne. y hot compress, with a dry
flannel over it, persistently applied tc
the throat and chest will cure stub
born cough, II sore throat and cut short
i'll its incipiency congestion of tho lungs.
To dip cloth in hot water and lay il
quickly over the scat of pain is some
times relief III neuralgia. The same
application OH the stomach will Danish
collie In Group place about tho neck a
flannel wrung ont of hot water. For
sprains bot lamentations are excellent.
In such cases caro- should be taken that
the clothing is protected from dampness
by the intervention of dry cloth, and
in all the uses for it thus far given il
must DO kept in mind that the water is
to be really hot
In spasms place tho afflicted child as
quickly as possible i'll a hot bath-that
is one heated as much as comfort Will
allow. The Gonvulsed frame will DO re-
Taxed and scothed by its contact with
tho warm water. y hot bath after OK
posture will do much to prevent the
taking of al infectious disease. An oc-
casional full hot bath upon retiring is
of great benefit III inducing sleep. Even
footbath will be found help as a
means to the same.
When person is tired and heated,
bathing the face with warm water will
prove more comfortable as well as less
dangerous than the use of cold. Weak
eyes are made stronger by bathing them
regularly in water as hot rs can be
borne. If they are tired, such bathing,
to which is sometimes added little
salt will wonderfully rest them.
For fine complexion and velvety
skin never use cold, but warm water IN
washing the face. 1t may be first wash
ed with soap and hot water, then rinsed
with tepid water. To battle the face
daily in hot water will, it is said, re-
move pimples. And the appearance OF
wrinkles may be greatly delayed, it is
believed, by the use of the hot bath
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