The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-14
NOT WEATHER WISDOM.
Wear Light, loose Clothing and Do
Not Werry-Last Is Important.

From the Baltimore Sun.
"The best warm weather rule Is TO exer-
else common sense" said Health Commits
sioner Jones yesterday Eat and drink
In moderation, wear light. loose clothing
keep out of the sun as much as possible
ana DONE worry. Most persons eat by
schedule, just as they keep books by a
system The appetite is the best guide
one should eat when hungry, or, II not
hungry at one meal, should eat only "a
light lunch. in order 20 prevent being TOO
hungry before the next.
"lJon't drink too much-Whether Of
water or something else. There is danger
In having too much fluid in the system
TIE great trouble Win the Deer-dflhkluB
practice in warm weather is moi SO much
lie nature Of the drink as the amount
taken into the stomach. so with zee wa,eri
taken Slowly and IN moderate quaint rs
It's temperature does not harm one, put
dooding the stomach continually does
harm The temperature OF the stomach IS
always the same, 80 that pouring coid
water into IL IN summer Is not worse thah
In winter. except that one is apt 70 over
do the thing in summer, and IN that way
sometimes a shock Is caused.
"Aicoholic drinks during the day should
he avoided w hen WORK Is over IN the
evening ard one Is resting such drinks may
be taken in moderation without danger ii
desired. IL Is difficult 20 .ay down gen
eral warm weather rule because OF the dii-
ference In physical and ment0l conditions.
RESIDE. anxiety TO follow such rules may
cause worry-one OF the cnief things 90 be
avoided Inc nervous system controls the
heat producing and heat-dispensing forces
Of the body and these forces should be at
an equipoise. When the balance Is dis
placed there is trouble. A weak, sicky or
fretted person Is more liable 10 be over
come by heat than any one else.
''When one Is overcome by heat, the first
and important thing 20 do IS 70 reduce the
temperature as speedily as possible. Re-
move the patient 10 shade and Apply Wa
ter-ice water preferably-llDerally 70 the
head and send for doctor or hospital
ambulance. IL possible, remove the
clothing and pour water over the body
woman physician who was asked 10
make some suggestions for hot weather
hygiene said: Wear as little clothing as
n6ssfhie sleep as much as you can, drink
cold water II you want IL. but do not gulp
Ii down; take sponge or 9 plunge bath
twice day, eat p.enty OF trult, 90 your our
evening; avoid going out, II possible, IN
the heal OF the day; spend at least one
day in the week resting or recreattng-and
@6,et ali me air you can" she continued,
even If you have to sit In draught."
but you wouldn't sleep in draught?"
"Ifs heterodox to say that would, but
~ there were any breeze available I
wouldn't be afraid 70 have It blow right
on me why. the best thing you can do
FOR a baby is TO let IL sleep in a hammock
slung between the doors of room, Just
where il viii catch all the breeze that
comes If II Is good for baby why
shouldn't Il be good for you or me? Every
bodv ought to have from seven 10 nine
hours absolute rest she went on, and
IFS q good thing to retire early, say be-
tween 10 and II o'clock-it generally begins
10 cool off by that lime. Then get up
early--ai . o clock Is necessary-and get
your hard work done. Take nap during
the day--lf you can.
II sou are lestssss and can't sleep get
into the habit Of taking either a plunge
or a sponge bath before you retire, and
One practice which never sails to cool