Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-06
BRACING WINTER
Repairs the Harmful Effects Of High
Temperature.
Some Of The Importance Of DRESSING in a
Reasonable Manner.


season of colds in the head and rheu
matte pains, of red noses and chappe,
hands and general discomfort, durint
which one alternately shivers an,
wishes for summer. But physician.
claim that the cold weather is reall,
conducive to perfect health, and tn,
person of strong vitality is afflicted b,
fewer ills than when the mercury i.
eVlncing tendency III break al
records by knocking holes through tn,
roof of the thermometer Indeed
these knights of the skull and eros.
bones contend that winter aids in tn,
restoration ana preservation of norma
| activity among the organs Of the body
After the facilitating heat Of severa
| months, during which the mere men.
| ton of violent exercise threw one into
| a perspiration, the cold weather comes
as tonic to repair the harmful effects
| of high temperature.
| During the mild days the system is
| freed from any lurking poisons by
| means Of perspiration, ana the intense
| rays of the sun destroy all dangerous
germ life, but winter is the great
| bracer of ones constitution. With the
lanBuor which inevitably seiZes on
even the most energetic during July
and August, all thought of recreation
save an occasional stroll, is abandoned,
! and the respiration is naturally low
cred. When cold penetrates the body
the circulation is quickened, and with
it comes a newborn energy. unknown
in the dog days" one feels a desire
for nutritious food and with the rapid
il ,f n. ~ ~.
body is noted an improved digestion.
But the multitude-they who must
needs go through all sorts and con-
ditions Of weather TO their tasks. when
the winds are penetrating and ones
temper, by strange contrast is at fever
heat will not be convinced Of this, and
vail for the summer time" when
they imagine they had such glorious
health
And this belief is, in a large measure.
due TO the ridiculously inappropriate
manner in which they array them
selves when contemplating a wrestlr
with the elements. Some hide all
semblance of human shape beneath
multitudinous wraps and extra coats.
until the figure resembles a moving
mass of dress material and even then
are 50 acutely sensitive to the cold
that ii is misery for them To be abroad.
Then others protect themselves SO
carefully as to produce delicacy
which diminishes the skins power of
eliminating undesirable elements IL
the system. And who has not seen the
woman who assumes a fur cape. with
upturned collar and no sleeves, under
the impression that she is shutting out
all the ills produced by taking cold !?
Her dress is generally of the kind in
tended for show, and absolutely lack
ing in warmth giving properties, and
the unequal distribution Of heat and
cold renders her far more susceptible
to the attacks of Jack Frost than if
she had sensibly foregone the attempt !
at second-rate elegance and purchased |
sensibly comfortable apparel.
This is one Of the principal causes |
Of disease. so say the physicians. |
Women who cannot afford to buy tian- |
nels and Paris bonnets. will deprive |
themselves of the former in order to |
present as stylish an appearance as |
the lady over the way, who owns cos |
tunes for bad days as we'll as raiment |
intended for the opera only. Such women |
regard the first cold day with a horror |
that is only dispelled when trees take |
on leaflets and poets begin to MARBLE |
of spring.
But those who know the happiness Of |
health and common-sense. and can spend |
" hole days in the open air, walking miles |
through the country regard winter as the |
ideal tim. Of the whole twelve months. |
Tor they can appreciate the benefit 70 be |
derived from it, They drink in pure, in |
MIGRATING atmosphere, ana their lungs |
are expanded as they would nev be in |
summer no matter how gre... their
strength and vitality.
Thost. who know say that the habit Of |
Hitting southwark with the first hint If
winter. ana remaining in what must
needs b- an artificial climate to one ac-
customtd to the SHOWS of the North, is
conducive. of much bad health. and that
only when the person is an invalid, I'M
abb. To- cope with the strong breezes,
should the trip BE- made. Rather remain
At home ana endelvor to nourish or
thickpn the skin. The latter becomes
hrmer in cold weather. Just as animals
are supplied with an extra coat of fur al
such season, and ii man VIII only ar
SlSt III TINS process OF exercising. ne Will
hnd only the slightest amount Of heavier
clothing necessary.
BY the use Of cold baths he can become
almost an immune To chilling blasts The
germs Of any contagious disease seldom
secure a footing in ones system unless
severe cold Is first contracted, and there
would be far less sickness if persons re-
sorted more to outdoor sports, whether
the weather be- mildly calm or tempes
tuOus. Ana it might also be advised that
ones wraps be laid aside when a visit Of
any length Is to be made indoors, where
the air is many degrees warmer than ,.Ie
atmosphere outside. Society women, en-
gagged in paying OFF score of calls; bust
ness men, dashing in and out of the va
rous houses; shoppers who get overhead
ed and then stand thoughtiessly gossip |
ing on the street corner afterwards, !
while creepy sensations climb up their
spinal columns all contribute to the
citys sick list, and lay the cornerstone
for future bad health by the simple fault
Of not removing their wraps.
1t is often noted at the public gather
ings that fair damsels are wearing gowns
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