Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-12

should be habitually used.
lone of the most important provis
ions for keeping cool and in goo,
health during the heated term is alb
stemiOusneSs in diet Here again
hint is given by the lessened avidit.
with which we face our food after no
weather has arrived. Fats and car
bonaceous foods should be eaten NOR
sparingly. and one should give NOR
, attention to fruits. vegetables and /:
general farinaceous diet. 1t is surpris
| ing to note how little food Is actual,
required for comfort and health wheI
the external heat is great. Instead OF
/ being alarmed at the falling off in APP
petite at this season one should be
! glad that it occurs.
| These are the general precautions tt
: be observed as far as our interna
economy Is concerned. 1t should be
/ borne in mind. also. that the best
means of preserving comfort is to COO
the surface instead of trying to cool the
outside by way of the stomach There
fore, it is wise to expose oneself to the
direct rays of the sun as little as posi-
, BILE, and especially not to perform
/ severe mental or physical labor while
SO exposed, to keep the pores of the
body open by frequent bathing. to wear
light and loose clothing. and not to let
the weather get on ones nerves
This last is a most important mat
ter. 1t is fact that could be corrob-
GRATED if statistics We're obtainable
that almost as much discomfort is
caused by worry about the heat as by
the heat itself cool temper is bet
ter than cooling drinks. Don't get
under the weather. but keep over the
weather. The general lowering in tone
that comes as result of extreme heat
predisposes to fretting and worrying
but the tendency should be kept down
If this is done and reasonable amount
of precaution is used there is no rea-
son why one should be knocked out by
the weather. as so many persons are
every summer.
while avoidance is invariably better
than cure. it is desirable to know the
manifestations that indicate the an
proach or the danger of heat prostra-
ton. These are a sinking sensation in
the stomach. dizziness and dimness Of
vision. followed by severe headaches
and in extreme cases by the arrest OF
perspiration. This is dangerous
symptom. and indicates that the person
affected is in a very serious condition
II workingman perspres freely he is
in good shape to resist sunstroke.
A few rules are given for articles of
clothing
Coat.-A loose, thin, unlined garment
of white goods. Preferably this should
be of linen. Silk or cotton answers very
well. 1t may be made in the ordinary
sack coat styles. but an ideal summer
garment would be shaped precisely like
the jacket sold with pajamas. This is
too radical an innovation to become at
once popular for street wear but it has
been proved best by long use in hot
Trousers.-These should be of white
linen. cotton or silk and made very
loose. They should be- fastened at the
waist and not hung from the shoulder
by suspenders. Every man knows that
the hottest and most annoying thing he
wears in summer is his suspender
strap.
Shoes.-The best thing for footwear
in summer is the canvas low shoe The
color should be white Thin Isle or
cotton stockings. with much openwork.
are the coolest. If canvas shoes are
not fancied the next best thing is the
thin russell
Linen or cotton Undertaking is cool
est. Light wool is recommended by
some because of its absorbent qualities.
For those who do not easily catch cold
thin underclothing is the best for sum-
mer wear. But the nights are often very
cool after a hot day. Where one is
dressed throughout in linen or cotton
and undergarments are dampened with
a sudden change is dis
agreeable and often dangerous. I'M
doubtedly the best thing would be a
change Of undertaking after the heat
of the day is gone. Not everybody is
able to do this. For those too delicate
to risk the changes of temperature 4
thin mixture of cotton and wool or silk |
and wool underneath. with white outer
garments. is an excellent combination.
British soldiers in India wear the
to avert this danger from
changes of temperature The summer |
bund is a wooden sash. or abdominal !
band. which is wrapped several times !
around the body. Soldiers who discard |
this sash frequently suffer from some
one of those tropical intestinal dis
orders which often result from chilling
the stomach.