Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-27
HEALTH RULES FOR SUMMER

l If any valuable advice about the
 treatment of oneself in summer tue ''don'ts" must largely prevail. During the hot months the gospel of absti hence should be most strenuously and continuously taught and accepted or l illness is the result.
 l First, don't entirely shut out the
 sunlight, because it makes the room l somewhat warmer or fades the carpet. Life is more than little extra discom- 1 fort or the brightness of carpets, and when you shut out the sun you shut out the great vitalizer and germ de- | stroyer. You need not of course have the sun streaming in all day, or even
 considerable part of the day, but let | it come i'll freely for an hour or two | in the morning, while every possible window is open and thoroughly ven l tilate every nook and corner of your dwelling. Open the windows at top | and bottom, that the impure air which
 the incoming draught raises from the
 lower part of the room may find egress.
 Use as little gas as possible for light ing purposes. It is estimated that one
 gas jet consumes as much oxygen as six people and adds to the heat. A lamp makes far less heat, but more than an electric light, which uses none of the room's oxygen. Luckily the hours of summer daylight are so long
 that one usually has all the time he needs to work or read before the dark ness comes and requires little artif- cial light.
 Don't neglect your sleeping room. This IS a most important don't Be sure that during the hour when the sunlight is being admitted the bed 1nx h<x,r II n spread out so that they, as we'll as the bed, will become thoroughly aired. Do not sleep in draught. Remember that while you are asleep you have no control of the circumstances surround ing you, and to prevent danger you should prepare the body before retir- ing.
 But although you should not sleep in a draught the air should circulate freely through the room. Many peo- pie close the windows at night because they are afraid of the night air.' Night air cannot, in the absence of the sun, be as vitalizing as the day air, but 1t is a thousand times less dangerous than the air which, in closed room becomes heavy and poisonous from the
 Don't drink too much ice water. This is a dangerous practice. Tee water allays thirst for few minutes, without quenching it. For this reason one who. is addicted to ice water us ually drinks enough to cause a full and bloated feeling, and to stop di- gestion by unduly cooling the stomach. Lemonade made from clear, coolr-not ice cold-water, is the most refreshing and satisfying drink for summer.
 Let your heartiest meal be at night, or whenever your work for the day is over Fruit. toast, soft-boiled egg and oatmeal make good breakfaAt. Where the intermission between the hours of labors is short no heavy food 1 should be taken into the stomach. Hundreds of people who eat heart 1 fly and return to work almost imme- diately afterwards have dyspepsia.
 Don't let the mind get into fer ment. Simply drop from 1t everything l that depresses or worries. You will find that with determination and prac- tiee this can be done. Put any worry l ing thing you cannot help away from you. This course is absolutely neces- 1 sary for those who would have good | health, which simply, means harmony. |
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