The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-07
THE REPUBLIC: SUNDAY. JULY z. 1901.

cornmeai mush or oatmeal, sliced raw to-
matoes. with olive oik and vinegar: bread
and butter and one medium cup Of coffee.
ana fnish with glass of cool water. It is
advisable to eat slowly and to drink one or
more glasses Of water during the meal.
People seldom drink as much water as they
should.
Proper Temperature of Water.
For persons in repose. the proper tenn
perature OF drinking water is from IS to
| to degrees and while exercising and exposed
to the sun the Temperature OF the water
drank should never be less than 65 degrees.
Ha!f-gailon glass bottles filled with filtered
water ana placed in the ice chest for six
hours or longer Will reduce the water to a
temperature of IS to SO degrees. which is
about the temperature of good spring WI
ter: Ice water-where ice is placed in the
! water In cooler-has a temperature of "a
degrees-1ust two degrees above the freezing
point. Ice-cooied bottled water OF. natural
| spring water at so degrees is nearly 50 per
cent warmer than ice water ut Its usual
temperature OF "a degrees Taking ice wa
Ter mo tne stomach Is a shock and not a
stimulant. Air at 60 degrees-tenperate-
or less Is the greatest of all stimulants.
and water at IS or 60 degrees is next It
vii! be seen by the temperature of natural
spring water. which is one of the wonderful
| provisions of nature, that it was never in
tended that man should drink water artifi-
| low 50 to IS degrees.
Tomatoes Have Medicinal Properties.
Raw tomatoes have medicinal properties
very ike those found in quinine. and they
\
| not omit the olive oil. because 1t is prod
uct of hot climates. and Its plentiful use as
| SALADS is beneficial in hot weather. In hot
weather our diet and habits should approx.
/ Innate with experience of the peoples of hot
! countries. where heat prostrations are never
experienced. because OF their moderate
movements and because their blood is thin
ner than ours.
| is permissible to smoke one cigar or two
| pipes of tobacco. but without expectoration.
AS fact. smoking at one and a half hours
after meal induces a flow of saliva. which.
Il swallowed, advances and completes dges-
| ton. The use Of chewing gum for twenty
minutes ss, at the same time b. those who do
| fetal result Continuous smoking or chew
| ing gum, begun directly after one meal and
continued to the next. retards the proper
| plus quantity of saliva at times when It Is
/ not required. This secretion Of surplus sa.
Iva: being positive loss of an essential
MUD, without a compromising conversion Of
| food, is direct drain upon the vital forces.
ana as such enervates the entire system. If
| this process occurs in periods Of excessive
heat It may be followed after violent exer-
7, else. by relaxation of muscular force and
| energy; and even by complete collapse
and this this. is termed heat prGstrat!on but the
! the smoke or gum chewing plentiful sup
Piles OF water should be drunk Chewing
furious at any and all times.
What to Eat for Lunch.
The MONDAY meal should be light. and
may consist Of one sandwich or g. small
slice of cold meat. q salad and bread. with
glass of wine. diluted with water. or a
! mild toddy. Just before the noon meal a
glass of apollonaris water, without ice. is
refreshing. and its carbonic acid will. either
neutralize or dispel any gases which may
have been formed in the stomach.
The supper or late dinner may be a little
HEAVIER than the mea at and i
and plenty of water. Discard cucumbers
cabbage and watermelons during the heated
people on n1 most occasions but they have the
Unfortunate habit Of causing Indigestion at
the wrong time. and that 10 when the
ened. is not a good drink for hot weather.
q expect to be jumped on for this state
ment9 The sugar Is heating. and 1t creates
is positively injurious Lemonade is pre-
scrfbed for those sick with fever to bring
about .profuse respiration, and in larger
as ipecac.
Beer to BE Avoided.
Never touch beer when required to take
IN os Weathee NAME PERSONS drink beer
impunity. But statistics establish the fact
ton It was developed that the sufferer had
eaten largely Of cabbage. or cucumbers or
watermelons-generally some Of each-and
cigar. he started off at~a brisk pace, to
make up for lost time. And then, when
that man falls on the shady side Of the
congestion, the occurrence is charged wholly
to the sole and direct effect of the sun and
nsa AZ F"e heal IN
In hot weather do everything In modera-
ton. Avoid irritation and disa sreeable con-
weather and you win get over more ground.
and without harm to yourself. than by talk
ing more and then walking fast to make up
for lost time.
Treatment for Heat Prostration.
The first Indication Of approaching heat
prostration is indicated by a dull pain in the
head and by stoppage OF perspiratton;
muscular exertion be continued. When the
should at once get to cool place, where
about to be Frustrated by heat.
The outer garments should be removed at
once and the affected person laid on the
from two to three inches and resting upon
something soft. It Is important to prevent
eurieSs people erowdins about the patient
air. A physician should be summoned at
In tho meantime open. the shirt collar and
elbow--or. better, tear Off the shirt. Then
wet the head and sponge the face, neck.
vigorously to Increase e SaS Of the
moisture which will do more than any
other process to reduce temperature of the
body. Repeat sponging when the moisture
to take water, give one or more glasses Of
cold water. which tends to produce per
SEPARATION. II the patient should now per
spire.. stop sponging with cold water. but
continue the tanning. for the progression OF
evaporation Of sweat moisture.
This process may result IN entire reflex
by conveyance. If the relief has not been
complete. at any rate complete collapse may
Ing Of the physician. In any event, the
presence Of physician at the earliest mo-
ment H. q necessity. for 1t win always be