The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-30
DOES NOT FEEL COLD
WOMAN SAYS WE TAKE TOO
MUCH CARE OF OURSELVES
Instance of the Man From Merriam
Park Who Sat on a Cake of Ice and
Took No Cod-Woman's Depart
ment Unconvinced.

Dear Marie: I read with much in
terest what you said about wearing
warm things, and while it would be
pleasant to agree with you, still must
take issue on the subject of rubbers,
fiannels and furs. | am one of three
sisters, and the only one who does not
wear rubbers or furs; l do wear mod
erately heavy underwear. And l am
the only member of my family who has
not had a hard cold this winter. l am
an advocate of treating the body siren
uously during winter weather. l take
a cold bath every morning and then
try to forget the cold when l am out
doors and take no precautions. The
fact that 1 am inclined to Christian
Science may have something to do
with my actions in this matter. Pay
no attention to the weather, do not
look at thermometers and it will not
affect you. In the matter of taking
cold, l wonder what you would say to
the case that happened a few weeks
ago in Merriam Park. A man very i'll
and delirious escaped from his attend
ant at night, wandered about during
one of the coldest spells before this
last severe snap, sat on a cake of ice
and when found he was frozen down
and had to be chopped out with an ak.
His hands and feet were frozen and he
had been nearly all night in that hor-
rible position when found, and yet he
got well.
We take too much care of ourselves
Instead of too little. We wear too
many clothes, heat our houses to a
ridiculous temperature and pamper
ourselves to a degree. Last Sunday
morning when l went out it was 40
degrees below zero, but l wore kid
gloves, no furs. no rubbers and moth
ing over my ears. L kept saying to
myself, what pleasant morning, it
is not cold at ALL" and finally 1 per-
suaded myself that it was quite balmy.
Try this and see if it is not the better
way. M. G.
We bow to our correspondent. The
writer went to church last Sunday
when the thermometer was "a below
zero, with north wind blowing, and,
owing to her uncultivated mind, she
regarded it as very cold day, and
what she said to herself differed from
what our correspondent said. So cold
indeed, that she registered mental
VOW never to appear again in such
weather. Interesting as is the above |
letter, the woman's department is still !
unconvinced that cold is a matter of
the mind, or that it is an excellent |
thing to go without rubbers and warm
CIolueS, OF tHdt- we keep our houses
too warm. All owing, doubtless, to the
low state Of culture of this depart |
ment. OF course. the Merriam Park
man who sat on a cake of ice in his |
night clothes, presents a problem we |
cannot solve, but we fancy it should I
come under the head of phenomena |
and be written up in medical journals |
1t is very interesting, but not thing |
to emulate. They do funny things in |
the suburbs. 1t is difficult to account !
for your not having a cold this winter |
when your sisters with rubbers) have |
been afflicted, but we are inclined to |
think there is special Providence |
caring for you and the man from
Merriam Park. Your letter. was very
welcome, but it was rather chilly.
Write again when it is warmer.