The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-10-06
HYGIENIC PHILOSOPHY.

A woman should study the matter
Of taking cold and assure herself that
not to her contented ignorance and
amicable blunderings are owing the
discomforts and the dangers which
the winter colds entail upon herself
and those committed to her keeping.
Clothing does not In itself create
warmth. It only retains in body the
warmth already there. A silver pa
per weight lies on the table, and it
being a cool day, the silver Is cool
to the touch. Wrap the silver IN a
blanket and leave it an hour. At the
end of that time the paper weight
feels as cold as ever.
Whereat the philosopher once again
begins to reason, her conclusions be-
ing that It Is more important to have
a good supply Of natural heat with
in than simply to pile on coverings
without.
This gives opportunity for another
experiment. Opening the window,
she breathes the fresh air deeply and
profoundly into her lungs dozen
times. She finds that the sense OF
warmth in her whole body has great
" increased, although she opened the
window to the colder outdoor air and
added no garments to those already
worn. She sees for herself that when
she takes plenty of oxygen into her
lungs it passes into her blood, runs
all through her, and warns her more
than If she had put on heavy CLOAK
Here are two truths she has learn
ed-the swift flow of blood full Oh
oxygen creates natural warmth IN
her. and a skin that keeps its pores
closed to the outer air and quickly
gets rid of its own moisture keeps
That natural warmth in her body in
stead of evaporating it.
A cold is what the name implies,
a chilling of the blood's natural tenn
perature which should be about 70
degrees Fahrenheit. The moment the
temperature falls much below that
the whole body Is affected. Morbid
secretions take place in all the or
gans of the head, and then 1t means
cold in the head, or it may be the
lungs, and then there is cough.
The digestion is affected and in
flammation OF various membranes Is
set up, with consequent soreness or
fever. There are many good RENE
dies for colds, but the best remedy
Is not to take cold at all. The best
way to do this Is to have so good
supply of natural warmth within that
outside temperature cannot easily
lower 1t.
This is achieved by keeping the
blood always FULL of the oxygen in
fresh air and flowing swiftly by rea-
son Of plenty Of exercise. Next, by
letting the skin do it natural work
Of being a warm, elastic, water-tight
covering for the flesh, keeping it so
by the free use of cold water instead
of the warm water, which opens the
pores and relaxes the skins elasti-
city, and by clothing 1t in such a way
that Its exudations are soaked up and
carried off quickly.
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the way to the road along which a
real philosopher will travel. She will
go much farther, learning that the
lungs of a woman who sleeps warmly
covered to the chin, with cold air
pouring into her chamber from a
wide open window. are storing up
extra oxygen all night, so that she
has a reserve force of heat and vigor
to call upon next day to help ward
on colds and chills.
She will find that the warmth fan
nels give may be attained by swift
plunge bath into Icy water in the
morning instead Of by languid dab
bling in warm waters, and she will
md that disease and suffering may
be repealed by a vigorous, wholesome
body-Chicago Tribune.
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