The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-30


ing but cold decoction of tannic acid.
Do you know what fannie acid is? In
the chemistry book il is marked &C
IA H-10 O-9. precipitates starch, al
bumen and glutin and forms with
gelatin a very inSoluble compound,
which is the basis of leather and on
which the art of tanning is founded -
There! Tannic acid is what they use
to tan hides. 1t is the basis of leather.
That means persistent swallowing of
tannic acid viii turn your stomach into
, leather. Not Il doubt of it in the
world Stuff that will make bulIhide
pliable will have a picnic with the ten
der inside of your stomach So if you
want to add to your interior depart
ment an organ about the size, shape
and .toughness of a pigskin football
and just about as much use to you as
a football would be in that place, keep
on drinking slathers of iced tea. One
thing is certain, no football was more
kicked at than your former stomach
VIII be af@r long course of iced
tea o.
In drinking, summer and winter. it
is well to remember this: Water is the
only thing in this wide, wide world
that will quench thirst Booze. beer.
soda water. ETC., may taste good and all
that. but if they satisfy your thirst it
Is because of the water they contain,
not because Of the other ingredients.
drink Don't drink ice water. Grandpa
used to rail against ice water. and,
although the old gentleman never rode
in an automobile he knew what he was
talking about when he condemned ice
water. For one thing it produces VIC
lent inflammation of the stomach, es-
pecially if taken when the body is
very warm OF course, IL you have
one of those iced tea stomachs, you
needn't worry about ice water. Moth
ing but nitric acid would give YOU a
sensation. But those not equipped with
the leather lining should avoid fee wa
ter as pestilence. Drink cool water
ordinarily. tepid water when you are
are particularly warm. It will do you
more good than ice water.
Lemonade and Ice Cream.
Next to plain water the ordinary
carbonated waters, if not too cold, are
all right, and so are some mineral wa
ter. Lemonade is good. if not too
strong or too cold. The lemon contains
citric acid, which gently stimulates the
liver and is a splendid aid TO the body
during hot weather Ice cream is all
right if it is pure and is not eaten too
fast Give it chance to melt in your
mouth before you swallow it. 1t may
chill your teeth. but they can stand it
better than your poor old stomach.
which has so much to put up with. Be
starch is used. We learned all about
this starch business a little while back.
so 1t rs unnecessary to refer to it here.
II is strange, yet true, that despite the
wide spread of Christianity certain ice
cream manufacturers still use corn
starch IN preparing their goods. The
prevalence of the custom makes it ad-
Yisable to use little ice cream-unless.
of course, mother makes a freezer full
OF IL at home occasionally. Mother
won't put cornstarch into it. even
though she is unaware of the bad effect
OF cornstarch in ice cream, because
mother isn't on TO that wrinkle in ice
cream manufacture.
Here's something else to remember:
Alcohol never cooled anybody off No
matter what form it comes in, it doesn't
cool you off one bit Folks who live
in tropical countries know the relation
between alcohol and the cemetery. OF
course, lots of them drink alcoholic
mixtures, but they do not claim the
mixtures are good for them. They are
merely paying another tribute to hu-
man nature.
Some Good House Rules.
A change in some of the rules about
the house might help to make the sum-
mer more enjoyable. 1t isn't necessary
to sleep under two pairs of blankets
and a buffalo robe.sOne sheet is enough
these nights. Just keep that much over
you and you will take no summer
cold but YOU Will get a nights rest
every night.
Open every window I'm the old house
at night and get what air there may
be at large. During the day time.
close the windows in that portion of
the house exposed to the sunshine and
draw the blinds Leave the windows
on the shady side open. Be sure to
have plenty of ventilation all the time.
This is important in the summer more
than the winter.
When you sprinkle the lawn at night
turn the water ON the roof of the house
for a while and give the porch, etc. a
good wetting down. If your bedroom
has a good floor with movable rugs,
take the rugs out and sprinkle the floor
of the room an hour or so before you
go to bed. 1t will make that room a
heap more pleasant and won't give
you pneumonia either. Scatter the
water generously.
You don't require more sleep in sum
mer than in winter. If you make an
effort to fix things so you won't toss
around all night. 1t is difficult to say
just how many hours one should sleep.
It's variable quantity, depending on
the person and his occupation Usually.
brain workers require more sleep than