The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-31
NO REGISTRATIONS
BUT MUCH SICKNESS
Hot Weather of the Past Few
Days Responsible for
Condition.
THE WATER is NOT BAD.
SICKNESS is DUE TO THE HIGH
TEMPERATURE ALONE, PHYSI-
CLANS STATE-RULEs WHICH
SHOULD BE OBSERVED.

Despite the fact that in the past
three days Richmond has experienced
the hottest weather of the summer
| no cases of heat prostration have yet
been reported. Today nearly all the
physicians in the city were interview
ed and they reported that although
there were no cases of heat prostra-
ton there was a considerable amount
of sickness in the city, principally
stomach troubles. as a result of the
high temperature.
There has been a report current
that much of the sickness in the city
Is due to the water. This report is
not correct. The water Is as good as
could be desired and the intense heat
alone is responsible for the illness of
those people suffering with stomach
complaints, said we'll known physi-
clan.
LAS long as this hot weather lasts
people should take the precaution not
to be exposed to the sun any more
than is absolutely necessary. Little
meat should be eaten, while plenty of
fruit will hurt no one" stated another
physician.
At noon today the mercury register
ed 81 degrees at the local branch of
the United States weather bureau.
Mr.. Vossler, the weather merchant,
stated that the temperature at noon
yesterday registered the same as it
did at noon today but that he expect
ed the temperature would between 2
and O'Clock soar up to 80 degrees,
making it one degree hotter than it
was at any time yesterday. In the
uptown district the thermometer reg
istered 80 degrees this afternoon.
Local PHYSICIANS indorse the follow
ing rules for the proper care of the
body during hot weather:
The prevention of sunstroke is
omething that every one ought to
consider during these hot, sultry mid
summer days. The observance of a
few simple rules would prevent a
large number of the heat prostrations.
The most important single piece of
advice that ca be given to those who
would avoid heat prostration is to
leave beer and whisky alone. A large
percentage of the prostrations occur
among drinking men.
When the temperature is over 100
degrees in the sun or 80 degrees in
the shade We need no heating food.
For this reason meat should not be
eaten more than twice or three times
week. diet of vegetables, fruits
and buttermilk should replace it,
We wear clothes to keep the neat
of the body in. That is one of the
principal reasons for the phenomena
of clothing. But in summer this rea
son has no force, and We should there
fore wear clothes light enough to let
the heat of our bodies out
Lastly, don't worry. Don't look at
the thermometer! If it is hot you can
safely assume that the other fellow
knows it. And it is certain that to
tell him of it will make both of YOU
several degrees hotter.
These rules are for those that are
WE'LL The man who is below par needs
other precautions. People with affec-
tons OF the heart or kidneys or other
diseases that lower the vitality should
be cautious about putting a strain on
the weakened part. In most of the
cases of ordinary heat prostration the
heat is nothing more than the straw
that broke the carlel'S back.