The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07
N|NETY-FOUR
IN THE SHADE
AND NO RAIN
JUNE PASSES WITH RE-
CORD OF GREATEST
HEAT PERIOD IN
YEARS.
Health Conditions Are Good and
no Serious Effects of the
Hot Wave Have Been
Manifest.

June has gone and has left a
record on tropical intensity that
will give the eldest inhabitant a
truthful theme to dwell upon for
years to come although not so
hot as June 1890.
Thursday the thermometer
registered 81 degrees in the
shade from II to 2 O'Clock. For
the two succeeding hours it was
90 and after / it gradually drop
ped and at six o'clock it stood
at Sc. Humanity is sweltering
and business, except that which
is necessary. fell off decidedly
during the week. Passenger
travel on the railroads was light,
and much OF it composed of peo-
pie fleeing to summer resorts. A
passenger conductor on No. 8
Thursday might was asked about
his train. "ThIat bunch in there
are most all going to Winona," ;"
said he. Everybody is getting
out OF Chicago who can" Roads
that are on the line of lakes and
resorts are doing a special busi-
ness that otherwise would be
tame. Restaurants are agft,
because people do not come to
town.
The health throughout the
c county IS remarkably good.
Physicians say that the hot
weather has not produced the
amount on sickness that usually
attends excessive heat. Children
and infants are holding out well
and fortunately good condition
were much alike. On June 10
OF health prevails.
The year 1895 and tffs year
1895 the mercury dropped to
3S. in Plymouth and it did the
same thing this year. These
were the coolest June days ever
recorded here. During the month
Of June 1895. the mercury
registered 90 in THE shade but
there have been more hot days
in June 1910.
Although individual cases OF
debility or disease arising from
the current climatic changes can
only be safely treated by expe-
rienced physicians, there are a
few more general precautions for
preserving the health at this sea-
son. In the matter OF dress 1t
is indispensable that the clothing
be of light weight. to permit free
prespiration and free evaporation
from the skin-which is natures
primal provision for preventing
too great an increase OF body
temperature. The outer gar
ments should be OF the light col
ors, which serve to reduce the
quantity of solar heat reaching
the body. But IT is desirable
that the clothing should not be
SO light THAT the body is subject
ed to sudden chilling when ex-
posed to indoor draughts OF air,
high winds or a rapid drop of the
external temperature, always
occurring after the heavy thun--
der STORMS. Consequently. an
our latitudes the texture OF sum-
mer clothing should never be
wholly devoid OF wool, though it
is imperative to keep the neck
and chest as cool and unencum-
bered as possible.
But no precaution against the
efferts of excessive heat will
avail much unless the digestion is
1uaintaind in a normal state. To
secure this HAPPY condition all
impure. stale and twice cooked
foods should be eschewed and
the gastric Juices should not be
robbed of their digestive value
bv dilution with an over supply
of SOUPS. The simplest foods,
taken in moderate quantity are
always preferoble when ther-
mometers are climbing into the
nineties. The immoderate use
of ice cold drinks of any kind
causes a serious and sometimes a
fatal check to the digestive pro-
cesses and consequently to the
proper action of the heart, so in
fispensable to preserve the natur-
al circulation when high vapOr
tension of the atmosphere makes
destructive Of all healthy condi-
tion.s at such times is the over
it most oppressive. Still more
indulgence in alcoholic drinks.
With careful observance OF
such simple precautions there Is
little reason to apprehend the ia
tai consequences of heat waves,
unless a person is weakened by
insuf6ciency OF sleep, overwork
or overexertion.