The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-23

change and we find, sometimes with sur
prise, that we have outgrown some OF
our most cherished ideas. So IL is with
medicines. We are rapidly discovering
that bitter potions are not needed to
keep us in good health and that we real
ly get along quite well without them, so
long as We lead moral, wholesome lives.
We find that capsules do not keep us
well when we lose sleep night after
night, nor do they maintain digestive
harmony when we feed constantly
on all the heaviest foods. Years Of
reliance on medicine have brought most
OF us to the conclusion that we can ac-
complish more by taking plenty of ex-
eicise and by eating and sleeping prop
Icrly than by depending on pills
| Hot weather upscts many well laid
regime, however, and the solid slumber
so necessary to sound health is often
missing during the sitting nights OF
July and August. Men and women may
be most careful of the foods they eat
in summer, they may take plenty of
fresh air in the early morning when
it is cool, and yet find strength and
buoyancy leaving them from lack OF the
proper sleep.
BY proper sleep is meant not only tho
right amount, but the right kind. The
way you sleep is even more important
than the amount of your sleep, for an
hours solid slumber is far more health
producing than eight hours of tossing
and turning. Unfortunately, the heat
is conducive of the latter rather than the.
former.
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you will have to be preparing all day.
If you are in an office see that there
is a current of air moving about your
room. Open all windows and door, and
if there are electric fans keep them 60
ing. but not directly on you. 1t is far
better to keep the fan pointing toward
the centre of the room. This tends to
cool off the whole room instead of cool
ing you personally.
If it is possible to take an open car
or a bus to and from your work, do so,
for fresh air is necessary even in hot
weather. The early mornings, between
seven and nine, and the evenings after
seven, are usually much cooler and you
should take your exercise then.
When you return from work at night,
eat cool but nourishing supper and
afterward stay out in the open until
nine or ten. BE wise and
avoid close, badly ventilated movie
houses. Stay out in the parks, or if
you are near an open air moving pic
lure place, go there when you like, but
make it point to be out in the open
rom haif-past six or seven to ten.
One of the best ways to compose your
'elf for sleep in very hot weather is to
AXE cool bath before retiring. Do
rot make it too cold, but Just refresh
ngly cool. Lie in if until all the heat
# your body is gone and you feel cool
II over. When you come out of your
ub, rub yourself gently, not briskly,
nd sprinkle little powdered corn
tarch where there are any traces of
rickly heat.
If you still feel unpleasantly warm,
-ou can try this suggestion made by
roman who has found it pleasant on
ot nights. Fill a hot water bottle
bout half full of cold water. Then
lueeze the air out so that the bag is
oft and pliabIe, and screw on the top.
ut this cold bag just inside of your
illow case and rest your head on the
illow in such way that the cold bag
back of your mex. This will certain
! keep YOU cool and comfortable.
After these preparations, compose
ourself for sleep and it is almost sure
} come to you.
Dorothy Dexter.