The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-10-14
CLOTHING

Good clothing r. the cheapest, what
ever the price may be- To be 100
warmly clad is far safer Dian 20 Dc too
I thinly clad
Clothing ought 10 he suited 70 the
climate Custom has great influence
IN the matter ~ dress but DO custom
can ever change the nature ~ things
"a lar rs tu-render the same clothing
fit for inhabitants Of Greenland and
also those Of Panama.
In youth while the blood is hot and
III, perspiraiion free, il is less neees-
sary 10 cover the body with a great
quantity of clothes but In the middle
and decline Of life the clothing should
be increased. The clothing ought
likewise TO be suited 10 the period OF
the year. Clothing may be warm
enough for summer which Is by no
means sufficient for winter. The great
est caution however. is necessary In
making these changes. We ought
neither TO put on our winter clothes
too soon nor TO wear our summer ones
too long. II would likewise be prudent
not TO make the change all at once.
but TO do Il gradually. Many bad
colds" are due TO imprudence in
changing clothes.
Clothes often become hurtful TO the
wearer by their being made subseryl-
ent to the purposes of pride and van.
ity. Even the human shape Is often
attap,ptad 20 Ia tnapda,g ~ drags All
attempts Of this nature are highly per
nicious. Clothing should be loose
about the trunk and the feet should
not suffer by pressure. How "A small
foot not OF natures making came to
be considered genteel | Will not pre-
tend 10 say; but certain il is that this
notion has made many persons lame
Corns are universal aud this painful
excrescence is seldom occasioned but
by tight shoes. Corns are not only
very troublesome, but, by rendering
people unable 10 walk they may like
wise be considered as The remote cause
Of other diseases. The size and figure
Of the shoe ought 10 be adapted 10 the
foot. In children the feet are as well.
shaped as the hands, aud the motion
Of the toes as free and easy as that OF
the fingers; yet few persons in adj
vanced life are able TO make any use
of their toes they are generally
squeezed all of u heap by narrow
shoes. and often laid one over another
In such a manner as TO be rendered in
capable Of motion. Nor Is the high
heel less hurtful than the narrow toe. |
A lady may seem taller for walking on
her tiptOes but she will never walk |
well in this manner. 1t strains her |
joints distorts her limbs, makes her
stoop and utterly destroys all her ease !
and gracefulness of motion.
After the age OF thirty-five II may be
better to exceed rather than be def
cient IN clothing. Habit or custom |
merits great attention. If persons have |
been accustomed to warm clothing |
there will be hazard in sudden changes |
of every kind Persons Of delicate con-
stitun0ns whose powers are weak and |
circulation poor are apt to have the
perSpiration checked by very slight
causes. This also happens to invalids,
whose complaints are thereby much In
creased Until The constitution. there
fore, has been permanently strength
ened and, indeed, hardened, by being
gradually habtuated to air and exer-
else, they ought rather to exceed than
be deficient ID the quantity Of cloth.
ing. Such addition 10 the clothing
ought to be made to it in cold and 1
damp weather as TO protect the body
against the sudden and severe impress
sions Of either.
Permeabillty Of air is an important
factor IN clothing. Permeablity favors
conduction and, prima facie, lessons
heat-conserying capacity. But contact
Of air with the skin induces more thor
ough oxidation Of the blood and better
elimination of poisonous refuse; hence,
il increases heat production and indi-
rectly diminishes heat loss II the
sole object Of nutrition were the pro-
duction Of heat and the chief object u
clothing to prevent heat loss, the sub
ject OF best materials for clothing
would be much simpliiied. But this Is
not the case.
Some author has spoken Of the ia
tai invention Of clothes" implying
that the human race would be better
of II the habit and fashion Of wear
ing apparel had never 0vertaken the
race Like other extreme views. il
Is an overstatement Of the case.
LEARN HOW TO LIVE.
Il might be well 10 arrange a com
promise between men and women on
the clothes question. II man would
wear less heavy things. and women
more sensible outfits. We all might ,
live 10 q greater age and be more COM
Portable en route to our ultimate des-
4 hat % tight that il makes q red {
line On the forehead prevents proper
circulation of blood through the scalp j
Air. sunshine and moisture are nee
essary 10 the cultivation % lururfant