The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-07-12
In Hot Weather.

In Hot Weather.
Some personal discomfort is unacceptable in
hot weather No matter how resolutely one
NAV devote himself to his task it is impos-
sible to wholly avoid thinking about the heat.
Heat is most obtrusive. 1t thrusts itself upon
the attention with a persistence and insist
ence not to be denied 1t cannot be shut out
of houses or offices by closing the doors or
windows; neither can it be shut out of the
mind completely by mere process of thought
or by the exercise of will.
In the struggle for personal comfort how
ever, certain things can be done to minimize
the worst effects of the heat The blood can
be kept cool by avoidance of over-exertion
and by eliminating from the diet Matchmaking
food as we'll as by frequent baths. 1t is con-
sidered as not quite genteel to sweat freely,
but that is one of the most beneficial things
that can happen in hot weather. When per
son is unable to sweat he is unwell Persplra-
ton should be encouraged and stimulated by
drinking large quantities of cool water. Water
lis the best of summer drinks; no one needs
ANYTHING else Goodness of the body can be
assisted by wearing the thinest Of clothing.
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clothing and still appear we'll dressed 1t con-
tributes to the feeling of comfort in the heat
ed season to change the clothing frequently
;nsuring cleanliness and sweetness. Laundry
bills are saved at the expense Of much per
sona comfort Another contribution to sum-
mer comfort is to avoid thinking about the
heat as much as possible, and especially not
to become exercised about it, To fuss about
the heat is to make it all the more unbearable.
1t is better to accept it as part OF the days
work and to pursue ones task calmly and
evenly, for it is true that much depends on
the state of mind; heat in the mind begets
heat in the body.
1t is interesting to observe how people
meet the challenge of the heat and what they
do to mitigate its rigors. Some people are
unaffected by it, others do not even pay
enough attention to it to adjust their clothing
to it. while still others are greatly distressed
and oppressed by it. 1t is hardly to be de-
MED that the women, with their light and
airy clothing have the advantage OF the men
at this time of the year. The few garments
they wear are of the lghtest character, per
hitting the ready escape of bodily heat. Men
are wearing light clothing in summer more
nowadays than formerly, but large number
of them cling with strange persistence to
their coats and wooden suits
Some men and some women never seem
to be anything but uncomfortable in the
heated season. The heat Furnishes them
whether they wear suitable clothing not.
They have flushed, perspiring faces which
they are constantly wiping. They carry UNI
brellas and fans. They exude heat as does
furnace, and it is uncomfortable to be any
where near them. Some of these unfortunate
people are fat and some are not but all are
miserable.
Boys and young men betray their predi-
lections by engaging in the most violent eX-
ercise in hot weather, such as baseball for
example The hotter the day the harder they
play, and the more they sweat. In anything
that they want to do they take no account Of
the heat In this they reveal what vigorous
young animals they are, and they show how
it is possible to entirely forget the heat by
absorption in something else. Everyone could
be as healthy as boys generally are if every
one would exercise and sweat as boys do, not
only in hot weather but in all other seasons.
There is no more interesting study than
the study of the reaction of human nature to
the heat.