The Washington times., 1922-06-11

from the fact that during their
final "salamander' test they suip-
cd down nearly . gallon an houri
30 that the first ana most Inn
portant step to protect both Drst
and second childhood infants from
the whiting and blasting effects Of
summer heat 10 to provide IN
abundant and readily accessible
supply Of pure. cool. fresh water
by the quart and the gallon.
Give nature q free hand TO make
full use Of all she nee.Is Of the
greatest cooler and cleanser In the
wide world-H3o.
AN ABSURD NOTION.
II seems almost absurd to II.
sist upon such . self-evident. COM
mon-ssnss procedure. Dur unfor-
tunatsiy It is srisvousiy necss-
sary. for we have. ~ usual In
health matters. the whole tradi.
ton Of the past to Eight.
According to this, a. loudly
and incessantiy braysd BY Wise
Women. village oraclss and
wouid.be health reformsrs. moth
ing is 90 dangerous and 20 deadly
a cold raw water!
You must not drink It at meals
because It dilutes the gastric
Juice. nor between meals because
it chills the stomach ana stops
the process Of digestion!
It 10 deadly to drink when
you're net up" for II win give
you collie and dysentery. besides
chilling. your biood"-whatever
that may mean.
, Almost every ancient and pop
ular list Of RULES for Health"
ended with Don't drink any
more water than you can help
BASIS FOR THE TABOO.
There was . certain. though
small. amount Of rational basis.
for this taboo In an earlier day
before wells and water supplies
were kept clean. and almost every
town and city drinking watsr
reeked with sewage.
But that, thank Heaven, has
been swept away and now the
taboo can be lifted and young and
old not merely permitted. but
urged to drink all the water their
thirst calls for.
Here we have an instinct to
aid us. a. usual.
Let the water be agreeably
cool. for part Of its value depends
on its internal 'water-cooling"
effect
"If II does not como cool
enough from the tap or we'll,
there IL no objection to adding a
small piece Of ice.
For Ice now is almost a. thor.
oughly guarded and inspected -
water is.
It has also an additional pro
lection. because In the process,
Of freezing nearly all particle
Of solid matter. including dirt and
gsrms, sink toward the bottom
and are squeezed out Of the ice
by the swelling and increase of
pressure, which occurs when
water freezes.
EFFECT OF ICE ON GERMS.
And late Investigations have
shown that even II typhoid germs
(for instance) get into the ioe,
though they can be recovered
alive on microscopic examination
three and even six months later.
they have been % badly chilled
and weakened by their long
marooning on. or rather in an Ice
berg. that they cannot grow and
cause infection when injected
into experimental animals.
Actually the number OF cases
Of typhoid clearly traceable to
polluted Ice IL extremely small
Tho water should b a. fresh
- possible. because fresh water
contains considerable amounts Of
air. brought down and mixed with
It when II falls from the clouds
- rain. which make It both
pleasantsr and wholesomer to
drink
Tho eating Of abundance Of
ripe fruit and green vegetables
and salads should b sncour.
aged In summer, because an
these contain from 80 to 90 per
cent Of water. Here again instinct
comes to our aid.
PLAIN WATER FAST.
Lemonade and other fruit Juice
drinks are also excellent. but for
real. blood-cooling. lifs-saving,
sunstroke preventing flushing.
nothing Is half so good as pure.
plain water.