Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24

When Summer esf6ss " this psft II
the country We flna ourselves Giyi0sd
In opinion about ms style 8sati,sf a
brings. We bet6t7g ~ sfss ~ tie gtfsff
of two imaginary eFsjes 1fYs sfgstD
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In hot weather. snd me 9tflss il Bsds
up of those who heartily dislike M
weather These rival feelings" furnish
much food for friendly conversation
and discussion.
Now, perhaps, many Of the women
who exclain with gehemence that they
nearly die when IL IL hot are either
overburdened with an excessive amount
Of avoirdupois. a heating possession. ~
else they have ignored certain definite
changes In their method Of house.
keeping and taking care Of themselves.
that would make the hot days more en-
durable for them. For both conditions
there is cure. To try 10 keep your
self and your house az comfortable az
possible will go a long way toward
making friends with a 90-degree tenn
perature.
Many houses that are considered hot
boxes In Summer are made so TO a
great extent by the people who live in
them not trying to keep the heat out.
While through the three other seasons
the sun Is welcome sight. flooding the
rooms with light and warmth, in the
Summer 1t should be kept out Fortu-
nately-except for the several days
when We are enduring patiently or ex-
isting impatiently through a breathleSs
hot. spell-there Is usually an early
morning breeze and freshness In the
air that is distinctly refreshing to all
of us who must spend our Summers
here. Therefore up to O'Clock in the
morning, our houses can stay as wide
open as we can make them. But soon
after that hour shutters should be
drawn In tightly and where there are
no shutters shades should be pulled
down and the windows closed behind
them. The sun and heated air would
then be kept out.
When the sun rays are slanting and
the afternoon shade comes, after 5
O'Clock, open up the house again. BY
following this simple routine a house
can be kept many degrees cooler than
1t would be If it we're open to the sun
and the heat that rises steaming from
the paved walks and streets. Even
where the top floor is always too warm
for comfort the rest of the house will
remain cool
However, remember that doctors, and
health officers in particular. urge peo-
pie to get out of their houses as soon
as they can comfortably do so in the
afternoon. When the shade covers the
front, or side, or back yard, or the
porch. or steps. of your home. and there
Is enough OF 1t to counterfeit the glare
and reflected heat from the street the
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your children, your sewing. or what
ever sort of work you can do outside.
and sit In the shade and get the air.
After the sun has blazed steadily down
on the roof. heating the top of the
house as boiling water heats kettle
lid, 1t is indeed a good idea to get
from under 1t in the late afternoon.
good idea, too, in Summer to make
your parties porch parties or garden
parties. Give the living room furni-
ture a rest. Electric lights are hot,
and the people sitting beneath them
hotter because of them Summer is
the time to turn of artificial lights.
and to get acquainted with the moon
and the stars in the gorgeous Summer
skies.
Although We do not live under active
fear OF SunStroke there is enough
heat in our Summer sun to cause sun
strokes occasionally. and to make us
realize that we should take certain prc-
cautions, For there are things that
we do thoughtlessly that are decidedly
bad and make us susceptible to the
suns hot rays. Above all else. We
should be careful about what we eat
and how we eat in hot weather. Cut
out heating foods and heavy meals.
Cut down on meats and starchy foods
And nothing can make a person iii
more quickly than to eat a large