Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-14
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRAcERELL.

Autumn, Of course, but may be expert
enced ct all times Of the year by those
who are fair in such matters.
Sneering at ones weather does little
good. The facts Of the thermometer
stand sure, only Influenced by the &C.
tual conditions which sway their rner-
curry up or down It's vertical glass
home.
washington's weather is changeable
only in the degree to which all
weather" Is subject TO change. 1t is,
as previously stated, the exact brand"
which nearby Maryland and Virginia
experience.
Those who take Cor listen TOT the
morning health exercises broadcast
from New York City know that the
forecasts read for that State are al
ways precisely those read for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Those who regularly correspond with
the folks back In the States Of Indiana,
Ohio, Illinois, know that the weather
there and here Is amazingly similar, ex-
cept that out there they get 1t generally
one to two days before we get it here.
There Is nothing unique In Washing
tons so-called "changeable weather"
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Those interested in the health of the
Nation declare that changeable weather
conditions make for greater resistance
OF the body to disease, due to the me-
cessity for the skin and other organs
(for the skin IL an organ, not Just q
covering) making better adjustments to
life as It Is lived.
In these necessary adjustments every
person may help himself by keeping hts
mind as cheerful as possible-notice
that we append "as possible" to cheer
full" The day Of unrestricted cheer Is
over. 1t does little good to tell q man
to "be brave" ''be. courageous" "be
good: what may help Is to show him
the advantages of being as brave.
courageous, good a. possible, and sug-
costing a few practical means of Sc
curing those ends.
In the matter of the weather there
is little doubt that o cheerful accept
ance Of changes as they come, with q
full mental recognition Of the exercise
they give the body, especially the skin,
will help toward securing physical and
mental health.
Next to intellectual cooperation with
the weather, If one may put It that
way, comes the necessity for dressing to
suit the changes. There is little ques-
ton that the women have solved
this problem much better than the
men. Their standard underdress Is
much the same the year around.
Changes in temperature are met by the
simple expedient Of wearing more or
less outer clothes, as the case may de-
mand. Men commonly wear heavier
underwear in the Winter, and have but
one greatcoat. which does not give o
suf1cient difference in apparel to meet
the changes.
The question of house and ONCE heat
ing is another matter which experience
suggests might be improved upon. Most
homes and all offlces are overheated.
This Is not only waste Of fuel, but q
cause Of an insensible perspiration,
which, upon condensation in the open
air, helps cause colds. The difaculty Of
getting room heat to suit every one is
notorious, but there seems little doubt
that things might be bettsred by the
institution Of impartial tribunals In
every ONCE which would take charge Of
such things as room temperature, fresh
air, etc.
Food plays no small part IN ones
ability to meet weather changes, espe-
cially in Winter. To date this branch
of science has been little studied, and
Is only coming to be known at all to
the mass Of the people. Time, however.
will bring 1t to perfection which will
contribute largely to the health of the
Nation.
Old-fashioned eating habits, surviv-
ing from times when the United States
was primarily an outdoor Living, agri-
notwithstanding Nation, will give place
to more rational habits, based upon our
changed conditions The outlook for
this work Is unlimited, since its success
will benefit the mental as well as the
physical hyriene Of the neoule Tn fhis
as In other matters, however, the people