Evening star., 1936-06-23
Addition of Table Salt
To EachGlass ofWater
Said to Be Beneficial
Clothing and Diet Should Be Chosen for
Health and Goodness for Both Chill
dren and Adults

face made up on hot, sticky days, with
creams melting, and powders caking
almost before you can get them on,
you will find that fixing your face
while your body Is still damp will
solve the problem nicely!
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DREss as lightly as the law allows,
and, as far as possible, wear wash
able clothing that may be frequently
laundered. Change underthings daily
perhaps twice day if you have been
extra warm. A good average plan is
to change into clean things after
bathing before dinner, and wear those
same garment for the early part Of
next day. And try not to wear things
that are too tight-nothing makes one
feel hotter. Wash your lingerie out in
warm water after each wearing, II pos
sible-perspiration is very apt to rot
it.
Eat plenty of fresh fruits and
vegetables, drink plenty of milk and
water a day. Cut down on heavy or
heating foods. The juice of q lemon
in a glass of water on rising in the
morning is a good conditioner. AL
ways include one hot dish or drink
at every meal. Try adding a little
table salt to your water every time
you drink a glassful-this will not
be noticeable as to taste, but it will
help to restore some of the natural
salt eliminated by your system through
perspiration. Many of the big busi-
ness concerns ration out compressed
salt tablets to their employees, as they
have found that restoring salt to the
body, helps amazingly in lowering the
tendency to heat prostrations.
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A S FOR the children's hot weather
routine-well, it is just like the
older persons in the matter of scrup-
ulous cleanliness. Youngsters should
be made to scrub their hands with
hot water, soap and strong nail
brush before every meal, after playing
out of doors, after handling animals,
after touching money, after playing
on the floor, before going to bed-and
at any other times when the chance
of contamination by wandering germs
has been present. Typhoid fever,
amoebic dysentery, infantile paralysis
these are just few of the evils that
lurk under the fingernails and on
dirty hands.
Parents should see that the child's
surroundings are kept spotlessly clean,
and that his food is prepared under
almost sterile conditions. Children
can not eat the cold food that adults
can, but they should b. fed more
lightly than they are in Winter-espe-
cially at night. Give them plenty Of
vegetables and fruits-and often it is
better to cook the latter rather than
serve them raw. II, however, raw
fruits have no Ill effects upon the
child, they should in any event be
scrubbed and well dried before giving
them to him-even If they are to be
peeled and stoned.
The younger generation also should
be allowed to bathe frequently-but
not too soon after meals, or long
enough at a time to become chilled.
A tepid bath before going to bed often
helps to induce sleep. Give them
plenty of water to drink and diluted
fruit juices as an afternoon treat. If
the day Is "scorcher" don't force
them out OF doors to play-let them
stay in the coolest room in the house
and get their fresh air after the sun
has lost some of its enthusiasm.
And, above all, don't take chances
with even the mildest "tummy upset. "
1t may be the forerunner of some
dread disease that requires immediate
scientific treatment if tragedy is to
be averted. Send for the doctor at
the very first sign sof trouble and
follow his instructions to the letter.