Show HOW TO KEEP COOL some pra practical cal rules for ai avoiding discomfort in hot weather are glien ghen in GOOD HEALTH battle creek mich alich july by W J Cr croudle instructor in gymnastics in the university of pennsylvania in the first place says mr fr cromie we should be careful to avoid overeating over eating a fault to which those engaged in sedentary occupations cupat ions are specially prone it is true that the sedentary man needs food as much as the laborer but owing to muscular inactivity he is not as capable of converting his food into materials if he be eats two or three times the alie amount the system requires says sir mr cromie it will not be properly digested and cause fermentation and if this be allowed to continue for some time lime it poisons the system and eventually causes indigestion and sleeplessness it is while in this condition that one suffers from extreme heat beat therefore in warm weather meats oils and fats should be reduced to a minimum or omitted entirely and fruits vegetables and cereals should be substituted the first and best way to keep cool is to avoid heavy and stimulating foods and to reduce the i mount of other articles of diet to that merely required for the sustenance of the body refrain from in toxicants toxic ants and decrease or avoid tea coffee and condiments A large percentage of the deaths Is caused by infantile diseases many of which could be preen presented prevented ted it if precautionary measures were nere adopted feeding with many mothers is the panacea for all ills when a child cries from the effects of having been overfed this surfeiting surf eiting process is repeated very often with disastrous results A noted doctor has said that more babies are drowned in milk than sailors in salt water while this Is probably a radical statement still the best baby food milk can be given to excess and prove injurious it is positively vely criminal to feed babies on meats and unripe fruits especially in the summer next the author taken ta kes up I 1 the subject of clothing which lie he says should be light both in material and color during hot bat weather although when one becomes overheated heavy clothing such as an avei garment or a sweater sh should lie be put on to prevent catching cold ile he goes on in occupations where t ere one is subject to severe finals of strength such as tile army farming and boating heavy clothing should be worn even in the surn summer mer it is a very dangerous practise when one is mer overheated heated to ride in an open trolley or sit near an electric farl fan to cool oft off linen underclothing gibes a pleasant feeling of coolness to the skin shin and the perspiration evaporates more quickly underclothing should lie be well aired at night it if one does docs not make a change daily too much clothing worn by day or night has a tendency to a and make one more susceptible to sudden changes in temperature sun and air baths are esteemed of great value by the germans in then thear nature cure system tile the sun ailts i py 1 1 J li lct on the skin sidn iid lid it is filand that its rays are far superior supe bor to the use of cosmetics many persons yer sons in exposing their body to the he rays of the sun take too much at on time and thus experience extreme annoyance air and sun baths when taken intelligently harden barden op OPP r f tm tern and consequently enable IP n lo in withstand with more ease thu the hot days of summer dally daily systematic exercise should bould not be omitted because the weather is warm A little taken in the early morning followed iol loved by a cool bath will ill tend to make one cooler tor for the rest of tile the day work Is to the body what friction is to metal the metal will rust it if not used the body will become diseased it if not exercised A master mind in a weak body I 1 is like Is a good blade in a poor knite knife handle therefore one who deems it inconvenient on account of time or location to take a little daily exercise will eventually have to take time to seek the advice of a physician proper dieting dieling di eting sufficient exercise rest and sleep dally daily bathing and intelligent tell igent exposure to the air and sunlight tile the avoidance of stimulants and a cheerful frame of mind will insure one a strong resisting power so that he need ha hae e no fear of extremes of either heat or cold |