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Show I Daily Oatiing's for Midwinter Sesosn I E1RS0NS who remain Indoors ffiST during zero weather, thlnk-ira thlnk-ira Q lnG tnat by so dolnp tl,cy UH FH?r28t shall escape colds and other HHUmHi winter Ills, are not by any y&S&2L rncans as wise as they . think they arc-Si arc-Si Every woman, particularly the busy f mother, should try to got out In the 1 open for a short tlmo dally, no matter ft how low the temperature may be. All medical authorities arc unanimous In deft de-ft daring that cold weather Is wonderfully health-giving, and they adviso pcoplo In general to keep out in It as much as K possible. II APPROPRIATE CLOTHING. j Of course, common sense tells us that i wc should bo appropriately clothed, othcr-3 othcr-3 wlso wc run the risk of contracting a I severe Illness, but persons who wrap up iwcll and take dally outings in tho bright ' winter sunshine always feel more fit mcn-! mcn-! tally and physically than tho people who remain indoors during a "severe spell." Children, even tho tiniest, should bo - taken out every clear day. Such young-, young-, atcrs are, as a rule, strong and nusky. On the other hand, tho child who Is kept In, whose mother la afraid to let a breath of cold air touch bim. is generally the ' first member of the family to succumb to winter His, The woman who does her own houoe-work houoe-work unaided, who complains about not oelng able to "catch up" wi'Ji those tasks, 1 is the very person who should, regardless of these pressing duties, take a dally out-' out-' lnr. Something may and should bo left undono for a brief hour. And what new life and strength will corno to such a . woman after returning from a brisk walk ' In tho freezing atmospherol Cooking, washing dishes, "tidying up," in fine, tho 1 many tasks that await her, will lose all E their hard features. Instead, they will I appear agreeablo and sho will face them with enthusiasm and vigor, f Every one knows that cold air la the- greatest germicide In the world. There- fore, only a very unwise person will sleep with closed bedroom windows, oven on t'no coldest nights. The old argument that night air is Injurious Is no longer seriously considered. At any rato, people who sensibly sen-sibly keep their sleeping apartment windows win-dows open know otherwise. The craze to get away to a warmer cllmato when the first snowflakes appear Is rapidly dying out. and at tho present moment persons who have real. live blood In their veins aro staying North, Instead of going South. The outdoor pleasures of tho warm Southland appear Insipid when compared to the glorious, new life-giving winter snorts of our Northern climate. Skating, skiing, tobogganing and the other delights that accompanv Ice and snow will bring roses Into evon the most faded checks, Yet If one cannot take part In any of those pastimes brisk walks will prove wonderfully beneficial. In times past every ono went abroad "on foot " Automobiles wore unheard of in those days, and only a favored few possessed horses and carriages. As a result re-sult thoso plain, simple people of former years woro by far the superior physically of many persons of to-day. The man or woman of the hour is quite willing to tnko a dally outing, providing the auto Is well heated, and so on, but In most instances in-stances he or sho cannot be influenced to go Informally In tho good old-fashioned way. I FRESH AIR TONIC. I . 1, The person who is not over-strong, who complains about not having any appetite, would havo an altogether different story to tell if ho or she kept out of doors as much as posslblo in zero weather. Fresh air, and freezing winter air, at that, and sparkling sunshlno aro doing more and have done more to keep humanity feeling fit than all tho tonics and elixirs in the world. Only a very foolish woman will dread cold weather, or disdain tho Joys It offers. On tho other hand. If sho would "keep up" and, Incidentally, keep stronger and younger looking, she will go out every clear day. regardless of tho temperature. |