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passing over your body. The proper way to 'cool off' when over-heated is to put
on more clothing, especially if you are in a cool place; but never remove a part
of the clothing you have already on. If possible, get near a fire where there is
no wind blowing, and dry off gradually, instead of cooling off suddenly, which
is always dangerous."
Many colds are taken from the feet being damp or wet. To keep these extremities
warm and dry is a great preventative against the almost endless list of
disorders which come from a "slight cold." Many imagine if their feet are not
thoroughly wet, there will be no harm arising from mere dampness, not knowing
that the least dampness is absorbed into the sole, and is attracted nearer the
foot itself by its heat, and thus perspiration is dangerously checked.
WATER.
All beings need drink as much as they need food, and it is just as necessary to
health as pure air; therefore the water should be boiled or filtered before
being drank. Rain-water filtered is probably the best attainable. Boiling the
water destroys the vegetable and animal matter, and leaves the mineral matter
deposited on the bottom of the vessel containing it; therefore it leaves it
clear from poisonous substances.
REGULATION IN DIET.
The food we eat is a very important item, and one which it would be difficult to
arrange any rule for which would apply to all persons under different
circumstances. In health, it is safer to eat by instinct rather than to follow
any definite rules. While there are many who have a scanty living, with a small
variety of food, there is a large number who have an abundance and a large
variety. The former class, in many cases, live miserable lives, either to hoard
up for miserly purposes the money which might make them happy, or in some cases
through poverty; while the latter class, as a rule, have better health and have
much more enjoyment in this life, unless it be some who are gluttonous, and make
themselves miserable by abusing the blessings they should enjoy. Avoid extremes
in living too free or scanty; have a good nourishing diet, and a sufficient
quantity, and it should always be properly cooked; for if the cooking is poorly
done, it affects not only the nutritious qualities, but is not so easily
digested; thus making food, which is originally the best kind, of very little
value to us; and with very poor cooking it is sometimes a positive injury.
It is very important that the food be taken with regularity at the accustomed
time. Be careful not to take too much drink during any meal; but, if thirsty,
drink water before meal-time so that you will not care for it until some time
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