bolted food, they could travel comfortably to the end of their journey ?
One can make their lemonade easily by rolling the lemons until soft,
slicing them very thin and packing in sugar in a deep-mouthed bottle.
All that would be necessary to have a glass of delicious lemonade is to
take out a little of the lemon and juice in a glass, fill with ice water✪ Lemonade and
you will have a different mixture from the compound of acid and water
served out at stations and refreshment stands. Tea can be made by
taking a quantity and pouring a little more hot water than enough to
cover, over it. Then put in a glass case and fill up with hot water and
allow it to stand till needed. A very little of this in a cup of ice water
will make delicious tea, and serve as an admirable tonic when weary
and half sick. Crackers with raisins or figs are good substitutes when
fresh fruit cannot be bought. Pine-apple sliced and left to stand a few
hours, with sugar sprinkled over it✪ Pineapple Dessert, makes a fine dessert.
Excessive heat is much like excessive cold, both will produce bad
effects upon the physical system, but bad management oftener produces
suffering and disease. Frequent bathing of the whole body is very
essential, yet if it is not rightly administered it may produce disease. A
bath before retiring or at rising can never be out of place. Going in
swimming or bathing while in excessive perspiration is also a frequent
cause of illness. Salt water bathing is highly recommended, but a daily
bath is a decided luxury if not taken directly after a meal.
Drinking large quantities of ice water when the body is greatly
heated, or partaking too freely of ices or stimulating drinks, should be
carefully avoided. Iced tea and coffee are very desirable as a drink, as
they act as a tonic on the system and are better than iced water. Ice is
a luxury in warm weather, and is really quite essential, and ought to be
obtainable by every family under the simple and economical method
of storing now introduced. A small piece of ice will keep a long time
if it is wrapped in three or four thicknesses of woolen cloth and kept in
a cool place.
We should be careful to keep the stomach in good order — free from
acidity, which is often the cause of inflammation. A little soda water
taken after a full meal, will often prove an antidote to this trouble. If
you cannot obtain it at the druggist's in the form of effervescence, you
can take a half teaspoonful of common baking soda dissolved in cold
water and drink it.
The frequent changing and airing of all under-clothing and bedding
is also very conducive to good health. When the sun shines out clear
and bright, but not hot, and there is a gentle breeze, bring out the beds
and pillows, place them on a clothes line, beat them strongly and let
them remain a few hours, and you will be charmed with the elasticity
of both pillows and mattresses. Children's beds especially need to be
aired in this manner if you would have their sleep refreshing. Every
room that is occupied in the house should be well ventilated daily.
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bolted food, they could travel comfortably to the end of their journey ? One can make their lemonade easily by rolling the lemons until soft, slicing them very thin and packing in sugar in a deep-mouthed bottle. All that would be necessary to have a glass of delicious lemonade is to take out a little of the lemon and juice in a glass, fill with ice water and you will have a different mixture from the compound of acid and water served out at stations and refreshment stands. Tea can be made by taking a quantity and pouring a little more hot water than enough to cover, over it. Then put in a glass case and fill up with hot water and allow it to stand till needed. A very little of this in a cup of ice water will make delicious tea, and serve as an admirable tonic when weary and half sick. Crackers with raisins or figs are good substitutes when fresh fruit cannot be bought. Pine-apple sliced and left to stand a few hours, with sugar sprinkled over it, makes a fine dessert.
Excessive heat is much like excessive cold, both will produce bad effects upon the physical system, but bad management oftener produces suffering and disease. Frequent bathing of the whole body is very essential, yet if it is not rightly administered it may produce disease. A bath before retiring or at rising can never be out of place. Going in swimming or bathing while in excessive perspiration is also a frequent cause of illness. Salt water bathing is highly recommended, but a daily bath is a decided luxury if not taken directly after a meal.
Drinking large quantities of ice water when the body is greatly heated, or partaking too freely of ices or stimulating drinks, should be carefully avoided. Iced tea and coffee are very desirable as a drink, as they act as a tonic on the system and are better than iced water. Ice is a luxury in warm weather, and is really quite essential, and ought to be obtainable by every family under the simple and economical method of storing now introduced. A small piece of ice will keep a long time if it is wrapped in three or four thicknesses of woolen cloth and kept in a cool place.
We should be careful to keep the stomach in good order — free from acidity, which is often the cause of inflammation. A little soda water taken after a full meal, will often prove an antidote to this trouble. If you cannot obtain it at the druggist's in the form of effervescence, you can take a half teaspoonful of common baking soda dissolved in cold water and drink it.
The frequent changing and airing of all under-clothing and bedding is also very conducive to good health. When the sun shines out clear and bright, but not hot, and there is a gentle breeze, bring out the beds and pillows, place them on a clothes line, beat them strongly and let them remain a few hours, and you will be charmed with the elasticity of both pillows and mattresses. Children's beds especially need to be aired in this manner if you would have their sleep refreshing. Every room that is occupied in the house should be well ventilated daily.
344 SUMMER HINTS.
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