HOT WEATHER HINTS.

Auckland Star, Volume 304, Issue 304, 23 December 1926, Page 9 (Supplement)

HOT WEATHER HINTS.

c! A MATTER OF DIET. i ■I ' DANGERS OF SUNBURN. s ; You may want to know something or t j other about the dangers of over-heai-i ing. and tlie benelits of bathing ether f'. than for cleanliness during the warm l weather. Keeping cool during the warm n , weather depends upon the food to a f | great extent, more than the clothes we ' i wear. I would not think it really I advisable to eat heartily of meat and ! drink a great deal of iced water duriiiL' I the hot weather, would you? Yet it is i done continually. I hope you understand why iced | drinks are heating and harmful: they ; .delay- digestion, and make you feel | heavy and uncomfortable. The first : effect i- cooling, but the secondary effect i- the reverse. Warm drinks drive the blood to the surface, and cause dila'.a ! tion of the blood vessels of the skin. ' which increases perspiration. The < | increased perspiration causes rapid : evaporation upon the surface, which.! ! together with the increased waste mat- ! ter thrown off, cools and freshen the ; body. | To keep cool in the hot weather. 1 would i suggest that you modify your diet, and i take moderately warm food and drinks, I neither too hot not too cold. The warm bath must be regulated aiso, and you will get better cooling results witli" an i occasional hot bath in hot weather than j with frequent cold showers and : plunges. i I hope, in your desire to keep cool | during the hot summer months you will ' not rush off to the seaside, lake, or nearest pond for a bath on every possible occasion. Of course it is a temptation that it is hard to resist, but if you really want to keep well and be able to look your best as long as you live you must rind it advantageous to resist "the temptation of cold shock and sunburn. Both cold water and sun's rays are highly beneficient means of rejuvenation. 1 but. like strychnine and arsenic, they | . should be used with discretion. You will get the best hygienic effect from a plunge in cold water, either salt or fresh, if you exercise actively while bathing. You should swim or" splash about m the water for five minutes', and then take a short run. followed by a '.shower. After this, a brisk rub down, and then dress. i Keep out of the sun for sonu time | ■after the bath. Popular bathing is not] 'designed for health or for a cooling J effec: on the body quite so much as for j i social and pleasurable purposes. We go I i to the seaside to see and to be seen, with the added excitement of battling with] I the surf and sitting ou the sandin the' sun gazing out to sea. You can actually j |do more for keeping cool ir. your own i .home by light diet, comfortable, loose | clothing, and an occasional bath with tub ..r -bower at room temperature, ; varied by a hike warm or hot ha til. 1 If you take a hot bath, the after ,f effects of coolness will r.i_ir,::i with you | .. longer, when the reaction of circulation j :s is established, if you do not follow the' hot bath with the cold piun<_e or shower. | I know the practice of following the j - 'warm or hot bath with a cold Cip or t • shower is almost unireisai, but you will h | find it mure cooling and less fatiguing, t an hour afterwards, if you omit the cold _ ' water shower or plun_ro. c There is quite as much dansrer of over t : heating in hot weather as in chilling the n body in cold weather. Let us talk this f matter over together, and have a fair t understanding of tne matter. It is c really a condition of life which we , ;T ' should examine careful'y. _, livery summer there arc thousands of v excellent individuals injured or . i destroyed by the effect, or after-effect, or j __ overheating. The chief cause- of this 0 serieu- state are thickened blood v.•.--,•!-. and over-eating. If your blood pressure is too high, or if you do not know whether it i- or not. .- and your head throbs and feels full, and d you get dizzy with moderate exercise. ;: 1 is well to consult a doctor and take c:ire of yourself in time. Otherwise you may feel wretched and dragged out during ( the hot weather season. I If you feel tired in the mornin_r mi i arising, even though you have .lent . soundly all nisrht. you should give the matter careful attention. Visit a phvi .-ician and have your iieart and lungs • examined, watch your diet, be sure you are drinking three pints of water at room temperature. Care of the Complexion. Improper diet is frequently a factor here, but there may be another cause. and that may be the sirea-y condition of ;;:■• hair, for it i- a well known fact that the two conditions arc frequently seen together. <irea: attention should lie paid to the ordinary hygiene of the body, and diet i should !.•• limited :■ a minimum of starchy foods, such as pastry, cakes. c:c Al! sweet meat.- should he of tie- plainest, and it i- wise :■• eschew strung lea and coffee, and al.-o strong alcohol. A plentiful supply of fr.-.-ii green salads and fruit.- should b" taken. Tiie ques tion of meat l- a questionable one. and it is a very debatable p .in: a- lo whether : thi- make- much difference in some i individuals. In a!! eases, however, i: should never be taken :n e:.es-. llxer- | results. Now. a- :■■ local measures: Tue soap i- tiie best to recommend. ' v" if the grcasiness i- very prevalent, or a.-.-oin- ; phur. and Peruvian baisan.. i- of great assistance. li. Using ii: - >nps ::e----'lather should !••' ief: o:; ;!:•■ skin for a be ief: on. P.inse .:': s--a;. ir: war::, water, 'do no: dry. but apply the following mixture:—Wit.-!: hazel extract four • vm 1 ~ tincture of benzoin twenty- drops. <!;-• tilled water t«" ounces.