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No. 12.
WHAT TO DRINK AND HOW TO
DRINK IT IN HOT WEATHER.
The greatest part of the human body being water,
ami that part evaporating rapidly during the sum
mer season, it behooves us to think now somewhat
carefullv of what we shall drink. The various sug
gestions for allaying thirst without drinking much
water are. the writer believes, pernicious.
In hot weather nothing tastes better, or is more
wholesome, than cool water. It keeps the blood from
thickening, and. therefore, the circulation active;
and. when present in excess, much exudes as perspi
ration. which reduces the body temperature. 'fhe
danger from sunstroke is slight if one* drinks plenty
of water. Moreover, water, if drunk with mealsf,
dilutes the food and thus makes it more easy of di
gestion.
It is wrong to suppose that dilution of the gastric
juice weakens its digestive power. The experiment
has been tried, and it is mentioned by Dr. Jacobi
in his work on “Infant Diet,” or artificially digest
ing meat with gastric juice. After some time the
digestion ceases; and it recommences when water is
added. Indeed, most of us know what a relief is felt
if we drink water after a too hearty meal.
The reason that so many persons lose weight
and feel weak in summer is that they do not drink
enough water. When very thirsty they sip lemon
ade. or suck a lemon, in the mistaken notion that to
drink much water on a hot day is somewhat bad for
them. But there is no thirst that will not assuage
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ot Klint. in the Xew York World
more effectually and speedily than will lemons,
lemonade, or any other “soft” drink. Too much
lemonade may cause 1 colic, and too much sarsaparilla,
root beer and sweet sodas may produce 1 nausea ; but
one 1 may safely drink as much cool (Hot cold) water
as lie I’desire's 1 ’desire's between or at meals.
If it were 1 unhygienic to elrink when eating,
water would not be particularly fattening at such
a time. It is fattening then because l it enables the
gastric juice more 1 thoroughly to digest ami to lieptel
- solid foods, which art 1 not assimilable until lique
fied. Dr. Jacobi states that infants that are fed on
thin grinds thrive better than do those fed on
heavier foods.
In regard to alcoholic drinks, one 1 should be 1 cau
tious in recommending their use in summer. They
are 1 heating, ami, if not taken in excess, stimulating.
When one has imbibed too much wine or beer tin*
best thing he 1 can do is to drink copious elraughts of
water to cool his blood and to aid in the elimination
of the 1 excess of alcohed. The acid condition of tin 1
stomach resulting from over drinking will be 1 re
lieveel by vichy water in which there is a pinch of
bicarbonate of soela. A celebrateel authority on wines
recommends a dose 1 of magnesia at beeltiim 1 to sat
urate the 1 acid in the 1 stomach and to allay febrile
action. Acetate of ammonia dissolveel in sugar and
water is said by a French chemist to be an immediate
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cure for intoxication,
Vol. 1.
