WARMTH AND ENERGY.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 118, 7 May 1880, Page 1 (Supplement)

WARMTH AND ENERGY.

In ancient times, energy of mind and strength of body Avere supposed to be the effects of warmth, Avhile depression of spirits and bodily Aveakness were ascribed to cold. Modern science has explained and modified these theories concerning the production of physical and psychical force, _ but in the main it has confirmed the principle of causation. In a general sense, i may be said that animal heat, Avhen duly generated Avithin normal limits, is the concomitant of vigor. Practically, therefore, Avarmth is to lie sought and cold avoided; but Avith this qualification, that the heat must be elicited by organic processes going on! within the body, and not borrowed from Avithout. The chief, if not the only use of Avraps and ‘ Avarm’ surroundings is to avoid the loss of animal heat by abstraction. It is neither scientific nor hygienic, in any true sense, to trust to external sources of supply for the warmth we require to live well, happily and usefully. The food is more than the raiment, and those avlio desire to help the poor and melancholy over their ‘ dead points’ iu the course of life should be chiefly anxious to feed them Avell and sufficiently. So in the management of self—to live Avell is to feed appropriately. Stimulants do not give strength, because they cannot add to the normal and healthy sources of animal heat. Nutriment is the only true fuel. —‘ Laucet.’