Hints for Hot Weather.

Manawatu Herald, 29 January 1898, Page 2

Hints for Hot Weather.

WHAT TO WEAR, EAT, AND 1 1 ' DRINK. -\ i, ADVICE BY A PHYSICIAN. 1 A leading ColUus-street physician has given to the At gut a few words of advice as to what people should hi wear and what they should eat and drink during the continuance of** ' spell of hot weather. clothukj. I consider that the ideal clothing for euoh weather as we are hating - the clothing which combines .ths f the maximum of comfort with the ! maximum of security against chill— ■ ia a tingle fairly thick layer of flannel all over as, for example, the |j ordinary while cricketing or tenqgk 111 shirt and trousers— only those, aT^ \\ and nothing more. Such a suit | provides two things. First, it hangs I loosely, and does not cling to the ! body ; and, next, it allows evapora- |i| tion to be continuously going on, co i that the skin is at no time drenched if with perspiration. This continuous \ evaporation not only keeps the tkin^ ! comparatively dry, but it also keeps ! the temperature of the body down to a comfortable level. The contentional clothing for the body is a fine wool singlet and a linen shirt over it. The singlet would ">l be satisfactory by itself, but the shirt is impervious, and retards evaportion, with result that with yery slight exertion the body is gripping with perspiration. The flannel tennia suit gives ample protection to the abdomen, which in F*sfc of tbt My. Ooftftrtk* Ml

Other disorders of the abdominal viscera are the dangers to ba dreaded in tropical weather, and the addition of an abdominal band is sometimes advisable. I have spoken of flannel shirt and trouees. A neat-made coat may be added for the sake, of appearance, but that is a qu33tion of taste. 11 So much for what I consider the ideal clothing for hot weather. But, then, the ordinary man of business has to provide against a sudden change, which is sure to take him unawares in this climate ; and that is Just what the ordinary man cannot do. For th 9 man who can secure a change of clothing at a - > moment's notice the flannel suit is * the thing ; but how many of us are in that position ? So it come 3 to a choice between to things— either to make yourself comfortable during tho very hot period, and take the risk of a sudden change and a consequent chill, or, on the other hand j to end are the discomfort on a hot „ day of wearing excessive clothing, k'. with the consolation that if a sudden " change does coma you are prepaoed for it. Now, when it doog come to a choice between these alternatives, I say unhesitatingly that I vote for the latter. (To be continued.)