Hints for Hot Weather.

Manawatu Herald, 3 February 1898, Page 3

Hints for Hot Weather.

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WBAT TO DRINK. Ice-cold drinks in hot weather are positively dangerous, and are apt . to give rise to irritation and congestion. The best thing to drink, if you want to lose heat, is a hot drink. The cooling is affected by the rapid evaporation that immediately Ensues. . And 1 should say that the b^est cooling drink of. 'all-^as the Chinese found out for themselves many centuries ago -is rather weak tea, drunk pretty hot. If yon want to to get tbe comfortable feeling of coolness in the mouth arhd throat, you may take a cold drink — . not iced-r-but you wfci&'t be so safo as in taking a hot drink. Another thing to remember is that tea and coffee are the best stimulants against the effects of heat— much jbettcr than alcohol. They s-i.nelak the the circulation and the respiration, tbe two parts that are most liable to be depressed by the continuance of . great beat. For the thirsty soul who mutt drink it is much safer to cultivate the habit of taking soft . drinks rather than alcoholic, because the perpetual demand for fluid, if satisfied by alcoholic drinks, will inevitably cause, in a short time, great irritation of the mucous membrance of the stomach and congestion of the liver. Of soft drinks, sweet liquids like lemonade and ginger ale, are to be least recommended, because they tend to provoke more thirst. A simple lemon sqaash, with very little sugar, is much better than the artifioially-made lemonade, which oontaina-a. great deal of sugar. For the man whose tastes* aire' still alcoholic, and who wants something to quench his thirst, the best thing I can recommend is a good Isger beer, sneh as Pilsner be* r whioh is a perfect alcoholic be verf ge."