WORTH REMEMBERING.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 80, 6 December 1864, Page 3

WORTH REMEMBERING.

, ..; (Erom the. Scientific American.) 'Tho following article, from Dr. Sail's Journal : of -Healt]iy : contains , .practical: hints . on •various subjects that are worthy of attention :— „ 1./ It is unwise to change-to cooler clpthing, except- when you first get up in the morning. 2. Never ride with your- arm or elbow out of any vehicle. S. The r man who. attempts to alight from a steamer while in motion is a fool. '/"•' 4<." ,Tn stepping from any wheeled vehicle while, in motion, let it be from the rear, and not in front of 'the- wheels ; for then, if you fall, the wheels cannot run' bver. : y^^p a '/'■■' „.,;.,. 5. Never atte^^fe cross a road or street in a hurry, m' front ofpfpassing vehicle; for if you should stumble or slip, you will r be run over. Make, up the half-minute lost by waiting until the vehicle has passed, by increased diligence in some : other direction; •.--■ •-;■ : -/ - -■•■•.-- ■ ■/:-..- --6. It is miserable economy to save time. by fobbing yourself of necessary sleep. ,7, If you find yourself inclined to wake up at a regular hour in the night and remain awake, you can break up the habit in three days by getting up as soon as you wake, and ■ not going to '■ sleep again until your usual hour for retiring ; or retire two hours later, and rise two hours earlier, for three days in succession riot, sleeping a, moment in the daytime. 8. If infants and young children are .inclined to he wakeful in the night, or very early in the morning, put them to bed later ; and, besides, arrange that their day nap shall be in the forenoon. •: //; /;■ ;y 9. " Order is heaven's first law/ regularity is nature's great rule ; hence regularity in eating, sleeping, and exercise, has a. very .large. share in ; securing a long and- healthful life. 10. IfyOu are caught in" a drenching rain, or fall in the water, by all means keep in motion sufficiently vigorous to prevent the slightest clriltv sensation until you reach the house ; then change your clothing with great rapidity before a blazing fire, and drink instantly a pint of some hot liquid. To allow the clothing to dry upon .you, unless by keeping up vigorous exercise until. thoroughly dried, is suicidal, ; - 12. If you are conscious of being in a.passion, keep your mouth: shut, "for words increase, it. Many a person has dropped dead in a rage. 13. If a person "faints," place him on his back and let him alone ,; he wants arterial blood to the head ; and it is easier for the heart to throwit there in a horizontal fine, than perpendicularly.