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putrefied grcasc from the skin and saturated with stale, evil-smelling perspiration !    1 have often in times gonc bv, wlten on long rowing

excursions in tlie Sound, got the wliole crew to tako off tlieir rowing vests. The winfl might blow, and we might swent, but it was onh’ to our own comfort and adeantage.

In nddition, eeerything should be avoidod that is in any way confiniug. such as tightly buttoned wrist-bands or neck-bands. tight collars, and garters. liven apparently loose clastic garters can injurc the legs by producing vancose vcins. It was the fashion once aniong thc Copenhagen street-boys to put a •imali, thin elastic ring round dogs' tails. The victims Iclt nothing at lirst, and their owners also failcd to notice the narrow band. But bv dcgrecs the taił shrivelkd up and leli off

Moderate Indoor Temperaturo

What arc we cotniug to In times gone by, nobody thought of heating bedrooms or churchcs. naw we shall soon be having beating apparatus in trams and cabs. Anything over 60 F. is not only not beneficial, but in the long run injiinous, in a sitting-room. The body becomes a hot-house plant with no power of resistance. It is easy to accustom onesell to a Iow temperaturo. In our Office it is neeer morę than 5j° to 53’ F. iu the winter .* even the lady book-keeper linds it comfortable.

I do not mean, of course, that less fuel should be burnt. but that there should be a window opcn, at least a little way, the wliole timc. Warni air that is fresh is naturally better than cold that is had, and there cannot be sufEcient venti)ation without wanning a rOotn to sonie estent. To keep in the beat by shutting the Windows costs less in tirewood but morę in mtdicine, whicli is dearer.

Froper Cure of Teeth, Mouth, Throat, and Hair

It doos not do to demand impossibilities of busy men, such. (or instance. as that the teeth should be brushed after every meai, but bits of meat and the like shouid preferably be retnoeed with a wooden toothpick.

The following may lie regarded as the minimum that can cntitle one to be called cleanly and sensible. Brush the teeth and gums up and down, as well as across, and do not forget to brush them insidc, at least once a day, and at night very much rather than in the morning, when one might be satisfied with rinsing the mouth out and gargling the throat a few times with warm water containing a teaspoonful of salt ket some relatńe (or better a dentist 1 look carefully at your teeth a few times in the year. to see whether there is any decay If so. thc tooth should be stopped at once , it pays in the long run.

Do not allow cliildren to eat cverv day sweets, chocolates, or cakes with sugar upon them, and never hot, or cold, but tepid food. It is not enough to taste it oneself to see whether food is cool enougli not to bura ; remember that a civilised tonguc and palate are, so to speak, copper-platcd.

• This chapter w*ł writtru »rv<;r«iJ y«*.ir* ago, wlten l was an m^pector at th* \>|lefjr»rd Sanatorium It is quite    to b* content with >uch Iow ‘.emirat nr* wb*n kunę in * tiry

dimate But ii the air is mvt*t, the cold js leli mar*, and a lugh«*r indoor temperaturę will thrn, of course. be nc<*essary.