Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1879 — Winter Rules. [ARTICLE]

Winter Rules.

Never lean with the back upon anything that is cold. >--■ Nevor begin a journey until the breakfast has been eaten. Never take warm drinks and then immediately go out in the cold air. Keep the back—especially between the shoulder-blades—well oovered; also the chest well protected. In sleeping in a cold room, establish the habit of breathing through the nose, and never with the mouth open. Never go to bed with cola or damp feet; always toast them by a fire ten or fifteen minutes before going to bed. Never omit regular bathing, for unless the skin is in an active condition, the cold will close the pores and favor congestion or other diseases. After exercise of any kind, neve* ride in an open carriage nor hear the window of a car, for a inoment. It is dangerous to health, and even to life. When hoarse, speak as little as possible until it is recovered from, else the voice may be permanently lost, or dif'fioultles et the throat be produced. Merely warm the back by a fire, and never continue keeping the back exposed to-heat after it -has become comfortably warm. To do otherwise is debilitating. When going from a warm atmosphere into a colder one, keep the

mouth closed, so that the air may bo warmed bv its passage through the nose„ere ft reaches the lungs. Never stand still in cold weather, especially after having taken a slight dogroo of exercise; and always avoid standing upon ice or snov,-, or where the person Is exposed to a cold wind.— Albany (N. 7.) Argus. Profitable Poultry. —A poultryraiser of experience says his conclusion is that (armors can do much better with good common hens, with some good-blooded cook, than with a flock of fancy fowls. A good cross among B sultry is as valuable as among stodfc ne of the most profitable kinds for a farmer is a cross between the Leghorn hen and a Poland or Brahma cook. Their progeny arc good layers, nioe for the table ana profitable for market. The White Leghorn Is the most profitable breed for eggs; they need a little more care than some other sorts, but care of poultry pays. Economical towns in Vermont rush their poor and friendless boys into tho State Reform School, thus transferring to the State the expense and responsibility of caring for them.— N. 7. World. Rheumatism is frequently tho result of an overdose of moisture; in other words, to be caught out in a pouring rain often insures a roaring pain.— 7onkers Gazette. . «--• •