he may feel comfortable. Men have been known to freeze
to death in extremely cold weather under the supposition
that whisky was keeping them warm.
Cooling of the blood is brought about chiefly by the evapo
ration of moisture from the surface of the skin. A normal
adult gives off from two to four pints of moisture every
24 hours through the skin, and yet gives no evidence of
perspiration.
When the weather becomes very hot, the surface of the
skin becomes red, and more moisture oozes out through the
pores. This is nature's way of cooling the blood. This
explains why those who sweat readily do not suffer so much -
from the heat as do those who have a dry and inactive skin.
The moisture on the surface of the skin answers the same
purpose that the moist cloth surrounding a pitcher of water
does on a warm day. The breeze passing over it causes evapo
ration to take place and tends to keep the water within the
pitcher cool. In the same manner the internal temperature
of the body is maintained. Men working outside, where
there is a circulation of air, suffer less from heat than do those
who are confined to ofhices with no breeze. The purpose of a
fan is to encourage evaporation, thus cooling off the body.
(To be continued.)
Sacred Skywriting
(Continued from page 5)
. « . I could not help conceiving at the time, that if every
luminous body in the universe had been shrouded in im-
penetrable shades, or struck out of existence, the darkness
could not have been more complete. A sheet of white paper
held within a few inches of the eyes was equally invisible
with the blackest velvet.”—Letter of Dr. Samuel Tenney,
cited in “Collections of Massachusetts Historical Society,” for
the year 1792.
During the latter part of that same eventful night, the
moon became visible as a blood-red ball in the heavens, thus
fulfilling the word of Inspiration, “And the moon became as
blood.” Revelation 6: 12. :
In like manner the next great sign of the heavens arrested
the attention of millions and directed their thoughts to the
words of Christ: “The stars shall fall from heaven.” Writing
of that dazzling event, the celebrated astronomer and
meteorologist, Professor Denison Olmsted of Yale College
said:
“Those who were so fortunate as to witness the exhibition
of shooting stars on the morning of November 13, 1833,
probably saw the greatest display of celestial fireworks that
has ever been seen since the creation of the world, or at least
within the annals covered by the pages of history.” He
further estimated that the meteors fell at the rate of 34,640
per hour.
“The most sublime phenomenon of shooting stars, of
which the world has furnished any record,” says “Burrit’s
Geography of the Heavens,” “was witnessed throughout the
United States on the morning of the 13th of November, 1833.
The entire extent of this astonishing exhibition has not been
precisely ascertained, but it covered no inconsiderable part
of the earth’s surface. The first appearance was that of fire-
works of the most imposing grandeur, covering the entire
vault of heaven with myriads of fireballs resembling sky-
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rockets. Their coruscations were bright, gleaming, and
incessant, and they fell thick as the flakes in the early snows
of December.”
As described in the vision of the ancient prophet: “The
stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth
her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.”
Revelation 6:13. In many newspapers and magazines, the
likeness of the prophetic description was emphasized. Said
one of these:
“No philosopher or scholar has told or recorded an event
like that of yesterday morning. A prophet eighteen hundred
years ago foretold it exactly. . . . The falling stars did not
come as if from several trees shaken, but from one. Those
which appeared in the east fell toward the east; those which
appeared in the north fell toward the north; those which ap-
peared in the west fell toward the west; and those which
appeared in the south . . . fell toward the south; and they
fell, not as ripe fruit falls; far from it; but they flew, they
were cast, like the unripe fig, which at first refuses to leave
(Continued on page 17)
THE DOCTOR REPLIES
END HEALTH QUERIES
This information given to the readers of
THE WATCHMAN MAGAZINE is sup-
plied by Owen S. Parrett, M. D., a phy-
sician and writer of wide experience.
Questions should be addressed to the
doctor in care of this magazine.
ny
Why do I get a headache when downtown shopping, if I go
without eating past lunch time? L. M.
It is thought that this may sometimes be caused by over-
distention of the gall bladder, since it is emptied by a meal
in which there is some form of fats; so that a glass of milk
containing the cream taken at lunch time might help to pre-
vent this troublesome symptom. There might at the same
time be other causes, such as eye strain, constipation, and
many other factors, all of which should be considered in
keeping oneself physically fit.
Can cataracts be cured without an operation’ B. G. R.
No, cataracts cannot be cured without surgery if they are
at all advanced. It is possible, however, in early cases to so
direct one’s physical habits that they may sometimes be
arrested in their progress so that the eyesight will not be
further diminished, for cataracts are closely related to all
aging processes such as arteriosclerosis, or hardening of the
arteries, and as such are greatly affected by one’s physical
habits. One should avoid the poisons or drugs contained in
coffee, tea, tobacco, and alcohol, and also avoid those food
poisons which accumulate in the bowel tract when eating
largely of meat and other foods of acid-engendering type.
Fruits and their juices together with green and yellow
vegetables, some milk, cereals, and a little cottage cheese,
with an occasional egg, make up a diet highly alkalizing and
tending to contribute to the retaining of the youthful con-
dition of the tissues as long as possible.
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