2. The condition of health will affect choice. Strong, well people do not need the same kind of clothing as sick or delicate people. 3 Age makes a difference; young people are more vigorous than old people. Babies feel the heat or cold more than adults. 4. Clothing should be chosen in relation to climate and temperature; in winter, one should prevent an undue loss of heat, in summer, clothing should not interfere with loss of heat. _Some important things about wearing clothing._ 1. Wet clothing is very dangerous and should be removed at once. If this is not possible, exercise, keep moving, until there is opportunity for a rubdown and change. John Alden always runs when he gets his clothes very wet. 2. The clothing worn next to the skin should be changed twice a week. The body gives off impurities which are absorbed by the clothing. This change is necessary if one wishes to keep well. 3. Clothing worn at night should be aired during the day, not shut up in a closet or folded and placed under a pillow. 4. Clothing worn during the day should be aired at night. This is necessary for health. The same underwear should never be worn day and night both. How do you air your clothes? (Fig. 56.) Many mothers do not change baby's shirt at night and wonder why he cannot sleep and is so cross. Sometimes this irritability is due to this very cause. 5. Outer garments should be rather closely woven, so that the wind cannot penetrate and carry the heat away too rapidly. 6. Heavy garments are a great burden. One wearing them is not free to act or work. Next lesson we will study about selecting our clothes, shoes, underwear, and other garments with reference to health. EXERCISES AND PROBLEMS 1. Write on the blackboard some important things to remember in choosing wearing apparel. 2. Tell some important things to remember in wearing clothing. LESSON 10 MORE HEALTH PROBLEMS IN CHOOSING CLOTHES Clothes help to keep us well. Let us study about the wise selection and use of them. =Buying shoes.= When Barbara Oakes goes to buy a pair of shoes what do you suppose she thinks about besides the fact that they are pretty and that she likes or dislikes them? She remembers that they should fit her feet. She thinks about these things: 1. They should suit her purpose, be adapted to her use. 2. They should fit the instep and heel snugly. 3. They should be straight on the inside line. 4. The heel should be broad enough to balance the body well. 5. The soles should be strong enough to walk, and thick enough so dampness cannot strike through. 6. There should be plenty of room for the toes to move. (See Fig. 129). 7. They should be long and wide enough for comfort. Tight shoes are a strain on the body.