Woolen Clothing

Tóe most heahbfal clotliing for our climatö, the year round, ia that made of wool. Ii vrorn next tho skin by all classes, in fummer na well as winter, an incalculable amount of colds, diarrheas, dyseuteries and íevers would be prevented, as also may snelden and premature deaths from croup, diptheria and lung diseases. Winter maladies would bo prevented by the ability of a wnolen gnrment to keep the natural heat about the body more perfectly, instead of convfiying it awny as fast as gonerated, aa linen and finxen garmeols do, as alao cotton and gil k, altbough these are leas cooling than the different degrees of coldness on the application of a surfaoe of six inches square of flannel, cotton and linen to the skio, tbe inoment the 'cloihing is removed. Tbe reason is, that wool is a bad conductor of heat, and linen ia a good conductor. It ia moro healthful to wear wooleD next to the skin in summer, beoause it vbsorhs the moiatnre of porspiration so ''v sw to keep the skin meugurab' ly rapiu. - , time. It is curious to nodi:y al Uk „aLer 3 conveyed bv a tice that the ,. -, tLe 8urfaoe of "the woolen garment frou. garment, body to the outer Bide 01 . ' where the microscope shows . v;fe densed iü miliions of pcarly drops ; wu. ' it is the experience of the observant, that if a linen shirt becomes datrp by perspiration, it remains cold and clammy for a long time afterwards; and unless removed will certainly causo some bodily ailment. In the..night sweats of consumption, or of any debilitated oondition of the systetn, a woolen night-dress is immeasurably more comfortable than cotton or linen, because it prevents that sepulchrai dampnesB and chilliness of feeling which aro otherwise inevitable. The British government make it irnperative that every sailor in the navy ehall wear woolen flannel shirts in the Hottest cli matea, The shrinkage of woolen garmeuts iu washing whereby théy becoma hard, impervious and boardlike, has prevented their more general use ; but there are three ways of preventing this, to a greater or lees extent, either let about one-fourth of the material be made of cotton ; have it dyed red or some other color before it is woven ; or if it is greatly preferred that it shall bo white, exercise proper care io the prooe9s of washing. To prevent whito woolen stockings from shrinking, have woodjn stretcher8 made of the ize and general shape of the foot, and let the atockings lemain on them unti. perfectly dried ; or, béfore rinsing the atocking, doublé it bo as to fold at the heel and lay the foot on the leg1, then roll it tight, and wring it, crosswise. In wasbir.g all wooleo garmenta, nut thera in very hot soap3iide water, so as to be covered : theu, when oool enough to allow the hands to be put in, simply press it about with the finge-rs or hands, and before taking the garment out, raake the water for raining several degrees hottei than that from which it is to be takeD, but instead of wringing the water out, or twisting it about iu the water, raise the garment out oí the water, up and down a good many times, and then ïay it over a line and let it dripdry; this procesa will,. to a considerable extent, prevent fulling or shrink'age, and is worthy oí being cointnunioated to every persoa who oxpects to be a housekeeper.