HOW TO STRENGTHEN THE THROAT.
SIR MORRELL MACKENZIE, who was a specialist of high reputation in throat troubles, always insisted that a great many of the ailments that were brought under his notice could have been escaped but for injudicious coddling of the throat. The throat must not be wrapped up too much; the great thing is to try to harden it. By care and persistence the neck can be made as weatherproof as the face. Many people who are not in the secret are amazed that the patriarchal Gladstone can stand for hours with head uncovered in the open air while a strong breeze is blowing. The ability to do this with impunity was gained by sitting habitually at a window through which a draught was created, so that the head became accustomed to all variations of temperature and all degrees of air motion. In the same way the throat can become habituated to varying conditions. It should be kept free from wrappings. Women should dispense with their great feather boas and Medici collars, and men should cast aside their stifling mufflers. It is an excellent practice to wear turn-down collars, and gargling with cold salt and water in the morning has sovereign virtue, as well as bathing the throat first with very hot water and then with very cold. The throat thus receives a sudden shock, and is braced up and permanently strengthened.—Phrenological Journal.