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Mo tv the Widely "Published
Ad-Vice of Doctors Is
E-Vol-Ving a Kapidly Groov
ing Class of People Who
Knotv and Practice "Right
Eating and Dr in King,
Common-Sense Clothing of
Their "Bodies and Proper
Exercise, "Breathing s**
and "Bathing. /
TIIKSF, nr* time, when everybody 1*
supposed to understand mo »l»mo»
lary principles which s 'vorn thet
enelshl* rendition railed good
Few run r,f.|.e «tlrh knowledge If they
would New.nprrs and magaslnea 1-rUtlo
with scientific date ropctlng Uio different
orgena of Iho body. and wllh n dlot
• lid hygiene rsleulitrd n keep thorn tn •
SOUrid Mid nr! Ivr condition Ilocfnra, who
forniM ly kept t hit profitable «!•••« edge
themselves, ovon to tho oitont "f writt i«
their pmrrtptloflt In « dead < iguafr now
f l.llsh honks whloh, at ao tnu'h por ropy,
make Ibelr reedcrs aa wl«r m> ih»tna*l*oa.
Tha latoat volume of thla kind la hr
Ttentel H Mger, VI t> ,an Bttgll*hmit> It
Seems of ulillaiial valuo, for tn«t>-ad "f toll
It,( you how tn rttrn your dlll*i • It K" r '
on to ahow yon why you have no tmalnoaa
to her* any dlaoaao at alt. Tlia lltla ttaolf
la onrouragtng
•*Tha Art of t.laln* tn Oood tloalth a
pram, 1,1 go Id* to wall ht |tltf« proper
eating. thinking and llatog In tho tight v(
mrtdrrn *r|«*n»*s "
Tho following paragraph would -oorn to
Bound tha daath lanoll of the profession of
.r«*<ll'’ln* :
“When ft »• that rtHlff
horn /»f ordinarily hrslHiy
H«v«r h*r* • dsy of slrlnji*** "r 4t»***s of
any kind from It* birth until It* P**»l"«
away, th* health «f tha p»*opli* woul.l np
pi-nr to h* a matter of national Importnn <\
to «rhl«'h the .awmaker* «*f tha land feilfflit
devote theu.*e|ve* In tholr mo*l earn-at
♦ndeavor* to tbe rae« bjr govern
mental met finds.”
I'nrt IrulaMv In thl* trying midsummer
weather, any observing person e*n *«**
that n Urge part of the rare la educating
Itaelf with llttl* or no help from the
government.
Wherever yon go thl* point I* Illustrated
l»V two ty|>e* of men - one representing th#
health gdursted. and the other the health
unedurated !he flr*t t* from head to
feet an open hook on mldaummer health
telenre, calm, cool, comfortable, eheerful .
the aerotid, a living pletnf# of mldaummer
bead to feet misery. IrssHhle. peraplrtng.
aching from a dosen amall ailment* that
are d«e solely to ttl* own Ignorance aud
tbotightleaaneaa.
Tbs latter la the type of man who fume*
arnnnd with • darning face largely due
to the handkerchief rammed In under hi*
collar making of hla clothe* a tightly
forked bottle In which hla overheated
body atewa In Ita own greaae demanding
tee water wherewith to cool the only
part of hla mechanlam which need* to
stay warm the stomach
He wears a atarched shirt a* Impervious
to air from without and to the fool emana
Ilona of hi* body from within aa a corselet
of eteei Over thla are aoggy elastic “sut
pendera," and the aame black cloth fowl
and M ve#t“ ha wore last Winter !len\y
cloth **panta" he wears, t<*o, with subatau
Hal underdra wrra crammed Into hla aocks
clear to hla ankle*.
Ilia hat la a black derby, and. although
he weara It mostly on the back of hla
head to facilitate a constant and Irritable
mopping of hla brow. It still leave* a fed
mark. Indicating eouatrlcted nerves and
blood vessels wherever It touches
IVrhapa he smsrteus up bla general ap
pew ranee a btt with shoes of shining black
patent leather. In which hla feet swelter
palnfally, raising crop* of corns and water
blister*
The poor man** body, thus bottled up and
ate wed on the outside, la fire tortured
within by the aame feats of dtgcHlou that
are made necessary and also comparative
ly ouay by the low temperature of win
ter lie eata ham and egg* for breukfaat.
hotted beef and beer for lunch, and roaat
beef or pork for dinner, having. In
meantime, abused natures safety valve of
perspiration bp consuming more kinds and
n greater quantity of alcohol than hr did
In the month of January
The on* thing that might sava him from '
"Light eaeroae on rising,
fsiiowod by a eoid
shows' Oath for com
fort ana health."
the consequence* of all thl* folly, he shod
d»*r* at physical egerclae. Good gracious!
Iloean’t he perspire enough already? No,
not one tenth aa much a* he ought to!
Ilia liillamed or parboiled skin baa a
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positive aversion to the t»athtnh like that
of moat persona who take no regular ever
rl*o If be make* use of the hnthtub It Is
at night. **to cool ofT " It ought to be ,»
good scrub with aoap and a stiff bruah In
tepid or hot w’ater. to clean hla pores of
their accumulation of muck Itut It la
more likely to he a cold shower that make«
the muck atlck all the tighter.
In tha morning he la too tired and aMff,
and played out. and mlaeryible to take the
cold shower which would be uaeless n hit
mar. anyhow, owing to the lack of a
cleansing hath the night before
And this la the *nrtie man who, when he
take* a d*v off at the seashore, atava In
the surf until he la thoroughly chilled, then
loaf* on the *and In the sun collecting a
violent attack <>f aunhurn that will ad 1. for
a week after, one ntort to hla catalogu* of
miseries.
lie |a alwava In a had temper, and
though he can’t be Induced to eaerHse nl*
body be will stand out In the aun and ar
gue pugnaciously about politics until near
the |Hvtnt of apopleiy.
The other ftpe the eiample of head t#
feet mid Mumtner health aelence at llrat
sight almost call* for apology It la only
too true; he la In outward appearance tb*
Mid Hummer Willi* Hoy of the Head? to-
We*r clothing advertisements. Hut tber*
are too many romitenciatioua for the man
himself to tnlod that.
Ilealdea, he baa a *hrewd suspicion that,
to Intelligent persona, tha Mid Hummer
WlUle Hoy exterior la th# visible tn*< f
a head to feet mid Summer health »ci«uc*
Interior. Nee how tha thing works out.
All the authorities agree beginning at
the head that tha brain, particularly In
Uet weather, should be kept cool aud cheer
n I \ ilagly, WHtta !«••> '* uat i*
light In color and weight, and uaualty *<as
tir, to aa not to t*onipress any part of ilia
cranium
As Willis Itoy'a Health Mclanca has
taught hlui that the neck la the narrow and
delleat* Isthmus through which Important
nertaa and arteries ami veins reach tn#
t>eutuaula of his hand and by w lib h air
reaches hla lung*, he take* care that In
hot weather It shall have plenty of room.
Ho h* take* a quarter of an Inch off the
top of hla collar aud add* It to tbo collar *
circumference.
Ha kuows that hi* body radiates heat
aud emits noxious gases. Therefore his
linen I* light and poroua and wholly guilt
ieaa of starch. He wear* no waistcoat
and abhora tha sight of "suspender*/ a
thin, skeleton lined coat of light colored
material la lifts sufficient coucesatou » 0
gcHHt form,
Hut f»*r that educeaalou he compensates
by weartug a aiaaiviea* undaiauiri aud
"For tender, Inflamed
feet, a aalt malar
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l/ONT OOf-Ofo derdrswera reaching to the knees only.
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■ rpoae. ills socks are thin and n full
z' 4 " V nlze larger than nls feet seem to call tor.
i fe' And his shoes, perfect In fit, are light In
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* 1 ; c-rns and blisters.
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A/nr tS/nu t- 1\ > pressed him profoundly with the value of
J 1 exercise—from head to feet. He is well
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EXPLANATORY DIAGRAM OF A HEALTHY MOT WEATHER
A*A\ AND His, CLOTHE*.
and supple. If you see him wearing high
shoes In Summer you may know that he
Is a walker, and favors support for the
ankles. You may also be sure that he
takes as good care of his feet as he does
of his hands, keeping them clean, dry and
cool. If hia feet become Inflamed in hot
weather he bathes them in cold water,
perhaps with some salt added, dries them
thoroughly and powders them with tal
cum.
Likewise Willie Poy knows the value
of a cheerful mind. You rarely And him
arguing heatedly about politics or any
thing else. His Inclination toward ath
letics has taught him how to keep his
heart strong with the minimum of nutrl
trlous food, with regular dally exercise.
He Is especially glad to be freed from
“suspenders” and waistcoat, because of the
greater ease thus given In deep breathing
to expand the lungs and keep the circula
tion up to the right notch. Of course, he
prefers to breathe deeply In the open air.
So, In very hot weather, you find him tak
ing his daily exercise walk In the evening,
out of reach of the sun's scorching rays.
Everybody knows that Willie Boy Is not
addicted to alcoholic beverages, neither
does he abuse his Ice water privilege—
that Is contrary to athletic usage. It Is
true you may catch him Indulging In an
Ice cream soda, but you can’t gulp down
this lady-llke beverage aa many people do
Ice water and lemonade.
As to hla liver, Willie Boy understands
all that la necessary—how to keep It “on
the Job.”
Coming to his stomach, Willie Boy Is an
expert. 'JPhere la no branch of the gen-
How to Improve Your Health
and LooKs By Sea Bathing,
By DR. h. H. RIDDLE.
FROM time Immemorial bathing has
come Into the mind first as the Ideal
way of getting cool. Theoretically it
sppms a very simple and Just conclusion to
think that if we get out of surroundings of
one temperature, such as the hot atmos
phere. Into another of much lower tempera
ture, such as cold water, the problem is
solved.
But before one can properly understand
the physiological effect of sea bathing one
must examine the facts In relation to the
ordinary cold bath as well, for the two
things are essentially different and also es
sentially connected. The cold bath is usu
ally a matter of moments. When sea bath
ing one Is almost always inclined to stay In
the water much too long.
'ortunately, although while we are
‘•plashing about In the water wo feel de
lightfully cool, our bodies are ao made that
the result Is not only a transient relief but
too often is followed as a direct sequence
by even more pronounced sensations of dis
comfort from the heat. This result follows
from one of the many automatic methods
in preserving our health w..-. which na
ture has supplied our body.
When we are ovfrheatcd and seek the
cooling effects of a cool bath, all the su
perficial blood vessels of the skin are
widely dilated and filled with blood. The
Internal viscera and the braju ns well to a
certain extent are emptied of the blood
which la thus brought to the surface. Na
ture causes this flushing of the vessels for
the distinct purpose of allowing us to
throw off unnecessary heat. Every breath
of air which blows on this flushed sklu
carries off a certain amount of heat
Unfortunately, while this mechanism al
lows the most rapid removal of exces*
of heat. It gives us at the time exag
gerate 1 of otir temperature. On
plunging Into cold wate. the blood vessels
are at once constricted and emptied of
Mood. This Is nature’s method of pro
Ing the too rapid waste which would take
place were the cold wafer continuously
withdrawing heat from the fully dilated
vessels.
On leaving the water feeling delightfully
cool and thinking that the problem of ex
cessively hot weather Is solved, nature Is
•nice more taking precautions for our
ealth and la once more forgetful of our
u*s important sensation*, and causes
what we know as a reaction. Unfor
tunately, this reaction, which means a
sudden dilation and flushing of the super
ficial vessels, Ls carried out to a much
greater length than Is necessary. The re
sult Is that a few minutes a fter the bath
one Is apt to feei even more overheated
than before.
In this rather lengthy description of the
physiological processes by which our bld
les automatically try to avoid extremes of
temperature I have tried to make clear
the fact that cold baths, while pleaslnj for
the moment’, are by no mean* the best
way of coping with the hot weather. Not
only are the results obtained usually neg
ative, but sometimes the exaggerated flush
iig of the sklu vessels caused by the too
great reaction leads to the contraction of
chills and colds which might otherwise
have been escaped.
Baths are particularly necessarv In hot
weather, not only for the relief from the
sensations of overheating which can be ob
tained from them, but also from tnelt
hygienic aspect. In the cold weather,
"Don't argue heatedly
about politico or any.
thing eloe—Keep cheer
fuL"
“A hot or tepid full bath
at night for cleanli
neas."
eral subject relating to which there la as
much reliable information extant “light
and nutrltioua diet” sums It up—with tbs
’’Fletoherlxing” principle, upon which Dr.
Sager comments as follower
’’Thorough chewing will make it neces
sary to give more time and more care to
one’s meals than Is customary. Many a
man will spend two or three hour* at a
theatre or concert and think nothing of
the time lost: yet he bellevea he cannot
spend a few extra minutes tn eating his
food, as nature Intended he should, with
plentv of leisure.
“Good digestion is the most powerful
health factor In a man’s life, and the only
wav to have good digestion Is to eat prop
erly. Irrespective of the character of the
food—raw, cooked, or health foods, meats,
nuts, fruits, or vegetables, plain, mixed or
complex diet—remember that the secret
of good digestion, first, last and always, Is
thorough chewing, with complete ineallvs
tlon.”
Aside from the matter of food and drink,
the head to feet midsummer health scien
tist places great stress on these items:
A hot or tepid full bath at night for
cleanliness.
Light exercise on rising, followed by s
cold shower bath, for comfort and health.
For tender, Inflamed feet, a salt water
foot bath.
Limit the ocean swim to twenty min
utes; and avoid sunburn by not loafing on
the beach.
Don’t try to economise in the matter of
fresh linen and underclothes.
Don’t argue heatedly about politics of
anything else—keep cheerful.
whea one perspire. 1- he ‘ **
keep much cleaner th.r hot WMther ,
when many of the r . . #
fK „ t J ‘ 4X nous products of
the system are excr- , . .
, , »1 i and left on the
skin by perspiration.
The reaction after . . . ...
though healthy, pr. J oi ' ,b ” rt bßth ;
coolness for which feeling of
taken. Thl. react! m ,t,l,b
after sea bathing b —/ oul<l ‘ ,r "“
ninety-nine people on F' or tb * th *',
In the water too 1. * a sh.
tiny nerve fibres wbi” .°!,rn the dila
tion and contraction of the skin vessels
become so numbed th t the reaction does
not take place, and r sensation of com
fortable coolness persists until the skin
circulation regains Its tone after perhaps
two or three hoars. T s may be pleasant,
but It Is not healthful". Sea bathera most
never forget the following facta:
Never bathe before break fact nnlesa of a
very strong and robust constitution. After
the twelve hours' fast none of the organs
of the body are in their best condition for
withstanding a sudden shock, and for this
reason one should wait until the morning
meal has been fully digested and tha body
Is practically at 1U beat before the aea
bath.
As to temperature, no rules can be laid
down, aluce Individuals dlfTer so In
their ability to withstand great variations
In temperature. The best time for the sea
bntfc Is about noon. By this time the di
gestion of breakfast is completed, and th,
blood which was collected largely In the
great vessels about the stomach supplying
the glands which secrete the digestive
Juices is once more normally distributed
throughout the body.
If aea bathing la to be healthful the
swimmer should experience no sense of
cold after his first plunge Into the water.
The fingers are perhaps the beat guide aa
to whether one’s circulation la sufficiently
good to make sea bathing a healthful ex
ercise. As aoon aa the hands get cola one
should leave the water at once.
A good plan for the swimmer who find,
that he cannot stay In the water as
lorg as his companions Is to take a little
vigorous exercise Just before entering the
sea A couple of quarter-mile sprints up
and down the beach will start the heart
beating vigorously, so that the circulation
mny be at Its best to withstand the first
shock of the abnormal cold. If this prao
tlco of stimulating the circulation by a lit
tle preliminary exerctoe be regularly In
dulged In for a few moments before the
bath one will find after a few days that
one can safely lengthen the stay in the
water.
The first day's sea bathing should always
be looked upon as an experiment and Its
r.sults should be carefully watched. For
If after the thorough rubdown and a brisk
tea minutes walk after dressing a thorough
reaction 1 doea not take place, the duration
of the bath next day should be dlmlnlehed.
Unless one has stayed In the water too long
and Is really feeling faint no food or drink
should be taken until the full skin reaction
has taken place, if food la put Into the
stomach Immediately after one leaves the
water a certafti amount of the blood stream
which should have been circulating through
all parts of the body land particularly too
skin vessels and those of the extremities
which have been chilled) will be diverted
Into the stomach, so that the reaction It
more or less delayed, the result being that
chills aud colda may he easily contracted.
"Don't try to economlxa
In the matter of freeh
linen and underclothe*"