Wilmington expositor. (Wilmington, Del.) 1831-18??, 1832-02-24
MISCELLANEOUS.
CAUSES OF DISEASE.

The causes of most of our disease, or att
looot IF that numerous class which it is in our
,,oyer entirely to prevent, may be enumerated
thus:
/. insufficient EaerciSe.-He who does not
snend several hours every day In some active
ex.rcise--as walking, riding on horseback, or
in some amusement which calls nearly all the
muscles into play, must inevitably suffer from
a diminution of bodily strength, defect of APP
petite, and imperfect digeStlon' and become
sooner or later the subject OF disease.
Q. Late rising and late refiring--1her are
few things which contribute more to shorten
life, than the habit of keeping late hours, and
consequently of rising from Bed late in the
morning. The ad, anees Of weakness and dis
ease from this cause are, it is true, by very
GRADUAL steps, but not the less certain to be ul-
timately felt.
6. Breathing impure air.--A constant sup
MY of fresh air is even more important than
that of food or drink. An individual may for
a long time. control the sensation of hunger,
or even the more imperious one of thirst, bu
life will most certainly be destroyed, il pure
air be withheldfrom the lungs for very shor
pelod The air is rendered impure by being
loaded with animal and vegetable exhalations
by its free circulation being prevented by
number of persons breathing it when confinee
close CnamDCTs anu tilS PIOLSSSSS VI lSi
meutation and combustion.
A.. insufficient o8hifi9nS Of the badly lit j,
not enough for the preservation of health, tina
merely the hands, the feet and the face be
washed frequently, but that the whole surface
of the body be repeatedly purified, t; INNER
sion, in bath of appropriate temperature, Il
ali. the frequent use Of the bath is an importan
means of preserving health, but to none NOR,
So than to the laborer and mechanic: to sucl
the time and means for bathing should be af
forded in every city, and in every extensive
mandatory, wherever situated.
S. Lpattention TO the cleanliness Of clothing
and azVeLyngS.- INDEPENDENTLY of the iniur,
which the health of individuals suffer from
neglect of personal and domestic cleanliness
the contamination of the air, from the decem
position nf filth, accumulated in and about
dwelling, has not unfrequently communicate
to whole families and ncighbourhoods. Re
peatedly white washing the walls OF house
and scrubbiug the floor, is not merely, there
fore, source of tasteful comfort, but direc
means Of preserving health.
6. Food rendered bernieiouS BY modern cook
erg-Adulferotioa$ in .fsods and drinks. and q
5use of charlottesville moderate quantit
Of plain wholesome food-in other words, tn
food in ordinary use, is essential to the maintt
nance of life-alL excess in its use--all con
plcated processes of cookery, and every art
fcial MEANS whether by high seasoning, var
&. ety of dishes or foreign flavors, of keeping u
the appetite beyond the wants of the system
are decidedly injurious. Every species of
dulteration, also. to which our food or drir
is subjected, from whatever motive, detrac
from its wholesomeness. LesRt be recollec
cd, too, that the health and strength Of the b
DIV are not supported bxst6e quantity of foc
consumed but only by so much as is capable
being converted by the powers Of the stomac
into pure chyle and blood,