The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-10-17
The Importance Of Regular Habits.

II Is fact well recognized by physiologisls iha,
the constitution Of living teings pOss ssrsa rrcul.
peraiive power that is capable OF resisting a,icks
from external agencies, or, rather u able 10 re-
store the damage caused BY such attacks. The
lower In the scale ofexistence an animal 10 found
the stronger 10 the power OF its nsm 10 restore
parts removed by mechanical means, and the less
70 iis susceptibility 10 the influences which cause
disease II from individuals Of the lower order Of
snimals limb, or even portion OF the body be
removed, new one will grow 10 Its place. aud
"a many casrs the part rvtnoved will supply the
neccssiry parts that arc absent, aud become con-.
rleie organism. 10 vetabes ths is almost uni-
fers,l'y the case and the propagation Of plants
%, slips cut from the parent stem u n process OF
daily occurrence 10 horticulture. The ncupera-
I'VE power Is indeed 80 great In many plants that
they can by the nost extreme Efforts be scarcely
removed from soil where they have once obtain.
ed fo0ihold. The plant known to farmers NJ
= 'ack-grass Is good example The power 10 re-
store parts which have been lost extends to the
highest order Of animal creation. Teeth which
nave been removed by mechanical means have on.
rn grown again 10 the human jaw, years after the
'"c"nd ST., ~hich take the place o. the frat In the
t"snlnr course of nature, hAd been 50; lied This
- ho~ever, probably the only organ that the hu-
man recuperative energy has power 10 issiore.
As age advances, this power becomes less % tha,
rrprir takes place slowly, aud In yer, advanced
sge ce"ss altogether Broken bones refuse TO
ulcers There u however. n striking chatacieris-
TIC OF rerupefation, which has q most important
tearing upon the health both Of mra aud ahi-
mails II Is this
The power 10 restore incrrases With the rr., uaf-
~ Oi The loset nd periods of attack. II 10 All
ihe c"nsiutiun were riiAdai upon the r,duc-
'l"n "i which two kinds oi tactics wefr employ.
81. - long Rs tbc attacks are made At ~. i.iAf
intervals. the garrison mat sleep while tie I.r-
si'ging iOrrrr are wiihdTaWh aud lice trirtst.d
t. Increased resistance; uuI attack IL n, unrxp 81.
I'd times and " iih tfes uiar iOIc, and nnIr,l.ii-
hns vigilance must AZ tsi wctr Oat th. sitrugth
OF the i'rslcsei Man. phrnum-na which cnnn.t
h- ACCOUNTED ter Ia any other way y; once hnd
,n rxPl"nai"n hi The HpIiicAiion ui this itu,r
\ inan whU Is adjici.. 10 he use Of alcoholic
liquors ma often drink vtr, freely 10. YEAR
"ith"ui an, arl'rr tt serious dr,riurni to ht.ith
lee is regular IA ,he times and qua. .ies Of his
P"iaiions; ahile another VINO oniy takes an uc.
ctsi"ntl 'spTe, Will suffer from the conseaueu.
'rs Of his indulgence
The taxing proper exercise pure air susie
nHuce. sleep an1 r'rf-1'iun may ~ compared io
i''e wnhfraw.l Of the attacking iorcrs Il t,,r
Withdrawals are frGIiar tue atiarks will a,ss nr
regular. And 10" r,s-iin- ,'uw-r of the vital
"iTIctrre will in the 'n-tniini- have acrnh!u.a..t
We '"li-'c iilaf 81 h,ufs ~ sitvp i-rI III "a
.uh hni rndri ~ Uui"'ib ii'nrs. are - .,.-i =,
"ishi ~ irregular irit - IL iOloWs ;h.i 49,
~ ulH' s'r'i' gives i"I hvuTs. ai "ssi. ~ g:
tr-f diy avail tb.c Tor business, pleasure t
ihHn chn be ut.IrrAl.e oDiain.d. In shnri nh
n2 70 80 economical A. r-gnh., hA'i's Lss',ri
'ss s!,er ltss rluiaiue les. nrii,,m. T. r.quii-d
!" sustain nai .fc; Hul ,,ii.r h.aiih NOR, - ui
ues.. u11r~ ucHit,,. murc know i.d.- tnd luu.rt
life are ohialar 10 hrifcArrrise. - S-ieH'l.r if.sr
tcJs.