American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-03-15
CARE OF THE HEALTH.

rom talls journal OF Health
THE safest and best remedies in the
world are warmth, rest and abstinence
VENTILATION is perfect in proportion
as the air of an apartment is kept equal
in purity to that of the external atmos-
phere. This is best done in pri ate
dwellings by having all open fireplace.
NATURE is very much like shiftless
child, who, the more he is helped the
more he looks for it. The more medi-
cine man takes the more he will have
to take, whether it be anodyne, tonic
or Alternative.
THE thinnest veil or silk handkerchief
thrown over the face while riding or
walking against cold wind is a re-
markably comfortable protection.
TIE most healthfh form of exercise
is that which involves exhilarating out
door activities.
NEVER sit or stand with the wind
blowing on you for single moment,
for it speedily produces chill, to be
followed with fever and then a bad
cold.
EXERCISE to the extent of great IA
tigue does more harm than good.
A HEARTY meal, taken while excess
lively fatigued, has often destroyed life.
CHILLINEss Of body dampens thespir-
its, sours the the temper and renders the
the whole man unlovely.
A SOUR look, an impatient gesture, a
cross word at the breakfast-table is
enough to make the food indigestible
and spoils day. -
A GOOD laugh is anti-dyspeptic.
THE wisest men are those who aim to
live in such o way as to grow old with
out aches or pains.
LIFE is warmth, growth, repair and
power to labor, and all these are de-
rived from the food we eat and the flu
ids we drink, and these should be good.
AT every period of life, at all seasons
of the year, and from The tropics to the
poles, in every cline and country, the
temperature of the human body in
health is the same to degree, that is,
| SO of Fahrenheit, hence we should eat
in winter mainly of warming food, such
as meats, fats, oils, sugar, and all the
grains. farinas, and starches; in sum
mer, the fruits and berries, and melons
and vegetables of the field, the garden
and the orchard, which cool, and open
and ventilate the system.
THE best anodyne in all nature is
moderate, steady and continuous exer.
else in the open air. ~
THE worst cold may be promptly
cured if, within "a hours after it has
been taken, the patient will keep warm
in bed, and ;eat little or nothing for 8
day or two.
| NEVER sit with the back to a window
! or door, even if closed, for the air com
| ing in at crack and crevice, will Ger.
tainly give cold.
| In going out into a colder air, keep
the mouth resolutely closed, and walk
| briskly for a few moments, thus pre-.
I, venting chilliness, which is always the
precursor of cold.
THE portion of the body which most
requires protection against cold and
wind, is that between the shoulder
blades behind, as it is at this point the
lungs are attached to the body, and the
blood is easily chilled.
To spend two or three moments, on ris-
ing and retiring. in rapid frictions of the
whole surface of the body with the hand
is more rational treatment of the skin,
and a more health promoting operation,
for most persons, than daily cold
water bath.
A GOOD cleansing of the entire bod y
with soap and warm water, once a week,
is all the bathing the human system re-
quires for purposes of health, in ordina-
ry circumstances. .z-ss-s-.. ..-. Ia.