Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-06-19
Advice 10 Il Gentleman on the Subject
OF Health.

Hili'. Manual ofsoelal and Bu.incs. Torm,.
The first great secret Of good health
Is good habits, aud the next is reguiar-
dy Of habits. They are briefly summed
up in the following rules:
/. Hep.-Give yourself the neccs-
sary amount of sleep. Some men re-
quire five hours of the twentv-four !;
others need eight. Avoid feather beds.
Sleep III II garment not worn during
the day. To maintain robust health
sleep with n person as healthy as your
self, or no one.
2. Dress.-ln cold weather, dress
warmly with uudcrc!oihlug. Remove
muller, oycrcOat, oyer-hoc-, etc, when
remaining any considerable length of
time IN warm room. Keep your
feet warm and dry. Wash them in
warm water two or three times week.
Wear warm stockings, large boots aud
ovcr-hocs when in the snow or vet.
Wear II light covering on the head,
always keeping it cool.
). C2eaHiincA-Havc always pint
or quart Of water in your sleeping
room. In the morning, after washing
and wipiug hands and face, then wet
with the hands every part of the body.
Cold water will not be disagrccablc
when applying it with the bare hands.
Wipe Immediately; follow by brisk
rubbing over the body. The whole
operation need not take over five min
uics. The result of this wash il the
blood l. brought to the surface of the
skin, and made to circulate evenly
throughout the body. You have open
cd the pores of the skin, allowing im-
Puritic, in the body to pass off, and
have given yourself in the operation a
good ylgurou. morning exercise. Pur-
-ue this habit regularly and YOU will
seldom take cold
1. Initiation Of The Lmgs.-Fivc
minutes spent in the open air, after
dressing, initiating the lungs by inhal-
ing rs iull breath A. possible, and
pounding the breast during the inHa-
tion, will greatly enlarge the chest,
strengthen the lung power, and very
effectively ward off consumption.
,. Diet.-lf inclined to be dyspeptic.
avoid mincc pie, sausage and other
highly.seasoucd food. Beware Of eat
ing to freely of soup; better to eat food
dry enough too employ the natural
saliva of the mouth in moistening it.
II inclined to over-cat, pariakc freely
of rice, cracked wheat and other arti-
ticlcs that are easily digcsted. Eat
freely of ripe fruit, aud avoid cxccs-
sive use of meats. Eat at regular
hours, and lightly near the hour of
going to bed. Eat slowly; thorough.
~ masiiCatc the food. Do not wash
il down with continual drink while
eating. Tell your funniest stories
while at the table and for an hour
aiterward. Do not engage in severe
mental labor directly after hearty eat
ing.
q. Erercisc.-Exercise. not too vio.
lent, but sufficient to produce a gentle
pcrspiration. should be had each day
IN the open air.
Z. Condition Of Mind.-The condi.
ton of the mind has much to do with
health. BE hopeful and Joyous. To
bc so avoid business entanglements
that may cause perplexiiy aud aux-
iety. Keep out Of debt Live within
your income. Attend church. Walk.
ride, mix in iovial company. DO a.
nearly right as you know how. Thus
conscience will always be at case. If
occasionally disappointed, remember
that there is no rose without n thorn,
and that the darkest clouds have
n silver lining that sunshine follows
storm and beautiful spring succeeds
the drcary winter. DO your duty and
leave the rest TO God, who doeih all
things we'll