The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-02
PURITY or BLOOD.
why SO Many People DO Not Enjoy rheIl
ny A FAMILY DOCTOR.

how properly 10 retain Tue plVVu III aoEeVo
OF live.giying purity thousands die an
nually, and tens Of thousands do not en-
ioy their existence. as they otherwise
might Their name is legion who pass
their lives, II living 1t may be called, in
condition very far indeed from that OF
health. They have never much to COM
plain Of, probably, while on the other
hand they never can boast Their state is
perhaps best summed up in the simple
but expressive word "middling," which
we hear scores of times every day. Such
people are very easily affected by the state
Of the atmosphere and by the weather,
and in nine cases out Of ten they are rem
dered constitutionally weak, from the fact
that the blood in their systems is not so
pure as 1t ought to be. They easily catch
colds and other ailments because their
bodies have no resisting power, being
either insufficienuy nourished or partly
poisoned by the blood that circulates
therein.
or course there are great many morbid
conditions OF the blood which may have
been either acquired or inherited; Of
these do not mean at presentto speak,
but each and all OF them may be improy:
ed by observation OF the general hints
am going TO give TO those who wish to pre-:
serve their blood in the greatest state oil
purity. But here are one or two facts
which no one should forget: any organ
and every organ in the body will be rem
dered weak, inactive, and probably un-
healthy, If 1t be for time supplied with
blood Of insufficient strength and purity;
but even weakly and unhealthy. organ
will begin to regain Its strength and vigor
from the very hour the blood.maktng
process has been placed upon purer and
more healthy footing This should give
hope to many who may have been suffer:
ing long from chronic arrangements OF
some internal organ.
Now let US see upon what purity Of
blood depends. Asa general rule, blood
is rendered weak and impure from errors
in diet, and might add errors in cooking
or preparing the food that comes to our
tables. am not going to give the reader
a lecture on digestion or indigestion, but
must be allowed to say that anyone who
limaeines he can long retain health OF body
and purity OF blood without paying atten-
ton to what he eats and drinks, and how
and when he eats, imagines very vain
thing. We hear every other month al
most OF new scures," as they are called,
or plans OF treating bodily ailments; we
have cures by every possible kind OF bath
that can be imagined, and We have milk
cures and whey cures, and even blood
cures, any OF which may be good, bad or
indifferent; but there Is no cure to which
chronic diseases and weakness or debility
OF any kind will more readily or speedily
yield than the plan Of living by rule, for
the simple reason that IL tends to render
the'blood pure and rich; and the reason
why more cures are not effected by this
means is, that the plan is not oitener tried.
or, when tried, not long enough persisted
in.
l will now tell you Of few things which
tend to render the hood pure and healthy.
Rising in the morning at reasonably
] early hour, and going out for short walk
before breakfast, does, previously having
bathed and dressed without any undue
haste. The walk need not be long one,
and a glass OF pure cold water can always
be taken, Just before starting, with advan-
tage, or cup OF milk by those who are
weakly. Seven o'clock, or earlier in sum.
mer, is a good time 10 get up. 1t is just
possible, however, that when called you
may be enjoying sound sleep, not having
rested very well in the first part OF the
night. II such be the case, are you to get
upP Yes, get up all the same; you will
sleep better next night. Secure yourself
being aroused at a certain hour every
4 al ~ N
rising Is habit that Is not by any means
difficult to acquire, but 1t really, Is a
blessed one. The walk, too, before break.
fast may not be relished for time, but II
WILSON be found to haveimproved the APP
petite. The breakfast on the liye-by.rule
principle should be fairly substantial
one both in quality and quantity. As TO
the latter, be guided by your own judg-
ment, there ought to be sense OF safety
after eating, but no feeling OF fullness and
no depression Of spirits or sleepiness. The
morning meal, and indeed all meals,
ought to be taken at the same hour every
day. By getting up soon you gain many
advantages, two OF which are these: You
have not to hurry through with breakfast
due mastication is the very first act in
the manufacture OF healthy blood-and
you can spare half an hour after the meal
before going to work or business; this
gives the stomach fair start, and enables
It TO do its work properly. II you have
more than half an hour TO spare, and let
tiers to write, by all means write them, Tor
the evening before retiring to rest should
be time OF perfect peace OF mind and re-
pose Of body. :,
Those who are not very strong should
dine early, and adopt the habit OF having
a rest in the recumbent position for about
an hour aiterward-the Spanish siesta, in
fact. do not think It does harm to sleep,
but, failing to sleep, one should read, and
read newspaper; this requires no con-
| tinued effort OF thought, and II II should
render the reader drowsy, he can place
| II over his head, and thus secure forty
winks. Why newspaper placed in this
position should be In some measure mar
cote won't pretend to say with certain
ty; whether 1t be that the slight cracking
OF the paper hides other sounds, and that
draughts are excluded, and degree OF
warmth and retirement conducive to
sleep be obtained, l know not; but the
fact remains-it is.
Now as the blood is composed from the
food we eat, we should never forget what
that food should consist OF. 1t must con.
tain mixture, and no alimentary princi-
pie should preponderate. Some people
are inordinately fond Of certain kinds OF
food, and would make It grand staple OF
diet. This may be bread, meat, or pota-
toes, but the habit Of using a quantity Of
any one thing is one which must be got
over. The blood needs heterogeneous sub.
stance to be converted into albumen and
fbrin to build up the muscular and nerv-
GUS tissues. Fatty foods are also wanted
in due proportion; they are essential to
the maintenance OF mechanical force, and
to the heat supply Of the body. Starches
rity Of the blood cannot be maintained
without certain salts; these are obtained
from the flesh food we eat. Highly spiced