Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1881-12-14
Rules for Right Living.

countless pores of the skin are 5,
many litlle drain.l,ies for the refuse
OF the system. Ii they become clog
ged and so deadened in their action
we must expect to become the prey
of ill-health in some one ofits count
less forms. Let us not be afraid o
q wet sponge and five minutes brisl
exercise with crash towel ever,
night or morning.
2. Devote eight hours out Of ev
cry twenty-four to sleep. If 6
mother is robbed of sleep by 4
wskeful baby, she must take a mar
sometime during the day. Even
ten minutes of repose strengthens
and refreshes, and does good "like a
medicine" Children should be al
lowed to sleep until they awake OF
their own free will.
3. Never go out to- work in early
morning in any locality subject to
damps, fogs and miasms, with an
empty stomach. If there is not
time to wait for cupof coffee, pour
two-thirds of u cup Of boiling water
on two tablespoonful of cream, or
beaten egg, season it with salt and
pepper and drink it while hot be-
fore going out. This will stimulate
AMI comfort the stomach, and aid
the system i'll resisting q poisonous
or debilitating atmosphere.
4. Avoid over-eating. TO rise
from the table able to cat a little
more is proverbially good rule for
everyone. There is nothing more
idiotic than forcing down a few
more mouthfuls, because they hap
pen to remain on ones plate, after
hunger is satisfied, and because
they may be wasted" if left! 1t is
the most serious waste to- over-tax
the stomach with even halfan ounce
more than il can care for.
5. Avoid foods and drinks that
plainly disagree" with the system.
Vigorous outdoor workers should
beware of heavy indigestible sup
pers. Suppers should always con-
sist Of light easily-digestcd foods
being, in the country, so soon fol-
LEVIED by sleep, and the stomach be-
ing as much entitled as the head to
profound rest The moral pluck
and firmness to take such food and
no other for this last meal of the
day can be easily acquired, and the
reward OF such virtue is sound sleep,
n clear head, and a capital appetite
for breakfa
6. Never wear at night the un-
der-garments that are worn through
the day.
Z. Cultivate sunlight and fresh
air. Wives "fade," not alone be-
cause they work and take no care OF
themselves, but because they stay SO
closely indoors aud have no work
or recreation that takes them out
into the open sunlight.
8. Have something for the mind
to feed upon-something to look
forward to and live for, beside the
reund Of daily labor or the counting
Of profit and loss. If we have not
any talent for writing splendid
works on political economy or So
cial science, or the genius for crea-
ting good story or fine poem,
the next best thing-and in fact al
most as good thing-is to possess
an appreciation of these things. So
have good books and good newspa-
pers, and read them--if only in
snatches-and talk about them at
dinner-time or by the evening fire.
Cultivate choice flowers and fruits,
md help some poor neighbor to
seeds and cuttings. And always
study household science, and take
advantage Of the new and helpful
things that are every little while
coming to light.
8. LIVE IN PEACE! Fretting,
worrying. fault-fnding, borrowing
trouble, giving away to temper and
holding long and bitter grudges all
these things affect the liver, poison
the blood, enlarge the spleen, carve
ugly lines on the face, and shorten
lifel Try to be half as wise as that
little creature, the bee, who takes all
the honey she can find, and leaves
the poisons to themselves.