Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-19

article thas may appear III the column. Editor,
EDITED by Mrs T., " MILES.
Sow Ye Beside All Waters"
"Original" to our child like mind,
Was the names to poems given,
And queerly we'd try to find.
This star to the poets heaven,
But later when we'd learned to apply
This to prose and poetry too
We never realized its imports high
Until called by ". c. r. L.
Our Editor is Il generous man
AS gentlenanly as need to be-
Yet says whoerer the HERALD sean
Must i'll original pieces see.
Now often Is our mind perp,exed
With temperance themes and .,;i;.k
AS to most are serious and vexed
Sad and melancholy to touch.
Yet with hearts SO fully burdened
With care for others veal or woe
Can ne'er fail to be llghteneA
by Him who all hearts doth know.
A Plain Health Talk.
by Settie {. Hall, NJ. ID. Territorial
Supt Hygiene for Dakota ". G. r. l..
Most persons naturally revolt at bath
ing in water which Il single predecessor
has used. And yet it is astonishing
how the high and the low will subject
themselves to contamination by at
mospheric liltb in parlor, bedroom,
church and sehool-room. People whose
dainty stomach will respect nursery
food. and whose delicate hands shrink
from the touch OF unclean things, wiz
greelily and recklsssly take into their
lungs to be incorporated in themselves,
viler nuisances than any Of the visible
filth they have smelt. touched or tasted
The words OF the gospel are waited to
the listening ears on waves of air not
less offensive for being the atmosphere
of IL crowded church: and preacher and
nearer, saint and sinner breath uncon-
cerned a vile mess of denominations, but
would scorn to drink water not 50 foul
and rather not bath at all than use it
for that purpose. We breath over and
over again, the deadly carbonic acid
gas, which we and others have eXhaleQ
until the lungs are not only starved for
the want Of oxygen, but the whole sys-
tenn is often poisoned beyond power to
recuperate. We do not hesitate to it,
tempt to clean the blood OF its soiure
in the air bath Of the lungs, after others
have contributed tu hefDul it, The i'm
mense aeria! ocean in which we live,
puries itself without mans AID, When
not confined: but whenever human be
ings congregate, in church, courthouse
or school.roonl. there is the same heed
less ignorant disregard OF what should
be the Hrst demand upon the architect
viZ:-s,2ch II system of ventilation as
will receive to every individual the
supply of Oxygen his healthmperative-
ly demands.
The less conspicons effects Of air pol
luton, are shown in headache loss Of
appetite, indisposition TO cNertion. fit
full. unrefreshing sleep; soreness OF the
body, aching limbs, general debility and
meI tai obtuseness. How many IN this
community have not suffered one or
more of these symptoms after an at
tendance upon car assemblage in our
town? Even though the dir. effects
of disease do ncs always Immediately
follow, disgust. ah2uld prevent every
cleanly man ana woman from delilDer-
ately admitting into their bodies the
nastiness of human c,nanationS which
are forced into the air from the lungs
and skin, at the rate Of three avoirdu-
pois pounds Il day by each individual.
We plead for pure ;,ir mot necessarily
cold) in our churches. Not by raising
the lower sash Of the window after the
congregation has been treated to an
extended turkish bath: Lut if it can be
had in no other way, leave !. window
open at the top on opposite sides Of the
house, but not directly opposite eac!
other; il only two inches, the house
Will he comfortable. and not present
such a striking resemblance to the
Black Hole OF Calcutta.
What man e'er courteu a girl say
ing: My dear. humbly hope | love
you. but am full OF doubts and fears.
Yet they talk that way about loving
God.
DO not think to save time working
late into the night: you cannot. for you
Will be too tired in the morning to
work. and the time you saved is lost in
sleep.