The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-12

sNtriT4 gait 10 say f4at iOAE-zuSAS o.
al the aches aud pains Of humanity
are brought on rs ay our reckle-sness
and heedlessness. would set down
oae-haf Of these TO bad fashions. and
the other half to earelessness in our
habits. Suppose We begin at the head
and 90 TO the feet Headaches are
rarely, If ever. known by sayages.
They are rarely. If ever, kuoST. by
children brought up on fruit and Ger
eals. They are mostly dependent On
impaired digestion, overloaded sfo;n-
achs and kindred abuses; or to hot,
close Tooms, and breathing carhonated
air. 4 cure for headache Is rational
diet, abundant exercise, good nature
and pure air. ! should add one more
cause, the habitual exhaustion Of the
system by abuse and intempeFance.
! have tired the experiment with
children, and i5nd that II from their
infancy they are prevented from in
dulging in cakes and pastries, and are
INDUCED in an abundance OF ripe fruits,
cereals, milk and pure sugar. they
never know what headache i. The
sitting and poisoning effect OF bad air,
vi AA2k-F aistA RAt2 2aEAkTl A0oltArs - iii
derstood better than il was one gener-
alton ago. Colds in the head are not
caused b. a draught OF cold air ii we
are rot first overheated. and made I'M
duly sensitive to common fresh air. In
addition, or in connection with the
causes above named. our literary
classes also are compelled to endure a
vast amount OF brain trouble from the
lack Of good sense in their habits OF
study. They should simply let their
brains rest while their stomachs are
at work, and their stomachs rest while
their brains are at work.
T99THAcHE AND DYSPEPSIA.
But we cannst leave the head when
we leave the brain case, for there are
years OF agony in nearly every mans
mouth history. The decay Of teeth
may not be wholly preventable with
our present heredity, but am posi-
tive that nine-tenIhs OF our toothaches
are preyentable by proper care from
the outset. Decay in teeth begins at
a very early age, and might be pre-
vented largely by the simplest means.
The cause i not always neglect OF
cleanliness, but it Is acidity OF the
stomach, caused by improper food. \
klARlt1EAitN HbuAAAA A4SfNt4b4A NlaOAAAfA EG
secured for every child. Ii is the one
duty that precedes morals. because
dyspeptic child cannot be a saint
Church and Sunday-schooi should be
preceded by the toothbrush, and cate
chism is more than counterbalanced
BY cake and pastry.
The majority OF Americans suffer
from catarrh. The disease IS prevent
able, even in our worst climates, like
that OF Boston. Ii is almost invariably
the consequence OF a neglected cold.
Throat diseases follow in the same
line. The throat should be clothed.
Notwithstanding what many ply
sicians urge % the contrary, there
is no reason why the neck should go
bare, except when swaddled for a ride
in winter Our American typical
neck is a long one. Ii carries little
fat The vocal organs are close TO the
surface. The ordinary scarf and
collar leave the neck almost entirely
uncovered. The old fashioned stock
was better. The modern linen collar
Is little better than nothing; it should
be dispensed with.
WOODEN FOR THE NECK.
Wooden is quite as necessary for the
mt n d. fpL liit NDtHAs kAaItS
reach through, or into, both. Why
should the lower end be abundantly
clothed and the upper end exposed
Consumption generally begins at the
| throat unless il i caused by general
LIBERALIZATION, or poisoned air. What
we should demand of our clothiers is
class Of wrappers and shirts that
can be brought well up about the
throat. From the LIST of October 10
the LIST OF June wear an extra fan
mel collar, made to button over the
other flannel shirt collar, and then
turned down over scarf. Ii thor
oughly protects the throat and meets
every requirement OF the case; is both
soft and warm, and neat. 1t is all i'm
portant that the throat be relieved
from the gross irritation OF fashionable
collars which scratch and poke al all
points. Indeed, if you viii consider,
there IS not part Of the body so
| roughly and unkindiy heated as the
| throat Starched neckwear is fit only
| for fools
Our lungs will easily take care OF
| themselves, and of all the rest OF the
| body, if warmly clothed with wooden
| and protected from foul air. | am
compelled As a physician. 10 breathe
air that | would not be able to live in
| by the hour. One house in 10 j.
properly ventiiated-not more than
that. Country houses mainly depend
on the opening OF doors. Worst OF ali
is the air breathed at night Either
the room Is kept closed, and the foul
ness is breathed over all night, or the
window j. left open. and the lungs
must use Arctic air at night while all
day accustomed to the hot atmosphere
| from stoves. On no account should
the lungs be compelled 10 brace them
selves 10 frigid air at night. Very
many colds are caught by these ex-
| tremeS. and one may count
10 certainty that if prac-
ticed the end will be ca
| tarrhs. bronchitis or conSump;ion