Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-02-09
How to be Healthy.


list, has been lecturing in Indian
apolis. We give some of his ideas
on care of health:
"In every city there are thous-
ands of rich men and women who
are ready to commit suicide be-
cause of ill-health. What is
wealth without health?' Nothing,
should say, but I do say that
while every man cannot amass
wealth, they can secure good
health. l know man who owns
fine horse. He employs two
men to take care of that horse and
keep him in condition. He is ex-
ercised, sponged and blanketed
daily. Does the owner himself
have a man to take care Of him?
No. He possibly bathes once
week. He rises at eight o'clock
in the morning, throws his break
fast down without masticating it,
and madly rushes off 10 business.
At noon he rushes into a res
taurant and eats his dinner in five
minutes. On he goes, hiring men
to look after the health of his
horse, but never stops to think Of
his own body and its needs.
"a man cannot digest his food
unless he eats carefully. A meal
should never be eaten in less than
one hour. Gladstone says he
bites each piece of meat he puts
into his mouth twenty times be
fore he swallows it, and that isn't
too often The men of to-day who
throw their food into their stom-
ach are physical wrecks in fifteen
years. The American doctor
studies medicine when he should
study nature; instead Of trying to
prevent disease they try to cure.
There are many people who do
not take a bath in two years, and
they prematurely die from poison
ing. The poison that accumulates
under the first layer of skin breeds
disease, and sooner or later must
come death.
There are thousands Of people
dying Of consumption who haven't
sense enough to know that they
can throw it off. No man who
is lazy can become healthy, for the
best way to bring health is by
physical developement have
seen thousands of young men ap-
parently on the verge of the grave
grow strong by following this
daily routine: When you get up
in the morning rub yourself with a
rough towel until the blood is in
circulation, and never take a cold
bath without getting the blood in
circulation, for it is dangerous.
After the bath, rub the flesh for
three-quarters of an hour. Then
take a cup of tea and eat some
toast, and start out for a half
hours walk. Don't plod slowly
along the streets, but walk as rap
idly as your legs will carry you.
When you return you are ready
for breakfast. Eat rice mutton
chops and toast, and drink tea.
If you are a business man you are
ready for business, but if you are
a training for an athlete, you will
again start upon the walk and
keep it up all day. A man under
training is required to walk at
least forty miles every day.
When he returns from his walk he
is put under blankets until he has
cooled, and then again put in the
bath tub. He is taken out and
rubbed or manipulated. Then he
is ready for dinner. The athlete
or pugilist would be required to
eat raw ham or raw steak without
salt or pepper. Pugilists are not
allowed to use pepper, because it
heats the blood. For men who
are undergoing training for pugi-
lists, | would advise a dinner on
rare beef, and vegetables cooked
dry.