Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-16
TIE HOUSEHOLD.
Hints about Health.

One of the best ways to keep in good
health is not to think or worry too much
about il. II you feel strong and well, don't
imagine that some insidious disease may be
secretly attacking your constitution. Many
people are like the inexperienced traveller,
who anxiously inquired about the symptoms
of seasickness, and how he should know
when he had it, One generally knows when
he is sick, and frequently many supposedly
alarming symptoms prove, upon investiga
ton, to be either perfectly natural occur
rences or of very slight Importance.
Eat and drink what you desire, as long as
it agrees with you Your stomach knows
pretty well what it can digest Plain, sim
pie food is desirable, as a general thing, but
the luxuries of the table, in moderation,
will do no harm
Alcoholic beverages are not fit for habit
ual use. They are true medicines, and
should only be used like any other medi-
cines, under the advice of physician As
regular beverage they can do no good
but will almost certainly do harm.
Take all the sleep you can get, but re
member that the necessary amount varies
greatly with different persons Some must
sleep at least nine hours, while others thrive
under six. Only don't rob yourself of
what you really need. The midnight oln
is terribly expensive iuminant to burn
either for purposes of labor or study.
Avoid sudden changes of temperature
You cannot avoid them in New England
but you can guard against them by always
wearing flannel Undertaking The lightest
grade of flannel, sold especially for summer
wear, is a great life preserver, and not op
pressively warm, even in the hottest wealth
err
Always treat a common cold with great
respect. Ninety times out of a hun
dred it will get we'll anyway, but the hun
dredth cold, if neglected, may lead to bron
chitis pneumonia or consumption. 1t is
best to take no such chances.
Don't read medical works unless you are
prepared to have all the different diseases
therein described. 1t takes strong mind
to read minute description of any disease
without discovering some Of the symptoms
in himself. The quacks know this well,
and their so-called medical" books consist
principally of descriptions of every imag
Unable symptom, appended to the most pain
full and fatal diseases. Remember that if
you think you have unidentified symptoms of
Bright's disease, consumption, cancer, in
sanity or paralysis, you probably haven t
trace of any such disease about you
The favorite prescription Of a very sue
cessiul physician was ito be little lazy, "
but this remedy ought to be used with judg
ment. With most people rest and quiet
are the best possible means of cure, and a
change of occupation is usually better than
total cessation Of activity. BY all means
take as much exercise as you can, and be
in the open air as much as possible. Out
door life is the natural condition of man
kind, and the more the better. The prac
tice must not be carried to extremes, how
ever There are many days when one is
much better off in warm, comfortable,
well-ventilated house than trying to take
outdoor exercise in Il midwinter storm, or
under July sun, aud no one ever strength
ened his constitution by sleeping with his
bedroom window open, with the outside
temperature at zero, or allowing the snow
to drift in upon his pillow
Fresh air, sunlight, good and sufficient
food, pure water, out door exercise, TEN
perance in all things and cheerful dispo
sition, are the chief remedies in Natures
pharmacoppia, and are worth more
than all the drugs and medicines of the
shops. DR.. Holmes has truly said that if
nine tenths of all the medicines in the
world were poured into the ocean, it would
be all the better for mankind and all the
worse for the fishes and the best physi
clan can do little more than to provide good
nursing, and aid Nature in throwing oil
disease. PnpuiT Science NerS