Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-10
BE CHEERFUL

BE CHEERFUL
First and foremost cultivate a cheerful dis
position Half the ailments that make life
miserable are the result Of imagination
Care drives the nails il our collins no doubt,
But uIirth, with merry fingers, plucks them out.
The man who broods over business cares,
magnifes them or allows them 70 unduly
trouble him is e very foolish one, and is soon
likely TO be q victim of dyspepsia or nervous
prostration- Half the cases of dyspepsia in
this country are the result of brain worry
and half Of them have been aggravated by
The excessive Use Of ice water. The connec-
ton between the brain and the stomach is a
much closer one than Is generally thought
a few years ago a friend Of mine, who is a
high official Of the " estern Union Telegraph
company, a man Of nervous, saDguine tenn
permanent, net me one day and II response TO
an invitation to take lunch, replied:
I'D Ike to, old boy, but haven't the time.
I'm 50 busy that must keep on the jump all
day"
replied, you had better call halt and
give proper attention to your meals or the
first thing you know you'll be a confirmed
dyspeptic."
He laughed as he answered while continu-
ing his walk: mo danger Of that; I've got a
stomach ike an ostrich"
There was danger, however, and it came
sooner than he expected In less than two
years he was not only a victim of acute dys-
pepsia, but his nervous system was so badly
Shattered that he had to give up business for
several months, go south in the winter, and
devote his whole time 10 trying to repair his
shattered health.
Diet, care and moderate physical exercise
I..xr RzI b - L
never be the man he would have been today
had he taken my advice; and, besides, he
would have done double the amount of work
In the long run that he was able to do, on
account OF illness. Though the Scriptures
say that ''man born OF woman is OF few
days and full of trouble" that need not
cause him 10 aggravate his lot by worri
ment- Just think that everybody else has
Just as much trouble as you have. Don't
whine over yours. Try and look at the
bright side of things as Mark Tapley did, or
as the man did who had the rheumatism and
thanked God that it wasn't the govt, and
when he had the govt was tickled beyond
measure TO think that he was not afflicted by
both maladies at the same time.
USE SENSE IN EATING
Be careful OF your diet. Find out the kind
of food that best agrees with you and eat
only that at regular times and in reasonable
quantities. We eat TOO much, all of Us.
Course dinners woald hill an ostrich Eat
deliberately Masticate your food thorough
" and do not drink nything until after you
have consumed your meal This Is the hard
est rule TO get observed of any trainer pre-
scribes, and it is the most important. To
show how important it is l viii say that any
person who Is high in flesh, say 200 pounds or
more for a man and 100 or so for g woman,
can reduce his or her weight from fifteen 10
thirty pounds In three months merely by alb
staining from the use OF liquids OF all kinds
at meals and for an hour before and after
eating them, and any person who IS thin can
become moderately feshy by drinking pin5
of milk daily for a year.
"But | would choke TO death if did not
drink, hear one say.
Oh, mol No danger of that When you
get up in the morning wash out your mouth
and gargle your throat thoroughly with luke
warm water. II you take a thin piece Of
whalebone and scrape your tongue clean first
it viii be of great advantage. After having
cleansed your mouth, teeth and throat thor
oughly, drink a half pint of water as warm
as you can bear il. At first this viii De diff
cult. but after a few trials you will relish it
almost as much as YOU do ice water on hot
day.
EXERCISE, EXERCISE, EXERCISE
Then If you have the time, put on heavy
wooden clothes and walk a mile at brisk
pace, or If you cannot dc that, take pair OF
light dumb bells, never let them exceed two I
pounds III weight, and exercise with them, not 4
until you are tired, never 20 that far with .
any exercise, but until you are perspiring. !
Then divest yourself of your garments in a .
room where no draft viii affect you and rub .
yourself as dry as possible with good towels, /
net too coarse nor TOO fine In texture. v hen .
all the moisture has been absorbed and you
feel dry and cooled down, take bath. II
YOU have no bath tub handy, large sponge /
and basin or bucket Of water viii be suti-
Gent Bath very quickly and dry thoroughly
Then rub yourself down well with the palms
of your hands, always rubbing down or with
the grain
This. believe, IS the 'laying on Of hands,
which Scripture teaches Us was so efhcacious
in the good old days of the prophets. After
You have rubbed and slapped and kneaded
yourself thoroughly until all the electricity
in your system is aroused put or dry clothes
est your breakfast and go 70 your business.
Eat your lunch 1T your regular time and de-
vote not less than half an hour 70 the repaSt.
I mean devote thirty minutes to eating IL
After your days work Is done, dismiss it as
much as possible from your mind. Or, If you
cannot do that, think Of it IN a cheerful
mood and resolve TO do the very best that
brain ana muscle can do u the case and let
it so at that. Refrain from excessive use Of
stimulantS Of al kinds Strong cigars are
nonous and cigarettes are abominable.
WALK TO BUSINESS IF yoU CAN
II your place Of business is not too far
from Your home, and the sun IS rot too hot.
walk home. two mile walk in the open