Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-08-09
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There are five great factors concerned
Ia the preservation II health. first
and foremost must bc placed education.
using the word IA is ~ idest sense, &c
include physical development. moral
training and mental culture. Too little
attention has hitherto been paid go Cd.
ucatioa fToa. the point ~ view OF
health, but recently the Importance of
hygiene has boon more fully rccog.
nizcd. A right system Of education No
trains the mind thnt IL Il eager 20 oc.
cupy itself with some pursuit at all
times and thus people are prevented
from falling into idle habits. which not
only waste time, but give the imaginn.
ton opportunity to coniurc UP all sorts
of fonciful disorders We all know tho
hysterical. nervous. delicate girl. who
Is only 50 because She has neither work
nor occupation. Educated girls who
lead useful lives do not suffer from hys.
terics, nor do worlSmen's wifc's Ina gen.
erRl because both these classes have
their time fully and proGtably occn.
pied. An interesting point worthy of
notice Is that the criminal clnss. taken
ms whole, Is uncducatcd. and IL has
been shown that distant relation ex.
lists between ill-hcalth and crime
Hence the Importance OF the prcscrva.
tion OF physical health FOR the prcscrva.
ton 81 moral health. and we thereby
recognize that health itself has "A dis
tinct moral value
The second factor in personal hygiene
Is the regulation 81 food and drink
the regulation not only OF the quantity
but also Of the quality This last point
Is often neglected, but II s. important.
especially 40 20 children A common
mistake Is 20 force children 60 take
food which f. distasteful L. them. IL
must not therefore, bc inferred that
children are 10 have whatever they like
best; but when a child shows great
distastc for, say. mutton fat. tho best
way Is 20 mako the TAT into suet pnd-
ding, which la all probability will be
readily eaten. Violent prcjndiccs
which are conceived in early life. oyy.
ing 60 the want Of thought ON the part
Of parents or guardians, often remain
fixed, and cause trouble and ANNOYANCE
In after life The quantity Of food we
take ought TO depend greatly ON our
work A man when lac g. resting needs
about hah as much food az when he Il
engaged in laborious work
Thirdly the functions Of our differ
cnt organs require 90 be exercised and
cncoura god II Is not necessary 10 do
more than mention the value OF mere
cleanliness and care Of the skin. A
dirty skin means that more work l.
thrown upon delicate internal organs
especially the Kidneys. aud the work
ing power OF the whole body Is thus low
cred. In this connection the hvgicnic
clothing Of the body must be men.
toned. Regularity of the action Of the
bowels must be secured, many danger
Gus illnesses arise from want of care IN
this respect The Importance also OF q
suitable amount OF sound slccp can not
be exaggerated. for however importapt
regular and sufficient exercise may bc
ample time for rest and recuperntion A.
equally important
This brings ais 20 the same point 10
be considered exercise. the essential
requirement Of which Is regularity. II
Is surprising 20 note how an our or.
gans become accustomed 20 regular
and habitual exercise and rest. Rcgu-
1850 80 '.if NttAtN ~ kNlhH ~ htN CON
duccs 90 sleep; regularity in meal times
conduccs 20 most efficient digestion.
and regularity ia the amount 81 exer-
else is attended with less fatigue and
more benefit than exercise Of varying
amount taken irregularly
lastly there Is the question of occn-
patton Certain occupations are neees-
sarily unhealthyi othersiare unhealthy
ON account Of the badly ventilated
rooms IN which they are carried on.
Tho dclicacy 81 many shop girls Is Of.
ten rightly attributable % this cause.
especially when the lungs nre effected.
Personal hygenic teaches the precau.
tion which must be taken by those en-
gagged ia unhealthy occupations. the
scrupulous cleanliness 20 be prscticed
by workers in lead, the outdoor life
which. as Ear as cau be-. must be adopted
by those who work ia confined rooms.and
offices 10 also teaches that want a
occupation IS also unhenlthy and leads
20 premature death Catsells Maya
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