St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-09-30

KEEP IN GOOD HEALTH
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There are ave great factors concerned
n the pressEsstioa of' health. First
and foremosG mnsG hoplaeed education.
using the wsrd IN In Widest sense, to
include physieal development, moral
training and mental culture. Too little
attention has hitherto been paid to ed
ucation from the POINT Of view Of
health, but recently the importance Of
hygiene has been more fully recog.
nized. A right 1ystem Of education 80
trains the mind that il Il eager to oc-
cupy itself with some pursuit ut all
times and TINS people are prevented
from falling into idle habits, which not
only waste time, bat give the imsgina-
tion opportunity 20 coujure up al sorts
Of fanciful disorderA We all know the
hysterical, nervouA delicate girl, who
il only % because abe has neither work
nor occupation. Educated girls who
lead useful lives do not suffer from hys-
terics, nor do wogkmen's wife's in gen.
eral. because both these classes have
their time fully and proHtably occu-
pied. An interesting point worthy Of
notice Il that the criminal class. taken
rs . whole, Il uneducated; and It has
hsen shown that . distant relation ex-
ists between ill-health and crime.
Hence the importance Of the preserva-
tion Of physical health for the ppeserv.-
tion Of moral health, and we thereby
recognise that health itssh has dis
tinct moral value.
The second factor in personal hygiene
Is the regulation Of food and drink
the regulation not only of the quantity
bat also of the quality. This last point
IL often neglected, but It b important
especially 30 70 children. A common
mistake is to force children 70 take
food which is distasteful 70 them. Il
must not, therefore, be inferred that
children are to have whstever they like
best; but when . child shows . great
distaste for, say, mutton fat. the best
way il to make the fat into suet pud-
ding. which in all probability will b
resdily eaten. Violent prejudices
which are conceived in early life, ow-
ing 70 the want Of thought ON the part
Of parents Or guardians. often remain
hxed. and cause trouble and annoyance
in after life The quantity Of food we
take ought 70 depend greatly On our
work. A man when he h resting needs
about half - much food as when he b
engaged in laborious work.
Thirdly. the functions Of our differ
ent organs require to b exercised and
encouraged. 1t il not necessary TO do
more than mention the value Of mere
cleanliness and care Of the skin A
dirty skin means that more work il
thrown upon delicate internal organs,
especially the kidneys, and the work
ing power of the whole body n thus low
cred. In this connection the hygienie
clothing of the body must be mem
TONED. Regularity of the action Of the
bowels must be secured; many danger
ous illnesses arise from want Of care In
this respect. The Importance also OF .
suitable amount Of sound sleep can not
be exaggersted. for however important
regular and sufficient exercise may be,
ample time for rest and recuperation il
equally important.
-. This hFings- us to the same point to
be eons3derea-sxerciss. the essential
tiqtlrenest % which h regularity. 1t
is surprising to note how all our or
gan3 become accustomed to regular
and kabitual exercise and rest Regu-
laRity IN the time Of going 70 bed con-
duces TO sleep; regularity in meal times
conduces to most efficient digestion.
and regularity in the amount Of cxer-
cise = attended with less fatigue and
moro benefit than exercise of varying
amount taken irregularly.
Lastly, there Il the question Of oerv-
pation- Certain occupations are neecs-
sarily unhealthy; othersSare unhealthy
On account of the badly ventilated
rooms in which they are carried on.
The delicacy Of many shop girls is Of
ten rightly attributable to this cause,
especially when the Lungs are effected.
Personal hygenie teaches the precau-
tion which must be taken by those en-
gagged in unhealthy occupations, tho
scrupulous eleanliness 70 be praeticed
by workers in lead, the outdoor life
which, rs far as can be, must be adopted
by those who work in confined roomsAnd
Offices. II also teaches that want Of
occupation il also unhealthy and leads
to premature death.-Casell's MxGa-
zine,