The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-09-15

NY w aSpuic HlBnef perIectlOn OF
health. l don't suggest to any man
that he should be "coddled," and doc.
tored, and pestered with unnecessary
medicine-a man may take reasonable
care of his health without degenerating
into an old woman. All l suggest is
vigilance, care 'and thought 1t is
dangerously easy to lose your health.
You burn gas all day long in the Office.
the atmosphere is poisoned, the air is
thoroughly bad, and you naturally catch
cold. You go to a crowded church,
the windows are all closed to keep out
he fog or damp, the place is unbearably
hot and stuffy, and then you pass out
into the cold night air, and the result is
chill which takes weeks to throw off.
The question of health is one not to be
lightly ignored. 1t affects our business,
our thoughts, our temper, and even our
religion. We may as well take care of
our bodies, for they are houses in which
we shall probably abide for many long
year, and they will be pleasanter to
dwell in if they are strong, healthy, and
well.tuilt, than if we allow them to be-
con'o mere ramshackle, tumble-down
'tf'irS, always requiring to be patched
D. aHd Vet never much better for all
nc CAREFUL repairing. A healthy body
is OF immense assistance to the develop
ment OF robust spiritual life. Indeed,
a well known preacher has gone so far
as to declare that strong stomach is
next in influence to a clean heart.
Where one man is crippled by hereditary
or inevitable weakness, hundreds are
disabled merely by careless and un.
healthy habits. Some of us have thought
that we were doing the world service
by sitting up writing and thinking into
the small hours of the morning, and we
have had to pay the penalty, like all
other fools who break natures wise and
beneficent laws, and. then expect that
she will overlook the offence and forget
to take her righteous revenge. A great
deal of the morbid pietism which afflicts
our churches today is simply the result
Of billiousness and indigestion An
hours exercise in the gymnasium will
do man more genuine good
than an hours sermon from feeble
pulpiteer.
What, then, are some of the great
necessities of health? l will mention
four. First of all, as / have already
pointed out, we must have exercise.
The great omnibus strike which took
place some time ago in London did an
immense amount of good because 1t
revealed to large number of
lazy people the delightful exhilaration
Of long walk. Business men who had
been in the habit of taking their two
penny ride down to the city every
were compelled to walk, and
the result was in every way beneficial.
1t was seen in more robust health, q
keener appetite, and the requirement of
4 new and costless pleasure Secondly,
you must have temperance if you don't
want to die young. / once asked Sir
Edward Baines, when in his Doth year,
what advice he would give to young
men to enable them to attain a healthy
old age. He replied that his experience
confirmed the old conclusion that tenn.
perate habits, regular hours and mode.
ration in all things were the best means
Of preserving health and laying the
foundations of happy old age. He
warmly recommended, from over fifty
years. experience, entire abstinence
from the use of Intoxicating liquors.
alb declared that his rug.
yed old age was due to temperance in
Ill things and plenty of open air exer-
Else. Thirdly, think careful attention
should be given to sleep. A young man
wrote me some time ago to say that
having made up his mind to succeed in
life he had begun to rise every morning
ut five o'clock in order to study Ian
He alsoosaid-and | did not
feel inclined to swoon with surprise
hat he felt very i'll and would like to
know whether this was due to early
rising. Now, l am not doctor, but
elt no hesitation in telling my CORE.
'pondent that he was probably commit
ing suicide by gradual but certain
process. have read pretty tales about
great men who could do with two or
,hree hours sleep, but then we are not
great men, we are only ordinary
nortals, and if we are to be healthful
md strong, we require at least seven or
light hours of good restful sleep. II
you want to get up at five go to bed at
line, and make up your mind that all
he self-righteous Boosting of people
Who do without sleep, and all the ex-
luisite tales of noble heroes who only
Numbered twenty hours week, shall
lever lead you to depart from an ex-
.eedingly wholesome and necessary
'ule. If we all got more sleep the
unatic asylums would not be so full as