The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-16
JHE TINES DOCTOR.
lie Warns You Aesinst IBtomperapce and
Other Evils

The superintendent OF a hospital FOR
children at Berne Switzerland, has
found by careful observation that only
10 per cent. of those whose parents used
intoxicating liquors habitually, had good
constitutions, while 81 per cent. of the
children Of temperate parents had sound
bodies. OF the children of inebriates,
only per cent. were healthy. This is
startling and should be sufficient TO make
"the jolly good fellows" call a halt Just
imagine visiting your sins upon the
third and fourth generations
The drinker IS not only running him
self, but he is paving the way OF disease
for his posterity. 1t is absolutely Grim
inal and the laws are not STRINGENT
enough so far as regards the druEkard.
The writer is not by any means a pro-
hibitionft, but he Is heart and soul for
temperance and anything that viii wash
away this foul blot in society has his
hearty good will. Some words OF Beech
eT are very appropriate here: 1T seems
hard that when a man does wrong his
children should be put under an almost
Irresistible inclination to do wrong; II
seems hard that when a man drinks
spirituous liquors his children and chill
dren's children should find themselves
urged by burning thirst. which they
can hardly Withstand, towards indul-
eence in intoxicating drinks, II seems
hard that diseases should be transmitted,
and that because a man has violated the
laws of health his children should be
sckly and short-liyed-these things look
hard so long as we look at them only on
one side; but what power OF restraint
economy has when every man feels, i
stand not for myself alone, but for the
whole line OF my posterty, TO the third
and fourth generations
wHYPFopLE become DEAF
Recent Investigations prove that except
from rupture Of the ear drum, there ~
hardly symptom Of defective hearing
which Is not traciable directly 10 the con-
dition Of the nose and throat.
The use Of smelling salts Is one of the
Commonest causes of deafness, acting
bv weakening the nerves OF smell ano
through them the auditory system. All
strong or pungent OdOrs should be avoid
ed as far as possible, especially those
which act upon the secretory processes
and, as the popular expression goes
make the nose run.
CARE or THE NosF.
Everybody who has any Idea or clean
liness and care as to his health, VIII,
during his morning additions, wash his
face. head, mouth. teeth and body, with
same treatment And especially does II
require it, because it is one Of the most
uncleanly organs of the body which IS
obvious.
After the performance Of the washing
as above empty the basin ana then rem
it with pure cold water. Dip the whole
face in it and gently snuff the water
several times. This can b" learned
after a few trials
The manner n which We usually snuft
up water is too forcible and is liable to
cause some injury; but the immersion OF
the lace insures gentleness.
The result of this method of cleansing
makes itself known Immediately.
DISEASE FROM ANIMALS.
Hitherto, in these articles, no attention
has been given to this for fear injuring
the feelings of those possessing pets.
Eut the cases read and heard Of have
been so convincing that it would be
duty unperformed to pass this subject
unnoticed.
one case is from Iowa. a little girl
was stricken with Idiptheria and her
sister sent TO the country until she had
recovered The house was thoroughly dis
infected before the sister was allowed
to return. a little pet dog was forgot
ten in the general cleaning up, and in
five DAYS after the second girl had return
ed she was taken sick and died. Case num-
her two was that Of a little girl, who
had nursed a chicken that was suffer
ing from the "rupe." Within four days
she sickened and died soon after. The
family was healthy and lived in healthy
locality.
The father soon sfterward picked up an
old number OF a. poultry journal and
happened to see that "rupe' in chickens
is like diphtheria in the human
Any number of cases could be cited, but
one should be convinced by what DR.. }.
Lewis Smith. an eminent specialist in
children's diseases, says. observations
are accommodating which show that diph-
liberia occurs in certain animals. and is
sometimes communicated from them TO
man This has been proven by inocula-
tons in many laboratories, made for ex-
permental purposes
LAWS OF HEALTH.
These are taken from the Chicago Medi-
cal Times:
Court the fresh air day and night "Oh,
if you knew what was in the air"
Sleep and rest abundantly. Sleep Is
natures benediction.
Work like d man; but don't be work
! ed to death"
Avoid passion and excitement. \ mo-
ments anger may be fatal.
Associate with healthy people. Health
is contagious as well as disease.
Don't carry the whole world on your
shoulders, far less the universe. Trust
the Eternal.
Never despair. Lost hope is a fatal
| disease"