Evening journal., 1903-09-05
aSFIANKI0D
FAMIL Y DOCTOR


The human body IS very much like AM
engine which IS continuously running
The food and drink which we take cor
responds to the fuel and water that are
used up dn the engine. The uses Of food
are for the repairing Of wastes in the
animal organism. and producing heat and
energy. When more food is taken than
Is needed to sustain the body and pro-
duce the heat and energy required there
is an Accumulation OF fat. provided the
system asslmilates what IS eaten. II not
cnougli food IS taken for. the purposes. or
IL the food is not assimnated. the person
grows lean. The normal or healthy, condi-
tlon Is where the appetite Graves. the
stomach digests and the assimilative or
gans dispose Of just the right quantity
of food Those foods which prodsce mus
Gle consist or nitrogendus articles. such
as lean meats, eggs milk, cheese. the
flesh of fowls and hsh and an vegetable
albumnoids. Those foods which produce
fat are those that contain starch, sugar
and other carbohydrates. Such foods are
potatoes. white bread. corn meal foods,
rice ,ssgo, rye. also all substances, con-
tanning sugar. The animal and vegetable
fats are productive Of heat and energy.
Whepever we engage in any activity in
fact with every breath we draw and
every movement we make We are using
up a certain arnourt OF nervous energy.
which must be replaced by the food we
eat. Great activity ana strenuous labor.
will call for a greater amount Of food
while persons OF quiet ways viii require
much less muscle building and fat pro-
duens matenai. The secret OF health. as
far as foods are concerned. IS IN adapting
the quautity and quality to the needs of
the body, taking just enough and no
more. arfer n"n "r~
It Is important TO health that toilet ar
ticles- should constantly be kept clean.
Cloths used I'm washing the face or body
shoudibe placed daily IN a basin Of warm
waterfin which little borax has been
dissolved and allowed to remain for a
shont time Then they may be washed
ont in warm soap suds, rinsed in clean
water aud bung in. the open air and sun
4 Tight 70 dry. Bath towels are benefited
By being bleached on the grass OCCASION
I ally So clean sponges that are used in
I the Laih. or for other purposes. boil them
I for three or four hours. udiing 20 the
water, which should cover them. two
-tablespoonfuls Of carbonate Of soda. AZ
terwards rinse thro0shly In several cold
waters. BY soaking the sponge, after this
IN chloride acid mixed with four times
the quantity Of waterand then rinsing
! in cold water. until ali-smel Of the acid
is gone; they may be made as good as
new. Combs and hair brushes should be
-oleaned every week. Wash hair brushes
in cold water soap suds. Dipping them in
gasoline occasionally helps in keeping
them clean. The toothbrush should be
washed thoroughly after being used. and
once a week should be soaked in borax
or soda water.
In days gone by various pranks used
to De played by the boys on the old doc
tor Who travelled through that part o.
the country where I lived. The old gen
tleman, however, was usually equal to al
occasions. I remember that one day, whei
? he came out Of a house where he ha,
2 been calling he found a big pumpkin
! dangling from the axle % his carriage
Taking out his knife he promptly severe,
the string by which fl was suspended
tossed the pumpkin into the wagon an,
drove away. The trials of the countr,
doctor were often very severe. One whom
I knew met with an accident one day OF
lonely wooded road. his carriage be
ing overturned. and he was pinned un
derneath the wreck for several hour