Evening journal., 1903-08-29
THE FAMILY
wDOCTOR
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affected by seasiciness, / know of hard
ly any case in which a more delightful
rest can be obtained than by spending
a day upon the ocean as a passenger
on one OF the moderate sized steam
ships. The slow, lazy, cradle-like
movement OF the ship, the rhythmic
sound OF the water. the tonic effect OF
the pure air that has come across acres
OF sparkling salt water, and the alb
sence Of care ana anxiety and the hurry
and hustle Of business life. all have a
restful, soothing and strengthening ef- |
feet upon both mind and body. Starting /
in the morning on such a trip, what a
keen appetite is felt when the noon
hour comes, and how delicious and sat
isfying IS the food that IS taken, |
whether from generous lunch baskets
or in the ships dining room. Then
when the ride is over, what a healthy
glow there is to the skin. The blood
has been purified and the circulation
quickened, and more benefit has come
to the whole system than many bottles
Of medicine could produce. Those who
cannot go upon the ocean viii find BEN
eft from q sail on the nearest lake, or
even from a drive through the coun-
TRY. A day OF complete relaxation
should occasionally be taken by every
working person, and it win be found to
pay in dollars and cents because Of
greater efficiency and better health
A scientist has begun an investiga-
ton OF the subject OF muscular fatigue.
He has already found, from questions
sent to persons OF many different occu-
pations that the muscles most used
are not the ones most subject to fatigue
but those that are kept under tension,
though doing no work. The back, loins
and neck need more exercise TO
strengthen them, the arms and legs less.
The aker becomes tired first in the legs
the woodchopper in the calves Of the
: The baker becomes tired first I'm the legs
(, the blacksmith in the back and loins
the young soldier in the back Of the
neck, the horseman in the thigh, the ar
tilleryman in the neck and loins the
: immature violinist in the neck the
practlced violinist in the left hand th'
expert fencer in the right shoulder, tn,
oarsman in the calves and insteps.
eli L recently read somewhere that doe.
m tors are teaching a new way Of drink
M ing, which is thought TO be less likel,
10 to convey germs from the cup to tn
st mouth. It is by placing the lower edg'
id Of the cup beneath the lower lip, on tn
I'M outside instead OF putting It inside tn
i'd mouth. I have long practiced am
ne taught this method Of drinking fron
a public cups, and do not regard the no
xe tion as In any sense new. The bes
way is to avoid using public cups a
drinking fountains and on railroa
trains, where it is possible, but II
is necessary to drink from one N
Tx method above indicated is advisable.
Of A short time ago 1 wrote somethir
ste In a general way about tetanus 2
rly lockjaw. 1 have recently seen gre'
me deal i'm the papers about this dreadf
ell disease being caused by the toy pistC
zen which is used so extensively by your
ieu America as an instrument for cell
'ur brating the anniversary or our ma
tional independence. a Philadelphi
paper stared that 81 deaths have o'
CURED in Pennsylvania since q
a Fourth Of July, all caused by injuri'
sat received from toy pistols. the injuri'
IN terminating m tetanus. In the State
nd Pennsylvania il is against the law
es: sell explosives Of any kind Go minor
IA and it is gratifying to note that q
ak district attorney OF Philadelphia b,
/
a those who Indirectly caused such mo
nes tanty, by selling dangerous explosive
err to children. 10 say nothing Of \
rm annoyance caused to quietly dispos'
ice. people by The toy pistol. there
abundant reason why its use should
suppressed by law. Physicians an
others who have witnessed the suffe
ings from tetanus would say that
~ the toy pistol has caused one such ca
=, it's sale and use should. in the nan
ia OF humanity, be strictly forbidden
IN law, under an circumstances.
~ have been somewhat Interested
I'D late in the various methods that ha
~ been suggested for getting ria OF m
- squitoes- partly because Of the ammo
on ance which they cause, but also b
80 cause believe these insects may co
,he vey from place 10 place the germs
- CONTAGIOUS diseases. some years az
IT was stated that permanglnate
potnssium. scattered about the yal
would cause every mosquito 20 dish
pear. Then some one has said IN
I'D IL YOU held your breath While the !
ire: sect inserts his probosis and sue
son your blood. he cannot withdraw a. al
ea- YOU can kin him on the spot. III
Is Last. III true is. Of course, enecti
sh- treatment I'm the case OF the individt
en- mosquito. Recently two new metho
He'd for destroying the mosquito have be-
OH suggested. a medical paper asset
that Prof John b. Smith Of Ruig'
College has discovered a parasite
the mosquito and that experimer
have been undertaken with view
Nn cultivating his parasite. The late
Tue scheme that / have noticed, howev
lor is set forth I'm a recent number OF {
saturday Evening Post. This wrii
- states it has been discovered that
, certain musical note is recognized
@ the "cau of the mosquito" and Il
y by causing this note to be sound
every mosquito within hearing d
tance can be lured toward it. ]
ith MOSQUITOES are induced 20 precipit
~. themselves against q wire scre
~ charged with electricity and the
by sects are Instantly and ! presume pal
all llessly executed. It is certainly 10
hoped that some device may be fou
We enective for Kidding the country
,ct these pests. Then we can spend
d,s few weeks Of the good. old SUNNI
time at the mountains or the lakes
est with much more comfort and sat
lg, faction.