Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-11-26

some fresh air. His breath undiluted
Is sure death to any Lying thing.
In many OF the sleeping rooms Ia
farm houses there Is absolutely no pro
vision for fresh air. Boys and girls
sleep With windows closed In severe
weather at night and while nothing
can keep out more or less fresh air, the
condition Of the atmosphere In the
morning Is such that no human being
should be allowed to breathe 1t. Boys
suffer less than girls for the reason
that they spend large portion of the
twenty-four hours In the open air. We
are persuaded that large amount or
the impaired health and weakness
among our farm girls Is due more than
anything else to lack OF ventilation
In the sleeping rooms. Il Is fortu-
nate accident under these circum-
stances when pane OF glass Ii knocked
out, and many q boy would do his sister
great favor II he would unbeknownst
to her or himself send SNOWFALL
through the window OF her bed room.
Many farmers come to an untimely
end through unnecessary exposure 10
connection with their farm work. They
are exceedingly anxious to get on Ia
the world, labor through all sorts OF
weather, and worse than this, drink
very cold water, ice water II they can
get 1t, when excessively heated --some-
thing which they would not allow their
horses to do--sit down when In pro-
fuse PRECIPITATION In cold draft and
possibly 10 a damp place, and thus
bring on many of the ailments which
shorten their days. For If the analogy
between man and other animals Ia cor
rect, and we do not doubt it, man was
intended to live from eighty to one
hundred years, and any shortness 10
usually due either to hereditary weak
ness or violation of natures laws.
Have not our readers noticed that
the man who habitually looks on the
bright side OF things, who has q keen
sense of humor, and Overlooking spirits,
usually lives to a good old age, while
the man who looks on the dark side OF
things and 10 generally anticipating
trouble usually dies before his timef
Have they not noticed that the man
who gives way to violent fits OF anger,
perpetually scolding his boys, his hired
man and his horses, losing his temper
on every slight occasion, is usually q
short lived man? For anger poisons all
the secretions OF the system. The bite
of an angry hog or dog or horse ls poi.
sonous. No farmer would permit cali
to suck COW that had been intensely
excited. He knows that such milk II
poison. No mother will suckle hel
child just after she has been exceeding
| ly angry. Her mother instinct tell
her that the fountain OF the child's lifs
Is poisoned. Intense anger Away
\ shortens human life.
Worry is not much less dangerOu
than anger. No one expects either th,
man or woman who is noted for fret
ting and worrying ever to live long
In short, Q contented, cheerful disposi
tion, disposition that does not ALLOW
itself to fret over things that canno
be helped, however much they may b
regretted, disposition to make TIL
very best u things under existing cir
cumstances, TO spend no time Ia worry
| ing over split milk, tends TO good oil
age.
/ Southey, In one OF his letters, tell
an amusing story OF farmer VIII
always put on magnifying glasses whe
he went to eat cherries. His reasO
was that he was SO exceedingly fond {
them that he wanted them TO look q
big as possible.
II There is another stor7 that NIGH
be put along side OF this by way OF cor
, trast; that OF young lady who 9,
/ claimed to friend: II am In dread
full worry this morning. Her frien
said: my dear, what are yon worryin
about2" And the answer was: II ali
worrying because last night | though
; of something TO worry about and hay
entirely forgotten it this morning"
Il In short. II you want to be a compal
{ ion OF these who have lived to q goo
J old age and maintain cheerful spiri
/ be moderate In your eating. live D
! plain simple, home-like fare, cloth
yourself comfortably, see that you has
: plenty OF fresh air, especially in be
! rooms at night. avoid unnecessary q,
] posture, do not fret about things th,
!. cannot be helped, let the irreparab
/ past 60 for what 1t was worth and max
! the most out Of the available futur
! This with cheerful, sublime faith
3 an overruling Providence who meal
: the best to all his creatures, whatev,
! the outside appearance may be, WI
! ENABLE man 10 live out bis insends
i days and secure the maximum of cor
! fort with the minimum Of discomfor
II NTzaVl - - 1872