The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-09-22
THE HABITS OF HEALTH.
Good Physical and Mental Habits
Make Strong and Happy Men
and Women.

Health Is really habit. The habit
of living right We are about nine
tenths habit, anyhow. and II We get into
right habits Of living We shall have
little trouble In keeping ourselves In
/ prime condition. physically and mem
tally. says Medical Talk for the Home.
II may he a little hard AZ first. re-
quiring some self-denial 10 break up
bad habits and TO get started right. but
after the good habits are once estab-
lished the benefit from them will be
so delightful that there will be no temp
tation 10 fall back into the old habits.
II you get into the habit Of going
without breakfast, or eating just light,
wholesome breakfast of cereals and
fruit, soft-boiled eggs and whole wheat
bread and butter, you will hnd your
self feeling so much better that you
will no longer crave a horrld breakfast
OF hot biscuits and bacon. pancakes and
sirup. or fried potatoes and sausage.
You will wonder how you ever thought
such breakfast was nice Al all. and
you will really crave the wholesome
food instead Of the former lndigestible
breakfast So you will find II for din
ner and supper. After you form the
habit Of eating only clean. dlgestible
food you will have no desire for the
other. and will feel 20 full OF vitality and
good nature that you vill never want
70 go back to the old. bad habits of
eating
Bathing is a habit. too. II you oDsy
take a bath once 3 week you viii not
think q daily bath necessary because
you don't know anything about IT, You
will not miss Il because ron are not in
the habit of taking f. But Just com
mence to take a bath every morning o.
every evening and you will soon End
that 4 would b. 3 great deprivation 20
20 without It A cold bath in the morn
Ing followed By 4 quick towel rub will
make you feel 20 good. 20 vide awake
and 20 full Of life. that you will dnd
u Just as necessary 70 your comfort As
eating or sleeping The morning bath
will soon become iuss a. much = habit
as putting on your clothes. eombinE your
hair. or washing your face
Get into the habit u breathing prop.
eriy II ia Just as easy to breathe deep
u. using the diaphragm. as Il is 10 uss
only the chest Expand the lungs and
81 them full of air every morning. and
every time through the day you think
oft You viii like to do Il after awhile
and finally you viii Be breathing deep
y All the time without giving Ire mat
ter very much attention Your iunFs
viii BE- 20 much stronger and your blood
20 much pntef
But good physical habits are not all
The mental habits must also be reg
ulaied II you are IN the habit of talk
Ing about every little ili pain or ache.
stop it right on and talk health instead
Speak kindly of your body. think that
every organ e IN perfect order doing
its work naturally Don't think that
you have 20 tell somebody every time
your head sches. o. your heart palpl-
fatsa. Or your stomach refuses 70 sIEsss
some horrid food you have forced upon
Il There are 60 many other things %
talk about Just leave your little com
plants and aches ont Of the converse
ton. II is Just 3 habit you have fallen
into u talking about yourself. and yoa
can form The hablf q tAlkine aboul
moFe interesting and cheerful thlnsH
n you want to. and you piil Be ) fas
more dsllshttui person 70 taik with.