The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-08-25

likely to increase as life goes on. Let
us urge such sufferers. as they value
ehelr W happiness and the peace and
comfort Of those around them. to make
no feint that they hear perfectly" The
candidly deaf person, ever when the de-
hciency is SO severe as to compel the
constant use of a hearing trumpet"
Ia not shut from general social life, but
only from some of its triv:alities, and
gives no trouble to companions and at
PENDANTS. The deaf person. however,
who persists in making believe to hear,
but answers wide of the mark, who to-
tally ~misconceives a meaning, but per-
s.sts in asserting that you said So
and-so," is a fertile source of irritation
and misunderstanding.
The ear should never be tempered
with by unprofessional people. nor ever
by medical men who have . made it
their special study. When any difficult
ty Is noticed an aurist should be
promptly consulted.
AS people advance in life, they should
not allow themselves to sink into Seden-
tary and luxurious habits. Their food
may we'll be a little higher in quality.
But their diet should abound in fruit
and Vegetables. and as much milk as
possible. Exercise should always be
taken. Because a conveyance is found
necessary for longer journeys for which
strength may now be insufficient, it
dies not follow that there should be no
"bustling about within narrow limits.
especially within ones own house.
Any medicines which LAY be required
should be taken moderately. and should
De. OF n mild nntNh1llStlNt tEna. Cas-
ara SagIada may be strongly recon-
mended; or, for chronic need, sulphur
ami cream of tartar iozenges-Dr. Car
rod 5 pr. palat.On.
AS people grow Old, they should not
Withdraw themselves from social life.
but they should have learned 10y this
time when and o to enjoy il. They
should tolerate for themselves no sup
posed "pleasuIeS' which do not recre-
ate, but only weary and disgust them.
Some old people greatly enjoy and bene-
fit by travel, and If so, should never re
gard themselves as too Cd for it, but
should make such arrangements, and
practice such self restraint, as shall i'm
pose no undue responsibilities upon OH
erS. l have seen an old lady Who made
herself a most desirable fellow travel
CT in q party of utter strangers.
1t is u misfortune and no good sign
when DID people become unduly stout;
such corpulence arising quite as much
. Ll'!I SNil'I sii ~ lt' VI ~ - 'S4AA
the putting on of fat" Vigorous phys
icAl Observation-Disclosures, if possible,
10 some useful end-and a Well selected
diet will generally avert this evil. Such
diet includes q little lean meat. the SIM
per sorts of fish. clear soups, toast,
brown bread. gre@n vegetab!es-not po-
tatoeS-and plenty of fruit. If any
stimulant is required, 1t sholld not go
beyond clarct or Light, dry vine, wei!
diluted. Tea and coffee should b" taken
d. t,- 800 --,, 80 ,,i 80, has r. nS,c I No
diet should not include much milk.
Attention to Warmth not excessive,
but we'll maintained and comfortable, Is
essential to advancing life. The cloth
ing should Ike planned to COMBINE
warmth and lightnsss. At night the
bed should be AIRED, and it must be
owned that the old fashioned warm
ing pan" was more wholesome than the.
modern hot water hott.e. one should
never so to bed with cod feet, and the
ideal arrangement is to enter a warmed
bed with Warm feet, and to maintain
their warmth by loose knitted Stock
ines. 1t would be we'll, too, in winter
time, il old people resorted to real Han
mel night clothing, as this would keep
them in comfort without buGdening
chem with too many bed COVERINGS
Th~s" should be as light as Is con,,ne!-
Die with comfort; a good VALDEZ quill
is l,eSter than many heavy blankets.
AS We grow bid, W. should make a
steady Sil'ft 10 ul,loiu ana eve! M
crease our interests in he world ana
the life around us. 1t is the
Of nature that we be useful and raiu-
able to ourselves and Others until the
last moment of our existence, ana we
must study the means by which we may
be So.
Each best knows his own powers and
possibilities, but there are some good
rules which Will hold almost all round
l.. Never to talk about our ailments,
except to Your doctor.
.. Never to get into a habit of think
ing and speaking as if the former days
We're better than now.
3. Always to be ready to listen 70
other peoples business and troubles,
and to refer to our own past chiefly as
it may be helpful to these.
These rules are simple enough. but II
followed would work wonders for many
old folks who now spend their days IN
fretting and lepining, to the great det-
riment of their bodily health Il Social
artractiveneSs Instead of letting Their
hearts sink low because of their sell
supposed "uselessness,' Old people
should remember hat they are intrust.
, ed with a great mission-possih!y tins
greatest Of all-the mission OF proving
10 the watching world hat life is vel
worth living, that. after all, there is
, nothing in it to be feared, and that or
! the other side Of its Hill. to whose sum
| nit they have climbed. they can o
catch sight of golden mists of distance
from Which CLEAN hints of all sorts OF
beautiful possibilities.
? Wilson'S Farm Notes.
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