The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1905-03-09

No, It was a case Of worry caused by
gossip-and this would lead me into
another subject, but am afraid might
say some things which would not look
"hygienic" in print, if should cand1dly
express myself upon the subject Of gos-
sip. But instead I will only commend
to you four things to avoid. For II years
l have tried to make it rule OF my
life to avoid cynicism, criticism, gossip
and doubt. Just think what this
means; and if you try for one month,
real hard, to avoid these four things, you
will remove the cause for worry from
many suffering one, SO many are sens1-
tive to criticism. What will people
Bay!" is the bane of their existence.
Cynical remarks or thoughts react upon
the author and sours and embitters his
life. Gossip is, as rule, OF cynical or
criticising nature sometimes arising
from doubt, and sometimes originating
in malicious lies. In either case, how
much better and happier this world
would be, and how much worry might be
saved, if there we're no cyn1clsm, crlt1-
cism, gossip, or doubt about the good
qualities of the accused.
One of the best friends l ever had
was an old gentleman who printed this
motto upon all of his business letters:
I'VE should be careful how We judge
others; it is so difficult to understand
all of the circumstances. Can't you,
my dear Home Health Club readers,
adopt this motto, and then give q
months trial to avoiding the four evils.
For l am certain that at the end of the
month you will be SO much happier, and,
of necessity, healthier, that you will find
no cause in the world for worry, and you
will never again allow it to infringe upon
your peace, health and happiness.
CLUB NOTES.
Prairie Du Chen. DR.. David H.
Reeder, La Porte, Ind.-Dear Sir:
What are the prices of the Home
Health Club Books and how many are
there? Is a swelling of the lower eye
lid sure symptom of kidney disease7
If this subject is treated in one of the
fully yours, M. A.
The swelling of the lower eyelid is not
an absolute symptom of kidney dis
ease. The only practical method of as
certaining in regard to the condition is
to have made chemical analysis of the
urine. The herb remedy of which told
you in my letter will be a great aid in
overcoming the trouble.
Good Thunder. DR.. David H. Reeder,
La Porte, Ind.-Dear Sir: Would you
have space in your department to pub
fish the standard weights for the diff
ferent heights of women? I have now
reduced my weight to one hundred and
fifty pounds. My height is five feet four
inches and as you no doubt remember
my weight was 209 when wrote to you
about year ago. l am feeling much
better in every way and wish to thank
you for your instructions concerning my
diet which has removed the unsightly
fat while increasing my strength.
Yours very truly, Rec. No. 1924.
Fat in proper amount is a reserve
force, store of energy, a magazine of
power, to be drawn upon as a resource
in cases of emergency. An excess of fat,
of course, becomes clog and an annoy
ance, and may itself even become con-
dition of disease; but normal amount
Of it is a condition essential to health
The following table represents the
normal average weight of men and wom-
en- at different heights: