Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-10-27
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CARE OF THE BODY
8 How to Acquire and Retain tho Priceless Posses
sion of Good Health
Natures Preparation for Winter.

Natures Preparation for Winter.
In the fall. when the cold weather is
approaching. the fur OF animals be-
gins to thicken. Trappers catch ami
mails in the winter because of the SUI
periority OF their fur at that season.
their summer fur being very poor and
thin. This thickenins OF the fur or
hairy covering Is q protection for the
winter.
A corresponding change takes place
In the vegetable world.-in the trees.
plants. bushes and shrubs. As the
cold weather approaches. they thick
en- their bark. draw in their sap, and
the clorophyl OF their leaves and the
leaves fall on. Some little time before
the leaves fall. we see the green col
or disappear. The clorophyl and the
sap had been stored up for use in the
spring. and thus preparation is made
for winter.
Corresponding changes take place
In human beings II they subject them.
selves to natural conditions. A shrub
that is left standing out of doors gets
ready for winter. II II should be taken
up in September and kept In n green
house at temperature OF 20 degrees.
II would not make preparation for the
cold weather, Put an animal In n
warm building and keep him there.
ter.
Some interesting obscivatIons have
been made concerning sheep. In the
tropics they grow only thin hair. but
when taken 10 Siberia they began TO
grow fine wool. which thickercd with
each generation until they had n thick
wooliy covering that was ample pro-
lection against the scvcritics OF the
climate to which they were exposed.
Leave n sheep out OF doors and Il gets
ready for winter. Bring IL Indoors
where Il Is not subjected 20 natural
conditions. and Il is not affected by
meteorological changes.
This same thing Is true OF human
beings. Many people. when cold
wInd.proot houses. thoroughly barri.
cadcd against fresh air. Under such
circumstances. the power 10 make heat
dimlnIshcH. and they are afraid to
come In contact with cold air. bccarSc
they have codiicd themselves too
much as the cold weather has come
on. When u person is In that cuHd!.
;Ion. his vitality Is lowered. his re-
nistRncc weakened. and he Is an easy
prey TO discaSc.
There is no tonic SO good as con.
tact with cold air. The body rallies
its forces 10 Fcpci the cold. and while
the forces Of the hody baFricadc them.
selves a.alnH, cold. they are also bar.
Reading themselves against germs.
Al the vital functions are affected
by the rcs.s'1r-c Of tho body forces
TO the contact OF cold. The stomach
makes norc and better gastric juice;
the bioodmaking process goes on with
greater sapldity. and more and richer
blood Is produced. Ono who can re-
sist cold can resist pneumonia. con.
sumption. diphthcrta. in fact, he Is pre-.
pared to hsht every disease.
This power OF resistance can be cui.
,i,atcd by daily exposure to cold air.
Go out of doors each day and get into
the fresh air more and more. At night
lot the fresh cold air come In. Tho
one who sleeps In u tight room will
strive in vain to aecustom himself to
cold. for he viii undo during the night
all the good he has accomplished dur.
Ing the day.