The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-08-10

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air is the greatest Of blood purifiers.
An eminent French physician has
said-'If sunshine and fresh air were
sold by the bottle there would be
little illness In the world.''
! So study the ventilation OF your
home. Educate your nose-and keep
your eye on the windows. Never
forget about II. I"
Bathing is a third requisite In
gaining or retaining good health.
4 The pores OF the skin act as a part
OF the human sewage system, and all
impurities that are not carried of
by the bowels and kidneys. and by
the exhalations from the lungs,
should escape through the skin. Ii
they cannot escape In this way, In.
flamation sets In somewhere and III.
! ness results.
Everyone needs a good warm scrub
twice a week, and should have a cold
plunge, or a cool sponge bath every
morning. When taking sponge
bath, wash yourself "piece ut a
time" and dry as you go. Never use
a sponge-use wash cloth instead.
/ A sponge cannot be boiled without
running IL, and so il Is never really
clean. In fact, IA sponge Is perfect
menagerie of microbes, after 1t has
been used for short time. few
microbes, occasionally, do no harm
to a healthy human being, but 1t Is
not "A good plan to overwork ones
system by giving 1t an unnecessary
number OF microbes to contend with.
Always get your heart to beating
rapidly before taking cold bath.
Physical culture exercises are good
for this purpose or Just good
rub" of the whole surface of the
fody with ones bare hands or with a
dry, rough towel.
Food we will take as the fourth
requisite for perfect health. This is
a big subject and "A many-sided one
Some people cat too much-and some
people eat too little. Some people
weaken their digestions by living en-.
tirely on prediRested foods--and some
people use up all their strength in
trying To digest pork and doughnuts.
The Christian Scientists and the
raw food" advocates have each of
them but one ,leg TO stand on.
The Scientists fail to comprehend
that the strength that comes through
the wise use OF food, water, sunlight,
exercise, rest and sleep Is Just as
much God-giyen as the strength that
comes through suggestion OF
mental and spiritual effolt. They
say 1--WE do not need these things
but facts prove the contrar, TO be
: true.
And as to the raw food advocates
raw food may be an ideal diet, but Il
Is not suited to the needs OF present
day conditions-nor Is IL necessary
tnor advisablel for the maintena nee
OF good health and the building OF q
higher standard OF health for future
generations.
The raw food advocates have nc
conception OF the strength that comes
from the Powers beyond when all
else Is unattainable and-so they are
perfectly helpless Ia many instances
where a Scientist would be master OF
! the situation.
Inyalids-and those who would not
become invalids-should have shred
ded wheat biscuits and baked apples
J Instead OF tea and toast. 4"
Oranges and grape and fruit juice
instead Of toDics.
MIX and cggs--instead OF too much
I meat.
Broiled chops or steak instead OF
J roast duck or sausage.
Tomatoes-instead OF calomel.
Plain vegetables and salads instead
} of pickles-or worse.
Simple puddings aud custards. or
fruit with simple cake---instead OF
pie and doug gbnuts and suct pud.
J dings.
And work to do-"--instead OF
2 time to wonder whether your dinner
7 will digest or not
, Water--tbree pints lat least) ever,
day. A large cup of hot water ar
D hour before each meal. and a tumblel
) full OF cold water two hours after
) each meal The hot water should
! not be too hot hut just it'll,
warmer than the nasty stage
, Water that Is too hot is weakening
D Put a little lemon juice in the watel
/ and always have IL freshly boiled
I Never drink water that has beer
boiling for any length Of time. tber,
D is not much left Of IT but minera
) matter and cooked microbes.
Exercise is one Of the most Deces
a Sary things in gaining or retainIn.
health. Exercise Of body, mind anC
. soul. Enough but not too much.
c Rest is equally important, an,
. sleep-in a well ventilated roOm-i
D one OF he very greatest OF beaitl
5 briDgers. Enough exercise. rest an,
b sleep are necessary TO the well bein,
q Of any human organism, hut IL d
e possible to overdo .snything-and To-
S much is sometimes quite as bad 10
n worsel than not enough.