The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-10-18
RuIes or Health.

It il rather curios that many Of the
ills which make life wretched affair
are caused py our own daily actions.
Sitting on chairs, lor instance, 10 "the
cause Of nearly all our evils In regard to
the spine," according to DR.. Noble
Smith q surgeon of repute. 1t would
surprise the layman to know how many
men, women and children who pass
muster in the street or the dancing
room suffer from deformity of the spine.
They are the surgeons's best customers.
And If DR.. Smith II right, we ought to
abolish chairs and introduce the ancient
fashion Of reclining on mats.
DR.. Covers, Que of the greatest au
thorities on diseases OF the nervous sys.
tenn, brings another charge against
chairs. II one habitnally sits on hard
chair, he says. the pressure Of the edge
Ii likely to give rise to sciatica. THIS
is worth remembering, for there must
be thoneands Of people who spend large
su,us trying To cure their sc.utica " hile
they are all the time adding fuel to /.
by sitting on bard edy"d chairs.
This same dls ease rs well as the stilI
more pai. full one OF lu,nbago, are caus.
I'd by other every day habits. In this
hot weather people sit, without thought
OF the consequences, OH the grass, the
sands, and worst Of ali. on rocks. Per-
laps they escape tor the time, but a.
snon as the first touch o winter comes
the lumago and sciatIca make theli
Then In the morning tub We have thu
reeds of rhumatism. Sooner or later
this daily chilling Of the feet produces
that iuflamatory condition OF the joint
cartiIages, VIII CHI results In criprling
rhumalism. A simple precaution IL To
Use y cork mat or a piece of wool FOR
standing on the bath. A block that
would raise the feet out of the v ster is
better still.
Perhaps the inventor Of oilcloth has
been the greatest enemy OF those pfedis-
posed to rhumatism. Even when
wearing thick boots, If you stand much
ON oilcloth, you can scarcely escape
rheumatism in the feet. Ifyou cannot
affod carpets, stain the floor, and you
will be saved much suffering.
Most people make themselves Ill on
Sunday. At least majority are not
in such good form on Monday morn
ING as on other days Of the week.
This fact has been explained by sug.
ge,lipy that people eat too much and
lake too little exercise, on the Sabbath.
But probably the chief cause is closed
doors and windows. On Sundays the
doors are closed, and, too often, the
windows also, Hence the Sunday
night dullpess and Monday morning
below par condition.
Doctors find those dyspeptio patients
who are engaged in ookkeeping and
other desk work almost incurable.,
The reason 10 that the writing attitude
10 most unphysiological. With the
left arm resting on the desk and the
body bent, the spine 10 much twisted
The left ribs ore lowered until they
touch the edge Of the hip bone, Con-
seouently the stomach and intestines
are com pressed and moved out of place,
the heart, spleen, liver and other organs
are pressed upon, and 10 add to the
evil the neck Is also twisted, squeezing
the blood vessels and causing Gonges.
tion OF the brain, Obviously no func'
tion can be properly performed In
these circumstances, and lneuaOle qys
pepsia is q certain result,
By violent brushing of the teeth we
ruin our gums and produce decay OF tae
teeth; by leaving . little moisture In
the ears after washing We cause ne1
rslgis; by drinking too freely in ho'
weather we paraly1e the stomach,
But the greRtest number OF evils We
work on ourselves are produced by
faulty articles OF dress. This has been
written about 80 much that DOCTOR
have nothing new to say on the matter
except, perhaps, with regard to rh'
waterproof coat. And although tha
is out OF season just now, 1t may b.