St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20

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Il Heart Failure
i There's many case Of so-called
heart failure that Isl nothing more
than an overloaded, distended stom-
ach crowding upon and thus interfer-
ing with the functions Of the heart.
My advice is-fn the lungs more ana
the stomach less.
Is your heart weak? M so, seek the
! cause, but do not let UP In exercise.
II you do not exercise your lungs they
will weaken by insufficient use; Il you
do not exercise your stomach but. In
| stead, ignore It's functions by forcing
| predigested food upon the poor, help
less thing, it may Tail you when you
most need It; IL you do not exercise
your muscles they will atrophy BY non
use. Your heart is: muscle. It needs
q certain, amount of exercise to in-
crease its strength. It is hard work
ing organ. The only rest It ever gets
all through life Is the trifing interval
between two heart beats.
would suggest that your work b
vigorous, not violent. Take q brisk
walk preferably on an empty stomach.
your own. Increase the rate Of speed
compatible with safety. Each beat
sends the blood through the vessels at
q higher pressure. A heart which u
strong and healthy responds not by
beating still faster but by contracting
more powerfully. II you begin to get
short OF breath, slacken your pace
without actually stopping, and you Will
perceptibly feel that balance has
been struck. You will find the hill
climbing q blessing instead OF curse
If you use judgment and keep your
mouth shut. You can soon get 50 that
you can occasionally indulge in dog
trot for short distance. All forms OF
running, however, require q strong
heart Mountaineering makes the
largest demand upon the nervous sys-
tenn: rowing. upon the respiratory or
gans; cycling, upon the circulatory or
gans; running makes demand upon
all of these and especially the heart
While walking, running or other
wise exercising avoid holding tho
breath unduly. It is decidedly detri-
mental so to do. Learn to control your
diaphragm and you will have no DIM
Guilty to govern your breathing and
cause 1t to be rhythmical instead Of
spasmcdic
To hold your breath when exercis-
ing is to let your muscles tear down at
rapid rate. The carbon dioxide &C
cumulates very fast in the muscles and
il you shut on the supply Of blood or
impoverish it. particularly during Wig
Orous exercise, it is surely q tearing
down process; whereas. II You breathe
continuously and rhythmtcally; fresh
blood flows to the parts exercised.
The lack of usual supply Of oxygen
leads to a stimulation Of the cardio-
inhibitory center Of the medulla AMI
thus, through the pneumogastric nerve.
slows the heart beat. The real dam
ger, therefore. In holding the breath
too long $50 long as to cause
q deep, gasping inhalation to fol-
low is the overworking OF the /
valves Of the heart when the rush Of
blood follows the temporary cessation
of breathing.
Another reason for diaphragmatic
breathing during vigorous exercise ID
because OF the beneficial effect upon
the liver. The movements Of the
facilitate the flow Of blood
through the liver brought to 1t BY the
yalveless portal vein. A deep inspira-
ton sucks the blood into the liver
while the expiration expels 1t with
a jet Therefore, liver. indigestion, due
to an imperfect supply OF oxygen, IS
thus benefited by the deep, full breathe
ing caused by vigorous exercise.
Mouth Breathing.
It was Roman satirist who wrote:
He who breathes through his mouth
takes into his lungs more OF death
than of life" The saying is as true to-
day as it was In the day or thu.
Caesars.
A dog breathes through his mouth.
but he holds license from nature.
The innumerable pores Of his tongue
serve the same Office for him ii res
piration as do the pores Of the skin
for us.
A mouth-breather Is always q. shal-
low breather. using only the upper
lobe Of his lungs. I have long con-
templated writing q book OF 366 pagea
Zone for each day Of the year) and on
every page I would give a practical les
son on hygiene. That lesson would
consist Of just three words and those
three words. would be the same on
every page SHUT YOUR MOUTH
How much OF evil effects, physically.
would be avoided by needing this ad- 4
vice And what world OF sorrow
would be saved II We would keen The
mouth shut-when angry.
Do not breathe through your mouth
even at night. when aalsenI Il you wi Is
to preserve the teeth. II you cannot
keep it shut In any other way, do as
the Indians with their papooses tie
1t shut.
When you go from . warm room to
m atmosphere less warm be sure to
keep the mouth closed to prevent the
cool or cold air going directly to the
lungs and thereby causing congestion.
Curious Indian Custom.
Many strange Indian tribes live
around Hudson bay. The Cree and Mas
coppie Indians are among these tribes,
who have peculiar custom In regard to
their dead. AS soon as one Of their num-
her is dead, the surviving relatives place
he dead man In box, which they beg
rom the Hudson Bay company. The
size is Of no account. In this box ID
placed, with loaded gun, powder