The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-30
FROM WOMAN'S
POINT OF VIEW

spectors who made a tour with the rural
carriers corresponds to the report Of
band OF philan;hropists who went around
10 the model tenements they had erected
after the families had fairly settled in
their new homes. The inspectors found
queer substitutes for regulation mail
boxes-in two the soap boxes used for
mail purposes were inhabited by hens who
had laid their eggs in perfect faith Of
being uRmolested
In the tenement of up-to-date conven-
fences the bathtubs were used for coal
bins and Zee boxes 1 believe that the
visitors failed 10 find one tub devoted TO
its legitimate uses. and thus died a great
hope Of making life a bit nicer for peo-
pie who needed little brightness in the
daily grind. OF course. the fault was in
the bringing up Of the tenants; they had
no intimate acquaintance with cleanli-
ness, and had not formed habits Of neat
ness. They had not been used to water
in large quantities. and saw no adyan-
tages in possessing it.
But the children viii grow up to more
advanced methods. The public baths in
summer have done a great deal 10 foster
a liking for water and its effects upon the
system. Children are brought up to the
daily bath; they receive the same care.
in this direction. devoted to infants and
men and women are beginning to under
stand that by keeping the pores in a
healthy condition they escape many little
ailments. The pony hath as one en-
thusiast calls it, keeps colds and little
coughs at bay. and makes one fit to begin
the day. It is only cold water treatment
for the throat and chest, smart dash
with a vigorous rub after it, but its eff
feet IS magical
The advent of the portable shower bath
was hailed with doubt. but the modest
rubber outfit is now found in even the
simplest bathrooms. Some persons take
cold showers each morning, others take
the chill off the water and get good re-
suits. Both are the best possible proven
tive of vexing little sicknesses. There is
a difference in temperament which must
be taken into account, but only in rare
cases is bathing dissipation with all the
few instances where the family physl-
clan interfered because women were not
strong enough to stand the excessive use
of the bath tub.
Any good doctor viii tell you that wa
ter is not properly appreciated. 1t is
needed internally by the majority OF hui
man beings the men and women who SUI
fer from stomach trouble. kidney and
bladder disease and rheumatism. Hardly
one woman in ten drinks a fractional part
Of the water her system needs. All drink
ing water is not pure, I grant. but there
are good filters that help out somewhat. |
and many kinds OF spring waters, some
Of which are very cheap. Then there is
hot water-heat is purifier, you know.
Loading the system with patent medi- |
cines is a common practice-note the
fortunes made in the remedies, and the |
number OF them on the market Recon- |
mend a simple, harmless remedy and you
are met with surprising obstinacy-onls
a physicians prescription or a Tndch-ad-
vertised preparation viii receivo eonsid- |
GRAFTON. Humanity likes TO be dOctored |
there is no doubt Of that. and the result |
is found in the appalling increase IN |
death from heart trouble and insanity !
We disregard the laws OF nature, break |
all the rules OF health, and attempt to |
patch up the mischief by powerful agents |
Truly. u senseless proceeding.
BETTY BRADEEN.