The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-28
GOOD RULES OF HEALTH.

It is lust as bad to take too much
care of the health as too little and 1t
is probably every bit as injurious.
There are people," says La Roche
foucauld, the famous French writer Of
maxims who would never have been
in love if they had never heard talk
Of it," And there are undoubtedly
people who would never, or hardly
ever, be i'll if they thought less about
it.
People who are afraid to open their
windows lest draught should give
them cold or neuralgia, who are afraid
to go out if there is a little rain, or
a little wind, or a little cold, because
they are 80 delicate" invariably be-
come more SO, and in time make them
selves as sensitive as dollhouse plants,
which can only live in the overheated
greenhouse.
But while overcare Of the health IS
to be deprecated, this does not mean
that certain we'll understood rules
should not be obeyed If one wishes
to avoid illness, such as the danger
Of impure air in unventilated rooms,
contracting chills, drinking impure
water, eating and drinking TOO much,
etc. This knowledge, however, need
not turn the care Of the health into
a bugbear. We can make a fad at our
health as of any other useful thing.
It is possible by living more health
full lives to keep away those trouble
some colds that some people consider
a necessary evil Of winter
A frequent cause Of taking cold in
winter is the unhealthy system of
living in overheated rooms. BY this
means tile general condition Of the
body is debiliated and rendered liable
to contract chlls and colds when ex-
posed to the cold air out of-doors.
For q sittingroom, a temperature Of
IS or 10 degrees is quite warm enough
for health
A bedroom should always be we'll
ventilated and have the windows open
at might even in the coolest weather,
if one wants to avoid colds in winter.
Rooms that are closely shut up at
night are not conducive TO healthy
sleep, and the person who occupies
sucha room always feels a sense of
languor and fatigue in the morning
A daily morning bath, either tepid or
cold, is of great importance, as per-
sonal cleanliness is essential to good
health
Clothing is another important factor,
In cold weather it is a great mistake
to put on q great number ftnick,
heavy garments, which by their own
weight are drag upon the shoulders
and hips and soon cause fatigue. Such
clothing, also does not allow of the
proper ventilation of the skin, which
is SO essential to maintain the body
heat at its noram height. It is a
mistake to suppose that the close,
and thicker it is the warmer it is.
This is by no means the case; some
Of the warmest undergarments are of
Il rather open-meshed medium
weight wool.
Fancy waists that are sometimes
worn in winter with an open yoke Of
lace, exposing the neck and chest. are
a fruitful source of colds, and ladies
at all subject to catarrh and chest
troubles should avoid them.
Too much covering about the neck,
or what Is sometimes called "bundling
the neck up in scarfs or furs in cold
tendency to render the throat delicate
and liable to cold, soreness, eac.
Next as a means Of warding off
colds comes exercise In this country
more than half the winter is fine.
bracing weather-cold, perhaps, but
extremely healthful Let street cars
carriages and cabs go whizzing past
you on such days, and waik-tramp,
II 1t is necessary, with well-shod feet
through the snow. While you walk
breathe, not the little, sniffy breaths
some women take, but deep, long alb
dominal breaths. Fill your lungs with
splendid fresh air man ytimes a day.
You will live much longer and be
great deal healthier for doing this
Diet is important too. The chill of
winter requires warming food, but