The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-06-15

s THAT advice, < said the American
woman to the writer, scost me over
$1,000, and it was worth it. Pass it
on to others for what it will be to
them. was under that physicians
charge six weeks. I went to him a
wreck and came away cured. He.
gave me no medicine. His remedy
was that daily bath, followed by a
gentle massage. now take both as
regularly as / eat my breakfast and I
attribute my perfect health to them
Il The question of exercise is of the
utmost Importance. "A walk of two
miles a day in the fresh air should
keep one in good condition, with the
additional moving about that is done
in the usual routine If, for any rea.
son, this walk is not practicable, the
windows should be thrown wide open
and one should practice faithfully for
at least tenxminutes night and morn
ing the ordinary calisthenic exer-
Uses with which every one is more
or less familiar Special attention
should be given to breathing exer-
tcises drawing in ten or 20 long,
deep breaths and exhaling them again
slowly.
Every one realizes the value Of this
as an aid to health. We all know that
to flush the lungs with pure air is as
necessary as to battle the body. Yet
not one woman in 10000 makes a
daily practice of the exercise. One
need not make elaborate preparations
for it. 1t should be done Immediately
after arising. before putting on cor
sets, and in a room which has been
freshly aired. But it can also be done
at any time during the day and in any
place where the air is pure and the
seeker after health is free from curl
GUS and Interested observation.
With baths, proper clothing, fresh
air and exercise comes the problem
of food-a most vital one and bearing
more than any other on the general
health of the individual. Here again
eminent authorities fiercely disagree.
But out of the smoke of battle one
big truth is rising-the general &C
acknowledgement by the best physicians
that we all eat too much meat. In
recent years one of England's great
est specialists has expressed the
theory that the alarming Increase Of
cancer in that country is due in large
part to the increased consumption Of
meat. In cases of govt, rheumatism
and kindred diseases arising from
the presence of uric acid in the sys.
tenn, meat is stricken from the pa
TENTS dietary as a recognized factor
in the cause. According to the new
theories, no one should eat meat
more than once day. RED" meat
roast beef, steak, chops, etcetera,
should not be INDUCED in more than
twice week. All kinds of fish and
game may be eaten, especially the
white meat of chicken and turkey.
The dark meat is rich and not es-
pecially wholesome.
Another good old friend that must
go, according to the twentieth century
verdict, is bread. Fresh bread has
always been an abomination in the
doctors sight. Now even stale white
bread is RELOCATED to the background
A number of the best physicians advo-
cate eating bread which has been
baked in the oven and then toasted.
Toasting alone is no longer sufficient.
AS, this Injuries the complexion, it
will not be popular among women.
Nevertheless as there is little nour-
.ishnent in white bread and tits sim
ply a tax on the digestive organs,
thoughtful men and women are elimi-
mating it from the daily menu and
substituting crackers or the various
health breads. Potatoes share the
unpopularity of bread Like it, they
contain little nourishment and make
special demands on the digestive ap.
paratus.
Eliminating bread, meat and pota,
toes from the daily menu seems like
a sweeping revolution But it is sur
prising to see how much that is good
and nourishing is left. And one of
the pleasant discoveries in life is the
revelation to each individual of how
easy it is to change and modify the
diet. A few weeks of se1f-denial at
first and the victory is won for all
time. One loses surprisingly soon
taste for dishes that were once
thought Indispensable
The whole matter can perhaps be
summed up in the words of woman
who is in great demand as physical
trainer for eastern society women.
"As to diet" she says, mo meat, no
bread, no potatoes, no coffee, tea, al,
cohol or sweets
1.-TWO quarts of hot water every
day.
Five miles of walking; two miles
at least.
). Eight hours of sleep for every one;
more in certain cases where the indi-
vidual must decide.
"A tub bath every day.
Fresh air in the living and sleep.
ing rooms
And she should add, an optimistic
spirit and contented mind. But
perhaps she made the omission wise
ly. For what more natural than a
sound mind in sound body? And
what more easy than to be optimistic
when mind and soul are we'll and the
strings in ones harp of life are in
tune with natures orchestra? -
Marital Happiness.
Love, sense and patience. Those
are the three important elements nee
essary to happiness in marriage, says
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.