The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-20
NEW YORK DAYS
The Fresh Air Cult-The Ideal Health Creed-Some of
It's Essential Principles-The 0ut-of- Door
Woman Plans to Hibernate
eY ANNIE kENDRIcK WALKER.

New York, September 19.-(Special.)-
Unless you have a health creed these
days you are woefully behind the times
From every corner of the universe
health creeds are being formulated. NO
woman can possibly do without one II
she has not experimental for herself and
made a creed of her own, she should
adopt what is best suited to her from the
creed of some woman who has made
health a study Printed health ereeds are
for sale, to be hung in your living room,
along with your little helps and guides to
the pathway to peace.
Health clubs are being formed, and the
whole world is awakening to the neces-
sity of being enlightened on the subject
of health-how to get it, how to keep 1t.
Instead of lectures on health topics be-
ing attended exclusively by doctors and
trained nurses, the audiences are COM
posed of non-professional people who are
making it their business to know some
thing about their physical needs with
out having to consult the family ply
stefan. And knowing their needs, they are
able to preserve their health, despite the
terrible demands made upon their
strength.
Talks on health topics are attended by
well people. Health creeds are for the
strong, robust people, as well as for the
delicate.
Just because you enjoy perfect health
this year does not mean that you can be
Indifferent to health rules and expect
that you win continue strong and robust.
Health is something that has to be court
ed, like popularity. 1t is necessary to
pursue it, to hunt out the path, before
you will be able to really grasp this
treasure. But there have been so many
scouts along this path that they have
put up little signboards 10 guide those
who are not sure of the way.
The different notices on these placards
all form the new health creed. Taken
singly, each applicant for health may
learn one of them at time, and grad
ually master them all
As with church creeds there may be
some dissenting voices, and parts of the
health creed may be rejected by those
who have never tried them.
But there are certain fundamental prn-
ciples that must be accepted by every
woman who wishes to keep her health,
certain essentials that the promoters Of
the health creed guarantee will keep you
well. Here is the creed which has al
ready appeared in several Journals
l. Eat moderately; meat only once a
day.
g. Drink all the pure water you can
eight glasses a day is ideal-between
meals drink no water with meals.
3. Keep out in the fresh air as much as
possible and breathe deeply; if you can
not walk, bundle up and go sit in the
sun.
4. Let plenty of fresh air into the sleep
ing ROOM into the room in which you
are sitting always keep window lowered
at least foot.
8. Battle or WIN the body every day
with as cold water as you can stand.
The universal theory is to make a friend
of the fresh air. The promoters of the
health creed advocate sleeping in the open
air, and they are not addressing them
selves to tubercular people, but to the
strong and well people as well.
With the increasing number of believ-
ers in the fresh air creed, the manufac-
turers of tents and adjustable awnings
for porches and windows are reaping a
great harvest and are hardly able to sup
ply the demand.
The number of new inventions for sleep
ing out of doors and yet remaining In
your own room dispels all doubt of Amer