The Republican journal., 1909-07-08
"LIFES DAY"
A GUIDE BOOK TO HEALTH.
Of the making of books there is no enc

Of the making of books there is no end.
In this latter day we can almost use
this expression in regard to Health
Books. Many and various is the output
to be seen-from Fletcherism on the one
hand all the way along the line even I'M
to Worcesterism. But we know the al
together normal person is always open
to conviction and is always ready to note
and approve the advent of that which is
good.
In DIR. VIM. Seaman Bainbridge's
Book, 'Iife's Day" or Guide Posts and
Danger Signals in Health"' one finds a
most sane, compact, readable hand book
that is not too heavy for human natures
daily needs. Here is quotation from
the same, According to the Committee
of One Hundred More than two millions
of people die annually mainly because
they cannot find out how to live, there
fore it would seem this book, which in the
simplest way shows people how to live is
timely. To speak briefly of its contents:
Part l considers hereditary and en-
vironment. There is chapter on physi-
cal hereditary as well as physiology
cal heredity 1t would seem that any
young man and woman standing on the
threshold of matrimony would do well to
see what this recognized medical author
ity has to say on the subject Of heredity.
Part II takes up the Dawn of Life or
Infancy: every infant soon after birth
should be given a thorough physical ex-
animation. the child should not be de-
prived of its right to physical and men
tai health, and perhaps moral health as
well, by any false sentiment on the part
of the parents. The morning of life
should be unhampered by any aspects
which surgical skill can safely correct. "
Part III considers childhood from
the second year through adolescence.
Here the needlessness of several of the
old-fashioned children's diseases is dwelt
upon, cleanliness being the preventive
in many cases. Under this division are
chapters called the sponsible Age,
The Detectives, The Waif-and then that
most important period of this part OF life,
adolescence.
Part " considers the midday of
Life. What DR.. cambridge has to say on
diet with respect to age and vocation is
especially interesting: 1.-THE more
nearly the intakes Of food correspond
to the actual needs of the organism, the
less danger is there of that which should
serve as nutriment becoming converted
into a poison to the system" Apropos
of temperance, the author tells an anus
ing story: There was a Judge in a
/ Georgia court who was an ardent advo-
cate of the temperance cause, and who
never lost an opportunity of expressing
his views. Upon one occasion a witness
was called who gave his age as eighty
two. The judge was so impressed by
the youthful appearance Of the man that
he scented the opportunity for some tell
ing strokes for the temperance cause.
You say you are eighty-two years old,
Mr.. Brown?' Yes, Judge We'll you
don't look over ffty-two. You must
have led very temperate life?' Yes,
Judge, l have And I don't feel any
older than I look You don't drink. ,
Never in my life. How about tea and
coffee? I never touch either. The
witness being dismissed, the temperance
lecture was forthwith delivered. The
next witness called was also named
Brown, and was an equally fine speci-
men of manhood. He gave his age as
eighty-four. Here was another shining
example of temperance, thought the
Judge. Then Brown No. 2 confessed to
being the other mans elder brother.
You, too, have always been well and
healthy, Mr.. Brown?' asked the Judge.
Yes, Judge Were you ever sick?'
Never in my life always been well and
strong And you have led just as tenn
perate a life as your brother, | dare say?'
We'll, Judge, don't know about that,
but | feel just about as young. You
uoIl ufIuk, uO you! co e'oouI a pint
of whiskey day for so long that don't
remember when l didn't do it. The
Judge gasped. But you don't smoker
I don't remember when | learned to
smoke and chew tobacco, I've been do
ing it so long We'll, how about coffee?'
Three cups a day. Judge, ever since l
can remember 1t is not recorded how
this affected the temperance cause in
that section"
Part V. is called the Twilight of Life.
"What is old age? The answer is given
from the standpoint of the Biological
Theory according to Charles Minot,
Prof of Comparative Anatomy, Harvard
Medical School-and then according to
the medical theory expounded by Metch
nikoff.
Part vi is called highland the last
word is said. In even a hasty look
through the book one is impressed by
the liberality with which the author
quotes, and then, too, how he goes out of
his way at times, seemingly to say
word of appreciation for some co-writer
in the field of medicine. One might