Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-13

death rate in consumption. Tuberculosis
is an infectious disease. If the germs can
be kept from entering the lungs. tubercu-
Isis will be destroyed. stamped out. The
segregation OF comsumptives and open-air
sleeping has saved many man and woman
and child. The best way to fight off all
these germs is to sleep in the open air
pneumonia and tuberculosis germs hate
fresh air and sunlight.
Sleep the sleep OF innocence-eight hours
in every twenty-four. Don't worry before
you go to bed. 1t can't do you any good
anyhow, and 1t may do you a lot of harm.
The Upper story.
Think we'll Unless we think we'll the
country will go to the bowwows. Right
thinking ought to be serious public ques-
ton. He who thinks right Is bound to live
right. Children ought to be taught In
school about matters OF public welfare.
right thinking, in word. Instead, / am
afraid, our children are taught to think
more of private gain than public veal
Good thinking makes good citizens.
II people do not take TO heart the affairs
of public life of their own will, they ought
to be compelled to do so by law All good
men ought TO be compelled to vote. They
will vote all right II they think properly.
but some of US do not think properly.
The suffrage should be carefully re-
stricted to those who are qualified to exer-
else it. But the lawbreaker, the degenerate,
the criminal, the dissipated and the igno-
rant of all colors, nations and sexes should
be denied the right to vote, because they
have not exercised the power TO think
Our public health is our greatest national
asset.
the professions should not avoid holding
office. Especially they should not refuse
to sit in municipal. state and national leg
islatures. The reason Is simple-these
bodies are always taking up the problem OF
public health-and could any set of men be
more fitted for this than physicians?
Today It IL hard to find a physician, a
psychologist, q college professor in the
national congress. why1 Because public
taxation. annexation. reciprocity. conserve
ton and other such questions take up
everybOdys time Why not the public
health7
Taking Exercise.
Recreation Is just as necessary as work
Play is just as much a part Of every
body's duty as Is labor 1t ought to be
looked upon as a duty just as much as
l
! vigorous old age. After working hard
for a lifetime the man OF activity. II he
would attain longevity, must play 1t does
not matter what his play be--walxing.
boating. Eolfing, riding-it must be taken
out Of doors. ! am not quite certain
whether competing in public games is good
for everybody. but the spectacle of a
!, trenuous struggle between able-bod
men cannot help but impress our children
and make them hunger for exercise. too.
Play can be combined with useful EN-
ployment AS a matter Of fact. a man
can get more recreation by eight hours
work in his garden than he can by fire.
Quenting saloons or INDUCING in alcohol
tobacco. morphine, cocaine or caffeine.
Children should abe taught TO foreswear
these awful habits-to so without will
, make them better men and women.
Such homely art as cooking can be
made a real recreation. II is a real art
as much as painting or poetry or music
} And It is far more important. II is better
: 20 knead dough for recreation than It is tc
play golf. To mix a pudding well is just
as good exercise as rowing a boat.
Even the heat In the kitchen is a pro
r moter OF health. Free perspiration Is ny
. gienie Il rids the blood OF impurities. II
, cleanes the pores OF the skin and Il makes
: the skin rosy and soft. The pink in ths
' cheeks of a girl over the stove is a far
, more beautiful color than the kind thu
D drug clerk hands her from the shelf
J II you play tennis OF golf you exercis,
only one set Of muscles In the kiteher
r. an PARTS OF the body are called upon Il
e exercise. You chop hash for ten minutes