St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-09-27
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brane, the proper aeration of the
body by frequent air-baths, by hard
ening the body against the influence
OF cold In judicious manner a4C
caution, by the proper method OF
dress and footwear, will tend to les
sen the shortening of mar a life
That living in the air of c.csed
room is deleterious to health is prov
en- by observing the faces Of those
living in It or who by reason of their
profession stop in it for a long time.
They w.llspresent sickly, gray look
and 1t is we'll established fact in
medical literature they rapidly &C
quire all kinds of infectious diseases
We observe the same thing in plants
and flowers; II in a closed room,
where little light reaches them, they
soon lose their color, wither and die
Close air just as much as stagnant
or polluted water promotes the
growth of harmful germ-life and the
chance Of disease Is greatly increas-
ed, for where q number of people
} are gathered, some often may be SUI
fering with some Infection and throw
OF either by coughing. breathing or
sneezing, germs which soon spread
and multiply and invade the system
of those that are the weakest, and
spread disease and i'll health. Poten
Koffer says the carbonic acid content
II increased above normal. For In
stance, in lecture halls 80 per cent
against the normal content of IS per
cent, and most of all is the unhappy
incident to know that our school
rooms contain 7.2 per cent against
the normal of 5 per cent. There
fore, keep your windows open and
never close them or your ventilators
Fresh air is the thing we are most
in need Of to carry on the oxidizing
process, or life In our body. DR.
Lorand says 1.-The danger of the clos
ed room should be brought home tc
al. particularly to children, through
their instruction in practical hygiene
in our schools, and even from the very
youngest days this should be instilled
into the minds of the youth, together
with the advantage of fresh air. BY
this means they will be accustomed tc
fresh air and .detest the horrors OF
air exhaled by Others
The heating of q school room in
winter-time Is one of the very serioue
questions to maintain the health Of
your charges. II yous room is heat
ed BY steam It Is dangerous-if you
keep windows and ventilators closed
and bar the fresh air. Steam heat
will dry up the mucous membranes
OF the body by absorbing body-mois-
ture, and renders them dry and more
susceptible to infections, by being
deprived of the mucous secretion. In
order to mitigate these dangers, has
tns filled with water and placed
around In the room will allow the
steam air to absorb moisture from
other sources, thereby sapping it
from your body and that Of the child.
Fire-places and open stoves, of course,
are more preferable, which allows
current Of fresh dir In the room and
which removes carbon dioxide and
germ-life. Everyone who desires to
preserve good health should avoid
continually places over-heated by
steam, without proper fresh air and
the required amount of ventilation
becsuse this 10 one Of the sure and
Dest methods to cause i'll health and
tnfectfons Of the membranes.
Good eye sight Is indeed an i'm.
portant fact for the welfare of health
whether It be in teacher or chlad,
Ue-strain y deIeterious to the nor
NAL functions Of the body, by cere.
eral Inactivity, headache and apt
ness for study and application. Any
child suffering with an impaired eye
sight, or . teacher with the same
condition, is not fit subject to be a |
student In the classroom or Q guar.
dian Of pupils and cIass-work. TOT
rectify this the occulist is our friend
With the proper lens adjusted to cor
rect those errors OF refraction and
defective vision, you are assisting the |
optic nerve. the muscles, the pupil |
9nd other component parts Of the /
rye bock to their normal function tc |
DO the work as nature intended 1t l
IhUufd BE- done.
Eating. as y0u know, Is important !
lfOng the standpoint Of nutrition tCl
ciiU muscular and nerve forces Of the
body. II We desire to derive benefit
sfUm what We eat, In order to keep
yur body In good condition, we must
POSSESS q good digestion and be able
% make use OF our gastric juice-the
uice that Il formed in the stomach
o act on. foods Without the secre.
lon of-juice the greater part of what
70 eat Will reman in an undigested
tate in the stomach and intestines
he fotpation 81 gastrtc juice ID un.
Ter nervous influence, which il prov
n by observations and experiments
4 vivisection. Pleasant impulses
re able to promote the flow Of gas
ric Juice and unpleasant actions to
essen It. for instance, when you are
4 . depressed state physically or
you lose your appetite and
esire to eat. Therefore, If you wish
!, enjoy and absorb your intake food
get the greatest amount OF nutrf. .
on cast aside all mental 'pre-occupa-
on and unpleasant or worrisomel
loughts, and be seated ut the table .
a cheerful mood ana manner
ome OF you confined In your school 1,
|om d0ily may need q stimulent to !.
lsist your digestion when it's func- :.
On is impaired and which should :
,ver be neglected under any consid- .
alton. Instructions. therefore, In
ting should be- matter Of practi-
! training and habit. A clean
ngue and plenty of saliva to aid |
for this is the first step
digestion. Food should bel
masticated and slow. for
Q quick eater is the sufferer with