Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1913-06-05

food, good food poorly prepared
and taking injurious substance.
which are not foods into the
body.
1t is not a good habit to ea1
so much candy, because it is
generally eaten between meals
and one should not eat between
meals unless he is very hungry;
three times day is enough to
eat. A person should always
try to have self-control of the
appetite; he should not eat
food that is harmful to him sim
ply because it tastes good. A
Iperson must not eat too much
We should always deny our
selves unwholesome foods or
drinks, however much we may
like them.
To sum up in a general way
about foods, we must say that
every particle of food that en-
ters the stomach either benefits
or harms the body. Many dis
eases are due to improper food,
therefore, we should always try
to have the best.
The constant drug habit that
some people get into is very
bad. There is no reason why a
healthy human being living a
normal life should need to use
drugs habitually. Again, the
use of drugs is only too apt to
be substituted for the hygienic
conduct of life. We may take
drugs to accomplish something
which the healthy body should
accomplish for itself without
outside help.
slaves of coffee, tea, chocolate,
candy and soda water, just as
truly as there are slaves of to-
bacco and alcohol. 1t is worse
to be the slave of alcohol than
of tobacco, because the evil con-
sequence of alcohol is greater.
The use of drinks that con-
tain alcohol is the worst kind
of intemperance. 1t is often
claimed for alcoholic drinks
that they make the body warm
er. This is an error. 1t gener-
ally lowers the temperature of
the body. Alcoholic drinks do a
great injury to the nervous sys-
tenn. There are many cases of
nervous diseases directly due to
the excessive use of alcoholic
stimulants. The use of alcohol
in any form is wholly unneces-
sary for the human body, then
why should anyone begin it's
use when there is so much risk
and SO much danger involved?
If temperate man falls ill or
meets with an accident, his sys-
tenn responds so readily to rem
edies that his chances of re-
covery are a hundred per cent.
better than those of the man
whose constitution has been
undermined by strong drinks.
The tobacco habit is almost
as bad as alcohol. Tobacco is
injurious to all, especially the
young. 1t stunts growth, weak
ems the nerves, stupefies the
brain cells, interferes with di-
gestion, diminishes the natural
appetite, and in many other
ways Injuries the body.
The bad effects of tobacco on
the young men are even worse
when used in the form of cigar
cites, because many cigarettes
are drugged with opium, and
the enameled paper is usually
made by the use of poisons.
Schoolboys who smoke cigar
cites cannot keep up in their
work and will never get very
far in their studies. The use of
affects the nervous
system, and destroys the ability
of the boy to resist temptation.
Because of this he easily falls
a victim of those habits which
not only destroy the body, mind
and soul, bu irresistibly lead
him into a violation of the laws
of his state.
Scarcely any drugs are good
for the body unless they are
taken at the proper time, and in
proper doses prescribed by the
physician. Broadly speaking:
Every man is the slave of his
own habits; then why shouldn't
he form good ones?
Study must be given to "our
drink" Many people drink too
little water, but we should drink