New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-01-18
HEALTH AND EFFICIENCY.
(Home Health Club

day, eat their share of goot
wholesome food and enjoy theii
share Of good wholesome fun ant
frolic and happiness2 Yes, these
are just as necessary, more SO
than the work. Without then
what's the use of the work asid,
from the necessary daily food anc
sufficient protection from the ele
ments. Is@E
If you and your family are oil
the glum, sour variety and never
take time nor care to have trn
and frolic, | would advise you
to go to the tropics where al
YOU have to do in order to exist
as to pick and eat your daily
food. 81
Without happiness, you only
exist, you are of but little value
to yourself and less to your
neighbors. Yes, ] mean it yon
ugly old crouch, and il you want
to prove that you are not past
all redemption, just try smile
several times daily. Careful,
don't break face, it ism ID used to
anything but a scowl and hear
Wy laugh might crack it. DO
something Or somebody that don I
expect IL Of you, in some way
that you never expect to be re-
warded or have Them do some
thing for you. What wonderful
sensation comes over one with the
consciousness Of a good deed well
done.
"A man, a wife, a son or daugh-
ter, is not capable Of doing the
best kind of work or of enjoying
life as it should be enjoyed, I'M
less in good health. 1t is a fact
that blind people are nearly al
ways cheerful and many. people
who appear to be hopeless inyalids
are source of perpetual inspl-
ration tio their legions of friends.
They are unselfish and radiate
happiness, but efficiency from the
physical standpoint is impossible.
| know many families who
have naturally good constitu-
tions, good blood back of them,
plenty of energy and good train
ing, but something is always
wrong. The whole family is new
er well at the same time. Occa
sionally two or three members
are laid up at the same time and
their bills for medicines and for
the visits of the doctor are enorm
GUS. They lose a horse, a cow, a
few hogs and lots of chickens ev-
cry year and they cannot under
stand why they have such luck,
rs they call III. i call it by anoth-
er name, however Let me tell
you about just one case this time.
l was called to Penna, in con-
sultation. The oldest daughter
had been i'll for several months.
Did not respond ITO the usual
treatments and the family physi-
clan was doing his best. | found
her in big comfortable bed in
large living room, yes, it was
well ventilated and the diet was
just what l would have ordered.
They had been reading my Home
Health Club articles for long
time and the family physician APP
proved Of all lIhey were doing
themselves. 1t only took few
moments to satisfy me that his
diagnosis was correct and that his
treatment was excellent, but,
why did she not improve. / must
find 1.-The cause. The home was d
fine big house, all the rooms
were big and had plenty of win
dows, they were open, too, all |
over the house. l asked to see
the cellar. The father and broth |
er Of the young woman looked at |
one another with "a sickly grin
and the father said, 1--WE have no |
cellar, you see we are practically |
On the top of small mountain
and there is only a few feet of |
soil here, then comes solid rock.
when the house was built
they started to dig a cellar and
stopped at the rock, so there il
nothing but q hole under the
house. insisted upon seeing
the hole, however, and | found in
1t about Is inches of dirty slimey
water, covered with a green
scum. There was direct drain.
age from the back door to this
cesspool and as slops were thrown
from the kitchen for the chick
ems, each rain washed the refuse
under the house. The young
woman's bed was not over six #. !
lbove Nalis vile mass of filth.
Then / examined the well. I'll
vas assured that thdy had the
inest water in the country. 1t
vas clear rs crystal and as cold
% one could desire. They had
LASTED through the rock and dug
|own over so feet to beautiful
upply and the walls were lined
nm cobble stones. The top was
rell covered with planks and an
xtra pailful was always pumped
ut and thrown away before us
IL. There again / found a
PURGE Of pollution. The house it
as true was on top Of hill, but
round the well or several rods
le ground was level. For years
re extra pailful of water had
zen thrown in the same place
I'd q little puddle had been
rmed where the chickens and
lcks got their water supply. AL
tie hard digging soon showed
we'll defined hladk streak