Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-05-27
HEALTH BULLETIN.
BY DR.. David B. Reeder.


VOLUNTEERS: In the fight for ma
tional honor or any other question vital
to the interests of ones country there
are always thousands who are ready to
volunteer. they are ready to sacrifice
home, property. health, loved ones, even
life itself for the general good or inter-
est Of their country. In times of peace
it is difficult to get enough volunteers
for the regular or standing army, but
just show to any red blooded man a
prospect for a lively scrap and he is
ready.
A short time ago called for volun-
teers to demonstrate the Home Health
Club method Of combating the insidious
advance of disease and old age through
the perfect cure Of constipation, not
through the taking of physic or the eat
ing Of foods that to some are very re-
pulsive, nor through the method so ex-
tensively advertised as internal bathing,
an excellent emergency measure, but a
very inconvenient and unnatural meth
cd Of daily relief.
A portion of this method we use is
reserved for those who volunteer and
agree to follow the simple method as
long as it keeps them free from consti-
patton, which as a matter Of fact means
freedom from nearly every ailment un-
der the sun and to which mankind is
subject. There are few general rules,
however, that will apply to all people
as we'll as to those who have or may
hereafter join the ranks of the health
volunteers, get we'll and keep we'll I'M
til over 100 years Of age. A few SIM
pie rules to follow that will be good for
any human being are as follows:
Don't eat until you are hungry. If
in the habit Of taking meals at certain
hours and you go to the table with no
/ appetite, simply don't eat, wait until the
| next regular meal. Skip a dozen meals
| if necessary, rather than to take food
into the stomach when there is no nor
| NAL healthy appetite Chew all of your
| food until it is thoroughly incorporated
with the salivary secretions of the
mouth. Then it will not be necessary
| or desirable to drink while food is in
the mouth. The saliva is an alkaline
secretion and aids in the digestion of
starches and fats. Don't drink any
| liquid while food is in the mouth. The
habit of washing the partly masticated
food down with tea, coffee, or any other
liquid quickly stops the flow of saliva
and in most cases results in excessive
| accumulation of fat that is not only
unsightly but real burden and danger
| Drink plenty of pure water, over 80
per cent Of the body Isl water and If
| food does not contain that proportion
| of it you must supply it direct. If you
~
vegetables you will not require much
water as though you are hearty meat
bread and butter, potatoes and cheese
| eater.
Walking and bending are the best ex-
| ercises for those who are troubled with
| constipation, but there is more than
one method of walking. The best is to
| push upward with the top of the head
| all Of the time. This causes you to
carry all Of the vital organs we'll up in
the chest and enables the lower portion
of the alimentary canal to act freely.
| The beneficial result is quickly MOTTO
ed in many ways. The bending exer-
cises are thoroughly illustrated and de-
scribed in Volume one of the Home
Health Club books which may be Sc.
cured in connection with your subscrip-
ton to this paper, though most of you
may already have it.
Smile, you cannot begin to realize
how great an influence cheerfulness has
for good health. 1t may be hard and
the world may look hopeless, sad
dreary and as though there was nothing
to smile about. but keep trying, after q
while you will laugh right out loud and
be glad you are alive. If you are in
the habit of taking cold easily join the
volunteers in our great health demon
stration and prove to yourself as well
as others show how unnecessary it is
| to be sick.
| I will gladly answer all inquiries fol-
! information on health subjects from
readers of this publication if same are
addressed to Home Health Club, 5O39
Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago. Send full
| name and address with cents postage