The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-08
HOME HEALTH CLUB
Gdited by Dr. David H. Feeder, Chi
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Edited by pr. David H. Reeder, Chi
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 Illumination: Most of us find the problem Of elimination more or less difficult and presume that much more thought is devoted to the mat ter of getting something to eat than to the matter of getting rid of the surplus of waste matter that we have eaten, and yet the two processes are Of vital importances and I might say of equal importance. I recently told you about constipation simply from the standpoint of evacuation or the bowels There are other methods of elimination, however, of even greater importance. The entire surface of the body is covered with little openings which are constantly at work elirni- hating waste matter. If these open ings were all closed and prevented from performing their duties for even a few hours death would surely fol- low. If the entire body was covered with a. solid coat of varndsh, the work of these organs of elimination would cease, what now passes off in both visible and invisible precipitation would be retained and as the lungs and kidneys could not throw it off | fast enough the poison thus retained l would soon cause fatal ending. The liver kidneys, lungs and skin are all active in. the work of eliulina,- ton and if any one of these is not do- l ing its duty, trouble follows Keep 1 the skin active by all means If you don't .perepire freely under heat or ac- ! tive exercise, yo6 should at once in vestigate and learn the reason and I apply the proper means for putting | the skin into normal health as quick 1 Iy as<possible
 On page 263 of the Home Health Club book, Volume 2, I have. given full N <1$ aration of a simple, home made solu- ton, out of materiaIsN now in your own Kitchen that will at once put the skin in perfect health If you have l not the book [ will cberfully tell you about 1t in a letter.
 | There are a vast number of people whose systems are literally filled with waste and poisonous matter. They are not sick enough to go to bed or call a doctor, but they suffer and are not at any time wholly efficient, not 1 at their best don't enjoy their food, ion is muddy or the face is covered with pimples or b1ackheads. Poor l elimination is at the bottom of 90 I per cent of these eases. This is es- pecial1y unfortunate in the case of women and girls. One of the first 1 if she has a clean, clear complexion and a bright animated expression she will look well no matter what the fea- lures may be. She cannot have a 1 perfect complexion without perfect elimination and neither can she have the bright, cheerful and happy look of health
 fl I wish you could read just a few of the scores and scores of letters that I receive from men as well women, telling of the vast improvement in I their feelings as we'll as looks after foI1 Io 1aFh i methods of clean living which means cleanliness inside as well as outside. Don't you want to look well and to be well?
 CLUB NOTES.
 l Dear Doctor: What treatment do you advise for severe case of the t'bIues,' or melancho1ia,? I know of a lsyoung man 30 years of age, 1nmar- r.ied, that drank some and smoked | quite heavily up to the first of the year He ba gan worrying a good deal over business and private matters about the first Of the year and for the past month he has been in a very ba q state. He has energy, mental or physical. and nothing seems to inter est him. His appetite is fair, bowels | move regularly and he sleeps pretty good, but. wakes up with dread of something and sleep does not seem to refresh him and he seems unable to get his mind on anything but his con- dition Since getting this feeling he has quit drinking and smokes very seldom and has been taking good care of himself but seems unable to get back to his old self and is becoming alarmed over his condition.
 I = D WF
 MeBancholia is a diseased condition
 of the mind. It is held to be a form Of insanity, though of course, those | who are subject toSwiFlat is known as
 the blues. cannot be considered in
 sane Still it is a mental disorder
 which should be treated as such and only by persistent efforts such cases
 can be entirely cured. Best would be for your friend to go away from home and business and stay a few months
 at a, na ture cure sanitariun where he would receive splendid care and en- coura cement which believe Tvoult
 more than anything else prove what
 he needs. Much depends upon the surroundings. the right kind of diet proper exercise and hygienic meas ures in general Tbere is no medicine , to be depended upon to cure ailments
 of that kind, though many injurious
 drugs are often prescribed. The more
 poisons are given the worse the con
 dition will become Tn some cases a
 there is plenty of chance for outdoor
 sport will benefit a great deal. 4
 friend of mine was habitua1ly subject
 to spells of the blues I went with Ii him once myself on a TWO weeks trir