Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-09-24
La.yuza3. lgs. By A. S. Grsy)
akEMIA.

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Lazyrizaz- 1914 BY A S. Cray
ahEMIA.
EEs and health are among our most
familiar words and In their ordinary
1axnsinG probably no words are more
1TzseaT understood, and yet in specific
;zuHpdhcatiaa 10 terms are more difficult
IA exprsss and comprehend 1t is
z=Hr7llF understood that life consists
m xH ability to change and TO adapt
I'm szayiruamsHt, and probably 1t will
1s sysssraily agreed that health is an
ILzzafyIAHz2 condition Of sound mind,
rrFzzi hody, absence Of disease and
n RnxsnzI HIood supply.
sesE II az ever get very far along
1lEkzz aizh=zs without departing In
amSz~s dssTes from this ideal condL
zsszLr ami feg ever fully recover 1t
'1nr~ e. Ia f0sS, largely because we do
E-,n3 understand what we have lost,
xssxn we Eozf Il, why we lost It, how
wA k1sG nc or how II may be regained.
Tf1s sfsssf characteristic of disease
N hsss n physical strength and OF
'snksr. md fBv coavalescents from
rssxs1 comparatively slight Illness fail
1n stHpw these two symptoms In
rsEx1s@d dexree. We cover the condI-
z1uaN qssts satisfactorily to most Of
1as by Saying. We are a little ane-
znS<r.- and Ffaen we take some iron
zxGzzsss u In known that iron has q
zsHmx affinity for oxygen and we
Aznow that our body cells must have
1xgwsn Ia breathe in order to restore
s.sr rrHsdg glow OF health to the cheek,
,shs rhgShE2c and vigorous swing to
tne walk, rne sparkle Of vim and en-
exsr I'd tee eye
AzRmlz- a9 generally understood is
'c<zzashrsga marked By pallor Of the skin
sA1n Uz1cEssz membranes, and by palpi-
ez2sou and debility, due to a deficiency
IN the biaGd or its constituents
70 be able - sense the character OF
mE phy&eai body we must be able to
sse and Ca comprehend its three di-
uszrSSDnA III Ieagth, breadth and thick
ssnEz and personally to test its density
ana hardness; and in like manner to
~zz and mzintain health we must see
.1ad eumprehend its limits.
Tssss alood contains iron and the
sarun IN sfse baood corpuscle is mostly
I'm a euuzslazfion known as ''hemoglo-
1srAt v1sieh has peculiarly loose CT
g1Hsfw n5r oxygen and carries that ele-
Enxnr ea the individual cells through
ANT she body. enabling them to
srszfns-
Wa Eaxe already noted in previous
Szxfs-aeB xh-t we can live only about
1shr.@ Minutes without air, and we
ssza see an we pursue this inquiry
fsuw yxzexiy and intelligently nature
ashzzkx and conpensates for material
'saznssa In environment, II only we
darn Sufficient intelligence not to In
esxfSHr with ner system.
IN Aa On this complicated cycle of
essznxsz usat our health, happiness
AND SANITY depends, and the slightest
'zzzsisie evidence of anemia may be
ssz&Ru Co znsan a grave disturbance Of
1z&s hxkznes between these changes and
azyEzsn4nenefy Of every vital function
at the body. Hence the word anemia
kzsx eoHes to be used as a generic term
9sss- wrGr20az forms OF disease charac-
'saxrssd by n defective constitution of
the 5lnUa- occurring as a symptom or
5Ea N result OF many disorders or as a
-s1stzxss or Obscure origin. 1t is a term
~Gz~AasaaE zSed and grossly abused.
xpw uouzd health normal digestion
aEG uecszsffy; for sound thought, nor
sEs6 alEsBflou is likewise a necessity.
Trse nsrvuzs system, controlling phys
szS0s7raf processes. is dependent for
aS h@zifn and ability to function on
gzs@ znsszfEz0n derived from the blood !;
ansa E Is ewing to deficient nutrition
~sExrsusd from the blood in anemia that
1am fzssnes OF the secreting glands and
shzs xjaxnin themselves, the secreting
sssssn. the secretfons and the muscular
and All ether tissues Of the digestive
sFs1Eaz. are IN a defective condition,
In consequence Of which they are in
sEzuWbIz ag frihliing their functions.
EnSiasTsfg we have here a vicious
ssScle in which it is difficult to distin-
asxsh and separate cause from effect
saui wfE7ssz until checked tends perpet-
'sExlfE 10 expand and become more and
unEe vicious until 1t will threaten the
kufHxTfty o< the race.
Children Of znemic parents have Ill
sfsrvesopesf 6ioodforming organs at
zssr1k and consequently are unable to
zEzssEzufze1xre red corpuscles in suffici-
suc Quantity or of normal quality.
T5aza egHsenital anemics, unless
xrSun extraordinary care, are unable
IN ds<vaop normally and go to form
esm- nrrEsssd Development types. Ane-
1nda, Exz lightning. may strike any
9nannes and In anemia or starvation
ejssr n Is only the lack of balance
essGwesz efne body income and expendi-
@,azne of energy we have the key to
-sa9r ~iHas<7E sheep" boy bandits and
-s1&sser anE5s0cia7 freaks
Fortunately, the matter OF sound
16oDd uesssf not be matter of per-
aszlaI cBEaaoH. as there are scientific