The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-02
HOME HEALIH CLUB
Ry pr. David H. Reeder1.


 l Ry Dr. David H. Reeder).
 CONSTITUTIONS there is no subject of such universally interest las this but about which so many are in complete igorance. There is per l haps uo condition that is the found- ation, cause or starting point of more sickness. suffering and disease than lconstipation and yet so few parents Lteach their children the importance | of daily evacuation of waste matter of the bowels have many times Ibeen simply dumfounded by the ap- I paIling ignorance of such obvious condition adults whos have told me with apparent unconcern of having a movement of the bowels only twice Iper week, of children who go from 3 l to 5 days without relief, and yet they l wonder why they are iu-
 If the diet and daily habits are nor nal there will be a natural and normal movement of the bowels daily. You perhaps have noticed that said l habits as well as diet If the bowels Iare given an opportunity to move at 1 a certain timeS daily, habit will be formed that becomes perfectly natural land nature will seldom fail to do her duty.
 With such habit formed or even in the process of formation. the constip- ated sufferer should for the time being drink daily. for 9 or days, two ounces of cold water Every half hour and once daily, either at noon or the evening meal. eat a salad, pZeferably lof raw. chopped cabbage, over which fhas been poured 2 tabiespoonfuls of
 olive oil and the juice of half a lemon, salt and red pepper to taste. This tshou1d be eaten with a teaspoon in Iorder to get a11Sof the oil In taking the two ounces of water every half I hour there is more virtue than is at l 6vaf Not long ago I had the pleasure of serving at my table woman who I looked to be perhaps 5 or 50 years of I 1age. From the way she talked Of her children and grandchildren I judged she must be at least TO years old. In Lserving her plate she requesteds me to please remove about one half the portion had placed upon it. She ate with an apparent relish and seemed to enjoy her food thoroughly, but she ate only of two or three articles of food. The small quantity was com mented upon and the habit of over leating discussed. She then told me that she had been taught certain habits by her mother, an English 1 woman, that she had never eaten pickles, spices, condiments, sauces, or preserves of any kind, very little cake or pie, no cheese, but little bread or meat. Most important of all, however she said that she had never known
 
 or constipation, was never sick and never had cold or sore throat. She
 works hard six days per week about
 g hours daily for which she receives
 $2 per day. She is quite contented and happy. Now, why cannot all reason ing human beings use the same pract- Iica1 common sense and be temperate.
 eat only what is required and not gor- lmandize: chew the food thoroughly instead of boIting it and thus lay the
 foundation for a peaceful, healthy and icont ented old age?
 If your habits are not right and you
 suffer. the Home Health Club is here
 to help you and we will gladly do it
 if you will write and tell us of the
 trouble.
 Dear Doctor:-I am one of our
 readers and would like to ask some
 questions l. great many people } have told me that it is necessary to
 have a basin of water always on the 7 stove in a living room or school room , I have maintained that dry air is . healthier than damp and that it is in furious to have too much water vapoI in air. Am I right? 2. I have been . troubled quite frequently by cramps
 in my right leg and arm. What is the z cause of these and what could be < done to prevent them?
 I would be pleased to receive some . information in regard to your Cut 
 HE. M. Regarding air humidity I think yot are mistaken if you mean that ail absolutely devoid of water is healthiel than damp air. We never can haxt too much moisture in our air. excep in certain parts of the torrid zon, during the rainy season. Nature in tended that the air be moist as an alysis of ordinary outdoor air vii show. Outdoor air always contains : certain percentage of moisture o water which is mixed with the air il \ a physical way, not a chemical. pr, air devoid of water takes up nloistur in the lining of our noses, throats bronchial tubes and 1unga1veoli. Thes parts are all bathed in moisture small part of which is excreted and tn 4 balance is left there by the air " q breathe. The moisture accumu1atin a on the surface of the different part takes up the dust, germs and othe particles and in our coughing, b1owin of our noses these are expelled. To can readily see that if there was n moisture in the air our noses an throats and lungs would become coat e with dust and germs and other par T tfcles and the germs especially woul very readily gain entrance to the body A therefore. an inference of natures in tention is that the moisture in the ai uin aid us in keeDiuE clean ou