The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-16
Keep Fit to Remember
~ n. ApplNcToN BRUCE,
Author OF THE Riddle Of Personality"
Psychology and Parenthood." etc

Have you ever noticed. friend. that there are
days when your memory In not rs brisk as US
ual-days when you find II more or less diff
cult to recall facts which you ordinarily would
recollect without trouble?
Have you further noticed that these days OF
lessened memory power usually are coincident
with feelings OF fatigue, depression. and lessen
This il q fact which In not always sppreciaf-
ed ~ II ought to be- Many people especially
II the memory weakness becomes very percep-
tible. fall into panic, thinking that they are
destined to lose not only their memory but
their mind.
Others. even when the deficiency Of memory
power II slight, torture themselves with various
kinds Of mental exercises" hoping thereby to
overcome the occasional weakness OF recollec-
ton.
whereas what they really should do is TO
TAKE CERTAIN HYGIENE PRECAUTIONS
THAT WILL RENDER THEM LESS LIABLE
TO PHYSICAL WEAKNESS AND FATIGUE.
The relationship between fatigue and memory
deficiency is not one of coincidence merely. II
is relationship Of cause and effect.
When we become fatigued there is literal
poisoning OF the brain. the organ through which
the mind gives expression to its memiries. This
poisoning necessarily interferes more or less
with the brains action, and consequently weak
ems memory power for the time being.
Anything. in fact which causes toxic products
10 get into the blood circulating through the
brain. diminishes the amount Of the blood
sunply 10 the brain. Is hurtful 10 the memory
J fcnCe, lnOse VINO would retain tnefr memory
power at its maximum must keep themselves
well nourished. with the digestive and elimina
tive organs In good working order
| They should avoid excuses of all kinds par
| ticuariy fntemperance in eating drinking
Overeating and overdrinking invariably cause
toxic elements to develop In the system.
! Exercise In the open air Ii always desirable
becuse OF the nutritive value OF the increased
amount OF oxygen breathed in. But the exer
else must be moderate. else fatigue with IL
harmful products VIII ensue.
Fresh air. indeed, should always be sought in
doors well out. The better the ventila
ton OF house. office. store or factory the les
the liability to fatigue Everybody knows how
rapidly feelings OF fatigue develop when in clos
stuffy rooms.
Sleep is another and most important factor Il
| the maintenance OF physical and mental vigor
| Eight hours OF sleep IA an adequate nights
| allowance for most people. A less amount ma,
| not give sufficient rest. though this 10 a matte
| dependent largely on the individual
| On the other hand. excessive sleeping mus
be avoided as scrupulously as excessive eatini
| or drinking.
| During sleep there In a general slowing o
| the bodily processes. IL one sleeps too loni
this decreased functional activity may becom
habitual TO the detrment of all the organs
and Of the brain In particular.
Always IL should be borne In mind that mem
DRY efficiency depends on BRAIN efficiency
and that anything which Injuries the health o
the brain is injurious TO the memory.