The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-11
HOW TO KEEP WELL.
tey chas. q. Pereivai, M. d.

Too much attention cannot be given
to the physical education Of the young
er growing element of this country.
It Is as important as the mental educa.
ton and in fact the mental education
SHOULD come after the foundation or a
physical education has been firmly
laid. Outdoor exercise, the boy scout
movement, rational games and sports
are all important factors in this edu-
cation.
The fundamental laws that should
be laid down for the young boy ana
girl are:
keep clean in body--outside and
inside.
Keep the mouth clean--also the
entire digestive track and thus build
up the entire body
3-Keep Up elimination.
If you keep the digestion in the
best working order you make the first
start towards keeping healthy. AS re-
CARDS elimination it means the success
of perfect health. Have house clean
ing several times a year. Fast day
or two, cleanse the body thoroughly
by drinking an abundance OF pure
water, wash yourself out both inside
and outside by internal and external
bathing.
Exercise nationally. moderately and
conscienciosuly.s Exercise is impera-
tive. United States government sta
tistics show that the death rate after
the age Of forty is increasing In spite
OF more sanitary modes Of living ana
greater protection against commun'-
cable disease. The expectation Of life
after forty is less than It was thirty
years ago. This is due largely to In
creased prevalence to the diseases Of
degeneration The muscles, arteries
and other organs Of those who. as q
result OF sedentary occupation or in
dolence take too little exercise degen-
crate. Heart disease. kidney disease
and other Ills follow.
Exercise daily. An exercise that
gets you out in the open air is what
you need. Walk to your business.
keep chickens. make a garden, wheel
the baby or play golf, lawn tennis,
croquet. or any other game. Take
two hours outdoor exercise every
day. Gymnasium work is good In the
winter months or on rainy days.
Avoid heavy athletics. Don't try to
be Strong man" The champion
athlete often dies young. Exercise
moderately every day.
Buy your boy ball and bat and
girls a lawn tennis or croquet set.
Encourage them in all these rational
moderate sports. 1t helps to build up
la perfect body for the strenuous labor
OF middle life and perfect motherhood.
A soldiers strength and efficiency Is
conserved and his resistance against
disease is built up by a carefully Sc
lected set Of drill and exercises. A
scientific dietary is desigped after
much experiment by scientific men 20
furnish the necessary energy ana
keep him In a state of perfect health.
It is arranged in the most compact
and portable form. The energy or
caloric allowance varies in the differ
ent countries. Russia leads with 1929
calorics, United States 4199. France
334O. England 1892, Germany 31i1
and Austria 1920. The average daily
field ration of the United States army
consists Of bacon. IL ounces, or FRESH
meat 20 ounces, bread Is ounces,
beans "a ounces, potatoes 20 ounces
prunes or preserves 1.2S ounces, col
fee 1.12 ounces. sugar 80 ounces,
evaporated milk ounces, vinegar .16
gill, salt ga ounces, butter 5 ounce:
| OF this ration just portion is carried
individually by the soldier, the rest