The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-21
An Illuminating Health
Talk About Christmas.

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during the past few months, has been
having some heart 70 heart talks with /
IL people Of the stats about their
health, the reasons for their silments
md preventive measures. One Of the
hest offerings Of this character has
now been mailed out 70 the news
yspers Of the state in the form 81
bullsth On ~Christmas." IT, provides
much food Tor thought. It il good
reading, contains some mighty good
logic and will beneficial to al who
stop and think after having read each
n the ten paragraphs. It Is Is foil
lows:
The season when father wishes he |
had q bigger pocketbook and mother
wonders how ON earth she can Ak |
things co that none 81 the kids pfll |
be disappointed; the time when the |
Kids themselves indulge in soaring
ambitions and great expectations
The weeks preceding the annual fes-
tival are punctuated with the casual
reminders mot to expect too much,
times are mighty hard this year"
It's the time Of mysterious mornings
about the home, of sneaking packages
up the back stairs and hiding them
IN bottom drawers q the dresser or
On the top shelf Of the closet; when
father IL benished from his den and
told not 70 AK questions; when things
are about - badly mixed up e. during
the annual house-cleaning time.
It's the timsoof good cheer when
We forget some 81 our pet grouehes
and forgive some "a our dearest enc
mics, Tor g Few days, anyway; when
ne lay aside some Of our troubles ana
honestly Hy 70 De happy. ~ course,
me SHADOW o. Dliis 20 pe setsied next
week 70 pay Tor All this unusuainer5
but that's tanners trouDies--why
worryL.
The holiday season stands Tor the
best things in our lives, because It's
tne time Wnen family ana nome ana
children anQ the most TRENDS and as
sociations o. our lives have their IN
nings, r tney ever do--tney come nrst
Tor ooce 70 al tne tweEve. montnss ana
BACK o. e I'll ID tne sentiment % the
season: Peace on Earn Good Will
20 Men me sentiment q peace and
H1endliness tnas makes II al GOOD
deal better.
Ana tnen comes the naif expressed
idea. why cant we make the Christ
mas spirit outlast the two or three
days or week o. the yuietide! Why
snouianr We get INTO the spirit tna'
Crlstmss nrlngs oleener snan cnce =
year - !. 700 ooo, 700 ideahsitlc u
indulge AL the year round
Dut WHAT'S tnen tne connection pe'
sween Cnrlssmas ana health! Ins
eavens OF Cnrist wnicn the season
celenrases, married the beginning q
new idea IN TINS dark wore ~ wa,
~ Adea tnas mas developed tne worie
INTO somesning Deseer ana prenter
~ wa susses.eo IN tne Onristisi
m ! my protners keepefs :.
Inc answer tnen was positive de
niei' nus iss oinerent nows Inc re-
lsponsinaiity - acknowledged ana as
eumeo. Inc spienoid cnarlties. puDLi
ana personal the reply and, 1t y pc
cause tne burden OF caring Tor other
nas Deen accepted mat the world
peseer IMAM " was TWO tnousan
years ago.
we nave learned mpcn, we ar
learning more all the tune, Of huma
eompiexlt1esi mysteries are glvin
place 70 established facts, and can 70
imagine that all this IS being DOM
has been accomplished through sch
6shnesss through hope for persons
advantage or gain7
The lowering death rate, the maj