The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07
RULES FOR KEEPING WE'LL.
Importance Of Bath and Breathing
Dos and Dont's by DR.. Wiley.

Dos and Dont's by DR.. Wiley
There are a lot of people who pride
themselves on being well bathcd be-
cause they jump into a tub of cold
water every morning. As matter of
fact, it is possible to take a cold bath
800 days in the year and yet miss en-
tirely the real purpose Of the daily
bath, says Charles G. Percival. NJ D..
The cold plunge or shower is ali right
IN its way for those to whom It is
suited, that IS, the young and the Wig
orous. who react perfectly For these
it is invigoratiug and stimulating As
cleansing process it is hardly enough,
because getting clean does not merely
| mean letting water pass over or in.
to the body. Bathing both externally
and internally Is necessary and must be
Performed rightly to be of benefit To
be really clean one must make sure that
the millions of tiny pores, by means Of
which the skin does its work for the
| physical economy and renders elimina-
ton perfect, are kept cleared Of waste
products and in good working condi-
ton. The skin Is one of the most inn
portant seaVengers of the system, but
| one cannot expect it to perform its
work properly if its myriads Of tiny
holes through which ii gives off waste
are blocked. This waste matter is
| largely given off in the pcrspiration
which is coming through it all the
| time, whether you are aware Of it or
not. If this perspiration is checked
| the waste products are driven back in
| to the system and reabsorbed with the
result that the other organs of elimi-
nation are asked to DO double duty;
and double duty cannot be demanded
/ OF any organ without heavy bill haV-
| ing to be paid sometime
| To keep the skin in perfect working
| condition an occasional bath that real
! ~ washes is called for This bath
should take the form of plenty of good
warm water, some good mild soap, a
small brush, and above all good rough
towel for the final rub is more i'm
| portant than the soap and water wash.
The skin is renewing itself all the time,
with the result that it is ALWAYS giving
off minute scales. 1t is these that
block the pores. You can stand in Il
| good light and use clean dry flesh
brush and prove this. Use the brush
vigorously on the skin for a few mo-
ments and watch the dry particles
Of dead skin fly off A swift plunge
into cold water and rub with soft
towel viii not remove these scales. II
one were so placed that it was impos
sible to obtain bath it would be pos
sible to keep the skin for some time II
a healthy condition by vigorous dry
rubbing, so far as ali the purposes OF
health demanded.
TO thoroughly perform the function
of breathing, it is as necessary to ex
hale as inhale, although one seems Il
enjoy inhaling more than cxhaling. VIZ
rather take it for granted that W.
should exhale after we inhale, but Tho
one is as vitality important as the 9th
err In order to live we must pun,
pure air into our lungs but we must al
so pump the impure air out.
! DR.. Harvey W. Wiley has promul
gated a few shot weather dos ant
don't s. = Here they are:
- Eat everything, but moderately.
FAbstain from alcohol and tobacco
: Drink plenty of cold water, but d,
not gulp it.
Never drink with meals, but imme
/. diately after.
Eat plenty of fruits and vegeta
bles
7 q Abstain from alcohol and tobaces
J. dril ks, unless the syrup is used spar
II ingly in them
elf you eat moderately and refrai
: from drugs, do not be afraid of sur
stroke. =