The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-12-22

For those who do not care for dancing cards,
either bridge rum" fantan or some other popu-
lar game, will do to pass the hours before twelve
Doctor Smith Talks.
Drinks, smokes and candy not the only
things to swear off on New Years day. There
are plenty of Others and for most of us the others
much more important, us fortunately the
readers of this department are not victims OF
and tobacco
New Year resolutions however, should not con-
sst entirely of "swear offs Too many don is
are not advisable do" is much better than
don't" Positive resolves are better than mega
tive ones. If you "swear on" enough good habits
it will not be necessary to "swear OFF, any bad
ones. In other words, positive or constructive
policies better than negative or destructive
ones. This applies to health just as much as to
anything else in liee SO. don't think you can get
by" simply by swearing off or two of your
pet vices. Not at all. Your New Year resolu-
tions TO be of any real value, must be consruc
tive. You must decide not only to quit some
things. but to begin some things also.
Good resolves and swear offs may be grouped
in pairs, and to advantage, it seems to me. Let's
try it that way for change.
l will take good care of my body.
/ will not abuse it,
Hold Up Your Right Hand.
This first pair of resolves looks pretty simple
but if you think minute you will see that ii in
cludes multitude of things. II actually is the
whole thing in a nutshell II you swear this par
ticuar pair of swears, and. keep your oath. You
will have health and happiness all the year. and
your bill nj the doctors and the drug store will
be so small that you can have an extra new dress
instead Let's see what IT does include.
l will have "house cleaning in the house
live in
will not procrastnate in instituting prepar-
edneSS against disease.
This means that you will have the dentist 90
over your teeth with absolute regularity once or
but leo hat ho
sense enough to know that the rest Of your body
is at least as important your teeth and that
you will have your doctor, examine yon from head
to foot and fix up anything that needs 1t before
any symptoms appear, which would simply mean
that the process had gone on far that correc-
ton would be much more difficult If not impos-
sibe. This would include examination Of the
urine and the blood pressure. both Of which
should be investigated every year In the
case of every person over forty years of age.
! will keep clean inside and out.
I will avoid dirt.
means the flushing of the inside of the body
to keep the sewers working. II means the drink
ing of about n gallon of fluid per day 1t also
means keeping the teeth scrupulOusly neat,
cleansing them morning. noon and night so that
they will not infect every single mouthful of food
Won swallow. What is the use Of pure-food laws
If YOU save n choice selection of germs between
your teeth so as to spread them the food which
Uncle Sam certifes Is pure
II also means sufficient exercise to maintain
bodily activity that circulation will keep things
clean inside and prevent stagnation. 1t also means
plenty of fresh air. that the oxygen will oxi-
date or burn up all the debris and the polsons
and the toxins which are being formed In every
body all the time as the result Of eating and or
living.
Keep Smiling
will cultivate good cheer.
will avoid anger. hate and moroseness.
II doesn't hurt to smile. Remember that. II
isn't hard work II doesn't cost anything. IL
isn't simply for others that one should smile. II
helps ones self even more than others Sing
whistler laugh These things do not cost any
thing. either and they help great deal. We
doctors know that If we can get patient TO
laugh and sing It is pretty sure that he is on the
mend and on " good and strong. We also know
that anger hate, sulks pessimism and all such
horrid things actually destructive. This Is
not Christian Science any other sectariansm
but just plain common sense backed up by the
latest laboratory experiments. All these mental
conditions cause the formation Of actually poison
Gus chemicals In the body and at the same time
hinder the activities of normal health processes.