The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-12-23

For those who do not care loI udh'IH5' N'''''
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 are not the only
things to swear off New Years day. Ihere
are plenty of others, and for most of US the otherS
are much more important, as fortunately the
readers of this department not victims OF
rum and tobacco.
New Year resolutions, however, should not con
sist entirely of swear offs Too many "don Is
are not advisable. DO" is much better IMAM
don't" Positive resolves are better than mega
tive ones If you "swear on" enough good habits
il will not be necessary to swear OH an! pau
ones In other words, positive or constructive
policies are better than negative or destructive
ones This applies to health just as much as 10
ANYTHING else in life So. don't think you can get
by" simply by swearing off on one or two OF your
pet vices Not at all. Your New Year reSolu-
lions, TO be of any real value, must be conStruc-
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 il that way for change
will take good care of my body.
will not abuse it.
Hold Up Your Right Hand
This first pair of resolves looks pretty simple
hut if you think minute you Will see that IL IN
cludes n multitude of things. lit actually is the
ticular pair of swearS and keep your oath. you
will have health and happiness all the year. and
your bin nj the doctors and the drug store Will
he so small that you can have an extra new dress
instead. Let's what it does include.
will have "house cleaning in the house l
live in.
will not procrastnate in instituting prepar-
ednesS against disease
This means that yOu will have the dentist go
over YOUR teeth with absolute regularity once or
twice Il year. but it also means that you have
sense enough TO know that the rest of your body
is at least as important as your teeth and that
YOU will have your doctor examine you from head
to foot and fix up anything that needs it before
any SYMPTOMS appear. which would simply mean
that the process had gone on so far that correc-
tion would be much more difficult if not impoS-
sibIe This would include examination of the
urine and the blood pressure, both OF which
should he investigated once every year in the
case of every person over forty years OF age
will keep clean inside and out
will avoid dirt.
This means not only the daily bath. but II
means the flushing of the inside of the body so as
70 keep the sewers working. 1t means the drink
ing of about n gallon of fluid per day 1t also
means kepping 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
vour teeth so as to spread them on 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 burn up all the debris and the poisOns
and the toxins which being formed in ever!
body all the time as the result of eating and OF
living
Keep Smiling.
/ will cultivate good cheer.
will avoid anger. hate and mOrOseness.
II doesn't hurt to smile Remember that.
isn't hard work. II doesn't cost anything.
isnt simply for others that should smile. I
helps ones self more than others. Sing
WHISTLE Laugh. These things do not cost any
thing. either. and they help great deal w
doctors know that If we can get patient 4
laugh and sing il Is pretty sure that he is on tn
mend and on II good and strong. We also know
that anger. htte. Suks, peSsimism and all suc
horrid things actually destructive. This 1
not Christian Science any other sectarianism
hut just plain common sense backed up by tn
latest laboratory experiments All these menta
conditions cause the formation of actually poison
- Gus chemicals in the body and at the tim
hinder the activities of normal health processes