The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

For those who do not for dancing, cards.
either bridge, rum" fantan or some otheF 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 on New Years day. lhere
are plenty of others, and for most OF us the others
are much more important fortunately the
readers of this department are not victims Oh
rum and tobacco.
New Year resolutions however should not con
sist entirely of swear offs Too many don Is
ore nor advisable DO" is much better than
don't" Positive resolves are better than mega
five ones II you ''swear on enough good habits
it will be necessary to swear on any pau
ones In other words, positive or constructive
policies are better than negative or destructive
ones This applies to health just as much as TO
anything else in life. SO, don't think you can get
by simply by swearing or on one or two of your
pet vices. Not at all. Your New Year resolu-
tions 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 ohs may ne Groupeu
in pairs and TO advantage, it seems to me Let's
try 1t that way for change.
| will take good care of my body
/ will not abuse IL.
Hold Up Your Right Hand.
This first pair of resolves looks pretty simple,
but if you think minute you will see that 1t IN
cludes n multitude of things. 1t actually is the
whole thing in n nutshell If you swear this par
will have health and happiness all the year ana
YOUR bill at the doctors and the drug store Will
be so small that you can have an extra new dress
instead Let's what 1t does include
will have "house cleaning in the house i
live in.
will not procrastinate in instituting prepar-
edness against disease.
This means that You will have the denust go
over your teeth with absolute regularity once or
twice n wear. but 1t also means that you have
oh IN know that the rest OF your Douy
is at least as important your teeth and that
YOU will have your doctor examine you from heau
to foot and fix up anything that needs II before
nny symptoms appear which would simply mean
that the process had gone on so far that correc-
tion would be much difficult if not imp9s-
sible This would include an examination OF the
urine and the blood pressure both OF whlch
should be 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 1t
means the flushing of the inside of the body so as
to keep the working. 1t means the drink
ing of about gallon of fluid per day Ii also
means keeping the teeth scrupuousy neat,
cleansing them morning. noon and night, so tnmt
they will infect every single mouthful OF tooh
you swallow. What is the use of pure-food laws
II YOU save choice selection of germs between
vour teeth so as to spread them on the food which
Uncle Sam certtes is pure.
If rso means sufficient exercise to maintain
bodily activity, so that circulation Will Keep unihSS
clean inside and prevent stagnation 1t also means
plenty of fresh air that the oxygen Will OIL
date or burn up all the debris and the poisons
and the toxins which are being formed IN every
body all the time the result of eating and or
living.
Keep Smiling.
| will cultivate good cheer.
will avoid anger, hate and moroseness.
1t doesn't hurt to smile. Remember that. IL
isn't hard work 1t doesn't cost anything III
IsriC simply for others that one should smile. 1t
helps ones self more than others. Sing /.
Whistlel Laugh. These things do not cost any
thing. either. and they help n. great deal. We
doctors know that If get patient to
laugh and sing it is pretty sure that he is on the
mend and on 1t 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 sectarianism.
but lust plain common sense backed up by the
lnteSt laboratory experiments All these mental
conditions cause the formation of actually poison
Gus chemicals in the body and at the same time
bI,do t,e activities q normal health