Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-29

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 are not the only
things to swear off New Years day. There
are plenty Of Others and for most of us the others
are much more important, as fortunately the
readers of this department are not victims OF
rum and tobacco.
New Year resolutions, however, should not con-
sist entirely of "swear OFFS" Too many "don'ts
are not advisable do" is much better than
don't" Positive resolves are better than mega
tive ones. If you "swear on" enough good naDlts
it will not be necessary to "sWear OFF, 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 off on one or two or 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 offs may be grouped
in pairs and to advantage, it seems to me. Let's
try it that way for change.
1 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 1t In
cludes multitude of things. 1t actually is the
whole thing in nutshell. If you swear this par
ticular pair of swears, and keep your oatn you
will have health and happiness all the year, and
your bill at 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 procrastinate in fnstituting prepar-
edneSS against disease.
This means that you will have the dentist go
over your teeth with absolute regularity once or
h,,4; o1c hot Won
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 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-
ton would be much more difficult II not 1mpos-
sible. This would include examination of the
urine and the blood pressure, both of which
should be investigated once every year Ia 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 SC As
TO keep the sewers working. It means the drink
ing of about a gallon of fluid per Cay. 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
il you save choice selection of germs between
Uncle Sam certifieS is pure.
IT also means sufficient exercise to maintain
bodily activity so that circulation will keep things
clean inside and prevent stagnaton. It also means
nlentv OF fresh air, so that the oxygen will oxi-
date. or burn up, all the debris and the poisons
and the toxins which are being formed in every
body all the time as the result of eating and Of
living.
Keep SmiIing.
I will cultivate good cheer.
I will avoid anger, hate and moroseness
1t doesn't hurt to smile. Remember that II
isn't hard work. 1t doesn't cost anything. It
isne simply for others that one should smile. It
helps ones self even than others. Sing !!
Whistler Laugh These things do not cost any
thing either, and they help 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 it good and strong. We also know
that anger, hate, sulks, pessimism and all such
horrid things are actually destructive This is
not Christian Science any other sectarianism,
but lust 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 sarte time
hiader the activities Of normal health processes