The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-12-22

For those who do not care for dancing, cards
either bridge rum" fantan 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 of New Years day. There
plenty OF Others and for most Of ms the others
are much more important, US 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 "donts"
are not advisable. "Do" Is much better than
don't" Positive resolves are better than mega
tive ones IL you swear on enough good habits
II will not be necessary 10 swear or any had
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 of on one or two OF your
pet vices, Not at all. Your New Year resolu.
tons 10 be of any real value, must be construc~
tive. You must decide not only 10 quilt some
things but 10 begin some things. also.
Good resolves and swear ofls mny be grouped
in pairs and to advantage. 1t seems to me. Let's
try II 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,
but IL you think minute you will see that II In
cludes a multitude Of things II actually Is the
whole thing In nutshell If you swear this par
ticular pair of swears and keep your oath. you
will have health and happiness all the year. and
your bill Mt the doctors and the drug store will
be small that you can have nm extra new dress
instead. Let's what Il does include.
| will have "housc cleaning" In the house I
live In.
7 will NOT nrocra sfinste in tnstItutinp prene--
edness against disease.
This means that Won win have the dentist 70
over your teeth with. ahsalnte regularity once or
twice year, but II also means that you have
sense enough In know TINT the rest Of your body
IA at least as important your teeth and that
you will have your doctor examine you from head
TO foot aud Ak up anything that needs II 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 impos-
sihlc This would include mn examination Of the
urine and the blood pressure, both Of which
should be investigated once every year In the
case Of every person over forty years OF age.
viii keep clean inside and out.
will avoid dirt
This means not only the daily bath, but II
means the flushing " the inside Of the body so aA
TO keep the sewers working II means the drink.
ing OF about gallon of fuid per day. II also
means keeping the teeth Scrupulously neat. !
cleansing them morning. noon and night, that
they viii not infect every single mouthfu Of food
Won swallow. What Is the use Of pure-food laws
II you save choice selection of germs between
your teeth as TO spread them on the food which
Uncle Sam csriifes is "purc,"
II elso means sufficient exercise 10 maintain
bodily activity So that circulation will keep things
clean inside and prevent stagnaton. II also means
rlenty os fresh air. that the oxygen will nxi-
date or burn up. ali 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 Smiling
will cultivate good cheer.
will avoid anger hate and saoroseness
II doesn't hurt TO smile. Remember that n
isn't hard work. II doesn't cost anything. II
isp't sIrnnly for others that should smile n
helps ones self even more than others Sing.
Whistle. Laug \. These things do not COS, any
thing. either. and they help great deal. We
doctors know that II we can get pstient TO
laugh and sing II In pretty sure that he IA the
mend and on II good aud strong We also know
that anger. hate. sHlks pesslmism and oil such
horrid things are actually destructive. This II
not Christian Science or any other sectarianism,
hut Just plain common sense backed up by the
latest laboratory experiments All these rental
conditions csgse the formation az actually poison
oas chemicals in the body and st she same time
hildet the activities OF normal health processes