The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-16
Nose Should Be Kept
Unobstructed If One *
. Desires Good Health
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE nRsHBERc.
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- msn Of Verona. smphasisss the
u Importance and prominence OF
. mans proboscis IN the words
70 Jest unseen. inscfntAbie. Invisible
a. q nose on q name faces or
weather cock on q steep1e."
n II IL a. plain % the nose on your
face" that this organ Of curiosity. In
spirstion ana facial adornmsnt must
be kept In order. Il y equally obvious
that the everyday man should know
its hyGiens and care. You cannot
snufR the smell OF mortal change on
earth. II the sundry and various dis
toruions Of the nasal cavity are lightly
dismissed - that ubiquitous
II any particular structure OF the
human form divine honestly deserves
the name Of the organ Of inspiration,
1t Is the nose. One Of the essential
activities Of this part OF the anatomy
IL to breath in fresh air ~ the stale
air OF your lungs 10 displaced to make
Its exodus by way of the mouth.
The mouth II especially the vestibule
n onss Of o. the eSs.
Gent man. hundreds OF hundreds OF
hundreds Of years ago. understood the
hygiene OF life. Tho old Hebrew scrlbes
who TRANSMITTED word OF MOUTH Into
the verses OF Genesis: The Lord God
formed man OF the dust Of the earth.
and breethed into his nostrils the breath
OF life," knew physiology and science
ps.hsps better than the averase uerson
The sound nose 10 q respirator and q
inter as well as Q receptacle for the
sense OF smell. The insertion OF n bit
/ OF cottonwood or some other ARTIFICIAL
to remove the dust and germs in II ere
they penetrate beyond the nostrils. was
| forestalied In tho nose Itself these
l countless years man has trod the earth.
The ctrcuitoup. mase-lRSe tortuosity Of
/ the healthy nose with its spongy. erectile
bones. and devious f hishWays and Syn
| ways sits out the cinders. dirt and mi
| crobes as II simultaneously warns tho
entering AIR to blood heat.
l Chemical and psychological tests OF
the air at the .'adenoid spaces In the
! back OF the well nose after II has en-
tered the nostrils proves II to be almost
80 per cent pure as compared with the
seine air analyzed - It reaches the tip
OF the nose.
Keep Your Nose Unobstructed.
shut your mouth and save your
health" IL. therefore. the slogan in thi'
campaign. Indeed. many years ago q
wise physician. who wrote q book or
diseases OF the nose, used some such
title a. this. Ono OF tho rules OF three
for strong lungs and an unbllghted
and to breathe through the nose.
II you cannot do so. II one or both
nostrfls show distractions. congestion,
or blocked canals. do not rim for rem
ed membrane or the thfckensd Ionsl
correctly restored 70 their original ant
natural shape.
To maintain your health liberal and
accessible air space 'au.i he present II
mouth behind the palate. spong,
masses OF cauliaower-like growths call
ed adcnoids are often present and inter
fere with the Ttsht of way Of fresh air
Merely TO squirt oils and other ant;
septic washes into the nose is neIthe
that compound antisepuc fluids will I,
some decree st1siDk the contested mem
thus deIude you isto tina fancy that thi
makeshift method will do. only q thor
saseway ior air Will rsinvigorsts you
air hungry blood.
In the open air remain pale. snenic ant
run down. Ninc-tenths of the al
they breathe fails to rench the chok
ed. partially starved blood ana It's
Many peoplS by barking back (
their infancy can hnd the cause ]
falsely named ''cataPrhs" In tn
bumps and falls while learning I
walk. This IL not an unusual sourc
. of the nose affections of adult III,
!, How To Avoid Colds"
| lust ~ some sensible persons vis
It . dsntist semi annually to hav
their teeth ovorhauled. II Is tho bet
ter mart Of . hyRienie lie to vonsul
an honest. skillful "rhinolo kist"-s
nose SURGEONS are called-to autic
ipate and forcstSn q further OK
= tension Of the troubles wAiyh wen
Z unrscoGnlzed In childhood.
The nose Of most persohS IL inner
tied as symmetrical vveii-forrne
= affair, whether Ii II Grc0ian. Scmit
!, ic. Roman. Aryan or what-no
Whenever q nose Is not syminetrica
or whenever the int e,nal midlin
leans more into one nSjtril than int
another. some outstceJ force. ncithe
physiological uor hyEisnic. has bee
Show mo the nora that !, pcttet
coddled and svo;ist like a hot hous
that catches eS,d'' easily. Thu
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