The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-07-27
RULES OF LIVING.

RULES OF LIVING.
/. open all windows wide before
you use the room in which you live or
work. Let fresh air in all the time.
The best temperature is between Is
degrees and 10 degrees Fahrenheit.
Open one window at the top and one
at the bottom. The good air comes in
one window and the bad air goes Out
the other. If you feel the air blowing
on you, place a board in front OF the
open window to send the air up. Such
a window board" should always be
used in winter.
People who are used to fresh air
almost never have colds.
Try to keep the air in your house as
pure as the air outdoors. DO not let
dust and smoke stay in the house.
Let in all the sunshine you can.
Sunshine and fresh air Kills germs
and thereby help to keep out sickness.
,. The skin should be kept clean
and warm and should have air. To
keep the body healthy, clothes should
not be tight,
AS most Of us are in heated houses
in winter large part Of the time, we
should wear ight.weight clothes while
in the house. Upon going cut oi.ooors
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Do not wear your hat tight 1t cuts
of the blood from the skin Of the head
and makes you bald. a soft hatis the
best.
Do not wear tight shoes or high
heels.
g. No matter how much air you
have iu the house, it is not as good as
the air outdoors.
Even if the outdoor air is damp and
foggy, it is always healthier than stale
air indoors. THIS is Just rs true in the
city as in the country.
Children who have plenty Of fresh
air at school learn quickly and do not
get sick easily.
Learn to stay in the open air, If
you do not get exercise while at work,
walk at least part of the way TO Or
f'om it, Play games outdoors, il you
can.
4. Some people 10 not have the
chance TO work or play III tue open air
or to get fresh air in their workrooms.
But at night it is different. We spend
third Of our time in bed, and while
we are asleep we can get plenty Of
fresh air.
You should always have all the win
dows in your bedrooms wide open. The
night air will not hurt you. 1t is good
for you. If you breathe good air all
night, you will feel more rested in the
morning and better able to do your
work.
5. Breathe deeply, slowly, regularly,
through the nose. DO not breathe
through the mouth. If we do not oc-
casionally breathe deeply, part Of our
lungs may become useless.
About oneIfth Of the air is "oXy
gen" This IS needed by the blood to
keep US healthy. When you breathe
deeply, you take in more air each time,
and, therefore, more oxygen -
DO not force yourself to breathe ra-
pidly. This IS harmful. breathe
slowly.
g. DO not force yourself to eat too
much, even if you think that you
should weigh more than you do.
Weight may be gained 10y sleeping rs
well as 10y eating.
Chew your food we'll. II you swallow
your food half chewed IL will make
your stomach work too hard
When your body gets hard exercise,
it uses up mpre heat and needs more
food. The food gives back the heat.
II you do not get eXercsd in your
work, you should eat less, or you may
get fat.
DO not eat between meals, You
may overwork your stomach,
DO not eat heavy meals Just before
heavy work. DO not eat heavy meal
when you are very tired or overheated.
II Is then sometimes better TO skip a
meal or to eat fruits or salads. II ov-
erheated, eat foods that take up room
in the stomach but which do not
make much heat. You cap find
the names OF some of these foods under
Rule 3.
Eat little less food in hot weather.
Food makes heat, and in hot weather
you need less heat
I. Foods are Of two kinds REFAIR
fool and FUEL food. The repair foods
are called ''proteins. The fuel foods
are called carbohydrates and fats "
We must eat q certain amount OF
"protein, y or repair food, each day IL