Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-12-30

For those who do not for dancing, cards,
either bridge. rum" fantan some other popu-
lar game, will do to the hours before twelve
Doctor Smith Talks.
Drinks. smokes and candy are not the only
things to swear off New Years day. There
plenty of others. and for most of the others
are much more important, as fortunately the
readers of this department are not victims of
and tobacco
New Year resolutions however, should
sst entirely of 'swear offs" Too many "don'ts'i
not advisable. DO is much better than
don't" Positive resolves better than mega
tive If you swear on enough good habits
it will not be necessary to "swear off, any bad
ones. In other words, positive constructive
policies are better than negative or destructive
This applies to health just much as to
anything else in life. So, don't think you "get
by" simply by swearing off or two of your
pet vices Not at ALL Your New Year resolu-
tons, 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.
will take good of my body.
Will not abuse 1T.
Hold Up Your Right Hand.
This first pair of resolves looks pretty simple.
but if you think minute you will 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 oath, you
will have health and happiness all the year. and
your bill the doctors and the drug store will
be small that you have extra dress
instead. Let's what it does include
will have "house cleaning in the house
live In.
will not procrastinate in instituting prepar-
edness against disease.
This that you will have the dentist go
your teeth with absolute regularity once or
twice a year, but it also means that you have
enough to know that the rest of your body
is at least important your teeth and that
you will have your doctor examine you from head
to foot and fix up anything that needs 1t before
any symptoms appear, which would simply mean
that the process had gone on so far that correc-
NOT fr1Y,n
sible This would include examination of the
urine and the blood pressure both of which
should be investigated every year in the
case of every person over forty years of age.
L will keep clean inside and out.
L will avoid dirt
This means not only the daily bath. but IL
means the flushing of the inside of the body so as
keep the sewers working. 1t means the drink
ing of about gallon of fluid per day. II also
means keeping the teeth scrupulously neat.
cleansing them morning, noon and night. that
they viii infect every single mouthful of food
you swallow. What is the of pure-food laws
If you choice selection of germs between
your teeth to spread them the food which
Uncle Sam certifes is pure"
1t also sufficient exercise to maintain
bodily activity, that circulation will keep things
clean inside and prevent stagnation 1t also means
plenty OF fresh air that the oxygen will oxi-
date. burn up. all the debris and the posons
and the toxins which being formed in every
body all the time the result of eating and of
living.
Keep Smiling.
will cultivate good cheer.
will avoid anger. hate and moroseness.
1t doesn't hurt to smile Remember that. 1t
isn't hard work. 1t doesn't anything. II
iSn'c simply for others that should smile. Ii
helps ones self than others. Sing
Whistlei Laugh These things do cost any
thing. either. and they help great deal We
doctors know that if get patient TO
laugh and sing it is pretty that he is on the
rnend and on it 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,
hut just 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 same tint
hinder the activities of normal health processey