Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-10

ta'ty is al it's lowest ebb during the day.
you say: 81 guess must be tired" and
give "A full yaHn, i hcave no and a
stretch. Just upon such surmises are
truths searched for.
YOU yaWn and stretch and stretch and
yawn because you must avoid decay and
staleness. You yawn TO let the red life
stream flow more easily through the ar
terles. That is the fact In a nutshell.
That is why cats, dogs and the other ami.
mails indulge in this procedure. That is
why the woman who sews. tmbToiders,
knits and patches tinds relief and recrI.
p~cratioD in the happy outlet of the yawn
ant stretch, And that is why the chat
legs and the table legs were scratched al
the mems club.
Webster's dictionary says that a yawn
means to open the jaws n%voluutarily
from d"orsiness; 10 cape: to cape with
establishment. But ii does not say that
fresh sunlit air. active, moderate exercise,
such as swimming, tennis or golf. proper
food the proper amount OF sleep and right
living will save you the everready Eek
cuse me, j beg your pardon and all the
other excuses made upon the event Of q
yaWn and stretch.
The story OF the young man out West
WHO killed himself because his associates
made fun OF his ridiculous personal ap-
ncarance reveals a trait Of human nature
which is more or less common to YOU all.
You hate TO have people laugh at YOU.
iou usually know how TO defend yourself
against an assault upon Your person or
an attack upon your possessions. Most
OF YOU know how to come back when
any one seriously criticises your conduct
or questions your integrity. But against
The shafts OF ridicule YOU are helpless.
on would rather take a whipping many
times than be forced to yawn and stretch
IN me presence OF certain persons. but
no matter what they may think Of you or
OF what YOU do, why play bully to your
own health? Rather he polite, eh?
Because Of so.called %politness many a
crime has been committed. While it isn't
Just the most delicate thing TO yaHn or
stretch in the presence Of others, your
body would derive ever so much salts.
facticn if you did. You have often heard
people say after their jaws have had a
good exercise: Pardon. it's lust The
weather." whether il was weather or moi.
And you have heard them make all sorts
OF ridiculous excuses for the fag-signal
of your tissues.
In the street cars during the & O'Clock
rush OF business men and women v no are
homeWard bound, there is usually a pro-
cession or yawns and chuckles. They
seem to be a noutlet for thei. lack Of
sleep, improper outdoor exercise or lack
OF exercise, overWork and fatigue.
kno" a young lady whose daily rou-
tin was something like this: She went
10 a theatre party, card party. dance or
some other meanG of entertainment in the
evening and came lone at about IL or |
O'Clock, when she went almost immedi.
ateiy TO bed. She slept until 10 or II
O'Clock In the morning, and always had
her breakfast and lunch al the same time.
In the afternoon she prepared the frills
anu furbclows she intended to wear that
night or fixed a few little things around
her room. That was her life. Consequent.
~. il was a simple muddle. She accom-.
piished nothing and suffered with head.
aches and n continual desire TO sleep,
yawn and stretch.
This young woman was not alone in her
llfeless living. She was simply O parasite
with many others in.the world. Her mind
was allowed 10 warp and her health al.
lowed TO 20 10 ruins. When she came to
me and asked what was the cause OF h.r
hpysital and mental inactivity | Simply
said: My dear young lady, you're ali
wrong"
That was the beginning of the end and
the end OF the beginning. ! gave her A
chart to follow as near as possible each
day. That has been just six months aeo,
When ! last saw her after ned medicine.
less treatment. she was a picture OF per.
fect health. No more headaches. yawns