Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-12-22

For those who do not care for dancing, cDus'
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 off New Years day. Ihere
are plenty of Others and for most of us the others
are much more important, as fortunately the
readers of this department are not Victims Oh
rum and tobacco.
New Year resolutions, however, should not CON
sist entirely of "swear offs" Too many "don'ts"
are not advisable. DO" is much better than
"don't" Positive resolves are better than mega
tive ones If you "swear on" enough good habits
it will not be necessary to swear OH any Dau
ones In other words, positive or constructive
policies are better than negative or destructive
ones This applies to health just as much us to
anything else in life. So, don't think you can get
by" simply by swearing off on one or two Oh your
net vices Not ut ALL Your New Year resou-
tions, 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 care 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 see that 1t In
cIudes n multitude of things. 1t actually is the
whole thing in n 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 at the doctors and the drug store VIII
be so small that you can have an extra new dress
Instead. Let's see what 1t does include.
will have "house cleaning in the house I
live in
will not procrastnate in instituting prepar-
edness against disease.
This means that you will have the dentist go
over your teeth with absolute regularity once or
twice n year, but 1t also means that you have
sense enough to know that the rest of your BODY
Is at least as important your teeth and that
amin
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-
ton would be much more difficult II not iinpos-
sible This would include an 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.
will keep clean inside and out.
will avoid dirt.
This not only the daily bath. but II
means the flushing of the inside of the body so as
to keep the sewers working 1t means the drink
ing of about gallon of fluid per day. 1t also
means keeping the teeth scrupulously neat,
cleansing them morning. noon and night. so that
they will not infect every single mouthfu OF food
You swallow. What is the use of pure-food laws
If you save choice selection of germs between
your teeth TO spread them on the food which
Uncle Sam certifies is pure"
1t also means sufficient exercise to maintain
bodily activity. that circulation will keep things
clean inside and prevent stagnnton. 1t also means
date or burn up. all the debris and the poisons
and the toxins which are being formed in every
body all the time rs the result of eating and Of
li~iag.
Keep Smiling.
I wiIl cultivate good cheer
I will avoid anger. hate and moroseness.
1t doesn't hurt to smile. Remember that. 1t
isn't hard work. 1t doesn't cost anything. IL
issC simply for others that one should smile. 1t
helps ones self even more than others. slngl
whistle. laugh These things do not cost any
thing, either and they help great deal We
doctors know that if get patient to
laugh and sing 1t is pretty sure that he is on the
mend and it good and strong. We also know
that anger hate. sulks. pessimism and all such
h0rrid things actually destructive. This is
not Christian Science any other sectnrianism,
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 time
hidder the activities of normal health processes.