The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-12-22

For those who do not care for dancing cn Us,
either bridge rum" fantan or some other popu-
lnr game will do to pass the hours before twelve
Doctor Smith Talks.
Drinks smokes and candy are not the only
things to swear OF on New Years day. Inere
are plenty of Others and for most OF US the others
ure much more important, as fortunately the
readers of this department are not Nctlihs 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 II you swear on" enough good habits
II will not be necessary to "swear off, any bad
ones. In other words positive or constructive
policies are better than negative or destructive
ones This applies to health just as much as to
anything else In life. So. don't think you can get
by" simply by swearing of on one or two OF your
net 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 offs may be grouped
in pairs, and to advantage, 1t seems to me. Let's
try 1t that way for change
will take good Of my body
I will not abuse It,
Hold Up Your Right Hand.
This first pair OF resolves looks pretty simple,
but If you think a minute you will see that 1t In
cludes 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 will
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
live In.
will not procrastinate in nstituting prepar
edness against disease.
This means that YOU will have the dentist 60
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 as your teeth and that
you will have your doctor examine you from head
70 foot and fix up anything that needs it before
any symptoms appear, which would simply mean
that the process had gone on so far that correc-
ton would be much more difficult If not impos-
sible This would include an examination Of the
urine and the blood pressure, both of which
should be investigated once every year in the
case Of every person over forty years of age
will keep clean inside and out.
will avoid dirt.
This means not only the daily BATH but 1t
means the flushing of the inside Of the body so as
to keep the sewers working. 1t means the drink
ing of about a gallon of fluid per day. 1t also
means keeping the teeth scrupuiousiy neat,
cleansing them morning. noon and night, so that
tbey will not infect every single mouthful Of food
Won swallow What Is the of pure-food laws
IL Won save a choice selection Of germs between
your teeth so as to spread them on the food which
Uncle Sam certifes is pure"
II clso means sufficient exercise to maintain
clean inside and prevent stagnaton. 1t also means
plenty of fresh air, that the oxygen will oxi-
date or burn up, all the debris and the poisons
and the toxins which being formed In every
body all the time the result Of eating and Of
liwt3g.
Keep Smiling.
VIII cultivate good cheer.
will avoid anger hate and moroseness.
It doesn't hurt to smile. Remember that. 1t
isn't hard work 1t doesn't cost anything. 1t
isn't simply for others that one should smile. 1t
helps ones self than others. Sing
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 IT is pretty sure that he is on the
mend and on 1t good and strong. We also know
that anger hate, sulks. pessmism and all such
horrid things are actually destructive. This is
not Christian Science or any other sectaranism,
but lust plain common sense backed up by the
latest laboratory experiments. All these mental
conditions cause the formation of actually poison
ous chemicals in the body and at the same time
hinder the activities Of normal health processes