Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-02
THE GOOD HEALTH
QUESTION BOX
BY DIR. JOHN HARVEY KELLOGG

AN OUTING for a week or a month ONO
"A a year is not enough. Exercise III the
pure air ana sunshine are just as neeoiu'
daily for the maintenance Of health as are
the daily meal, sleep and breathing
The out-of-door life is not Simply =
change Of scene and pleasant recreation IL
is this, but something more. 1t Is an escape
from conditions which are every moment
breeding premature decay and death to con-
ditions which promote health and long lie.
Indoors one Is inoculated with disease and
death. Out of doors one is every moment
catching life and health. vitality, vigor
and stamina from his environment.
The wave of interest In out-of-door sports
out-of-door sleeping. out t-of-door life In gem
eral, which has been rising so rapidly
within the last decade, 10 something more
than q fad. II is no ephemerai iaehion'
II is an instructive protest against the con-
ventional, unphysiologic conditions OF IRE
The human race 10 hardy, and has remark
able power to withstand disease-producine
conditions and agencies; but this tolerance
is only due to the defensive struggle OF tho
body to maintains its normal status
The thirst for the out-of-doors Is the
prayer Of the body for natural life. the
wonderful recuperative power OF out-of-
stration Of the naturalness Of the out-of-
doors and the unnaturalness OF the indoors,
and the amplest Justification OF all the
stress that in late years has been laid upon
this feature Of the hysienic life.
II fresh air, sunshine and a chance to
sleep in the open could be secured only at
a considerable cost Of cash and incon-
venience, nothing would be so popular A
tax on fresh air would assure universal
recognition Of its value.
The summer is a good time to begin the
outdoor life. Move out into tent or II
this is not practical. arrange a sleeping
porch or an awning on the roof. Stay out
OF doors during the sleeping hours at least
When fall comes, 1t will be quite impossi-
BILE to move into the old musty bedroom
It is far easier to establish the out-of-door
habit than the indoor habit. because II Is
natural, and satisfies an innate instinct.
Buttermilk
Sf S az N oss y S:.S the B S.
No. There Is nothing about the use Of
buttermilk Of this kind that can In any
way cause a loss of flesh. In fact, Its use
through the favorable influence Of the lnctic
acid forming ferments upon putrefactive
processes prevents intestinal autointoxica-
ton. and this promotes general health and
assimilation. and thus tends to encourage
gain Of flesh In cases In which this is
| needed. Dextrinixed cereals are fattening in
their tendency II you are losing flesh, the
| probability is you are not taking a suf.
| fcient amount Of food. 1t is possible also
| that there may be other deficiencies In the
diet. An exclusive diet Of cooked food give,
rise sooner or later to various disturbances
of nutrition, among which a loss OF flesh
may be a marked symptom. Some uncooked
food, such as fruits or green vegetables
or both, should be taken at each meal
Care should be taken to secure thorough
movement OF the bowels three timee a day
and the amount Of food should be increased
until there Is evident gain In weight.
Phosphate of Soda for Constipation
Is the use. of phosphate Of soda advisable fol-
| constipation? r. x. B.
The long.contnued use Of any chemical
| substances as a stimulant to the bowels IL
| exceedingly harmful The use of salts
| particularly gives rise 70 intestinal catarrf
| and produces stomach a.. rders.