Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-11-02
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tBy DR.. John w. Duke, State Health
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Practical Rules for Right Living.


Practical Rules for Right Living.
a popular belief which. like 80
many other popular beliefs, will not
stand the test OF rigid investigation.
is that life In the country Is more
hcalthful than life In the cities. 1t
should be: unfortunately 1t Is not.
There Is no question that general
conditions In the country. the easier
access to out-Of-dOor life, to closer
touch with nature. tend to health in
a greater degree than general con-
ditions in cities. But in the cities
Greater progress has been made to-
ward eliminating germ diseases and
Improving sanitary conditions. The
| re- ,ult Is that death rates are lower
among our urban than our rural
population. None the less. the oh
er,ance OF certain practical rules
Of right living would insure lower
death and sickness rates in the coun-
try. Some of the more important OF
these rules are:
Value Of Fresh Air.
All windows throughout the house
should he opened every day. The
air within the house should be as
pure as the air outdoors. Country
people who are used to outdoor air
so much of the time should be sure
to have IL when within. The best
temperature Is between 68 and 20
degrees, but there is apparently an
advantage In letting II vary some
what. The more sunshine stream
ing into room the better. Sun
shine and fresh air kill germs and
thereby help to keep away sickness.
The skin should be kept clean and
warm. but should have air. Tight
clothes should not be worn 1t is
important to remember that exercise
in the outdoor air Is as important
I'm winter az in summer. A great
reduction of exercise in winter is
dangerous for the farmer who works
hard in summer in the same way
that 1t is dangerous for an athlete
suddenly to give up training.
Country people have an especially
good chance to sleep out. or at least
To have good fresh air for their bed
rooms. A third OF ones time Is
spent in he'd and during this period
one should have plenty of fresh air.
The hest plan is to sleep out, as in
sleeping porch. healthful Gus
tom which is growing. II sleeping
inside, all the windows should be
opened. Night air is not injurious;
il is beneficial.
Rules for Eating.
Heavy meals should be avoided
Just before heavy work, or when
tired or overheated. 1t is better
not to eat between meals Overeat-
ing in order to gain weight is not
advisable. Weight may be gained
by sleeping as well as by eating.
Foods are of two kinds--repair
food and fuel food. The repair foods
are called proteins. The fuel foods
are called carbohydrates and fats.
a certain amount of protein or re-
pair food must be eaten each day to
replace those parts of the body
which are being worn out. The two
protein foods most eaten are meat
and eggs. but il too much Is eaten
the body receives more protein than
is needed. with n bad eject.
Most persons eat too much soft
food Hard foods. like crusts. toast.
hard fruits and nuts are beneficial
NY 'ANltiS' tIt t'etH anu Keep
them from decaying. Concentrated
foods hav" their value. but the dan
ger with most people is that thev
will eat too much such foods and not
enough Of the bulky or filling foods.
such as lettuce. cucumbers, celery.
spinach. asparagus. cabbage. cauli- |
flower, beets, onions. carrots. par4-
nips. squash. pumpkins. tomatoes,
and other garden vegetables.
Mind and Body.
The mind and body work together.
The mind has a strong effect on the |
health of the body. a fit of ang,
a spell of worry. envy. hate. or jeal- |
ousy may be more exhausting than Il |
hard days work. Forget your wor
ries. The secret of life and happi-
ness seems to be in taking life and
work cheerfully The desire and eff |
Tort to attain this attitude will 20
far to making it permanent.
KEEP LIVER ACTIVE AND Row.