Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-14
THE GOOD HEALTH
QUESTION BOX
BY DR.. JOHN HARVEY KELLOGG
The CoId-Air Bath

ENERALLY the best time for a cold
VI bath is Immediately on rising in the
morning. In many cases It Is well TO begin
with cold-ar bath. The patient gets out
or bed, removes his sleeping garments and
walks about the room while rubbing the
skin vigorously with the hands swinging
the arms about, hopping up and down. or
exercising with light dumb-bes or Indian
clubs.
Feeble patients may lie upon the bed with
the clothing removed, and exercise by rails
ing the legs, swinging the arms about roll
ing over, deep breathing, etc. As soon as
the slightest chilly sensation Is felt, the pa
tient should return TO bed, cover well and
rest until good reaction occurs that is
until he feels warm andicomfortabe.
In winter time a cod-air bath may be
made most effective tonic measure. When
the temperature of the air is very low the
time of exposure may he made quite short
and the body may be exposed three or four
times for one or two minutes at time.
An important point is to secure n good
reaction after every exposure to the cold
air. In warm weather. cooling effects may
be obtained by means of an electric fan.
Worms
what Is the cause and remedy for worms.
JOHN w.
The human alimentary canal Is subject
to infection by several different species of
worms. Some of these inhabit the small
and others the large intestine. No animal
parasites of any sort locate themselves in
the stomach, for the reason that they are
not able to withstand the digestive action
of the gastric juice. Several of the parasitic
worms which infect the intestine, particu-
larly those found in the colon, are intro
duced into the body through the eating of
fresh vegetables which have been infected
through fertilization by excreta. especially
human eXcreta When worms are present
they may usually be found in the excreta,
Each particular species Of worm reauires
its own remedy. When worms are found,
a competent physician should be employed,
Thumb Sucking
Is thumb sucking harmful to a baby? II so.
how can 1t be prevented? MRS. H. D.
This practice tends to produce certain
deformities of the teeth and Jaws and per-
haps still more serious injury. Various
measures of prevention have been adopted
The hands may be incased in mitts
still another method is to place a rather
Stin bandage about the middle Of the arm
so as TO make it impossible for the child
to bend the elbow sufficiently to reach the
mouth, These restricting means should
not be continued so long as to interfere
with the proper development of the hands
and arms.
lnfiamed TOnsils
VIII Inflammation of the tonss lead to rheu
"'a'isIn' A, B. w.
recent studies have shown that chronic
Inflammation OF the tonsils Is very fre-
quentiy the cause of rheumatism.
Daily Bath
Is the daily bath essential to health?
For sedentary people, yes. Persons who
I'VE active lives, especially wild tribes, who
liVe IN the open and wear little clothing do
NOT heed the benefits of the daily bath
Ihe daily cold bath and frequent warm
baths compensate to some degree for tho
lack OF exercise and out-of-door life. The
daily bath is not much used by the labor
ing classes, yet the active out -of-door life
led by them gives them greater longevity
than the so-called better class