The Washington times., 1917-01-09
POPULAR MEDICINE
BYDR. HIRSHBERG
Intelligent Observation of Rules
of Hygiene Will De-
crease Illness.
By DIR. LEONARD X. HuRsHBERG.

BY DR.. LEONARD Il. HIRSHBERG.
The old saw, Except wind stands as
never it stood, it is an i'll wind that
turns none to good" should be taken
more seriously to heart by the 'shivery.
shaky people" who hug the fire like
house cats.
Ill. indeed, blows the wind that profits
nobody. Even a wind that sounds
trumpet to his purposes and by his
whistling foretells tempest and blus-
tering day has virtues for living things.
When il is, bitter cold and the air
bites, 1t is good test IL this nipping
airs stirs your blood and makes the glow
Of good health show In your cheeks.
Just as the straw. which is thrown into
the air to see which way the wind
blows. so the tingiing color OF your
cheeks and the response of the flesh
to the whipping winds are a measure
of your health. II is the winds that
come lightly whispering to caress or
ruffie the serenity OF your nature.
which point TO the ability OF your skin
and bones to resist swift changes Of
heat or cold.
Those who needs must run quickly
before the wind to find shelter in fear
"a NAiSi NNiH ANCS piONC lIlCIIlSclNtS III
| danger Of many other ma!adies than
pneumonia, septic sore throat and win
ter diseases
Man is often like a persimmon. He is
not at his best until he has been nipped
by the frost and Is prepared to with
stand cold. Then he becomes sweet and
healthy.
Face the Winds.
With old winter shifting and twang-
ing open mans delicate fibres. IL adds
zest and energy to mans work and
play. His life forces are invigorated.
and he puts snap and CO. into his
efforts. not common along "India's coral
strands"
While il is true that most living
! things seem born to blush at their
best in balmy weather, those that
seek. survive. and make the best of
the cold, even on the frigid heights
Of "Greenland's icy mountains" ex-
| hibit a superiority and facility in
| adaptation over the rest of mankind.
Ill health is. perhaps. more preva-
lent in the winter in sections where
two or three near-Zero days are speed
lily followed by days OF thaws, slush,
and dampness, than where toboggan-
ing. skiing. hockey. sleighing, and
| other winter outdoor sports are pos
sible for weeks at a time
The person who is most vigorous
and healthy in January, February, and
March is likely to be the one who
makes the best of cold weather BY
bravely fighting it right in its own
\ lair, than those who seek in every
possible way TO dodge and avoid it,
Guard Your Health.
The bear, the grounding. and other
animals are able to go into winter
quarters" by running into a hole and
pulling the hole in after them" Not
so, man. He is born. perforce. to
face all sorts and conditions of
weather and cannot hibernate" in
the sense that many reptiles, fish, in
fsects, and mammals do. In other
words. he must grin and bear it" as
best a hot-blooded creature can.
Therefore. those who. like Paul
Rainey and others. HE themselves to
the polar regions instead of to warm
climates. can keep the vigor of health
by hunting, shooting, skating, and
the other muscle-moving, natural
Matchmaking sports of King Boreas.
Real winter weather. however. is
e.
You dare not starve yourself and
then suffer fatigue or exhaustion in
germ-laden city streets with the Their
mometer 10 degrees above zero, for
then the natural discomforts of a cut
ting wind may be exaggerated into
destructive disease, such as pneu-
monia.
With modicum of good beef. eggs.
milk, vegetables, and fruit TO be di-
gested into heat and power and new
blood, you may stalk the wIntry
winds within the limits of not freez-
ing life into inactivity. plunge now
and then, for not too long a time, into
the icy great outdoors, will make for
blood, Drawn, bone, and health, while
the enervating dollhouse temperature
of indoors may make you as paIIid
as the proberbial dying lily.
tCopyr't, 1877. by Newspaper Feature ssryi,s