Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-10
moving. AIR IS GREAT
FACTOR FOR HEALTH
Can Be Enjoyed Without Limit by
Fortunate Owner of Mo-
tor Vohicie.
AVOID MOUTH BREATHING
Careless Dressing, Especially Use of
Fur-Lined Coats in Moderate
Weather, Responsible, Too, for
Colds.

There Is decided difference in being
L motorist and being pedestrian =
that is. from the viewpoint OF health.
AS motorist your chances Of odtliN-
ing your brother of the pavemn nt ;'r@
greater. even though casualty lists o,
dead and MANNED from auto acc.uen )
in year would compare tavcrapiy
with n days engagement on the Somme.
So says DR.. r. II. Bishop, health com
missioner OF Cleveland. q. The hcaith
+ authority asserts that the motoris. has
the ADVANTAGE OF moving air" ana
this, he asserts, Is grea:
Continues the doctor: Seated at the
wheel or in the tonneau OF an auto
mobile, one can drink in vast ouanti-
ties of air tina; Is i'll motion. Fresh air
was formerly valued oal% because OF
the oxygen it orough. - the lungs.
Foul air was condemned because Of the
carbon dioAidc it contained, or because
Of certain alleged orsaH Impurities
cast OFF by the lungs. To-day We kno"
that for perfect health AIR should reach
not only the lungs, but INC skin us
well. The value Of fresh cir Is not SIM
ply due TO oNy@cr, but 10 c"mhln"-
lion OF other in,pcr;am- factors. tnde:
ordinary living conditions the blood
will absorb ali the oxygen IL requires.
The need OF the body tor moving AIR is
sat.
AUToMoDILING ENABLES
ONE TO GET MOVING; AIR
Automobilng enables one TO get the
moving air. 1t is line training Tor the
skin Most people believe that an
important function of the skin is TO
give off waste matter. This function
is limited. Its main duty TO our
bodies is TO prevent them from becom-
Ing unduly heated or ovcr-chilicd.
When we go into cold air or water the
nerves terminating in the skin send
the blood rushing toward the surface
OF the body and We become warmer.
The skin CLOVIS with the circulation OF
the blood beneath it's surface. When
the heat is intense the skin cools the
body through The evaporation of per-
SEPARATION. When the skin has lost
much of it's vigor il is unable "a re-
sist sudden changes i'll temperatures
One becomes susceptible to colds and
drafts. A man whose skin is not re-
sistant TO changes in temperature viii
die under exposure that Will not affect
his neighbor w.ih n hardy skin.
Deep breathing in u comfortable
motor car is of more health value than
active exercise III ordinary indoor at
mosphere. Deep breathing in the open
cir prevents the accumulation OF fat,
as ii acts like pair of bellows on
furnace fro. II Quickcns the digcSt!Ole
process, eats UP food rapidly and quick
" gets rid Of waste products. Oxygen
IL Nlt 'ItIS SNl!Iu4si!1A up'l " IlANll y PN
can safely rely as a depression chaser
and body builder.
GREAT POINT Is TO AVOID
BREATHING THROUGH MOUTH
Avoid breathing through the mouth
This is % especial Importance when
travelling over dusty road, rs the
presence OF dust-laden air is apt 10 be
irritating TO the throat and lungs.
il one is not occupied with driving,
the automobile is an excellent place to
relax the body completely and get the
mind off of the days work. The
power TO relax when fatigue requires it
is an important safeguard OF health,
hut relaxation is almost lost art in
these modern days.
Careless dressing is responsible for
many ailments, ana the man who uses
his automobile as a health builder
should be careful in his dress. Fur
overcoats should be worn by the
motorist only during exposure TO bitter
Medium weight ovcrcoatS and wraps
are less likely 10 create sensitive skin
conditions that soften the Individual
and Invite colds. 10 help make the
body stronG. emily ihc minimum amount
OF cicthi!lS ,ihat' will secure warmth
should be worn. Outer garments
should be adapted to changes in the
weather. People who learn TO clothe
themselves properly are more indepen-
dent OF changing weather conditions
They do not suffer as greatly from cS-
trcmeS OF summer heat or wiptrr cold