Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-23
Prescription
Druggists
Your. Health
and Its Care

When an 0gine or a piece OF ma
chlnerv begins working badly She
person in charge locates the trouble
and then has repairs made.
No engineer or machinist worthy
OF the name would think OF running
a machine without frequent inspec-
tions and resulting repairs.
Now, the human body Is a most
delicate or complicated engine or
machine. Ordinarily II does not re-
auire nearly as much care and at
.tention as an engine and will run
a great deal smoother and last a
great deal longer.
But iust like an engine II needs a
reasonable amount OF attention, su-
pervis!on or inspection and frequent
minor tepairsI that IL made in time
would prevent a serious breakdown.
The art of keeping well Is nothing
more than a knack of keeping In
Hood repair. A bit Of timely repair
work and n great many insidious
disorders and ailments may be
readily avoided. or at least post
poned.
PERIODIC examinations OF the body
will enable one TO take precautions
which will prevent almost any one
Of the chronic diseases, such as
BriKhts disease, diabetes, harden
ing of the arteries. chtonic heart
trouble, stomach and digestive dis
turbances. and even tuberculosis.
II person who Is feeling run
down will carefully check over his
daily habits with a competent physi-
clan the latter will in most cases be
able to suggest simple changes or
correction in thesefdaily habits that
will bring a person back to normal
and thus prevent chronic disease ana
death itself.
But II is not altogether a question
OF living longer. 1t Is also a ques-
ton OF living better, in other words,
a question OF efficiency.
II is one thing to be barely able
TO drag along from day to day eking
out a mere existence, and that at
great sacrifice of nervous energy.
pain and discomfort, and another
thing to do a days work with ease
and comfort and have strength, en-
ergv and vitality to spare.
Such is simply the difference be-
tween keeping the human engine In
good repair or in poor condition.
Were we as wise concerning our hu-
man engine as an engineer Is with
his thing OF iron and steel, we would
have our little physical leaks, los'
motion and repairs taken care OF at
once and not allow them to handicap
us In the race Of life or consign us to
the scrap pile soon after forty.
Who would think OF running an
automobile dav after dav without
paying the slightest attention to the
maintainance OF the machine? Every
owner Of an automobile l:nocs that
Il Is far cheaper for him TO look
over his machine. even more or less
surerficiallv every time he uses n,
and to occasionally give II a thorough
inspection. than II Is TO run a ma
chine till a complete breakdown oc-
ours Everybody knows that Just a
reasonable amount OF attention
would bn far cheaper and more salts
factory in everv way
Just so, careful annual physical
examinations are wonderful means
of 'stPving off or preventing a great
lIst of deganerative diseases and in
the meantime by this means our
physical efficiency and health are
wonderfully improved
Crossed Eyes,
G. w. w: When the muscle
which turns tho ewes in is stronger
than the one which turns them out
then crossed eyes result. Sometimes
this Is. caused nv strain or Illness
IN such cases rest will cure them
But when 1t Is purely a case of one
muscle being stronger than the
other then an operation is needed
TO cure.
Copyright, 1918, by r. II. Rishop
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