Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-01
Health Officer Foulks Says
Discomfort Impairs
+. Efficiency
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IT BREEDS DISEASE
Good Health May Be Turned Into
Riches But Riches Cannot Be
Turned Into Good Health.


indeed, and those who come in con-
tact with him are bound 90 feel his
influence for good, yet look upon him
with certain degree cf envy,
feeling that he is really getting
more out of life than they are. And
he is without any doubt, for life is
much what you wish to make it!
A home can be made pleasant
and peaceful refuge, a quiet port
and safe harbor into which We can
run to escape the many sudden
storms of life. Or on the other
hand, it can be made place of
discord, petty strife, useless argu-
ments and endless complaints-an
atmosphere Of general discomfort.
: No person can long remain IN
such an atmosphere and still keep
health in mind and body. Such
condition is destructive.
No person can be discontented and
happy, and an unhappy man cannot
long remain physically and mentally
we'll.
Discomfort is purely a state OF
mind. 1t is looking at life from
the wrong point of view. The dis
contented man assumes that things
are all wrong, hence ne cannot rec :..
ognize good when he sees it, and ne
soon gets into such an abnormal
mental state that he would hate to
he forced to admit that anything
could be good.
And the worst of it is this disease
for cannot name it otherwise
is highly infectious, To prove this
statement<sI need only call attention
to the genera, unrest and distontent
now spreading like CONTAGIOUS DIS
ease all over the country at the pres
ent time. =! I'll,
To be happy and ..contented with
your lot does not mean that you can
sit down and dream away your l'fe
in peace; ! Far from it. The! truly
happy and contented mani is a ray
Of sunshine, lighting up the darker
maths Of life. He is. glad ne is alive
and able tov seesths bright side of
things. Ne,cloud is toe. black to
prevent him from seeingzs>its silver
lining. Being. happy and content
ed, he sees things with clear Wis
ion and strives always to move on
ward and upward to better things
lifting others with him.
He derives al peculiar joy in dong
good, and as he benefits others ana
makes life better about him. ne aaos
to; his own peace of mind. and con-
tentment. He is constant seeker
after human, happiness and ne 1lnos
it. Mark that point well.
Such man is a student of nature.
She is the one great teacher OF the
human race. Her book is always
open, but We must study, Her store
house is full, and she. is liberal, but
we must render her some service.
She is kind and sympathetic, but we
must obey her laws. Our fate is
in our own hands. Our actions are
under our own control. Our bodies
are in our own keeping. And our
minds file away a record of it all ;.
The man who thinks clean. lives
clean and keeps his surroundings
clean, is storing up health and hap
piness in a bank that never fails to
pay the highest rate of interest.
Money alone brings neither health
nor happiness, The rich man often
has "a poor stomach Good health
may be turned into riches, but riches
cannot be turned into good health
Laugh. and the world laughs
with you, weep, and you weep
alone"
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