Red Lake news. [volume] (Red Lake, Minn.) 1912-1921, 1919-02-01
HEALTH NOTES.
Germs and Disease

Many different kinds Of germs that do not pro-
duce disease flourish or in our SKINS noses,
mouths and intestnes all the time. We all pass
our germs on to other people who we meet, and
they pass theirs on to US. But this does no harm,
unless disease germs are present too Disease
germs found chiefly in persons who have had
some infectious disease. Neither disease germs
other kinds jump fly from person to
another they carried, chiefly in the discharges
from the nose mouth, bladder and bowels. Al
though most healthy peoples germs not disease
germs and therefore harmless to other people,
it is hard to tell when healthy people may get
disease germs from someone else. Therefore, try
to keep your hands out of your mouth and nose,
and away from other discharges unless they are
washed we'll before for your sake, and then washed
we'll afterwards for others sake. Try to handle
any food, cups, spoons other things which other
people may put into their mouths, unless your
hands are first washed clean from your own nose,
mouth, bowel and bladder discharges. Try not to
leave any fresh moist discharges from your body
where other people animals will touch them and
carry them to other peoples food. Try to get
other people to be careful as you are. Try not
to let other people pass on their germs to you,
especially if they have any kind of disease, tuber-
culosis, typhoid fever, scarlet fever and measles
Food and Water.
Food and water are the most important physical
things for they are what we are made of; we are
about 20 per cent water, the rest food. When
first born weigh about z to 8 pounds. AS adults
12O to 200 pounds. The difference comes from part
of the food and water we have taken in. A large
part of the food eat does not become part Of
us but is burned as fusi to keep our bodies going
Children usually gain weight fast, because they eat
more than they burn up. Adults usually do not
gain weight much; because they burn up about
as much as they eat. Water is the great solvent
and carrier of material from place to place in the
body, blood is nearly all water and carries food
and oxygen to the muscles, brain, etc.. and waste
matter from them to the kidney and lungs. Chill
dren under year should have water and human
nothing else, if possible. Children over year
should be carefully taught to use all good "adult'
foods fats, carbohydrates, protens, salts, water.
All growing children need proteins to add to their
bodies as we'll to repair waste. Sugar, starch
and fats good fuels for children. Healthy
adults need protein for the repair of waste only
Boys from to Is need as much protein a man.
Boys from Ia to 10 need more. Girls of 1 need
as much as women Of 80. Children need protein
in summer although they said to be heating"
cool the children by proper radiation, not by pro-
TEN starvation.
tuberculosis
The only known remedy that will cure tuber-
culoss is the combination of fresh air, rest and
good food. For more than twenty-five years ply
sicians all over the world have been using this
method successfully. No drug. patent medicines
or secret remedy has been discovered that