The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-19
Edited by DIR. DAVID

Climate Whenever unreasonable grumble and the old weather wise prophets tell us of the way it used to be. Yes, surely the weather is vastly different from what it was when they were young, which is not true at all. Certain parts of the world grow the same trees, fruits and vege- tables that have grown there for thousands Of years, even before the history of mankind and the changes that have occurred are not percepti- ble. These same fruits, trees and veg etables will not grow under differ ent temperatures than those which obtain in their native soil.
 As a matter of fact it is ourselves that change. As we grow older our blood does not circulate so freely and those of us who have thoughtlessIy or ignorantly been in the habit of drinking hard water, that is, water which is highly inapregnated with lime and other salts, find that our arteries are growing old. It is true that a man is as old as his arteries indicate, not according to the years he has lived. To :abitually drink large quantities, daily, of pure soft
 
 kles, stiffened joints and old age for many years beyond which would be ours if we constantly use hard or lime impregnated water.
 As we grow in years, wisdom and experience we realize That a slave we have been to habit and environ ment or surroundings. We are apt to lock upon the spot where we have lived as the most to be desired place on earth. We are in tread-min of habit We do the same things over and over, day after day, month after month and year after year and we worry for fear those things won't be done after we are no longer able to do them. Now if we could only force ourselves to break the bonds Of habit and as we begin to feel the slowing down of the circulation, get ourselves out and away from our ha- | bits and our little one spot, we would find there are other and more desir- able places where climatic condi ions alone would remove ten years of old age accum ulation from our veins and make us not only younger, but hap pier and more prosperous. For many years I have been making careful studies of climatic conditions in the various parts of America and have been able, through the Home Health | Club to make life much more com plete and happy for those who were not properly located. Certain diseases , that seem to be prevalent in certain [ localities are practically unknown in certain other places.
 There are districts in which the death rate is lower than in others and where the average life is much longer. I know one place where A majority of deaths are very sudden. but few old people here die after A long illness. I have kept in touch with the district for many years and I am satisfied that I know the cause and have advised those who want in know how to avoid it. Others I have advised to move to another 1oca- ion.
 I have several tir'es visited a cer- tain locality where there seems to be no rheumatism and I have saen people taken there who were twisted into terribly deformed shapes bv an kinds of rheunna ism called athritis deformous ard they became well. Two or the men never were able to s-raighten all heir joints as con oluon called ankylosis had set in b,,+ the progress of the disease was rested, the pains were gone and inc, could work I never analysed the wa ter they drank but I believe it was he cause of their cure The nIace is a small village in the south and there is no sanitorium. no doctors at all but a good school. Fuel co.ts nothing but the work of cutting. T call IL good place to go for the win ter if you have Rheumatism.
 I found another pIace where neo- n1e QO not have asthma ond who have 1t and go here usually get