Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-09-23
How to
Live
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merge Into one great trunk or centet;
and that 10 activity. Lafe b like ~
great locomotive that gpea screaulne
down our valleys and across eUr
plains The cual In the tender y IKE
food to the man; both furntah ~
heat and are The source ~ power. Tho
breese that tana tho spark n the oro-
box and which kindlae the name. tAae
heals the winter. that produces the
steam. that turns the great drive
wheel. n like "tlaune o. vitality q
man." The .drive-wheel. the pulaae
smokestack. the ringing bell. the -
thing wheels; all telllng ~ that oloo
tidings Or friends are being brought u
us--ls cheerfulnes& Al good and No.
ful things ara ectlvA The cAeoF1u1
1re that warns IN, ~ cooks our food,
u roaring. cracking. danclAg, teap6oG
Tho sparkling water that QuencAeo o.
thirst COMES trickling down over ~
pebbles. Or falls 10 rain. psnetSAt6o
the earth. until Il strikes the be1 rock.
and then comes bubhling W aoniAs
ever moving. Tho light that colAeo -
~ from the sun 10 generated ~ vioEA-
tion. The wind that blows h only The
result Of natures activity. Tho air =
only pure when In constant nacttco. :
cessation Of activity 10 succeeded ~
stagnation. and stsgnation means d.
ease aud death.
Isest--yes, most asauredly, ron must
rest. hut get tired first. and then enjoy
every moment OF your rest 70 the full
est extent possible. What % Il to ~
tiredf IN tell you. There are two
sources which supply the body with
materials with which the blood u ever
bsisily engaged In rebuilding or REPLACE
Ing the countless little cells which
make up our body. The one u the
food which Ii operated on b. the
digestive organs. aud the other u tho
oxygen which u aasimilatcd b. the
lungs. n our exercise II Z little -
excess Of that which our bodies are %.
customed to. the tissues Of the body
are broken down mora rapidly than
the blood Gun refuruish, and with the
nat chest and undevelOpsd lungs, the
blood IL not furnished With enough
oxygen. and thus the niscles md
nerves are being starved and cry oat
for rest; or. IN other words. that ron
cease to draw upon them until the
blood has time and opportunity to -
new itself. II proper food II furnished
rest will stop the destruction Of tn.
sue: the lungs will soon furnish sur.
hcient oxygen and the normal coudt
ton will soon be established. Nature
provided many helps To digestion. such
~ cleanliness, pure air. sunshine. and
cheerful surroundings; but the only
possible means OF distribution. dcvel.
OpInent. strength and health are b.
proper exercise.
Health. tong life. education. prog.
ress. In short. everything Of worth &C.
complished In life depends on mental
and physical activity properly d.
rectcd. II physical stamina. health.
and intellectual culture are to I've At.
tained. mental and physical activity
must be NO regulated and Systematixetl
to not only symlne,ricaily develop both
brain ind body. but to simultaneously
Develop one with the other. An an.
symtneiricaliy developed body Will moi
have stamina or remain long In health.
nor viii a brain that In not all-round
or symmetrically developed reason
logically; nor. on the other hand. will
a developed brain In dwarfed body,
or dwarfed brain In a developed
body. accomplish great things. All life
II movement. II Ii Its very essence.
LEARN HOW TO LIVE.
The old man whose brain is sound.
and who ~ not ashamed 10 keep on
thinking and working. rejoices, even
In the evening Of life. In the world and
people and the happiness Of youth, and
enjoys love and consideration instead
Of being the object Of aversion or
ridicuie.
Keep mind and body active. Fight
vigorously against worry and despoO-
dcncy. One great remedy IL to take
short views. II Is no nse trying to run
away from difficulties. they are sure
to os~rtake you. Face them bodily
and they will often vanish.
Activity II the presence Of functiO0.
An active man Is seldom Respondent.
To be idle Ia to suffer. Activity may
lead to evil. but inactivity cannot lead
to good. You have not d faculty Of
body. mind or soul, whose law G
strength Is not action.
Obliterate everything disagreeabIo
from yesterday. Start out with =
clean sheet for today, and write upon
II for sweet memory's sake only those
things which are lovely and lovable.
The amount Of abuse which tn
modern civilized stomach can wfth.
stand In an eternal monument "a n
perfecting powers Of the svolutionai
survival Of the fittest.
With some people the qucatioo T.
not how much good In this food -
ing TO do me, Int, how pleasant Il WIN
faAtO FIR IN fnata ~ svhala u a.