The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-02

OF6nu NapluS, MICH, appeared III MI
not last Friday under the auspices of
the Minot Rotary club, giving four
addresses that day. He made the trip
from Chicago, returning to that city
the following day. His work was of
the greatest Importance and several
thousand people heard the four lee
lures, the result of which cannot help
but prove Of great benefit to~our COM
munity.
At two o'clock that afternoon, he
spoke to the boys and girls at the high
school and at four o'clock, he address
sed large number Of women at the
high school auditorium At six o'clock
he spoke to the Rotarians at the AS
sociatiOn of Commerce rooms and at
eight o'clock delivered his famous le:-
ture at the auditorium on "How to
Live a Hundred Years"
Perhaps his most important address
was delivered to the men and boys at
the Association of Commerce rooms
He spoke plainly on number of i'm
portant subjects and handled the deli
cate subject in very impressive man.
ner. He told what every father ought
to tell his son. Every father ought to
tell his boy Of six or seven Of his
origin before the lad learns Of it from
some older boy or from some other
man, which is always sure to happen.
The father should tell his boy to lead
a clean life, not so much thru fear of
punishment, but should impress upon
him that if the lad is to take his place
among the foremost ranks in athletics,
he must follow good habits. At the
auditorium, the women were given
the same advice concerning their
daughters.
Dr.. Barker's address at the audi
torium in the evening was OF great
Importance. For one to enjoy the
best of health here are his recommen-
dations that anyone can practice.
Drink one glass Of hot water
on getting up in the morning putting
from one-fourth to one-half teaspoon
Of salt in it. Follow in five minutes
with glass of cold water.
2-Iie down on back on bed or
floor, for five minutes abdominal ex-
ercise. which the doctor later demon
strated.
3-Diet-For one troubled with
chronic constipation, avoid eating
meat until you get well, and then eat
meat only once day. Eat cereals
such as whole wheat, cracked OF
shredded wheat, bran, oatmeal, grape.
nuts, corn flakes. Avoid white bread
Corn meal bread is good, and whole
wheat bread better.
Eat green vegetables, such as spin.
ach, beet greens, celery, lettuce, raw
cabbage, asparagus, radishes, onions
turnips and potatoes baked or boiled
but NEVER FRIED.
Eat fruit--oranges, grape fruit, ap
Piles, peaches, pears, prunes, ralslnSS
melons and dates with figs occasion
ally. Swallow the grape seeds, which
never have caused appendicitis. Ea
nuts of all kinds and drink from 81!
to l2 glasses Of water.a a day.
Sip water with your meals, bl'
don't wash down the food.
Eat an apples, orange or figs befoI
going to bed, but if troubled with aci'
stomach, don't eat apples before go
ing to bed, but drink water with
couple of tablespoons Of bran in it.
Mr.. Barker then demonstrate
twelve forms of exercises which n
recommends.
He recommends drinking three cup
of buttermilk day.
He told of Bulgaria with a popula
tion of 100000 where there are owe
over 1000 people who are over ~
years Of age, more than we have i
the United States with pOpulatio
of hundred million. Bulgarian chi
dren do not eat meat before they al
12, and the people of that country ca
very little meat between 40 and 3
and none after that. =,