The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-11-18
LESS WORK FOR the DOCTORS.

j TX WYNN FON " CSNAS
Far more important and encouraging
/ as signs Of the times" than any de-
velopments In politics or industry u
the publicity given IN newspapers and
I magazines To health topics. This
means future generations with purer
I blood, stronger muscles. more cour
| ageous brains And that. Ia turn.
means that all the problems Of living
personal social poliucal-will be
met aud taken care Of No physically
robust people was ever enslaved or
was ever retrogressive The first warn.
. ing OF the downfall OF the Roman en-
plre before the northern races was the
throngs OF Neakllngs IN the pestilence
haunted cities Of the Mediterranean.
Heretofore In the worlds history CIV
fization has meant decay, because II
has meant taking q nations best from
the healthful, open-air toll Of the coun-
try. and degenerating Il In n6lsome
cities where the very ideals Of happl-
ness involve destruction Of health. And
our civilization OF over-abundant food,
OF automobiles, and OF all manner Of
muscle-deeaylng machinery, would
have meant speedy ruin to us Of the
modern world had Il not been for the
progress Of sanitary science.
The first fruit OF this progress has
been the skepticism regarding the value
Of drugs aud the passing OF the fam
ny doctor-two developments that are
so rapid that we hardly appreciate
them as yet. Il Is a grand advance
that we have made In discovering that
the body does not wish 60 be sick,
does not accidentally get sick but, on
the contrary, wishes TO stay well, and
VIII stay well II its owner is not ig-
norant or reckless. This discovery
will make two great changes IN our
system Of education The first viii
be the teaching Of breathing To
breathe properly means health, long
life. capacity for work. Yet. today,
how few people know how 10 breathef
The second great educational change
viii be IN the matter Of diet. In this
Country anu VI itFHhtfN wv VI AaAAhlfN
except France we are still eating the
things our forefathers managed 70 d.
gest when they we're toillnE md sweat
Ing terribly IN the open air, instead OF
sitting at office desks
Nature made the appetite for food
keen because she had TO deal with CON
ditlons IN which the food supply was
short and hard TO reach and II the APP
petite had not been keen, the animal
would have given up the struggle.
We ignore the changed conditions, and
use Natures no longer necessary bait |
as an exercise for stufIing ourselves |
three times a day and eating between
meals If II weren't that sanitation is 4
much better nowadays. and cooking 4
also. the consequences would be worse I
than they are. As II is, we suffer 4
great deal from rheumatism. "over |
work" and nervous prostration," /
don't WEI
II is pleasant to eat all we want. /
II is more comfortable 10 ride in an /
automobile and breathe lazily IN one
corner of the lungs. than TO walk and
take deep brcaths. But, It isn't the
way to be long lived and healthy. And
II is the way TO let the other fellow
who breathes and exercises and eats
properly distance us.
The man who wishes 10 avoid doc
tors and preserve the full integrity Of
his functions 70 q ripe old age must
avoid excuses OF every description,
have plenty Of fresh air, moderate
amount Of good nutritious food and
must, Furthermore, endeavor to employ
the higher faculties Of his mind some
what more energctically than Is usual
Is customary. Mans destiny as re
CARDS the body Is TO great extent In
his own keeping and. unless disease
is Inherited he will In all probability.
live threescore years and more II the
body is properly developed and cared
for
7 rlpN HOW tn 1--WE