The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-12-30
How to
Live
Common Sense Comments on
Health, Happiness and
Longevity
By GEORGE r. BUTLER
A. NJ. NJ D.
MENTAL HABITS.

the complaint habit. Make the best
OF things" This homely phrase n.
after all. the shibboleth Of life. II II
the faculty OF seeing some good--of
drawing some inspiration from the
most hidden source that makes life
endurable. thar glorifies IT, Life II
pleasant or unpleasant. hard or easy.
according to the way you look at II.
the way you think OF life. Thoughts
govern action. and he who governs his
thoughts Is master Of his destiny. Des-
tiny Is not about you. but within
you. Healthful. hopeful. optimistic
thoughts are essential to strong minds
and bodies.
Worry Is one Of the very bad men
tai habits: II Injuries beyond repair
certain cells Of the brain; and the
brain being the nutrient center Of the
body. the other organs become gradu-
ally injured and when some disease
Of these organs or q combination OF
them arises. death finally ensues. Thus
may the habit Of worrying kill. Only
too often mental habits are morbid
In their nature. and consequently cast
a morbid influence upon the physical
system over which they rule. Espe
cially Is this true when our minds are
conferred on the involuntary functions
of the body. A man who has his mind
constantly upon his digestion will soon
have indigestion. Nature purposes to
run her own machinery. and when we
undertake 10 supplant II by human
plans or artificial ways we destroy the
natural process and disease results.
Thinking Of what Is eaten during or
after meals is a dangerous practice.
and II continued until Il becomes
habit will be q greater obstacle In the
way OF curing any disease OF the stom.
ach than any other factor.
person who suffers pain. and
suffers his mind to revert to II con
stantly, establishes nerve habit OF
pain, and the sense OF pain grows,
while the capacity TO endure pain less
ems. There can he no greater calam-
ity 10 chronic invsllds than that they
get together and tell their ailments to
u
ing disease and rendering II less cur
able. II should always be the aim TO
cultivate reverse habits of express
sion to those we feel during III
ness Sickness is not the least OF the
opportunities In life. II Is the time
for reflection. II does not come by ac
cident usually. hut Is the effect Of
cause. Reason and reflect upon the
cause rather than the effect The break
In the wrong modes Of living which
Is present affords the best opI'ortu-
nifty TO change the bad mental habits
and start in better ways.
Many people go into society just for
the purpose OF telling their aches and
pains and troubles. Such people should
be sent to the pest house and kept in
quarantine until they are cured; they
are as untouched by the myriad happy
influences Of life as the mole is by the
light OF a star or the fash Of comet.
They say mo one Is as bad of as
am" Their salutation Is always one
that plunges AT once into the condition
OF the liver. stomach. nerves. or some
bodily ailment. Forgei Il Don't get
the habit OF talking about sickness
with every one you meet. Can't You
find a topic OF conversation more ele-
waiting than that OF your aches and
pains and tfoublesf
Cheerfulness is TO the body what
sunshine Is TO vegetation. Hence with
person who is in search Of health.
the essential thing to do is to cultivate
cheerfulness. hopefulness. courage, and
not allow ones self to think OF his ills.
much less TO talk about them, except
TO those who may find II necessary to
know them In order TO properly direct
his life. LEARN HOW TO LIVE.
Keep the nests clean and well lit
tered
Gather eggs frequently and keep
them In cool place.
Bread and milk make an excellent
feed for young gosllngs.
Feed well-balanced ration with
,plenty OF variety and II possible give
free range.
Eggs TO be preserved should be
strictly fresh. clean, unwashed. firm
and free from cracks.
The deepest-rooted cause of disease
Is that overworking Of the brain aud
over-excitement Of the nervous system.
which are the necessary consequences
OF their Intense activity. Hence.
nervous prostration. nervous dyspep.
STA. consumption. Brlght's disease. and
innumerable other maladles. In a
word, the American often works him.
self 20 death.
Play Is the great harmonizer OF the
human faculties Over-strained and
made inharmonious by labor. II is the
agency that keeps alive and In healthy
activity the faculties and sympathes