The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-06-11
SUNSHINE.

here is no better medicine, no
liter purifier, no better friend to
III health, cleanliness and long life
a sunshine. Sunshine costs moth
n is refreshing, invigorating. lifegiv-
to both sick and well. People
Hnehow have got the idea that moth
is valuable that does not cost some
Eng, and are apt to value all bless
Is by. the money value they pre-
Rt. 1t is as well always to bear in
nd that the three greatest blessings
Fnanity receives-sunlight, pure air
d water-are all free to all; they are
erywhere and can be had without
|ney and without price. If you
'uld enjoy good health, see that you
ye pure air to breathe all the time,
BIT you receive the direct benefit Of
P sunshine an hour or two every
y, and that you quench your thirst
h nothing but pure water. Houses
puld be so Iuilt that every room oc-
pied for living or sleeping purposes
Pill receive the full benefit of direct
blight at some time of the day. The
PIPING rooms should be large and
Amy, and, If possible, an eastern ex-
Sure to receive the benefit of the
arning sun. Too many shade trees
close to the house are an injury
her than benefit, and should be
noved If they prevent free access of
4 sunlight to all the rooms. Let In
sunshine that is struggling with
IDS, shades and awnings, and let 1t
FITS blessed work of publication.
8ery intimate relations exist be-
zen the sun and digestion. Diges-
and assimilation become weak and
perfect IL the man or animal is not
ely exposed to the direct rays of
sun. No plant or animal can d.
nc In the dark. Plant potato in
pr cellar. II there is a little light,
8t, potato will sprout and try to
&w. But surround 1t with the best
nure. water 1t, do the best for it,
~ you shall keep it in the dark, 1t
pinot digest and grow. See how
nder and pale it is. Now open a
zhdow In another part of the cellar,
II notice how the poor, hungry thing
4 stretch that way. Or give the
Il Tx little twist, and see how it will
down. It can't raise itself again.
4 matter how much food and drink
n give 1t, It can't digest. The proc
4 of digestion, the great function Of
Esimilation, can't go on without sum
Hne. Did you ever notice that grain
owing under trees is not so large
Id does not fill as well as that grow
3 in the open where there Is plenty
sunshine?
The white light of the sun is a most
|werful inhibitory agent for the
owth of all forms of microscopic
Fe. Somehow the actinic rays of
bite light the same that cause the
Iange in the silver salts in photog-
ply, are able to initiate alterations
the chemical constituents of MI
obes that eventually lead to their
mplete destruction. The improve
emit in health among the poor of our
rye cities, as the result OF letting
e light into the tenements, shows
w much good the great solar scav-
lger can accomplish even under I'M
vorable circumstances.
Lack of sunshine tends to mental
,pression. It is astonishing how our
entail condition is improved; how we
eel more inclined to work and take
Etdoor exercise, on sunny days. So
|eat an authority as DR.. Arnold Lo-
Ind, physician to the baths, Carlsbad,
istria, says: LET us be grateful for
cry ray of sunshine, and take advan-
&c of 1t. Some ladies avoid the sun,
1t 1t would be wiser to seek 1t and,
possible, to expose our whole bodies
it's rays. Let US remove all the
Irtains from the rooms in which we
aep or sit, especially from our work
ON. In the train let US sit on the
nny side and not draw the curtain,
Hess we are reading; in short. let us
elk the sunshine wherever it shines.
e shall soon observe how much bet
r we feel after long sojourn in the
in. There is no denying that, as a
lie. those who spend much time in the
IN look better and healthier than
ose who live in dark rooms or Of
,es." Particularly In old age is sun
inc precious, and instinct tells old
.ople that the sun is good for them,
ID they eagerly watch for 1t to shine.
EARN HOW TO LIVE.
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