The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-12-16

greater purifier. no better friend TO
good health, cleanliness and long life
than sunshine Sunshine costs moth
Ing. Is refreshing. Invigorating lifegiv-
ing to both sick aud well. People
somehow have got the idea that moth
ing is valuable that does not cost some
thing and are apt 10 value all bless
lngs by the money value they pre-
sent. II is as well always to bear IN
mind that the three greatest blessings
humanity sunlight, pure air
and Water-are all free 10 all /, they are
everywhere and can be had without
money and without price. II you
would enjoy good health. see that you
have pure air 10 breathe all the time,
that you receive the direct benefit OF
the sunshine an hour or two every
day, and that you quench your thirst
with nothing but pure water. Houses
should be so built that every room &C.
cupled for living or sleeping purposes
shall receive the full benefit OF direct
sunlight at some time of the day. The
sleeping rooms should be large ana
ro0my. and, IL possible an eastern ex.
posture TO receive the benefit OF the
morning sun. Too many shade trees
too close 20 the house are an injury
rather than a benefit, and should be
removed II they prevent free access OF
the sunlight 10 all the rooms. Let In
the sunshine that is struggling with
blinds, shades and awnings and let II
do It's blessed work OF publication.
Very intimate relations exist be
tween the sun and digestion. Diges-
ton and assimilation become weak and
imperfect II the man or animal is not
freely exposed 10 the direct rays OF
the sun No plant or animal can di-
gest in the dark Plant potato in
your cellar. If there is a little light,
that potato will sprout and try 20
grow. But surround IL with the best
manure, water IL, do the best for II,
only you shall keep It In the dark. ii
cannot digest and grow. See how
slender and pale Il is. Now open
window In another part of the cellar,
and notice how the poor, hungry thing
will stretch that way. or give the
stalk a little twist, and see how II will
lie down. II can't raise itself again.
No matter how much food and drink
you give II, it can't digest. The proc
ess of digestion, the great function OF
assimilation, can't go on without sun
shine. Did you ever notice that grain
growing under trees is not so large
and does not I'LL as well as that grow
ing in the open where there Is plenty
of sunshine2
The white light of the sun is a most
powerful inhibltory agent for the
growth OF all forms of microscopic
life Somehow the actinie rays OF
white light, the same that cause the
change in the silver salts In photog-
raphy, are able to Initiate alterations
In the chemical constituents of mi
crobes that eventually lead to their
complete destruction. The improve
ment I'm health among the poor of our
large cities. as the result of letting
the light into the tenements. shows
how much good the great solar scav-
enger can accomplish even under I'M
favorable circumstances.
Lack Of sunshine tends TO mental
depression II Is astonishing how our
mental condition is improved how We
feel more inclined to work and take
outdoor exercise, on sunny days So
great an authority as DR. Arnold Lo
rand. physician TO the baths. Carlsbad,
Austria. says: 'Let us he gratefA for
every ray OF sunshine and take advan-
tage of IT, Some ladies avoid the sun.
but IL would be wiser 10 seek IL and.
II possible. 10 expose eur whole bodies
20 its rays. Let US remove all the
curtains from the rooms in which we
sleep or sit, especially from our work
room. In the train let ms sit on the
sunny side and not draw the curtain,
unless we are reading; in short let US
seek the sunshine wherever IL shines.
We shall soon observe how much bet
ter We feel after long sojourn 10 the
sun. There r. no denying that. as
rule, those who spend much time In the
sun look better and healthier than
those who live IN dark rooms or Of
fees" Particularly In old age Is sun
shine precious. and instinct tells old
people that the sun is good for them,
and they eagerly watch for il 10 shine
LEARN HOW TO LIVE
one ~ the principal benefits derived
from vacation al The seaside IS the
comparative freedom one mhy have IN
dress. which may he adapted % expose
the body to the SUMS rays
il IS not only the mrt 81 expedleHcy
but morally imperative for everg ole
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weu. steadily and sell
All men desire 8ness. h8t fea
kn0w how q ., wise 70
seek Tor Interests rather than pleas
ures
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