The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-04-15

ty4M1Hlll cause it affects your earning capac-
ANl ity, you are desirous of overcoming
that handicap. You must learn to earn your
living with your head rather than with your
body, hands, and feet By the time your
training is completed, you will have removed
that handicap. After two years you are zap
parently healed" 1t takes from three to four
years to get really well. 1t is is very slow
process. There are many pitfalls along the
road; it means following the straight and
narrow way. You must plan your life ac-
cordingly.
How to aid nature in your battle for
health is easy to learn but somewhat harder
to accomplish. It's mans fight. In few
words it means following the. simple life I"
Have a regular time for eating, sleeping
working, and playing.
You should eat three square meals a
day. A well-balanced diet is necessary
Don't eat between meals. 1t is not wise to
stuff yourself, especially on eggs and milk.
Eat enough to keep up your regular weight.
Take plenty of time. Don't hurry. Make
it social event. Providing it agrees with
you, you can eat anything in moderation.
You must average at least nine hours
daily in bed, in the open air or in the freely
owing air, as in corner room with the head
of the bed placed between the windows. Air
in motion is free air. You do not need to
fear draft, but you must have on enough
clothes to keep your warm.
Window tents may be used to advan-
tage in very cold weather.
Should you average less than nine hours
of rest in bed at night during the week, make
up the extra time on Saturday afternoon or
Sunday. Have regular time for going to
bed and getting up in the morning While
under treatment your schedule of work
should permit of rest period in reclining
position for one-half hour after meal.
An apparently healed case of tubercu-
losis should not work over eight hours day.
Have definite time for study and definite
time for recreation. Don't be led astray by
the advice that an arrested case of tubercu-
losis should have an outside job. These are
the facts: Most inside jobs are suitable for
the tuberculous; most outside jobs are not
The outside job requires too much manual
labor. The easy jobs, from the physical
point of view-the ones that require head
work-are on the inside. Dusty and unsan-
itary places must be avoided. Try to do your
work in the easiest way. Make your head
save your steps. Your motto should be:
Seek to accomplish the most work with the
least amount of physical effort"
You can make only so much physical
horsepower during "a hours without getting
tired or OVERRIDING. If you should use IS per
cent of it at your work, you will have S per
cent to spend on play. As an arrested case
of tuberculosis, you have a damaged lung.
You are like an old auto-you can't take the
hills on "high"-you haven't the horsepower
you once had. You are being trained so that
you can reduce the amount of physical power
IiCCuCu " w yOuA WOlA3 Oul, III duullIOIl,
you will have to reduce some of your play
how much will depend upon the amount of
energy you are using up during your work
ing hours.
You know what happens when man
spends more money than he makes; he goes
into debt. The same applies to our physical
energy. If you exercise more than you
should, illness and sickness will follow. You
should take your recreation in quiet, rather
than strenuous, manner until your lungs
have become healed, which usually takes
three to four years. Avoid active play like
dancing, lawn tennis, handball, football,
skating, rowing, swimming, hunting, horse
back riding. Golf in light form, croquet,
and walks or short hikes are most suitable.
Gambling is the worse form of recreation.
1t is too exciting and is often INDUCED in at
night when players ought to be in bed sleep
ing. Do not gamble if you want to stay
well. Avoid excesses.
Every arrested case of tuberculosis may
have activity again. You should learn the
important points of the disease. You should
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