The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-27
How to
Live
Common Sense Comments on
Health. Happiness and
Longevity
ri
Cy GEORGE F. BUTLER.
A. NJ. M. q.
SUNSHIN e.
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, There is no better medicine no
grcHter purifier, no better friend TO
good health. cleanliness and long life
I than sunshine. Sunshine costs moth
ins, is refreshing, inyisoratins, lifc-giv-
ing 10 both sick and well. People
somehow have got the idea that moth.
ing is valuable that does not cost some
thing. and are apt to value all bless
ngS by the money value they pre-
sent 1t is rs well always to bear in
mind that the three greatest blessings
humanity receivcs-suniight, pure air
and Watcr-arc all free 10 all; they are
everywhere and car be had without
money and without price. If you
would enjoy good health, see that YOU
have pure air to 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. House.
should be so built that every room oc,
cuped 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 and
roOmy, and, if possible, an eastern ex-
posture TO receive the benefit of the
morning sun. Too many shade trees
too close to the house are an injury
rather than a benefit, and should be
removed If they prevent free access of
The sunlight to all the rooms. Let in
the sunshine that is struggling with
blinds, shades and awnings. and let it
do its blessed work of publication.
Very intimate relations exist be-
tween the sun and digestion. Diges-
ton and assimilation become weak and
imperfect if the man or animal is not
freely exposed to the direct rays Of
the sun. No plant or animal can di-
scst in the dark Plant a potato in
your cellar. If there is a little light,
that potato will sprout and try TO
grow. But surround it with the best
water 1t, do the best for it,
only You shall keep it in the dark, ii
cannot digest and grow. See how
slender and pale it is. Now open a
window In another part of tile collar, !
md notice how the poor, hungry thing |
will stretch TINT way. Or give the |
stalk little twist, and see how il will |
ie down. 1t can't raise itself again.
80 matter how much food and drink
on give it, it can't digest. The proc
IS Of digestion, the great function OF
stimulation, can't go on without sun.
hinc. Did you ever notice that grain
rowing under trees is not SO large
nj 'locs not fiji az we'll as that grow
~ in the open where there is plenty
+ sunshine?
The White light of the sun is Il most
oWcrful inhibitory agent for the
rnWth of all forms of microscopic |,
f". Somehow the actinic rays Of
'hiic light, the same that cause the
hange in tho silver salts in photog-
Apply. arc able to initiate alterations
} the chemical constituents of mi
robes that eventually lead to their
lmplete destruction. The improve
lent in health among the poor of our
lrce cities, as the result of letting
ne light into the tcnemcnts, shows
ow much good the great solar scav.
1ger can accomplish even under I'M
lvorabie circumstances.
Lack Of sunshine tends to mental
npression. 1t is astonishing how orr
entail condition is improved; how VIC
81 more inclined to work and take
itdoor exercise, on sunny days. SO
eat an authority as DIR. Arnold I.o.
md, physician TO the baths, Carlsbad.
ustl'ia, says: Let us be grateful for
cry ray Of sunshine, and take advan.
sc of it. SoiDe ladies avoid the sun,
1t it would he wiser to seek it and,
possible, to expose our whole bodies
its rays. Let us remove all the
rtains from the rooms in which we
eep or sit, especially from our work
ON. In the train let US sit on the
my side and not draw the curtain,
hess we are reading; in short, let us.
elk the sunshine wherever it shines.
g shall soon observe how much bet
r we feel after long sojourn in the :.
n. There is no denying that, as n q
lie, those who spend much time in the "
n look better and healthier than b
ose who live in dark rooms or Of Il
es." Particularly in old age is sun
inc precious, and instinct tells old ~
oplc that the sun is good for them,
d they eagerly watch for il To shine #