The Monroe journal., 1921-05-24
The hygiene ., n bit.
tcontributed by the Nursing service
southern Division Red Cross.l

southern Division Red Cross
one Of me most wholesome pro-
visions Of nature Tor The protection
of man and. Therefore. for me pre-
s,rvation ol the human race. Is the
habit lorminc power ot ne human
mind This power is one which mas
been accustomed to take. dliiieuH 10
follow al first. By repeatiHs the step
The pathway becomes clearer.
Youth is the habit forming period
of life: SO much depends upon tne|
habits formed in youth that ! =
said TO be during the early years that
mans whole after life y toreshad-
owed because OF the habits formed IN
youth.
I Health. which Is not a heritage
from heaven as much as the result
Of habits of hygiene living, is deter
mined largely by the first Few years
of life. A child whose body mas
formed the habit OF asSimllatlng
proper food of being adequately ana
correctly clothed. of breathing pure
air. OF taking proper exercise. WIZ
soon find sort of demand or desire
for conditions which produce the
comfort and pleasure when heai'n
brings
4 IL is a fact, too. that a persistence
in giving course of action creates
a habit which becomes aufomaue ~
surprisingly short time. We aay
proye this most conclusivTty hy con-
sidering our daily lives Il we w'l
pause on the threshold ot a hew uaN
and note what we are in the nab.t
of doing as we arise each mornlne,
we will understand how naturally we
(, give our body the attention II merits,
and how automatically "" 90 ABOUT
the ordinary processes ot dress ing
, bathing, etc even while our minus
may be occupied at the sane tihi.,
+, with some problem disasscciate
| from the actual act of dressing. IL
(, is of the most vital importadc", th'r''
! fore that these habits OF ou-s whicn
! become almost part of us are
habits that are helpful TO our phE
steal as well as our mental develop
ment.
The hygiene OF habit, then woui'
, he TO make our habits OF such chdr
. acter that they would be direc
!, contribution to our health for II Is
!. fact that improved health standards
:, and advanced health ideals are amohs
the most needed elements in on
n daily lives.
If we eat, sleep. rest. exercise
- work. play and live hygienicaliy w
, twill have established hygiene aa
;, habit and one which should becom
;, as fixed and immovable as any habl
,r which the human mind ma! lorh'
- Fortunately. today there Is
: marked tendency to instruct ~
/, persons in health matters and IN
=, means that the following OF sueh u
:. struction will form health haolt
~ As an example we know that ans nl
- due tax of our eyes means lesser
81, inc of the usefulness OF the lhpor
ha ant sense of sight, while We kho
=, in the same way that neglect OF an
n Of our teeth has a marked iniluen'
,n on our general health as does lnsu''
cient sleep. wrong food ana even u.
N. wise clothing. To form a hani
:. therefore, of conserving our eyes
i, reading in correct light, OF Wis
no ing a dentist at least every $
,re months for careful inspection
our teeth. of having at least eig
of hours sound sleep in we'll ventllat
m, room each night. of eating at reg
10, lar intervals such food as our DO
a,d demands. all mean that health lus'
nd will become habit which 1t VIII
Tor difficult for disease TO break.
sbe The importance of such haoit
,at. strongly impressed upon US when
II learn that more than hall OF the
called healthy" persons show, ny
,ok careful examination some pnys'
On, defect directly or indirectly due
ma some faulty habit of living. Aga
,er' the need for habits OF hygiene
ata emphasized by the fact that SO
The $50 900 cases OF illness are no
Ne every year from what is called ?
aar. yentable disease" almost every
,ass Of which might have been aVol
of had we. as a people, formed unl'
sal habits of hygiene" until hygi
itself becomes a habit and one WI
,ent is So ryed and strong that II II
most ossible to break or chang