Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-03-03
MENTAL HABITS.


monopoly In suffering. You have your
compensations. Don't whine and get
the complaint habit. "Make the best
of things" This homely phrase rs
after all, the shibboleth of life. II Is
the faculty of seeing some good-of
drawing some inspiration from the
most hidden source, that makes life
endurable. that glorifies It. Life is
pleasant or unpleasant. hard or easy,
according to the way you look at 1t.
the way you think of life. Thoughts
govern action, and he who governs his
thoughts is master of his destiny. Des-
tiny Is not about you. but within
you. Healthful. hopeful. optimistic
thoughts are essential to strong minds
and bodies.
Worry is one of the very bad men.
tai habits; II Injuries beyond repair
certain cells of the brain; and the
brain being the nutrient center of the
body. the other organs become gradu-
ally injured. and when some disease
of these organs or a combination of
them arises. death finally ensues Thus
may the habit of worrying kill. only
TOO often mental habits are mornid
in their nature and consequently east
morbid influence upon the physical
system over which they rule. Espe-
cally is this true when our minds are
centered on the Involuntary functions
of the body. A man who has his mind
constantly upon his digestion will soon
have Indigestion. Nature purposes to
run her own machinery. and when we
undertake to supplant it by human
plans or artificial ways we destroy the
natural process and disease results.
Thinking of what is eaten during or
after meals is a dangerous practice.
and If continued until 1t becomes a
habit will be a greater obstacle In the
way of curing any disease of the stom-
ach than any other factor.
A person who suffers pain, and
suffers his mind to revert to it con-
stantly. establishes nerve habit of
pain, and the sense of pain grows.
while the capacity to endure pain less
ems. There can be no greater calam-
ity TO chronic invalids than that they
get together and tell their ailments to
each other. Such course is but nurs-
ing disease and rendering 1t less cur
able. II should always be the aim to
cultivate reverse habits of express
sion to those we feel during ILL.,
ness. Sickness is not the least of the
opportunities in life. 1t is the time
for reflection. 1t does not come by ac-
cident usually, but is the effect of
cause. Reason and reflect upon the
cause rather than the effect. The break
In the wrong modes Of living which
is present affords the best opportu-
nifty to change the bad mental habits
and start in better ways.
Many people go into society just for
the purpose of telling their aches and
pains and troubles Such people should
be sent to the pest house and kept In
quarantine until they are cured; they
are as untouched by the myriad happy
influences of life as the mole is by the
light of star or the flash of a comet.
They say mo one is as bad off as I
am" Their salutation is always one
that plunges at once into the condition
of the liver. stomach, nerves, or some
bodily ailment. Forget It Don't get
the habit of talking about sickness
with every one you meet. Can't you
find a topic of conversation more ele-
waiting than that of your aches and
pains and troubles?
Cheerfulness is to the body what
sunshine is to vegetation. Hence with
a person who is in search of health,
the essential thing to do is to cultivate
cheerfulness. hOpefulness. courage, and
not allow ones self to think of his ills.
much less TO talk about them, except
to those who may find il necessary to
know them in order to properly direct
his life. LEARN HOW TO LIVE.
Life is the interval between one
breath and another-he who only half
breathes only half lives. bur he who
uses NATURES rhythm in breathing
has control over every function of his
being.
Many people treble their troubles.
making three out of one. by looking
forward. looking on, and looking back.
Troubles grow nightly, If you brood
over them.
Fatigue which is not recovered from
after a nights rest. is incompatible
with the leading of a normal. efficient
wholesome. and happy life.
The aim of life is to produce the
perfect man. so one must watch over
ones integrity of mind and body.
The requirements of health are good
air. good food, suitable clothing. clean
illness. and exercise and rest.
Work keeps the human being IN con-
tact with stimuli from without that
are necessary to his health.