The Penn's Grove record., 1921-05-13
HEALTH ESSAY
Group ii, First Honor
Lafayette School, Carneys Point

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81 would give all my money to re-
gain my health, once sad kockefel-
low. mis- statement shows OF what
value health is to him and should be
to US. Health is within the grasp OF
every man, woman and child, but
everyone does not take the trouble to
keep it there. Almost everybody is
born with good health, but if it is not
taken are OF properly, it will not stay
with us long. Therefore we should do
all we a TO preserve it.
One of the most important rules in
keeping healthy is to eat the right
kind of food, and the proper amount.
Some people, eat too little, while some
think it is their special duty to eat
everything that is set before them and
all they can of it. The latter is prob
ably the worst habit, for undertaking
can be easily remedied, but it is a very
difficult matter to remedy the effects
of over-eating.
The kinds OF food we should eat are
n%ourishing and simple foods, such as
milk, fish, eggs, butter, bread, cereals,
fruits and vegetables. These foods
contain all the elements necessary to
existence. Milk is usually consider
ed to be the best food, for it is
almost perfect. The foods that are
not good for US as rich and fried
foods, which, if taken at all, must be
taken in moderation.
In some cases air is much more i'm
portant than food, for We must have
air, in order to live. Consequently our
health depends a great deal on this
substance. Most OF the people in the
United States know the value of the
kind of air, but only about half of this
number heed it.
Air that is foul is unhealthy, and
that which we breathe must be fresh.
We can get this to the best advantage
by correct ventilation. This is very
important at night. If we cannot sleep
out-Of doors, we should have our win
dows open both at the top and bottom,
in order to allow the fresh air to come
into the room at the bottom and bad
air to go out at the top. But better
still is sleeping out, for this enables us
to derive full benefit from the fresh
night breezes. In the day time the
room we are sitting or working in
should be ventilated by windows open
from the top, but the temperature
should always be kept at seventy de-
grees.
Exercise is very important to
health if taken moderately, but too
much exercise is as bad as too little.
Some excellent ways Of exercise are
as follows:
Swimming.
Horseback riding.
Raca hall fOI men and bows.
Tennis.
Jumping for men and boys.
Setting up exercises.
Walking.
All these exercises are very good
for US.
Sleep is also important, but this
rule, like many others, is not given
sufficient consideration. Everyone
should have enough sleep, which
varies according to the needs Of the
person. Some people think that they
can go to parties every night in the
week and make up for lost sleep on
! Sundays. This is all a mistake. We
must take the proper amount OF sleep
each night.
Since we breathe through the skin
as we'll as the nose, we should always
keep our bodies clean. The teeth are
very important. They should be
brushed thoroughly three times a day
with a stiff brush and a good tooth
paste or powder. Hot baths are very
necessary to health. They are usually
taken at night. In the mornings it is
always best to take a cold bath before
going out. This closes the pores and
prevents colds.
Regularity in all things are far as
possible is very necessary. If we are
regular about our meals, u digestive
system will profit greatly by it. We
should have our meals at about the
same time each day. Eating between
meals is a very bad habit, for, beside
spelling our digestive system, it takes
the edge off u appetites. A mid
night lunch is also bad for US, because
it deprives our stomach of the only
rest it gets. Regularity about sleep
is another important topic. If we go
to bed at the same time each night
we will usually awaken at a certain
time each morning. Thus regularity
in habits counts a great deal in keep
ing good health.
When we think of temperance we
usually think of it as applying to
strong drinks, but it also applies to the
rules of healthA We must be temper
ate in our food, and in u exercises,
and in all the other things in life. If
we eat too much, we soon grow bur
dened with useless fat, and if we un-
d~er-eat, we will become skeletons.
Never exercise to the point of eXhaus-
ton. This wastes the vitality and is
of no use whatever.
When we think of a healthy person