Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-27
DR., THOMAS G. ELY
On Diseases Of the Spring

On Diseases OF tne spring
YTyHE ailments which commonly make their
i appearance in the spring are very ia largely
preventable ones, according TO 1T. ihoLAaSS
e; G; Ely, !y one Of the best known pnss'e'anS u
'The human body may appear to be nnu4e
susceptible TO the attacks of certain disease"
in the spring of the year." said Or. Ely.
'but this is almost altogether the iauit OF
the for To- y" S % TSsy Change @
IL true. but it is his business to meet these
changed conditions There is usually about
this time an excess of skin, gastric ana m
testinal troubles, but these may be pre-.
vented If people would exercise sumciemi
amount Of judgment in their food. dress ana
"Only a few persons 60 to the trouble OF
making any radical change in these three
particulars when the winter Is over. ihey
eat, dress and exercise about the same as
they did during the cold weather ana enSn
wonder why the body does not satisiae'ofh'
perform its functions.
PURPOSES Of Food
..rba three purposes of food are to build
t,suie. TO create energy and to furnish neat.
IL ia self evident that less heat is needed IN
the snrinR than was required during the WIN.
ter. but very few persons eat according "
the changed external conditions. Inc Gus,
tommy way is to put the same aodn' noun srnns or
Sich INTO ,ns IL damaging both to the heart and to
-" "Cardio. renal troubles--that is. troubles
Of the heart and the arteries-are the main
causes Of death, outside OF certain acute ~.
tacks Of disease or cancer, which cause
ahout one death in every eight or ten, and
tuberculosis, which causes about one death IN
euerv ten or twelve. But by far the greatest
number of deaths may be traced directly to
cardio renal affections.
Conditions leading 10 tnese trouvies d az
immensely hastened by a surplus OF 1000;
Most persons misunderstood the purpose OF
GOOD and misuse it terribly. Unwise eating
and oyereating create a surplus, which Is
mot only entirely unnecessary, but IS so great
in actual quantity that the machinery ,,, St tne
body simply cannot take care OF II. inls IN
highly detrimental to health.
!0Thnt IL is unnecessary to eat so much for
mental and physical activity is shown by the
diet of certain men Of unquestiOned mental
ability who attained to ages far beyond
those et the average trsp 6eyspnW Wende Holiness
wed' Snd Thomas Edison. The secret Of their
longevity and the retention OF 80 much phys.
;cai and mental vigor was in the simple diet
which they all followed. .
'"This, after all, is not only the secret OF
old aee. but also that of being able to resist
disease, by keeping the body well built up
to the point where disease germs will prove
IN he harmless. The proper amount OF water
.drunk each day, the correct amount and tho
nroner kind Of food, the right kind of excr.
else and of dress-these constitute the basis
upon which old age, health and happiness
stand. These conditions center more around
nutrition than any other comfortable factor.
"it is for the same reasons as ! have men,
toned that there Is usually. good deal of
skin trouble in the spring OF the year, such
90 eczema and similar complaints. The sur.
njns of food demanded for heat in the winter
months is continued by most persons, not
because it is needed. but simply as a matter
of habit.
Cause of "Spring Fever''
"Vhat is commonly known as Spring
eover' is also chiefly caused by the diet, or
rather by too much food, as are also neuritis,
headaches and other complaints along the
same lines, There is an interesting medical
fact in connection with this matter of n
s"rnlus of food. There are two causes OF
;Iiness. a chemical cause and focal cause.
and aside from focal infection the chief
camse of disease is In the chemistry of the
body, depending upon food, water and exer'
| else. ,,,..
nortant in a high degree. To certain ex.
| tsnt. the matter Of how much water should
he drunk may be regulated by thirst when
he body needs water 1t takes this method
~ making the want known, and this Is true
oisn N the matter Of diet-again to limited
srtent. For good health, a person may
safely drink from Ax to eight glasses Of
water a day. But persons are often widely
mistaken, and perfectly honestly 80, in theil
estimate Of the amount Of water which they
drink. Most of them win .sey that they
vestieetion shows that the great majority Of
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