The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-12-09
Taking a Health
Inventory

was a red bump coming on his fore
I head Indigestionl
my heavens!" calculated John.
I'm not an old man. Why have l
this color?" He glanced down at him
self and sudden horror flooded over
him. I'm getting fiabby Good grief
I'm getting 'tummy And me only
thirty-fve -
Certainly nothing worse could hap
pen to a man, thought John. He i'm
mediately began to ponder on the stu
alton and concluded that a stiff over
hauling was necessary. Exercise and
more exercise, no luncheon to speak
of, no fattening foods declared John
to himself "Pll begin today"
SO great was his haste TO gain
health that even his shave had to suf-
fer. A Slight cut on the chin testified
this and with it still paining him, Mr..
Gould dived into trunk for some In
dian clubs. He thereupon began a
frenzy of setting-up exercises. He la
bored until the perspiration rolled
down his face and his back ached like
a tooth.
The mornings duties seemed weari-
some indeed and when noon came, the
suddenly-stOic gentleman realized that
he had determined to refrain from
| luncheon. He kept to his desk-though
pangs Of hunger assailed him like
| knife. He glanced at the offending
part of his anatomy and could almost
| imagine it smaller. Fair cOmpensa-
ton, thought the heroic Mr.. Gould so
he stuck at his desk and his tasks all
afternoon. No fresh air, no walk, no
| shaking up Of the system, and by five
| o'clock he betook his tired self to the
| street
II can't walk today" he thought.
I'm a wreck Thereupon he de-
scended into the germ-laden SUBWAY.
Became Really ILL.,
Well, the upshot of this sad tale of
the strenuously conscientious Mr.,
Gould was that within a week Of such
suddenly changed habits our hero was
really Ill. He went to his doctor and
received as he deserved, a good lee |
ture and some sound advice,
"Why didn't you come to me at
first?" he was asked.
Nothing the matter with me, Doc"
he replied. "Why should 1 fork out |
my money to you when !! wasn't sick2s
That's where you people make half |
your Mistakes" answered the doctor. |
"Come to me before you get sick and |
I'll show you how to keep from ever |
getting into such wrecked condition, |
You have been needing treatment for (
weeks and now you are really sick |
man."
Mr.. Gould's theory about going to |
the doctor is that Of countless others.
The doctor to them Is for no purpose
save curing them, snatching them from
death, rather than from sickness.
Nowadays, persons who understand
the ways of health advocate periodic
physical examinations by physicians
In this way, disease is prevented or at
least taken in time for early and less
difficult cure.
The need for such examinations was
brought home forcefully at the time
Of the war when, according to an
analysis of defects found In drafted
men prepared by the Office of the sur
geOn general of the U. s. army. $1,000
men were found to have tuberculosis
in an active or suspended form All
but / 200 of this number were unquaii-
fiedly rejected from the service. Out
of every 1000 men examined rs were
found to have frank or suspected til
berculOsiS. This meant that from the
Flower Of the land" men between fhe
ages OF eighteen and thirty. two and
one-half per cent had tubercuIosiS. |
Such a condition is scarcely beiievable.
Frequent Examination Necessary.
In the prevention of sickness by fire.
quent overhaullng no disease can be
better kept in check than tuberculosis.
usually takes place In child
hood. The germs enter the system
more easily at that period Of life and
Dftentimes remain dormant aud mac
i've until a weakened condition Of the
system causes them to become active
tuberculosis. When we find that there
Ire 100000 persons with the disease
n an active form in this country
alone, and as many more inactive
Eases, then is the realization forced
lpon US that every precaution must be
aiken to protect against Its spread.
During the fifteen years that the
National Tuberculosis association and :
is affiliated agencies have beer car
wing on their big educational cam
,aign the number Of deaths from tuDer
.ulosis has been cut In half Yet, in
$50. the last year for which statistics
ire available, $4,000 persons died IN
he United States from tuberculosis. :
Living from day to day in a we'll
,olancod xyov to kean fine human ma | :
hine in good trim, and having this
machine periodically inspected by an
Expert physician are two methods OF
prevention urged by the National a
association and IT'S atEjs- d
ted agencies. They have been ms rii- al
neHtal in making it possible for every.
ne to bave this done at clinics. A .St
with q nsl..Sirinn may ne