The Washington herald., 1922-09-13

10 a "ohCI IoulC u yOuIH
and beauty preservation! Sad to
relate, women are notoriously poor
sailors over this particular sea. II
Darwin had substituted a certain
domestic animal that purrs and
meows for his Inspiration he might
have proved more quickly his
| descent theory by our correspond
ingly marked distate for water.
There are two very important
reasons for cultivating the water
drinking habit. First. because 1t is
F! highly essential in overcoming that
curse Of American girls and wom-
en-constipatiOn. Any physician
| will indorse the statement that
constipation is the cause of rs per
| cent of the physical ills from which
mankind suffers and as equally
! high percentage of beauty ills.
| And secondly. because II is the best
/ treatment known to prevent un-
| pleasant personal odors.
Agent for Elimination.
The only real exception TO
! death by poison is when we are
killed by physical violence" writes
one medical authority. The life
| processes produce poisons as by
| products. Were IL not for the liver.
the kidneys. bowels and skin.
which eliminate poisons. we would
| speedily die. When germs kill us
it is chiefly by the poisons which
/ they generate"
You see. therefore, how impor-
| tant 1t is to eliminate as thorough
ly and promptly as possible such
| poisons as are unavoidably intro
duced into the body. The chief or
gans for such elimination are the
kidneys and the bowels, and water
is the chief agent for the elimina
| ton.
Every portion of your body. in
cluding the bones. can be in a
state of good health only when
| constantly supplied with fresh
water. The blood needs a con-
tinuous supply of 1t, and II 1t does
not get its required quota else
where 1t will absorb water from
the colon or other tissues, thereby
receiving poisons as well as leav-
ing the bowels dry and consti-
pated.
Hair Troubles Due to Constipation.
Herein enter the complexion ills,
dull eyes. lusterless hair. lack of
concentration, and tired body.
You simply must get water into
you daily. by the quart or quart
and a half at the least.
One of the big skin specialists
of the country recently cited an
instance of a patient whose falling
hair and broken out face were cor
rected by curing constipation. Daily
water drinking, together with food
regulation, was the treatment
given.
Few people dream of hair trou-
bles being in any way connected
with constipation" he said. But a
system has to be poison free in or
der to promote good blood circula-
tion. and that's what the hair must
feed upon. after all. The scalp is
nourished by the blood"
People who have lived under
fairly strict hygienic conditions" he
further conffded. often experience
remarkable increase of health and
energy for attending systematically
to this simple but important water
drinking habit"
Start in Slowly.
This is a good time Of year to
get the habit. II it is too much to
ask of your appetite to take six
glasses right away after years, per-
haps. of neglect. begin with two or
three the, first week. add a fourth
the second, and so on until you can
take the six glasses day with
feI1sh. There is no advantage in
taking more than this amount. You
40 not want to overwork the kid
neys or overburden the stomach
some may find eight glasses a day
easy to take, but six is enough
You may even take water with your
meals provided it is not taken when
iood is In the mouth. For constipa-
tlon. however. 1t is better taken
when the stomach is empty. Par.
ticularly before breakfast YOU are
urged to drink glass or two. then
between meals and before retiring
BUT drink in such quantities as
TO prevent the absorption of the
colon poisons into the blood.
Prevents Body Odors.
The bowels must be emptied ev-
cry day. Constipation long contin-
ued ends in serious consequences
The injury which comes from the
retention of waste is appalling, In
ADDITION to actual physical ills. it
means an odorous skin. bad breath
ana other disagreeable odors, no
natter how clean you may be out
wardly.
DR.. William Lee Howard advises
girls strongly on this water drink
ing habit: AT certain times" ne
says, girls will have more or less
of an odor from their skins ana
breaths. IL is quite noticeable in
some. even those most careful OF
cleanliness. Perfumery only makes
matters worse. These odors are
caused by acids and other chemical
materials which exist in the. nat
ural secretions of the bodv. the per-
spiration, breath and other secre-
tionS."
The less water there is in the
human system the more will these
chemical odors pervade the stmos-
phere. II is the lack Of sufficient
water that causes the skin to give
forth odors. If you have eXer
cised to the extent OF bringing on
profuse perspiration and have not
drunk plenty of water before, dur
ing, and after the exercise, no
amount of bathing will prevent an
odor from the skin. II you are
going, out to dance or any place