The Washington times., 1922-06-18
BY DIR. w. HUTCHINSON
Eminent Physician Whose Sensible Articles Health Are Weekly Rea
Health Work i'm Public Schools, Though Costly Highly Valuable
and Proves That the Sest Way Get Maximum Return on
Investment to Have Every Pupil i'm TOpnoch Physical Condition

tcn PHYSICAL C0nQlll0n.
ton all the same. and should be
done with the utmost care and
preparation, followed by at least a
week in bed. During this time the
patient should have only the soft
est and most nourishing foods,
such as milk, custards, ice cream
and the like. ....N ..
METHOD HAS IMPROVED.
A few years ago. 1t was quite
the custom to make light Of tile
operation, and to have the tonsils
shipped out with only q slight local
anaesthetic. and get the small vic
tim up and about in q day or 90.
But the most modern practice In
absolutely opposed to this free ana
easy method.
It has been conclusively proved
that those cases where the pa
tient devotes his entire efforts to
getting better for q week after the
operation make a more ciear.cut.
and. In the end. quicker. recovery
than do those who are trying to
carry on" as II nothing whatever
had happened. Also risks Of In
fection. through colds and other
air-borne infections ent Q ring
through this small wound surface,
are quite considerable.
In some cases 1t pays to take
yourself seriously especially
where any sort Of an operation 10
concerned.
Last. but by no means least, In
hot weather comes irrigation.
Children need water to grow with
just as much as they do food and
suck UP moisture during the
sprouting season Of June and July
a. eagerly and thirstily a. 20 many
young cabbages or cucumber vines.
Science believes that all life origi-
mated under water ind nothing is
more certain than our dependence
upon liquids. especially in summer.
The average child should drink
about two quarts q day, Of which
at least three. pints should be
water. and one pint milk. or more,
II possible.
This is because our body filters,
especially the sweat glands, are
working overtime IN hot weather,
flushing out the poisons Increased
by the heat. and giving us Q spe-
ciss of internal showerbath.
DRINK AN ESSENTIAL.
II the weather II dry. the mois-
ture 10 promptly evaporatsd and
we don't ''feel the heat 90 much,"
but II the air is already moisture
laden, the perspiration clinss to
us. dr1ps dismaily of or pours
down our backs. TN We become
animated cascades. ....
The total amount Of invisible
Precipitation. however. may be
larger on q dry day than on a
''muggy" one. even II It doesn't
make its presence % uncomfort.
ably felt. And It win leave behind
II on the skin the same waste prod.
ucts which are what give the char.
acteristic, unpleasant smell TO per
spiration. s-
These must bs removed every
night or in hot spells several times
q day by. . thorough "sluicing
down." preferably In q bath-tub.
or. lacking this. q sponge and
shower combination.
children can turn this into a
most heavenly frolic, the only
special equipment necessary being
huge tub. n cotton bathing suit.
and q sprinkling can.
This latter can be filled with
warm water and poured over them
while they splash about in the tub
playing seashors." and thus com.
bine . royal good time with thor
ough ''sousing." This win greatly
decrease the chances OF ecxema,
''pricltiy heat" '.heat-rssh," and
similar simmer akin troubles.
Perspiration. on evaporating,
leaves behind II certain fatty acids,
not unlike those in rancid butter,
which. II left for any Length OF time
upon the skin. win begin to irritate
II, making tiny crscis ana fissures.
vi These are exactiy the openings
that any rumbey Of entsrprisins
young microbes have been praying
for; thers b . Wild. joyous rush OF
bacilli. streptococci and staphyio-
cocci. and trouble begins at once.
Today, more than ever, an ounce
Of prevention = worth . pound of
cure
Held AS