The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-07-07
"HEALTH."

Those of you who read my previ-
Gus articles have seen that the pur-
pose of them was to teach you a lit
tie about the evils and dangerous ten
denotes that are sequels to neglect
and ignorance. My friends, the out
standing significance was to- give you
a clearer view, better knowledge,
and also how to prevent disease in
order to maintain and promote
health.
Health in my mind is the greatest
thing on earth. Some people say
that love is the greatest thing on
earth. But I don't classify love as
being material substance. I think
it sacred, belonging to the soul, and,
that is present in us all of our lives.
This warm, genial, sympathetic,
presence is natural gift; nay, more,
it is the life of the soul.
We are born with love instilled
within our very being, but we are not
all born with health. Those of us
who are fortunate enough to be
brought into this world with health
have been blessed. Some people lose
their health through neglect and ig-
norance, while others may lose it on
account of circumstances, and he
redity. ~
The three greatest things on earth
are Health, Happiness and Success.
Without health one cannot have any
of them. The first element of hap
piness is good health. or a sound
mind in a sound body. Man is an
animal as we'll as an immortal, and
as long as he stays on earth he can
not be Indifferent to the condition of
his animal nature, and expect to be
either happy or successful. To be
sick, weak, feeble, emaciated, run
down, dyspeptic, or nervously ex-
hat sted, is to be good for nothing,
except to be miserable.
Time was when the body was look
ed upon as drag upon the mind,
and was treated as something which
man had to carry around with him,
like a burden. The model student
was often pale, puny, lean, and lank,
consumptive or dyspeptic, desiring to
be all brains and soul. But this idea
is pretty we'll outlived itself and col
leges and other schools are making
physical culture compulsory sub
ject.
I am a firm believer that if you
have health you can have anything
YOU desire, because accompanied with
health is strong healthy mind
This mind can be and must be de-
veloped, because it is the governing
factor of your body and your activi-
ties. If you have a strong healthy
mind you can keep a strong healthy
body, by thinking and by reasoning
properly. 1t is said that the greatest
enemy that man has on earth is self
This ever-present consciousness, this
self, is none other than ones mind
If people would use their minds a
little more (stead Of listening to
what other people say and do) there
would be less suffering, less crime
and more health, happiness and sue
cess.
In order to keep health after hav-
ing attaintd it. there are habits we
should form. For instance one must
have proper rest and recreation
Happiness not only requires a state
IF general good health, but gooc
health requires periods of rest anG
recreation, as we'll as steady labor
Some people actually kill themselves
by all work and no play. Then one
must sleep. Some need more sleeI
than others. That all depends upor
what the person does. To sum it w
in a few words, friends, health is 8
combination of sleep, dress. cleanli
ness, diet, exercise, and right condi
ton of the mind.