Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-17

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summer vacation pretty soon.
Doubtless you viii be doing q lot
OF reading. At least I hope o will.
! regard reading as one OF the
means or promoting health. "A few
days ago I talked with n senator.
He Is q very serious minded man.
and devoteS his every energy to the
good Of the country. I asked him
IL he ever read anything except
books and papers relating to gov
eminent. He admitted that ne rare
~ does. My suggestion to MIN was
that q change in his reading mate
rial would aid his health.
Now you will ask me how in the
world the reading q man does can
have any effect on his physical well
fare. i shall undertake to show
you why I think 1t does have.
In a sense our mental processes
are a highway. If we think along
one line all the time, we get a
condition equivalent to ruts in the
brain, like the rutS in a poor road.
You know how rough and I'M
comfortable a passage over such a
road really is. II our thoughts are
kept all the time in one groove it
gives that part OF the brain no
chance to recuperate. The think
ing highway grows rougher all the
time.
Many q sleepless person will be
Iulled to slumber II he INDUCES In
some sort of light reading. In ny
opinion modern novels have q real
use. You may CLEAN little from
them that Is Informative or up
building. But they are dlvertilg.
They carry our thoughts owe por-
tions of the brain that are rarely
used, and give the regular highway
a chance to spring back into form.
OF course, there are nobler uses
TO be made of reading. The Libraries
are filled with books that are in
structive and enlightening. Such
works should be our constant COM
panions.
It is needless to say I did not
start out TO write q philosophical
essay about books. What I intended
to say Is that before you 90 on your
summer vacation you should make
sure that your eyes are In good con-
dition. If you haven't had your Wis
ion tested for a long time. this is
q good time to attend to the mat
ter.
You have a lot OF teeth, and IL you
are unfortunate enough to lose two
or three il won't matter particular
ly. But you can't afford TO take
any chances. with your two eyes.
IL Is surprising how many persons
neglect their eyes. It is given to
very few to have perfect sight. A
good deal more than half the people
i'm the world have defective vision.
The defect may be so slight as to
have no important bearing On dis
tant vision. Objects across the
street, or even a mile away, may
seem distant.
When IL comes TO near vision we
II dealing with an entirely differ
ent condition. There must be &C
curate adjustment OF the lens and
muscles Of the eye If reading and
sewing are to be done comfortably.
Don't be foolish about 1t. If you
are told by an expert that glasses
are required be sure TO get them.
1t is far better to protect the eyes
and guard thin against disease than
IL is to acquire some ailment which
may impair the vision. Many a case
OF eve strain has been followed by
serious consequences. The time to
prevent them Is now. Have your
ewes tested to find out for a certainty
whether they are normal or not.
Answers to Health Queries
Mrs. L. L. Q.-What treatment
Is suggested for a brownish rash
which itches only when the blood
Is warm-the rash comes In large
patches on the sides OF the neck.
shoulder blades and under the bend
Of the knees?
A.-Probably due to a liver distur-
bance. producing an irritation.
Watch your diet. avoiding too many
fats and sweets and keep the bowels
open.
MARY. Q.-I am afflicted with
1AP0AAA1O4o Hail dAl4 MOAIN AOk lEdT
my 6-year-old daughter viii inherit
the tendency. What measures can
7 take TO prevent IL?
A.-Such condition Is not neces-
saril yinherlted. Bleaching uper-
fluous hair will make it less notice.
able and In time this treatment
should destroy the roots.
II. p. Q.-My little boy OF three
Is not strong and I would like TO
give him orange Juice TO strength
en- him. When should IL be given
and how much should be given at
a time? Could the Juice or grape
fruit be SUBSTITUTED at times7
A.-The child may have the Juice
OF an orange every morning, about
half an hour before his breakfast.
You might alternate with the grape
fruit juice occasionally IL you find
that 1t agrees with the child. He
should have pure cod liver oil after
meals and should Be expoged "a d.