Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-02
Health and Right Living
BY ROYAL S. COPELAND, Nj. ID.
Former Commissioner of Health,

day of hard work. There il moth
ing like honest fatigue to give you
a night Of quiet, refreshing sleep.
To get up in the morning with the
desire to dance and sing is the en-
viable lot Of perfectly healthy, right
living persons in youth and early
adult life.
1t is natural to grow tired after a
fun day of toll. physical or mental.
That Is the feeling you should ex-
pect ito experience.
But to get up in the morning Just
as tired as you were on going to
bed Is not natuarl. 1t is not a feel
ing that should be passed over as
of little Importance.
Unaccustomed fatigue an dloss of
ease in carrying the unusual load
Of daily duties Is a state of affairs
that demands attention. There is
something wrong with you and you
should find out what it is.
Little children are in everlasting
motion If they are healthy. The en-
ergy and activity Of a young child
are amazing.
Some time ago I was a caller 1T
q home where there was q son about
four years OF age. We sat on the
ver9nda. which was 10 or IL steps
above the lawn. That boy must
gone down these steps and returned
at least 20 times during the hour
! was there. Each time he came
back with q tale about some wild
beast he had seen in the yard I
didn't know there were 80 many va
r1eties Of ~ferocious animals In the
world.
Any normal youngster can keen
I'D such efforts for hours every dav
You don't need to be told there
would be something wrong If . dsv
came along when he refused to play
and demanded to be held on the Ian
Of his mother.
Once in a while / see Senator
usually fun Of life. holding his head
or leaning back in his chair for q
nall hour at a stretch. He is tired
out and probably hates to admit il.
In the cloak room it is not unusual
TO see o tired legislator stretched out
on a couch, attempting to get back
his energy.
Ii there is q real excuse for ia
tlgue, it is all right to experience
the feeling. But if there is no ex-
PLANTATION for being terribly tired
something is wrong.
Let us see what are legitimate
excuses for being tired: Hard phy-
seal labor. continued mental effort
unusual work Of any sort. ANY one
Of these causes would explain sat-
lsfactorily the sense Of fatigue.
But If the things that have q
Ilght 10 make you tired have not
Deen Done, something is wrong. To
be tired out morning. noon and
nlght. All the time. is a sign of tro11-
bic. Where Is it?
Many 2 person is suffering the
effects OF . hidden infection. There
may be assessed teeth where the
Inflammation is SO slight Is not ~
De noticed at all. This is . conn
mon cause for lowered vitality. with
excessive tirednesS as the chief
symptom. ~
Lack Of nourishing food or q WELL
chosen diet; MAJ result il under-
nourlshment with inability tn Co the
usual work. You just can't az vo1Ir
AAANcS yOO Ill TG0
Constipation OF failure Of the kill
neys to carry the wastes OF the hoGv
both these conditions are csnahIa
q lessenlng vitality, with fatigue as
a symptom.
Il You are tired more than YOU
snould be. find out why. You are
out of order.
Answers to Health Queries
ALICE 3. Q-What will correct
round shoulders?
1-What causes headaches in the
morning?
Airy to walk erect. Wearing
shoulder braces is also helpful.
Zine common causes Of head
aches are: Eye strain. infected
teeth, tonsils and sinuses. cOnstina-
Clon. indigestion. auto-intoxication
nlgh blood pressure. kidney condi-
tons or catarrh. Have 4 careful
examination including an eve test
TO locate the cause Of the trouble
r r. r. Q-What is good for
falling hair?
A-Brush the hair daily and use
a. good tonic. For further particu-
lars send self-addressed. slammed
envelope and repeat your question
d. Q. Q-T am q girl Is, 4 feet
IL inches tall, what should 7 weigh7
2-How can I lose weight?
A-You should weight about 1o7
pounds.
Eat very sparingly Of starches.
sugars and fo+c Ge+ reo,,Io- -