Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-10
Health and Right Living
BY ROYAL 8. COPELAND, VI. ID.
Former Commissioner OF Health

Recently 7 read an interesting ed
itorial in the Aerologist, a journal
devoted to the idea Of proper venti-
lation. I wish to quote a para
graph or two:
The engineer has exceeded our
most Sanguine expectations in de-
veloping apparatus for mechanical
ventilation indoors. Laws have been
placed on the statute books making
ventilation compulsory. But in
spite Of all this, the valleys and
peaks of the mortality curves year
after year remain practically n
changed. Why is this SO?
Life follows the sun .. Not only
is the sun the great giver of life
and health, but the great benefits
OF outdoor life, particularly during
the warm summer months, are from
the sun and not from air.
From the earliest times people
have confused the beneficial effects
of sunshine with the effects of air.
We have been advised to live out-of-
doors. The virtues of outdoor air
has been proclaimed from the house
tops under the false impression that
the great benefit Of outdoor life
was the air, when as a matter of
fact, the air has very little to do
with it.
1T is the sunlight, the Sky-shine.
the ultra violet rays, and perhaps
countless other energy emanations
from them that make the great diff
ference between outdoors and in
doors"
If we have failed to observe the
Importance of light we have over
looked a vital. perhaps the vital,
factor in health production. We
just cannot thrive without it.
For years l have battled to make
the senate chamber a liveable place.
Now it is a thermos bottle, cut off
from outside light and air. 1t pains
me to see the senators fade and age,
more rapidly than years demand.
We cannot be healthy and vigorous
without light. It is essential to
existence.
I am much interested in the in
increasing popularity of the many
devices that supply ultraviolet light.
The lamps are ingenious burt what is
more important they are health
promoting, I firmly believe.
Get all the sunshine and skyshine
you possibly can 1t will help you
TO live long and happily.
Answers to Health Queries
r. L. G. Q.-How much should a
girl aged Is, 5 feet 2 inches tall
weigh.
A-she should weigh about 115
pounds.
Worried Reader. Q.-What Is the
cause of hives? Can they be cured?
"A nervous condition, consti-
patton, foods which cause irritation,
In some instances a kidney condi-
ton may be responsible for hives.
Locate the cause and treatment
car be advised.
G. @. Q.-What do you advise
for an enlarged thyroid gland?
2-Would this cause neurasthe-
MIA?
A.-First consideration must be
given to building I'D the general
health. The simple internal medi-
cation should be prescribed by the
family doctor.
2.-Yes.
M. M. Q.-What causes "ker-
nels' in the throat?"
A.-You probably have diseased
tonsils and they should be removed.
Consult your family doctor and be
guided by his advice.
A. B. @. d. Q.-T am l6 years
old, 4 feet 8 inches tall; what should
I weigh; also a girl aged Is, 5 feet
I inch tall, and a girl aged %, 5
feet / inch tall?
2.-What will make freckles less
noticeable?
A.-They should weigh respect
lively about 104, 121 and 119 pounds.
2.-Use equal parts Of lemon Juice
and peroxide as a bleach.
Isadore p. Q.-What should a