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

OWN SLNO 0S4 &1OA4 "a
day of hard work. There Is 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.
It IS natural to grow tired after a
full 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 we're 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 r in everlasting
motion if they are healthy. The en-
ergy and activity of a young child
are amazing.
Some time ago / vas a caller at
a home where there was a son about
tour years of age. We sat on the
veranda, which was 10 or II 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 a tale about some wild
beast he had seen in the yard. T
didn't know there were 50 many va
rieties OF ferocious animals in the
world.
Any normal youngster can keen
up such efforts for hours every dav.
You don't need to be told there
would be something wrong if a dav
came along when he refused to pIay
end demanded to be held on the lap
Of his mother.
Once in a while I see Senator
usually full Of life. holding his head
or leaning back in his chair for a
nall hour at a stretch. He is tired
out and probably hates to admit it.
In the cloak room it is not unusual
to see a tired legislator stretched out
on q couch, attempting to get back
his energy.
II there is a 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 e what are legitimate
excuses for being tired: Hard phy-
steal labor, continued mental effort
unusual work Of any sort. Any r
OF these causes would explain sat-
lsfactorily the sense Of fatigue.
But # the things that have q
right to make you tired have not
been done, something is wrong. To
be tired out morning, noon and
night, all the time, is a sign of trou-
bic. Where is it?
Many a person is suffering the
efrects Of 2 hidden infection There
may be abscessed teeth where the
inflammation Is so slight as not tn
be noticed at all. This Is q com
mon cause for lowered vitality with
excessive tiredne5s as the chief
symptom. W
Lack Of nourishlng food or 2 we'll
chosen diet; may result in under
nour1shment with inability to do the
usual work. You just can't do vo1rr
ouIles unless you r properly fed.
constipation or failure Of the kid
neys 70 carry the wastes Of the BODY
-both these conditions are CAPABLE
OF lessenlng vitality, with fatigue az
a symptom.
II you are tired more than YOU
should be, find out WHY. You are
out Of order.
Answers to Health Queries
ALICE B. Q.-What will correct
round shoulders?
2.-.What causes headaches IN the
morning? ~0
Airy to walk erect. Wearing
snoulder braces is also helpful.
line common causes of head
acnes are: Eye strain, infected
teeth, tonsils and stnuses. constipa-
ton, indigestion. auto-intoxication
nigh blood pressure. kidney condf-
lions or catarrh. Have q careful
examination including an eve test
70 locate the cause Of the trouble
r. ?. H O.-what is good for
falling hair?
A-Brush the hair daily and use
q good tonic. For further particu~
lars send self-addressed. stamped
envelope and repeat your question.
u. O.. Q.-I am a girl 16. 4 feet
II inches tall. what should I weigh ;
How can I lose weight?
!, A-You should weight about rn7
pounds.
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