Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-17
Health and Right Living
BIZ ROYAL S. COPELAND, WI. ID.
Former Commissioner or Health

You VIII be going away for the
summer vacation pretty soon.
Doubtless You viii be doing a lot
OF reading. At least I hope you viii.
i regard reading as one or the
means Of promoting health. A few
days ago ! talked with a senator.
He Is u very serious minded man.
and devotes his every energy to the
good OF the country. I asked him
II he ever read anything except
books and papers relating to gov
eminent. He admitted that ne rare
ly does. My suggestion to MIN was
thst . change in his reading mate
rial would aid his health.
Now you will ask me how in the
world the reading a man does can
have any effect on his physical well
fare. I shall undertake to show
you why I think it does have.
In a sense u mental processes
r a highway. III 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 un-
comfortable a passage over such a
road really is. If our thoughts are
kept all the time IN one groove 1t
gives that part of the brain no
chance TO recuperate. The think
ing highway grows rougher all the
time.
Many a sleepless person will be
lulled to slumber If he INDUCES in
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opinion modern novels have a real
use. You may CLEAN little from
them that is informative or up
building. But they are diverti1g.
They carry our thoughts w por-
tons Of the brain that are rarely
used. and give the regular highway
a chance to spring back into form.
OF course, there r nobler uses
to be made of reading. The Libraries
are filled with books that are in
%structive and enlightening. Such
works should be u constant COM
panions.
1t is needless to say I did not
start out TO write a philosophical
essay about books. What I intended
to say Is that before you 60 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 10 attend 70 the mat
ter.
You have a lot Of teeth. and If 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.
It Is surprising how many persons
neglect their eyes. 1t Is given to
very few to have perfect sight. A
good deal more than half the people
in 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 O mile away, may
seem distant.
When 1t comes to lear vision we
are dealing with an entirely differ
ent condition. There must be ac-
curate adjustment Of the lens and
muscles of the eye IL reading and
sewing are to be done comfortably.
Don't be foolish about II. III you
are told by an expert that glasses
are required be sur to get them.
IL Is far better to protect the eyes
and guard thin against disease than
10 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 70 find out for a certainty
whether they are normal or not.
Answers TO Health Queries
Mrs. L. Z. 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 knees7
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.
NaAEbx. 81 dIn dIIllCIeQ WIN
superfluous hair and worry for fear
my 5-year-old daughter will inherit
the tendency. What measures can
I take to prevent it?
A.-Such condition Is not neces-
saril ~yinherited. Bleaching SUPER
fluous hair will make 10 less notice
able and in time this treatment
should destroy the roots.
r. 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 times?
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 If you find
that IL agrees with the child. He
should have pure cod liver oil after
meals and should be exposed to d.