Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-18
HINTS ON HEALTH
prepared and Furnished by the
Public Health Education
Committee Of Minnesota
State Medical Ass'n).

st. Paul, Mimi, July 10.-Sunshine
and fresh air route more disease
germs when exposed for any length
of time than any other natural agent
of sterilization known to medical
science.
People who have been feeling
grumpy, some who have been weak
should have a nature cure during the
warm days of July.
IF more people would get out into
the air and sunshine these days there
would be better health all around"
declares the educational committee of
the Minnesota State Medical assOci-
alton. 1t advises the business man
to get on the golf ground, the house
wife to take the car in the afternoon
and drive to the country.
TOO many of us take air too little,
and as result we lose something Of
that glow of health and that buoyancy
Of step generally associated with
youth but which can be preserved
almost indefinitely with the aid of
fresh air and moderate exercise" con-
tinues the bulletin.
Sunshine and fresh air, it is gen.
orally conceded, are the greatest ma
tural agents of sterilization known to
medical science and the lurking germ
of disease is often routed when ex-
posed for any length of time to the
air and sunshine.
Fresh air, too, is a great natural
tonic, and helps build and rehabilitate
blood corpuscles impoverished by too
close confinement indoors.
when we of the medical profession
send patients away from the city for
treatment or convalescence, one of the
reasons we do so is because the coun-
try or seaside air is free from the
impurities Of the city air, and there
fore better to breathe.
Some of the worst odors in the air
are absolutely harmless-some air
which has no odor at all is deadly
Carbon monoxide gas from the ex-
hausts of automobiles is one of the
latter class, and no man or woman
can remain in air charged with such
an impurity with safety.
Admitting fresh air from the out
side is always highly desirable from
the point of view of health to the oc-
.cupants of building, but precautions
must be taken with the electric fan
and even in warm weather, to guard
against the all too prevalent draught
Even the best of air, if directed like
jet of water on some one part Of
the body, may lead to number of
minor ailments which may develop
into something more serious. Colds,
stiff necks and neuralgia may often
be traced to the constant exposures
Of the subject to a draught. On the
other hand even moderately over
heated, overdry or stagnant air may
induce variety of troubles.
1.-The summer breezes are them
selves an invitation for us to get out
Of doors, and it is true that with the
season of outdoor sports and pastimes
the bloom returns to many a pale
cheek and the spring to many a step.
We canont spend all our time out of
doors, but we owe it to our health to
give our lungs treat and our bodies
a tonic whenever we can.
Stay outdoors, walk outdoors, and
play outdoors as much as possible
during the summer months and you
will gain a reserve of energy and
health that will be bulwark against
the attacks of winter ailments. Avoid
the stuffy room and your health will
benefit"