The Coolidge examiner., 1935-08-09

- a&& " AH AEAtttAA% AAls
- = and. grabbing
him by the vest,
was yelling: "YIppel Well. tan my
hide, Look what | found hIbernat-
In In here-C'mon out an git some
sunshine Yippee 7" And over the
cartoon was the caption. THE First
Time You Open the Window Real
Wide on a Warm Spring Day"
II was good health advice that
srinnlng cowboy gave.
When spring comes. it's good for
Us 10 do like the bears-quit hiber-
mating and get out into the sunshine.
And If you have a family bus. it's
time to send out for the latest road
map. and away for a weekend vaca-
ton trip.
The highways have always played
an important part In the health and
habits OF man. There has ever been
an effort to make them safe from
health standpoint. In ancient times
lepers and other uncleap persons
we're excluded from the highways.
for II was early recognized that
pestilcnce walked from community
TO community with the footsteps Of
man.
The world In which we live Is
now much bigger one. We can
easily travel three hundred miles
ln any direction within a day. We
are as familiar and conversant with
geographical area several hundred
miles square as our grandparents
were with a thlrty-mIle area.
The development of automotive
power has changed our life In many
ways The social and family en.
ylronmeut has been altered. We
compare ourselves with more peo-
pie. We are broader minded In that
Sc can see more and therefore,
Judge values from a better perspec-
tive. There Is less difference In so
clal customs. dress and living
standards In adjacent communities.
Another important health infu-
ence due TO hard roads and automo-
biles Is the greater amount Of time
people now spend ia the fresh air
and sunshine. In the country we
used TO 20 10 town In the buggy or
wagon " hen 10 was necessary. City
dwellers did very little travelling.
Now with the automobile We JOY
ously seek the open road II Is
only during rainy or stormy wealth
er that we stay indoors. From a
health viewpoint. this Is as IL should
be. The ride after supper that SO
many people take nowadays pro-
yldes a period OF relaxation. and II
allows for restful digestion and
family visiting. IL IS much better
than staying home to wash the
dishes.
one question that naturally arises
Is: Are contagious diseases spread
more by automobile travel than they
were before the use OF such rapid
and easy transportation increased
human contact? The answer is
that the health level OF the popula-
ton is much better than II ever was
before. There is plenty OF fresh
air 10 be had on a trip and lots OF
sunshine and little dust. This keeps
the healthy person well and aids the
sickly person to regain health, and
the sIckly person has no contact
with the healthy travellers In other
automotIve vehicles. The stimulat-
ing effect Of the air forced against
the body during automobile trav-
els Is a good tonic. Germs are car
rled from the sick 10 the well per
son by shoe leather. not by the air
or wind.
II is intimate contact such as
coughing, sneezing and touching
with the hands, that transfers con-
tagious materials. Happy and con-
tented people are healthy folk. You
see more laughs and smiles among
automobile travellers than you do
among the passengers in the state
rooms of the de luxe transcontinen-
tai trains.
The one thing that the person
travelling into unknown parts"
should look out for Is contamina-
ton Of food or water. Typhoid
fever and dysenteries are about the
only diseases you need guard
against. Direct contact with the
travellers you meet (unless they
have colds , Is pretty safe. Some
few hotels and tourist camps are
not what they should be, but so
many are good that there Is no ex-
cuse for putting up with one that
has not the best sanitary conven-
iences.
Do not buy milk unless IL is pas
teurized. And do not stop by the
roadside to drink from a spring un-
unless there is a notice by a state
health department that the water
has been analyzed and found fit
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