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CI E- Good health An Illustrated Monthly Magazine Devoted to Hygiene and the Principles of Healthful Living. Entered at Stationers' Hall.. Vol. 3. January, 1905. Ito. 8.

EDITOKI.Fla After-Holiday Illness Tea and White Bread as a Diet. is -usually to be traced to dinner-table AN incident occurred the other day dissipation. Its cure lies in abstinence which throws light on the insufficient diet rather than in medicine. Give the over- of the poor of our large cities. A certain worked digestive organs a complete rest, family, being in want, sold a table for 8/d., and the system will soon recover its and spent the money thus : Two loaves, balance. 4d., milk, id., sugar, id., tea, / d., 4 lb. margarine, ld., wood, Id., coal, Id. The foods, with the exception of the tea, all More OxygenOxygen Wanted. have nourishing value, but unfortunately SHALLOW breathing is one cause of the of exactly the same kind. White bread, weakness and semi. invalidism so generally sugar, and margarine are energy pro- met with nowadays. When one is not ducers, but not tissue builders. The diet feeling in the best of spirits, one falls is, therefore, extremely one-sided. Had quite naturally into cramped positions, and this family omitted the tea and the sugar, the breathing instead of being full and and bought instead a pennyworth of lentils free, is just sufficient to maintain life. or haricots, the balance would have been a There is no buoyancy, no abounding great deal better, for a soup could then energy, largely because the person is deny- have been made rich in proteid or tissue- ing himself the true elixir vita, oxygen. building material. The tendency amongst the labouring classes to depend more and more on tea and white bread as a staple How to Cultivate Deep Breathing. diet is a most alarming one, and probably has much to do with the physical deteriora- ACTIVE will-effort in the direction of tion which of late is making itself manifest. lung expansion will work wonders for a weakly person. Set apart five minutes -444- twice daily for deep, slow breathing. THE medical officer of health for Buckie Think of the lungs as a sack into which in submitting his annual report recently, you purpose crowding the greatest pot sible pointed out that the greatest cause operat- amount of air. Then empty the sack ing to the prejudice of fishing communities completely, and slowly fill it again. In was the prevalent ignorance concerning walking, take say ten steps while inspiring, rudimentary health laws. " In very many and eight while expiring, keeping up this houses the most minute precautions were rhythmical movement as long as you can taken to prevent the ventilation of bed- comfortably. Such simple things as these rooms. It was not uncommon to see the have in a comparatively short time in- only window of a bedroom carefully nailed creased chest expansion by a, couple of up. The greater part of the population inches, and greatly improved the general still passed the night in boxes ' made health. A well• constructed breathing tube just large enough to contain a bed, a portion may also be helpful, and the swimming only of one side of the ' box ' being open movement and other arm exercises will to the room, and that portion partially aid in broadening the chest. closed by curtains as a rule." We may 228 GOOD HEALTH. smile at such extreme cases of " Aero- shore in the vicinity of sewage and filth of phobia " ; but the fact is that the vast various kinds. They are a poor food, and majority of the residents of London know sometimes carry the germs of disease. nothing of the joys of sleeping in a really Occasionally they contain poisons which well-ventilated bedroom. If you would lead to severe sickness and even fatal re- judge rightly of the air in your own bed- sults. May it not be said that he who room, jump out of bed some morning, dress eats mussels is also " a dirty feeder " ? quickly, and, closing your door tightly behind you, take a brisk walk down the street, expanding your lungs to the utmost ; Another Oyster Scare. then come back and investigate the quality THE death of another victim of typhoid of the air which you have been breathing fever due to eating oysters is reported from during the night. If the result is entirely Portsmouth. Oysters, like mussels, do not satisfactory, then you may pride yourself have a reputation for being over nice on sleeping in a well-ventilated bedroom, about their diet. To them the infectious assuna,ng, of course, that your olfactory excreta of typhoid patients is doubtless a organs are in good condition. dainty morsel. For a number of years we have known positively that oysters can carry the germs of typhoid fever, and so Increase ofof Insanity. become the direct cause of the disease. A CCORDING to recendy published statistics Knowing this to be true, would it not be there are now 516 insane persons per wise to avoid their use as food ? Certainly 100,000 in Ireland. In 1880 the proportion there is an ample supply of more whole- was only 250, showing the enormous in- some and less expensive food material. crease of more than 100 per cent. in twenty- five years. England and Wales too show a marked increase in lunacy. A " Health Conscience." WRITING in the Daily News, Dr. Clouston, The Causes. a well•known authority on mental diseases, says : " In time a new ' Health Conscience ' THERE can he no doubt but that the may be developed in our people which in liquor traffic is largely responsible for the its beneficent consequences may compare increase in lunacy. We are merely reap- with the moral sense and the spiritual in- ing the effects of the long continued use of stincts. The former fatalistic assumption strong drink. Alcohol is essentially de- that disease and deformity are inevitable structive to all forms of life, animal or things is being gradually modified, and is vegetable. Its use weakens the organs of giving place to a feeling in many men and the body, and renders them more suscep- women of personal responsibility for the tible to disease. The delicate tissues of very existence of disease." Such language the brain are no exception. Structural from such an authority is a happy omen of changes soon develop, which are always the awakening which we trust is taking associated with impaired and perverted place among the public. functions. The mind is gradually weakened, and finally gives way to the baneful influ- -4444- ence of the alcohol on the brain cell.. Don't Spit. According to an editorial in one of the THIS sign should be exhibited everywhere leading London newspapers, the drink evil until we 1-arn not to expectorate indiscrimi- is accountable for a very large per cent. of nately. Spitting is not only vulgar but the insane people. also dangerous. By this means consump- 4414- tion is spread far and wide, and many innocent victims are infected. We are A Dirty Feeder." glad to see that the London County Council SPEAKING of mussels recently, a tvell- has taken up the matter, and is endeavour- known authority on health said that " the ing to put a stop to expectorating in trams mussel is by nature a dirty feeder." To and omnibuses. We trust that their action this we agree, for in common with other will be adopted generally throughout the shell-fish, mussels are usually found on the country. GOOD HEALTH. 229

" Me All Face." Causes of Physical Degeneracy. A GOOD story is told of a recent governor ACCORDING to a recent report of the Inter- of Canada. Well wrapped in furs and a Departmental Committee on Physical De- heavy coat he was conferring with an terioration the chief causes of physical Indian chief on the shores of one of the degeneration may be summed up briefly as great lakes in the depth of winter. The follows :— latter, clothed in a single blanket, was Overcrowding with its attendant evils of walking over the frozen ground in apparent uncleanliness, foul air, and bad sanitation. comfort. On being asked how he could Prevalence of drunkenness among men keep warm, he replied: " You do not cover and women. your face." " No," said the governor, Improper feeding of adults and children. " but I am used to that." " Good," Cigarette-smoking by children. answered the Indian, " me all face." Tea-drinking by adults. -4 44- " What Am I To Take ? " A Self-Evident Indictment. IT is difficult for the average layman to realise the inefficacy of drugs to cure dis- No comments are necessary on this re- ease. The idea uppermost in his mind port. All thinking men and women who when he calls in the doctor or attends the have given the question careful considera- hospital is to get a potent draught or pill. tion must recognise the truthfulness of the After telling his complaint, he says: "Now, conclusions. The evils specified are evi- Doctor, what am I to take? " And he is dent on every hand, and, with the excep- sure to be disappointed if no medicine is tion of the overcrowding, among all classes prescribed, and likely to consult another of society. Such being the case, can there physician. be any wonder that the general trend of -44+4-- the nation physically is downward ? The worst feature is that to all appearances Do Drugs Cure ? these evils are on the increase, and the WITH two or three possible exceptions, eflorts made to overcome them are both drugs do not cure disease. At best, they feeble and inad-quate. The time has come only relieve symptoms, but do not remedy for the public to wake up to the real con- the evil. Yet, in spite of this fact, drugs dition of the masses, and •by means of and medicine were never used as freely education, bf- tter sanitation, abolition of and universally as at the present time, and the drink e‘il, and a large-hearted and their number and variety was never greater. broad- minded philanthroph, combat race The medical man is fairly flooded with deterioration, and improve the national samples and advertising literature Concern- physique. ing new drugs and the marvellous virtues -*44- claimed for them. -444- Refused to Make Further Repairs. Natural Remedies. DURING the last hours of Daniel Web- ALTHOUGH drugs are still used so widely, ster, Mr. Adams called on him, and seeing people are beginning to give more attention his desperate condition, and wishing to to rational remedies. They are slowly cheer him as much as possible, he re- though surely learning the limitations of marked to the dying statesman, " Good the noxious drug a d the real advantages of morning, Mr. Webster ; I hope you are the " nature cure." 0 re is a mere pallia- doing well " Mr. Webster's eloquent tive, and too often not only fails to confer though sad reply was: "Mr. Adams, I am any real benefit, but does serious harm. sorry to say that I am not. I feel that I The other always accomplishes good, and am the tenant of a house sadly racked and the effects both general and specific are shaken by the storms of time. The roof beneficial. As we come to depend less leaks, the windows rattle, the doors creak upon medicinal potions and pills, and more on their hinges, until my mansion seems upon fresh air, pure water, wholesome almost uninhabitable. But the saddest food, exercise, and peace of mind, we shall part of the situation, sir, is that I have re- make greater strides towards sound health ceived word that the landlord positively of both mind and body. refuses to make any further repairs." 230 GOO HEALTH,

THE HOME CARE OF THE SICK. BY FRANKLIN RIC HARD S , M. D. THE sickroom, its selection, furniture, sick man's friends (?) repairs the injuries temperature, ventilation and care have been effected, and removes from the battlefield considered. (See December Goon HEALTH.) the carnage of the fray. Attention has been called to the benefits to But unfortunate indeed it is for the be derived from the out-of-door method of patient that the body's defenders must be treating, not only consumption, but other thus divided. His entire reserve force fre- diseases as well ; and also to the fact that quently is needed to press the battle to the sick-room life should be made as much as gates, and vanquish the invading hordes of possible like man's natural, outdoor life. disease germs. The result may be dis- Mortality statistics show that dark, ill- astrous if a part must be ineffectively ventilated rooms are good enough places to engaged in antagonising and antidoting the die in. From these sombre figures may poisonous drugs administered by benighted be deduced the appalling fact that fully friends, who, with the witch-doctor of one-third of all who die after the fifteenth heathendom, appear to think that some- year of life succumb to diseases due to thing dreadfully, drastic must be done to "weak lungs." Tradition to the contrary, drive the disease devil out. Before adopt- let us awake to the vital truth that special ing such " heroic " measures, however, disease of the lungs is rarely inherited. would it not be well to recall that demons Such weakness is very easily acquired, are poison-proof and bullet-proof, and that however, by the thoughtless, open-mouth to miss the mark means to hit the man, habit, and the continuous breathing of stag- who, too often, promptly responds by un- nant house- air. Those who are strong may ceremoniously dying ? survive for a time an artificial indoor life with apparently no more serious results The Power that Heals. than frequent colds or a troublesome The beneficent power that heals comes catarrh ; but the weak, whose vital re- from that great Source of blessing that sistance is already lowered by disease, are " giveth to all life and breath." God's fortunate if they escape consumption or healing energy floods the earth like sun- pneumonia. . shine. It is as free as air. Indeed, it is So long as there are neither air " trusts" in the sunshine ; it is in the air. The nor air famines, why permit the sick to elixir of health surrounds us. We are im- perish from air-hunger, or barely to keep mersed in life. And yet we sicken ; still soul and body together upon a starvation we die. In the midst of life, we are in ration of oxygen ? We are without excuse death. for so doing when an abundant, life-giving In order to avail, life-abounding like draught may be had for the trifling trouble grace-abounding must be appropriated. of opening the windows. We must accept of the gift of health so freely offered. If the sick will but touch A Battle fcr Life. the hem of the Life-Giver's garment, con- Whether or not the sick man recovers nection is made with the true Source of chiefly depends upon whether or not he is Health, the circuit of healing is established, given a fighting chance. Why he recovers and then " thine health shall spring forth when the numerous "sure cures " suggested speedily." How shall we escape if we by tradition-addled brains are forced upon neglect so great salvation from disease ? him is a mystery.' In not a few instances his recovery would be even more mys- The Science of Health. terious and miraculous did we not possess As electricity is conveyed by suitable some knowledge of the strivings of that conductors, and conforms to definite laws, vigilant force within the man, which per- so the power that heals flows through well sistently wages war not only against the defined channels, and operates in accord- active elements of disease, but against these ance with natural laws. These laws are noxious so-called remedies as well. The the laws of nature's God. In the keeping defensive force not engaged in repelling the of them there is great reward in health. combined attack of the disease and the He who has not yet learned these truths GOOD HEALTH 28 L as ignorant of the first principles of the WINTER HYGIENE.* science of health. BY MRS. M. W. KIRKMAN. The sick are in need of life. The intern- .gEnt Christian nurse, like her Master, LINGERING autumns and early springs comes " that they might have life, and that make the winters of the Southern States they might have it more abundantly." of America so short that not suffi- To this end she opens every channel cient consideration is given to the pre- through which life flows to her patient ; paration of the body or home for the and so far as in her lies, she keeps them advent of Jack Frost who, sooner or later, open. She begins by opening the window. will make his unwelcome appearance. Light is quite as important as air. Sun- The body, as well as the mind, relaxes to light and fresh air are nature's tonics. They the dreamy, hazy influence of " Indian

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invigorate the body, improve digestion, aid Summer." The blood courses slowly, and in the formation of pure blood, and increase we float on, not realising that we are the general vital resistance. Light stimu- drifting to a season when we shall need lates repair; wounds heal more rapidly un- all the vital resistance that thick red blood der its influence. The sun's radiant energy and muscular activity can give. relieves pain, and causes the uric acid de- Winter is looked upon too much as an posits which produce pain in gout and rheu- accident, which temporarily gives much matism to be oxidised. These are some of discomfort, but must be borne as are other the reasons why outdoor life heals. Com- trials of life. So when the frost does bined with water treatments, exercise, and come, the pipes burst, the plumbers reap a natural diet, it is most effective in re- *This article was written for conditions existing in the Southern States of America, but contains much that ap- storing health. plies to us here in England. 232 GOOD HEALTH. a harvest, and everyone shivers and by those dwelling farther north ; but the complains of cold weather as if it were an tonic of morning shower baths or cold enemy, instead of a glorious opportunity plunges can be secured anywhere, and for health culture. It is not realised that they are just as necessary to health in discomfort arises, not so much from the winter as they are to comfort during the weather, as from a want of forethought. warm season. To those whose skin is not Because one winter is mild, there is a hope educated to these measures, we would that the next will be also ; and " sufficient suggest that they begin with cold towel unto the day is the evil thereof." rubs or mitten frictions taken vigorously, This mental attitude is especially disas- and gradually work up to a stronger treat- trous to those who depend upon a daily ment. Exercise is also of vast importance,

wage for daily bread " Why should we and in the Southland we have such long spend hardly.earned money to make the stretches of pleasant weather that one can house proof against a frost that may never get very much all the year round of " God's come ? " they say ; and thus the way is out of doors," which Henry Vandyke tells paved for pneumonia, influenza, rheuma- us is one of the pathways to peace, as it tism, loss of wages, and the Relief Society. surely is to health. It is quite likely that the poor suffer more With all the suggestions and inventions during a sudden cold spell in the South, of modern science and hygiene, we need than the same class in the North, where not allow our bodies, when winter comes, the houses are built with the certainty to be taken by surprise with flabby muscles, that the winter is coming and will be long dead skin, or impure blood. Nature gives and severe. to the horse and other animals thicker In the South we cannot expect very coats in winter; so our bodies also require much of the bracing, tonic weather enjoyed warmer clothing, a more concentrated, GOOD HEALTH. 233 blood-making diet, and plenty of physical —and yet New York, with its multi- exercise. Almost all our cities now have millionaires and unnumbered charities, is branches of the Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A., but just beginning to make it possible for where all sorts of physical training, the " Great unwashed " to feel the luxury including swimming baths, may be had. and self-respect of a daily bath, and to en- We are happy to say they are well joy the blessed influence and healing of sun- patronised. light and fresh air in the tenement districts. In many Southern cities out-of- door Someone has said that " God will forgive life is encouraged by the Country Clubs, our sins, but we must pay for our blunders." where the Golf Links attract scores of This is certainly true in respect to neglect young people, and in fine weather one of the laws of health, either personal or

sees there as many " bloomin' gels " as public. But let us take comfort from the ever graced Mrs. Poyser's dairy in old Buddhists who tell us that " No seed will England. die," and have faith to believe that our Horse-back riding is very popular, and small beginnings in hygiene will spring up gay parties may be encountered on the and bear fruit to the building of beautiful country roads all through the winter. cities wherein shall dwell men and women, It is said that " Modern Sanitary Science who, because of abounding health, can is a system of fighting germs which truly say with Robert Browning, propagate in dirt of all kinds, and the only people who can abstain with impunity "How good is man's life, the mere living! How fit to employ, from bathing are those who live in the All the heart, and the soul, and the senses fresh air—Esquimaux, Red Indians, Arabs " For ever in joy." 234 GOOD HEALTH.

THE SCHOOL OF TO-DAY. A criticism of the common school education of to-day as viewed from the standpoint of health and national efficiency. BY M. ELLSWORTH OLSEN. WHAT is the object of education ? Is it the things be has learned within reach,. to teach reading, writing, arithmetic, and they are pretty sure to be labelled " Hands sundry other intellectual operations of a off." So that, judged by intellectual more or less conventional character, or is standards, the smattering of culture given it to train for real life ? If merely the in our schools is unsatisfying and illusion- former is intended, then we have nothing ary in the extreme. more to say ; if the latter, then we may be But it is chiefly in ignoring the child's allowed to ask why our present educational physical nature that modern education system should so largely ignore some of fails. Little boys and girls are like tender the most important phases of an all-round birds ; they require fresh air, sunshine, training. room to expand. The school ought to be The children of the labouring man form a place where they could be aided to the majority of the material with which our develop on normal, rational lines. It board schools have to deal. What does should help them to be as well as to know ; modern education do for them ?—Not very should recognise that they have bodies as much of real, tangible value. Ill-fed, well as minds, and that their future useful- puny, at mmic, yet charged with great ness to the State will depend upon the possibilities, both mentally and physically, harmonious development of both. they enter the school we will suppose at The great defe t of present-day educa- the age of six. Ill-fed, dwarfish, anomie, tion is that in spirit and intent it is but usually with some definite physical largely medieval. The whole discussion defect, and with the best possibilities of of the late Education Bill is evidence of childhood still undeveloped, many if not this. Medievalism not only ignored, but most of these children emerge at the age it abused the body. It associated scholar- of fourteen, to encounter " life's prime ships with the church and hence with needs and agonies." asceticism and the practising of penance in No doubt a few of the brightest of these forms that to the modern mind are almost boys and girls may be marvels of verbal inconceivable. automatons, delighting the hearts of their Our modern system of education probably teachers with their capacity for receiving sprang originally from the desire to teach and giving forth again in as nearly as the children the catechism ; at least it possible the same form whole battalions of has developed all the way on church lines. detached facts and fancies ; but how many To be sure, scientific subjects have been have had an intelligent all-round training largely introduced into the curriculum, but calculated to fit them for a useful place in under great limitations as regards necessary real life ? Are not the actual returns of apparatus. The ground work of education the present system ridiculously small in is still medieval and clerical. Intellectual comparison with the outlay of time and culture is the only kind of culture seriously energy involved? provided for. The physician is still a sort Even if judged from a purely intellectual of propitiatory being, who may be called standpoint, modern education of the into requisition in case there is an outbreak masses is open to objection. Suppose it of measles, or diphtheria, or small-pox, but succeeds, as it may in some exceptional who is not expected to have any controlling instances, in infusing a love of culture and voice as to the training of the child. of those higher walks of life in which such More recently the bars are being broken tastes may expect to be gratified, what fact down a little, and medical men of public does the aspiring pupil stumble on im- spirit are urging light, well-ventilated mediately on entering real life ?—Simply school buildings, more up-to-date methods this, that he is shut in on every side by the of instruction, and judicious physical iron bars of circumstances—that not culture culture. Some have made bold to advise and refinement, but hardship and laborious the feeding of children who are too hungry toil are to be his lot. If he sees some of to learn their lessons, and free baths for 6000 HEALTH. 235 the unwashed. And what could be more What we plead for is that, in the lower reasonable? Surely decent cleanliness schools at least, equal attention be given is more important than the correct parsing to the development of the body and the of a verb, and a reasonably well-filled mind. Lit teachers make the work as sto.nach means more for the growing individual as possible, and do for each child than oceans of erudition. pupil what he or she most needs. For Thera have not been wanting physicians this to be possible, each teacher would who have raised their voices against the need to have fewer pupils than is the case cramming system, which reduces what now. Our teachers have their hands more should be delightful work into one con- than full already, and it would not be fair tinual grind both for teachers and pupils. to increase their burdens. In fact, one Thai children of tender years who have great drawback to the present system is spent four to six hours in hard mental the heavy drain it makes on the vitality of work at school should have to sii up nights the instructor. Let school work include a to prepare the morrow's lessons, is con- generous allowance of physical culture in trary to the laws of health and of common various attractive forms, and what a relief sense. These pale-faced little urchins it would bring to pupils and teachers need the gymnasium, yes, and the fresh alike. air and sunshine. With a healthful physi- But no really satisfactory solution will cal environment their minds would rapidly be arrived at as long as physical culture is expand, and reasonable mental tasks would considered merely a side issue— a sort of be pleasant and easy to master; but with harmless diversion to be thrown in between the general physical conditions as they are, matters of a more serious nature. We the forcing of the pace is fraught with must recognise that the highest product of real danger. education is " a sound mind in a sound Unfortunately the system of examination body," and that we can never have the places a premium on cramming. Teachers latter while we give all or nearly all our who ply their calling in a reasonable way, attention to the former. with a view as far as possible to each We have pointed out what seem to be ebild's individual good, and not on rigid some of the weak points in the public inspectional lines, are likely to lose their education of to-day, viewed in the light of places. They must humbly bow the knee hygiene and common sense. Meanwhile before that great modern Baal—EXAM- we invite the kindly criticism of any of our INATIONS, or suffer for their non-con- readers especially interested in the subject. formity. In the main the idea seems to dominate both teachers and parents that It is hardly necessary to add that our the child's head is hollow ; and, as Colton quarrel is not in any sense with the says, it must be filled with learned lumber, instructors, who are for the most part a the brains being taken out, if necessary, to good deal in advance 'of the system. A make room for it. more hard-working, unselfish, high-minded It is not necessary to point out the class could not be found. We recognise, absurdity of such ideas, but they persist in moreover, that for reforms to be possible, staying with us nevertheless. They seem there must be a change of attitude on the to grow out of our general system of part of the general public. Parents must education, which is founded on the old be less anxious that their children should fallacy that the body was a sort of clog " shine " ; more solicitous for their sym- which continually hindered the mind in metrical growth and development than for its higher flights of reason ; that conse- high marks. Health must be valued at quently the body must at all hazards be something like its true worth ; education humbled, made to suffer or at least be must be conceived of as an all-round fitting ignored. So the schools, started with a up of the child who will in due time be the strong intellectual basis, totally leaving out man, for a useful and an honourable life. of calculation the training of the body, and Next month we shall outline a system of our institutions to-day are still in the same education which seems to us more in rut, although improvements have been accord with modern ideas than that now in made in recent years, and the outlook for vogue, under the title " The School of further progress is encouraging. To-morrow." 236 GOOD HEALTH.

THE BABY'S TOILET. BY EIILALIA S. SISLEY-RICHARDS, M.D. EVERY morning at a certain hour baby Two soft towels which should be warm should have his bath. It matters not so and dry. much as to the time chosen, as that this A bath apron to protect the nurse's hour be regularly observed. In the early dress. months of life nine or ten o'clock is a A change of fresh clothing should be suitable hour, though care should be taken placed on a rack near the fire. that the bath is not given too soon after The baby's toilet basket, containing the feeding. At least an hour should elapse usual articles should be near at hand. The temperature of the bath is a matter of con- siderable importance. While it is desirable to lower it gradually from week to week, it must be remembered that young children do not well with- stand cold. In regulating the temperature of the bath the hand is an un- safe guide. Still more unsafe is it to judge by the appearance of the baby, as did a certain Bridget, who concluded that the bath was too hot if her little charge turned red, or too cold if he AFTER THE BATH. turned blue. To use a. thermometer is the only after taking food. Later on, when the absolutely safe method. little one is up and dressed for breakfast, The following table is given merely as it his bath may be taken on rising. guide—not as a rule to be followed in every Before undressing the baby everything case. that will be required for his bath should be Bath Temperature for Different Ages. in readiness, as it is most inconvenient and dangerous to the child's health as well, AGE. DEGREES, P. to suspend proceedings after once begun, At birth, 98-100 while hasty search is made for some for- During first three or four weeks 95 gotten necessity. One to six months 92.5 The following articles should be in readi- Six to twelve months 90 One to two years 85 ness :— Then gradually reduce in summer to 80 A suitable bath tub, conveniently stand- In the third or fourth year, if possible, ing upon a low support so as not to involve reduce to. 75 or 70 too much bending on the part of the mother or nurse. Some little children would react well to A supply of hot and cold water. a brief application of water at a tempera- A bath thermometer, preferably one pro- ture even lower than this. tected by a wooden frame so that it will Order of Procedure. float in the water. A wash basin. The double china sponge All preparations having been made, the basin is good. baby should be undressed and wrapped in Two soft sponges or Turkish gloves. a soft, warm blanket. Plain oastile or other non-irritating The face is first washed in clear, warm soap. water, then dried with a soft towel. Use GOOD HEALTH. 237 the wash basin and one of the sponges or giving special attention to the folds around Turkish gloves in cleansing the face. the neck and groin. The angles of the eyes, ears and nose Having ascertained that the bath tem- should be gently cleansed. No attempt perature is correct, the little one is now should be made to crowd anything into gently lowered into the water. His head the ears for the purpose of cleansing them is supported by the left arm of the nurse, internally, as it is really quite unnecessary, her hand grasping his left shoulder to and injury may result therefrom. prevent his slipping down into the water. It is, however, very essential that the After remaining in the bath one or two nostrils be kept clean. If this is neglected, minutes, he is lifted out and is wrapped in and especially if baby has a cold, secretions a warm, soft towel, and then quickly dry in the nose seriously obstructing but gently dried. respiration. Perhaps the safest and Baby should now be warm and rosy, easiest method of cleansing is to use a showing that a healthy reaction has taken bulb syringe wholly composed of soft rubber, place. gently forcing a little cool " normal salt When the skin is perfectly soft and clear solution " into one nostril and allowing it no powder is needed, but as it is so difficult to flow out of the other. In making this to dry the skin with the required thorough- solution add one slightly rounded teaspoon- ness, it is usually safest to use a good toilet ful of table salt to one pint of water. It is powder. A mixture consisting of starch absolutely necessary that this direction be and talcum, equal parts, and one-fourth followed carefully, for if too much or too the quantity of boric acid does very well. little salt i s used the solu- tion is very irri- tating to the nasal mucous membrane. The child's head should be held slightly forward during this cleansing pro- cess. No mot- her need fear to adopt this measure, as it i s quite free from danger (if employed a s directed) a n d. accomplishes much good in preventing a catarrhal con- CONVALESCENCE. dition of the nose. While it may7not be necessary to And now another word in behalf of thus cleanse the nose every day, it should baby's comfort. His tender skin often be- certainly be done whenever there is any comes painfully chafed because of neglect indication of a cold or of dried secretions regarding his napkins. in the nostrils. This normal salt solution To avoid this condition, his body must be is also excellent for cleansing the eyes. kept scrupulously clean and his napkins Having performed these offices for baby changed as soon as they are soiled. his scalp should be washed with soap, Napkins made of butter muslin are less rinsed with clear water and then dried. irritating and wash much more easily Using the other glove the body and than the harsh and heavier materials often extemities are then thoroughly soaped, selected for this purpose. X138 GOOD HEALTH. INFLAMMATORY RHEUMATISM. BY ALFRED B. OLSEN, M.D. BRIEFLY defined, Inflammatory Rheu- is usually present, and this is a s3mptom matism is a constitutional disease which that should be encouraged, for the internal develops suddenly, and is characterised by organs and tissues require the cleansing an irregular fever, acid sweats, inflamma- action of water. tion of the large joints, and is of an indefinite Inflammatory rheumatism may last from duration. It is also known as Rheumatic a few days to several weeks. The duration Fever and Acute Articular Rheumatism, is very indefinite. Relapses are by no which latter in our opinion is a better name. means uncommon. Predisposing and Exciting Causes. Complications. Heredity seems to have considerable A few words ought to be said about the influence as a predisposing cause. In diseases which may accompany the acute some families it is met with in several inflammation of the joints, and so compli- su..ceeding generations. cate the primary attack, for the complica- Dr. Alexander Haig classes acute rheu- tions are usually the most serious con- matism with chronic rheumatism and gout ditions to deal with. Either pleurisy or as uric acid diseases. According to him pneumonia may develop, but involvement uric acid gathers in the system through of the heart is the most common. This the use of a faulty diet and imperfect tissue usually takes the form of an inflammation changes, and finally brings on the attack. of the inner lining of the organ, and in Tea, coffee, and flesh foods contain uric many cases leads to permanent heart acid and similar poi ons, and hence may disease. The inflammation of the heart is be said to predispose one to rheumatism. very likely to leave behind more or less The exciting causes include the free use deformity of the valves of this organ, of alcoholic liquors, and especially exposure which results in leakage. This makes to cold and wet. An attack of inflamma- necessary an enlargement of the organ to tory rheumatism can usually be traced compensate for the weakness. directly to a severe chilling of the body. What is the Outcome ? The Symptoms. The prognosis of inflammatory rheu- The onslaught of the disease is as. a rule matism should always be guarded ; for at abrupt, and the temperature soon rises any lime a srious complication may occur. to 102° or 103° F. and even higher in Continued fever, although not very high, severe cases. The large joints, such as may finally lead to death through ex- the knees, elbows, wrists, and ankles be- haustion, even though there is no special come tender, red, and swollen. One or complication. Relapses are prone to occur, several, or, more rarely, all the joints may and one who has had the disease is more be involved at once. The smaller joints, likely to a second attack. too, are sometimes in flamed, and any joint-in Preventive Treatment. the body is liable to attack. Pain is a promi- nent symptom, being often very severe, It is evident from what we have already and almost unbearab'e. The muscles in said that tea, coffee, and all forms of animal the vicinity of the joints may also become flesh should be avoided by those who have tender and painful. a tendency to rheumatic complaints. If There is profuse perspiration, and the uric acid is the real cause of the disease, sweat is sour and acid. The urine is dark, and this seems to be the case according to scanty in quantity, and often contains a our present state of knowledge, then food reddish deposit. containing uric acid or its equivalent should The patient has a poor appetite, a coated be strictly discarded. tongue, and sluggish bowels. Indeed, Clothing is also an important question. constipation is the rule, and the digestive Woollen underwear is the most satisfactory, organs generally are in an inactive state. and should be worn the year round. A Although the appetite is gone, great thirst thinner and lighter weight may be worn GOOD HEALTH. 239 in warm weather. The limbs especially fruit both fresh and stewed, with dex- should be well protected, warm, high trinised breads, simple puddings and well- boots being always worn. Special care cooked grains. Some recommend milk should be taken to avoid getting chilled by and milk foods, and if they agree with the cold and stormy weather, or through patient there is no objection. Mild fruits wetting the feet. are more valuable, however, and have a desirable cleansing effect on the blood. Hydropathic Treatment. Encourage the patient to drink freely. Absolute rest in bed is the first step. Plain water may be taken, or fruit juices, The room should be light, cheerful, and well orangeade and lemonade. Both the latter ventilated, but not draughty. Have the are very refreshing, and have a benign in- patient lie between blankets without sheets, fluence upon the blood and tissues. which are likely to have a chilling effect. Do not fail to keep the bowels open, At the very outset give a hot blanket using enemata if necessary. It is good pack, applying hot bottles to the feet and routine treatment to begin with a large sides of the body, and at the same time (two to four pints) soap enema, and so give hot water to drink. The patient may cleanse the rectum and lower bowel. be left in this pack from one to three or A physician should be called in to take four hours to advantage. On taking him charge of the patient, for although many out, sponge the body with tepid water and make a good recovery, serious complica- dry gently. The pack may be repeated tions may be expected at any time. once or twice in the first twenty-bur hours. In place of the hot blanket pack, hot air, vapour, or Turkish baths may be ad- Petting the Children. ministered with the hot water drinking. " BUT wouldn't you have the youngest The painful joints may be relieved by child petted a little ? " says one. " It moist or dry beat. For the first em- seems so natural, some way." Oh, yes, I ploy fomentations wrung out of boiling would, a great deal. I believe in petting, water. These can be repeated as often as not only of the youngest, but of all the necessary. flock. I know a home where the mother Dry heat may be applied by the use of a says sometimes to the children, " Shall we hot bag of sand, salt, or bran. The hot give this big, sweet pear to Charlie because rubber water bottle is better still, and the he is our youngest and our darling ? " most convenient means of concentrating She never, never makes this remark in the dry heat upon any part of the skin. The wise Charlie's presence ; then, when all bottle should only be filled one-third or have agreed that the darling shall have the one-half full, and all the air pressed out big, ripe pear, it is given after this manner : before closing it. Then it can be readily " Charlie, there is only one pear in the adjusted to fit any part of the body. When basket that is soft enough and ripe enough no longer hot it is easily emptied, and to be good to eat, and the children have all again filled with boiling water. agreed that they want you to have it, be- cause you are their darling. Now what do To Control the Fever. you want mother to do with it ? " And that mother has so trained her baby, not Some recommend cold baths and cold yet quite two, that she is sadly disappointed pacts, but these are likely to aggravate the if he does not order that the pear shall symptoms and increase the pain. Tepid be cut into six pieces, one for each, and sponging is an efficient means of reducing two for mamma. You think he is a won- the temperature, and can be repeated as derful baby ? Not at all ; he simply has often as required. Cool enemata may also a sweet, wise mother. be used for the same purpose. Oh I there are ways to do it, if the The Diet and Drink. mothers will but recognise their responsi- bilities, and study to be to the children all It is needless to repeat that animal food that God meant they should be.—Pansy in should be avoided. Let the diet consist of Trained Motherhood.. 240 GOOD HEALTH.

SEASONABLE RECIPES. BY EDITH E. HOWARTH. AT this cold season of the year, we family foods that will be best suited to especially need food that will supply their needs. energy and heat. The lentil roast well takes the place of Bodily warmth is obtained and sustained meat in the dietary, as lentils contain legu- more by the food we eat than by external men, a flesh-forming product which corres- applications. It is therefore especially ponds to the nitrogenous element in meat. important that the right kind of food be The roast is also exceedingly palatable and taken to meet the needs of the body in order easy of digestion. Lentils also contain that Nature's fires may be kept up. Jack other elements which are necessary to Frost provides us with such keen appetites meet the various requirements of the that it is not so imperative to provide food system. The protose in the hash men- that will tempt the appetite. Still there is tioned is also of high nutritive value. need of preparing substantial foods in a Baked potatoes contain a good deal of dainty way. nutriment, in fact nearly as much as meat, Proper cooking renders most foods bet- although of a different kind. They are ter suited to the needs of the body. It especially valuable as an article of food at also, to a certain extent, makes the food this season of the year, as they contain a more digestible, and oftentimes more large amount of starch, which element palatable. gives heat and energy to the body. Where meat does not form part of the Both figs and prunes are rich in sugar bill of fare it is important that foods be which is in an easily-digestible state, and prepared that will properly take its place, which is a heat-giving element. and they must also be prepared in such a The following recipes are taken from way that the absence of meat is not felt. Mrs. E. E. Kellogg's Science in the Cookery by hygienic methods attains the Kitchen," and the American Good Health. object for which it is intended by simple Bean and Tomato Soup.—Take one pint of methods, and the exclusion of all things boiled or a little less of mashed beans, one pint of which would prove harmful to the body in stewed tomatoes, and rub together through a the process of cookery. colander. Add salt, one-half a cup of nicely The following recipes may prove sug- steamed rice, and sufficient boiling water to make gestive and helpful to the busy housewife a soup of the proper consistency. Reheat and who is daily striving to prepare for her serve. GOOD HEALTH. 241

Macaroni Boap.—Heat a quart of milk, to Why Use Soda Or Baking Powder which has been added a tablespoonful of fioely grated bread crust (the brown part only, from the THE professor of Domestic Ecomomy top of the loaf) and a slice of onion to flavour, in a double boiler. When the milk is well flavoured, and Hygiene in the Oregon Agricultural remove the onion, turn through a colander, add College (says an exchange) has found an salt, and thicken with two teaspoonfuls of flour original way to show the injurious effects rubbed smooth in a little cold milk. Lastly add of soda. She soaks a pig's bladder in soda 'one cupful of cooked macaroni, and serve. and water. In a short time it becomes Potatoes and Tarnips.—Boil one quart of perforated with holes. She then demon- sliced turnips twenty minutes, add five good-sized strates that plain water has no effect of potatoes, boil half an hour, drain, mash well with this sort. .a fork, season to taste with salt, and add one " Why sell your eggs," she says, " which cupful of milk. Beat until fine and fluffy with a wire spoon egg-beater. Serve in a heated dish. are flour lightening and nutritious, and buy baking- powder, which is only harmful ? Hash. —Wash and put on to cork in salted boil- Far better lighten your cake with eggs, ing water one cupful of rice. Into another pan which every country woman has ! " put one quart of strained tomatoeQ, two small onions Out file, and one-half pound of protose out It might be retorted that eggs (that is, into dioe. risen add to it the rice, a little butter, good ones) are not so easily obtained in or nut butter, and more water if it is t thick, our large cities ; nevertheless this is no and let it simmer fifteen minutes longer, being excuse for a resort to the chemist. careful that it does not burn. The rice should cook at least forty-five minutes before it is added GOOD HEALTH is utterly opposed to the to the tomatoes and protose. use of chemicals in cooking. Soda, baking-powder, saleratus and all similar Baked Potato.—Select potatoes of as nearly the same size as possible ; clean well by scrub ling preparations are not only useless but with a veg taole brush and rinsing in clean water. harmful. We say useless, but they have a It is also a good plan to dry them with a cloth. use, and that is to cover up the laziness or Place them in the oven, and bake from forty to the incompetence of the cook. The exces- sixty minutes or until soft. The time will be de- pendent upon the size of the potatoes and the heat sive craving after cakes and confectionery -of the oven. When the potatoes taken up in a of various kinds in the making of which towel feel soft throughout they are done, and chemicals are most used, is an unnatural .should have the skins broken to let out the steam. thing. Plain, simple food is best for all In baking, the starch is cooked by the water con- tained inside the potato. If when baking is com- classes, and to an unperverted palate is plete the steam is not thus allowed to escape, it also the most enjoyable. will condense inside the tuber, and the potato will be soggy. Bread and Fig Pudding.—Put together two 'cups of finely grated bread crumbs, two cups of A deep-seated error is the idea that milk, one cup of finely .chopped figs previously because the ox is strong man may in some 'steamed or cooked, one-fourth cup of sugar, and way get strength by eating him ; but if an 'lastly two well-beaten eggs. Bake in a moderate ox should follow the practice of eating oven till the custard is set. other oxen, he would soon lose his magni- Prune and Tapioca Pudding.—Soak one-half ficent strength. The same rule holds good cup of tapioca over night. In the morning cook for man. until transparent in two cups of water. Stew 'two cups of well washed and stoned prunes in a quart of water till perfectly tender : then add the juice of a good lemon and two tablespoonfuls of A "GOOD HEALTH " ACROSTIC. sugar, and boil till the syrup becomes thick and rich. Turn the prunes into a pudding dish, ;over Grapes, which cleanse, revive, and cure— with the cooked tapioca, and add a little grated Oranges, golden, fresh and pure— lemon rind. Bake lightly. If preferred, the Of their juices rich and sweet prunes and tapioca may be placed in the dish in Drink " Good Health " when friends you meet. 'alternate layers, having the top one of tapioca. Health dwells not in sparkling wine— Lentil Roast.—Take equal quantities of cooked Evil lurks with power malign : lentils that have been rubbed through a colander to remove the skins, and bread crumbs. Moisten Apples, pears, bananas mellow, with a little milk, season with salt and a very little Lemon juice so clear and yellow,— powdered sage, pour into a baking dish, and bake in Take these gifts and you will find .a moderate oven until well browned. A tomato Health of body, rest of mind. sauce makes a nioe accompaniment. —H. G. BUCKLE. 242 GOOD HEALTH. COLDS IN CHILDREN. BY GEORGE T HOMASON, M.D. EXPOSURE to cold and damp weather is Give the child hot or cold water or lemonade, probably the most frequent cause of acute to drink freely. Continue the bath six to colds in children. There must be a lowering ten minutes, sufficiently long to thoroughly of the resistance of the skin to sudden redden the skin or even to produce• changes of temperature before a cold can perspiration. To conclude the bath tepid, gain a foothold in the body. Too much water may be poured over the child, or he clothing worn during the day, or too heavy may be taken directly from the bath and covering at night, creates an unhealthy wrapped in a sheet wrung rather dry from• condition of the skin. Frequently at night cold water, and then in blankets. If the a child becomes child is small an, overheated and rest- ordinary pillowcase less, and on throw- is better than a , ing off the covering sheet, and can be gets thoroughly readily slipped over chilled, thus pro- the body. T h e. ducing a cold. The blankets should be, pernicious habit of carefully applied, allowing children about the neck and to go about with shoulders to prevent bare knees in winter entrance of air, thus is responsible for chilling the patient. many cases of severe The child may be cold, to say nothing left thus all night, of tonsillitis, bron- care being taken to chitis, pneumonia, have cnly sufficient and later even blanket covering to tuberculosis. A maintain warmth child with enlarged and not to produce tonsils in the throat perspiration. I n and back part of the the morning, or at nose (adenoids), suf- any time the child is fers frequently from removed from the, colds. A disturb- pack, the body ance of digestion in should be rubbed t h e stomach o r With c o o 1 water bowels, a condition followed by friction so common in chil- with a coarse towel, dren, is a frequent ending with a few cause of colds. A strokes with the dry soiled handkerchief may be the means of warm hand or an oil rub. communicating a cold. In children especially there is a tendency The cold should be taken promptly in for a cold to travel down and invade the hand as soon as detected. Treatment lungs, often with serious consequences. applied at the very onset of the trouble In this case such a bath as above referred may result in an immediate cure. A very to should be followed by the application to excellent procedure is to place the child in the chest of a compress, consisting of two a small tub containing at least enough hot or three thicknesses of butter muslin wrung water to cover the hips. Place a blanket from cold water and covered by a flannel over the tub and about the child's shoulders, jacket with an equal number of layers. thus combining the effects of a hot bath Fomentations to the chest two or three and steam bath. Occasionally add hot times a day, followed by a renewal of water to the bath, as much as the child the chest compress, is very desirable in will tolerate. Keep the head cool by cold severe cases. When there is difficulty in cloths applied to the head or about the neck. breathing in these cases no one thing gives GOOD HEALTH. 943 greater or more prompt relief than the In fact, our experience has taught us that breathing of warm air. The room should four mea's a day, consisting exclusively therefore always be warm and maintained of various fruits, strictly adhered to for a at a uniform temperature, with provision couple of days, has often been the means, for fresh air. in the hands of God, of shattering the Free drinking of water or fruit juice is shackles of drink from many a poor also important, aiding materially in keeping inebriate. Fruit juices, buttermilk, non- the bowels open. Some simple ointment alcoholic koumiss, cereal coffee, and cold must be freely applied to the nose and water should be the only beverages upper lip to prevent irritation of the skin allowed. by the discharge from the nose. The diet To the physic'an who has to deal with should be very light, consisting principally these wrecks of humanity, the scriptural of fruit toasts, gluten gruel, rice, plain admonition to " eat for strength and not .custards, and similar preparations. for drunkenness," acquires a tremendous significance. The victim of the drink habit should be inspired with the thought RESTORING A DRUNKARD. that his body is the temple of the Divine ; BY DAVID PAULSON, M.D. that the various efforts he is putting forth THE process of unmaking a drunkard in taking exercise, submitting to the represents such a transformation that it application of rational remedies, denying can be considered nothing short of a miracle. an abnormal appetite for unnatural foods, But this miracle, like the miracle of health, are all so many seeds which he is sowing has in it the element of time and likewise for a harvest of temperance, and from demands co operation on the part of the which he is just as certain to reap as he human agent. was to reap intemperance when he so The shattered nerves of a drunkard vigorously sowed for the same. " For which have become so accustomed to con- whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he stant artificial stimulation need physiologi- also reap." cal stimulation. There is no single thing which will accomplish this more readily " Sunshine Powders." and satisfactorily than some daily vigorous applications of cold water. It matters little " THE other day," writes a medical mis- whether it be given in the form of a cold sionary worker, in the Life Boat, " a little sponge, cold shower, or cool bath Who woman came to us. We found her case has not experienced the remarkably refresh. hopeless. She told us, however, that the ing effects which are produced by simply object of her call was not for physical bene- bathing the face in cold water? Every fit, but to be encouraged. She said, I organ in the body receives a similar was so discouraged and heart-sick ; it natural stimulus from a general application seemed that I could endure life no longer, of cold. This only conveys a hint of what and knowing missionary doctors were here, might be accomplished by the rational use I came. The doctor that came to me was of remedies such as electricity, massage, so kind, and her face looked so good, and and many others. she encouraged me sp much, that I went A proper adjustment of the diet is home and felt cheerful for a week. I have almost an absolute necessity in the unmak- come again for—well, I call them Sun- ing of a drunkard. The diet of the individ- shine Powders." " ual who is seeking to rise above the demon How many thousands of weary, toilworn of drink should be simple, nutritious, non- men and women are in daily need of irritating and non-stimulating. Every " Sunshine Powders." Truly, it is one slice of soft bread should be toasted so glorious privilege of those who enjoy a fair thoroughly that it is browned through. degree of health and strength to do what The grains can be browned before they are they oan to cheer up others. The poor cooked or the porridge supercooked. By people of the slums often stand in greater this process the starch is changed into need of sympathy and encouragement than dextrine, thus rendering it much more of financial assistance. It should be the digestible. joy of their more fortunately placed neigh- Fruit should be partaken of in abundance. bours to render this brotherly help. 244 GOOD HEALTH.

THE CURE OF CATARRH. The morning cold bath, cold shower, spray, or sponge, followed by a brisk rub, are BY J. J. BELL, M.D. exceedingly useful measures in protecting ONE of the most important things in against catching cold This should not be the cure of any disease is the removal of n glect, d, as a cold always increases the cause or causes. In our last number catarrhal troubles. The cold shower, we mentioned several causes of catarrh. allowing the water to fall over the face Perhaps the most important of these is the and neck is another means of clearing the use of excessive quantities of food, especi- recesses of mucus. ally fatty and greasy foods fried, and eaten Patients requiring local treatments or without thorough mastication. The re- remedies would do well to consult a com- moval of this cause of internal congr stion petent physician and obtain a formula can be accomplished by the use of well- suitable to his or her case, and avoid the cooked, simply prepared foods in small use of quack remedies and patent medicines quantities, thoroughly masticated. In which may prove more harmful than other- other words, " Fletcherising " is one of the wise. Again, those suffering with obstruc- best cures for catarrhal troubles. Then tion in the nasal passages, so that the again, we must be careful to use a dietary individual is not able to breathe freely that will keep the bo% els, kidne s, and through the nostrils, should have an exam- skin active. This we can do by the free ination, if possible, by a specialist, and have use of water, and an abundance of fruits the cause removed, as mouth breathing is or succulent vegetables Fresh, ripe, a prolific cause of congestion and irritation stewed, or baked fruits may be used of the phary nx, or respiratory cavity back freely. But we must be °ireful to avoid of the soft palate, thus paving the way for the use of preserves, or fruits cooked •with catarrhal troubles. large quantities of care sugar. Avoid also eating late in the evening. Not more than Cold Feet and Indigestion. three meals should be eaten, and the COLDNESS of feet and limbs is almost third should be taken at least three or invariably an evidence of indigestion. The four hours before retiring. Those leading coldness is not due to the weakness of the an indoor or sedentary life will do well to heart or feebleness of circulation, as is leave off the third meal especially if the generally supposed, but to the contraction appetite is good. Condiments arid stimu- of small arteries, preventii g blood from lants of all kinds must be let alone. entering the parts. There is generally an Exercise in the open air is all impor- irritation of the abdominal sympathetic tant. This equalises the circulation, thus nerve centres which control the circulation re lieviog the congested internal mucous of the lower extremities. This difficulty is membranes, while the extremities and skin is not to be removed by exercise or by any are warmed. It also increases the rate special application to the limbs, but by re- and depth of the respiratory movements, moval of the causes of the irritation. This thus purifying the blood better than any may be a prolapsed stomach or chronic other known remedy. A brisk walk in the indigestion. Hot and cold foot baths are open air is an excellent means of loosening valuable. These act, not simply on the the tenacious mucus from the respiratory feet and limbs, but by reflex action affect cavities. Gardening or some useful labour beneficially the abdominal sympathetic in the open air is also to be recommended. centres, which are in a diseased condition. Treatments or baths which will keep the Rubbing of the feet and legs is also an skin in a healthy condition are beneficial. excellent method of overcoming spasm of The warm bath, Swedish shampoo, or salt the blood vessels, thus preserving the glow followed by a abort cold bath, spray, normal circulation. The rubbing should or shower, will greatly improve the activity be from the feet toward the body. The of the skin. The Russian, or vapour bath surface should be well lubricated with is specially good, as the hot vapour penetrates vaseline. To avoid irritation of the skin to the recesses in the respiratory tract, and care should also be taken to clothe the also increases the activity of the skin. limbs very warmly. In many cases this is This treatment is best taken in the evening necessary, even in the summer season. followed by a cold shower and an oil rub. J. H. KELLOGG, M.D. GOOD HEALTH. 245

HEALING IN THE WOODS. we may drink from the fountain of life and healing. To live in harmony with nature BY J. H. KELLOGG, M.D. in the fullest and truest sense is to live in SOMEHOW the quietness, serenity, and harmony with God ; and to live in divine varied beauty of the woods appeal most harmony is to be happy. strongly to the religious sentiments of all men. The savage, as well as the man of science and culture, feels the spell of the A HEALTHY CENTENARIAN. holy charm which dwells in leafy solitudes, PROMINENT among American cente- in the fragrant shadows of great trees. narians is Wm. H. Seymour, of Brockport, " The groves were God's first temples." N.Y., v, ho celebrated his one hundred and In time perverse men forgot the worship second birthday July 15 of the preset year. of the Maker and worshipped trees, the He was born in Litchfield, Conn., and Maker's handiwork; at the age of sixteen but still the thought began business.. lives deep in the Some years later he hearts of all men was associated with that God is near the the late Cyrus H. trees. This fact is McCormick in the well illustrated by production of farm our frontispiece, machinery. reproduction from He celebrated his the Illustrated Lon- one hundredth birth- don News, in which day by taking a long is shown a remark- ride in his automo- able custom preva- bile, a recreation of lent in Servia. In which he is sai to a grove near Bel- be especially fond. grade the sick are Mr. Seymour is gathered in multi- cousin of Horatio tudes, waiting the Seymour, the fam- manifestation of di ous governor of Now vine healing power York State. which is popularly His family is noted believed to be espe- for longevity. He cially associated is fifth in descent with this particular from Richard Sey- spot. How impor- mour, whose name tant that men should appears on the re- know that healing cords of Connecticut power is not con- in 1639, as is at- fined to any par- tested by a monu- ticular place or conditions, but is present ment erected to the first settlers of Hartford and ready to be manifested in every in the churchyard of the old Centre Congre- plane where there exists a need for healing. gational church. The aggregate ages of Mr. Creative power and healing power are one. Seymour and his four paternal ancestors is Modern science, as well as experience, 420 years. Mr. Seymour has retained both has shown that contact with natural sur- physical and mental vigour in a marvellous roundings, especially fresh air, sunshine, degree. His daughter, writing concerning and the ozonising emanations from grow- his habits of life, says : " He has no organic ing plants, has marvellous health-imparting disease. He has been accustomed to take virtues. In these natural agencies is active long walks and considerable gentle exercise. the power which created and maintains all The real secret of his health, I think, is things, and which is constantly communi- good, wholesome food taken in moderation cated to all living things as the essential with regularity, with moderate exercise condition of continued life. The more and relaxation, recreation, and general closely we come to nature, the more deeply absence of worry." 246 GOOD HEALTH. QUEs-rzoNs xws• xl\tsWans.

Our correspondents are requested to enclose a penny stamp with their questions, as it is often necessary to answer by post. No attention is paid to anonymous communications. Tea Drinking by Little Children.—J.N. asks Patent Medicine—Weak Heart.—E.M. : "I am if we will soon publish a "powerful article on tea- suffering with a weak heart, and would like your drinking by little children." tie says that they opinion on the tablets which you will find in- are being ruined by it. closed with this letter. Tne tablets are adver- Ans.—The next number of Goon HEALTH will tised as a cure for heart complaints, and I have contain an article dealing with this important been advised to take them. What do you say ? " subject. Ans.—Let them alone, and have nothing to do " Impotent One."—Kindly note the small print with any drugs or medicine advertised in the daily at the top of this page and you will see that we papers and magazines. They are seldom of any value never answer anonymous letters. If you will write and often dangerous. Whatever medicine is again, giving name and address and full particu- necessary for you to taka should be prescribed by lars and inclosing postage for reply, we will answer your family physician.. your questions by letter. Sultanas — Deitrinised Breads — Cocoanut What to Eat in the Place of Meat.—G.B. : Butter.—G.G. : " 1. Are sultana raisins as valuable " I would be very much obliged if you would let as toe larger ones? 2. What are the percentages me know what 1 should eat in the place of meat of proteid and fat in cocoanut, not reckoning the this winter." milk? 3. Would a diet of zwieback, fruit and Ans.—Prot ose, bromose, and similar nut prepara- c000anut butter be suitable for a long-standing tions, which can be had from the International case of catarrh? 4. Would ordinary rice pud- Health Association, of Legge Street, Birmingham. ding be harmful? 5. Could health and strength Pulses, such as peas, beans, and lentils, are also be maintained indefinitely on dextrinised bread, valuable substitutes fOr meat. cocoanut butter and fruit ?" Ans.-1. Yes. 2. Of proteid 5 6 per cent., fat Faintness—Choking Sensation—Piles —Low 39.9 per cent. It also contains 8 per cent. of Spirits. —A.C.M. : "I suffer from indigestion. In sugar, and 1 per cent. of salts, the total nutritive the morning I have a gnawing pain from the value being about 50.5 per cent. The rest is waist to the throat, and a faint feeling which water and woody matter. 3. Yes, provided the lasts almost to dinner time. What treatment zwieback is made from wholemeal bread. In would you suggest to relieve me? 2. What can I such a case granose biscuits would doubtless be do to relieve the choking sensation in the throat preferable. 4. No. 5. Yes, but a larger variety and chest, which often brings on palpitation? of food would be better. 3. Is there any relief for a hard cough, which seems to be caused by irritation just. below the Plants and Animal Life. —J.B. : " I am a sig- throat ? It is worse to bear than pain, because it nalman on the railway and being very fond of makes feel so disagreeable. 4. I have been plant culture, I have numerous plants growing in using some krown ointment for piles, but they are the signal box, including geraniums, begonias, still bad. Is there any treatment that I can ferns, etc. I have been recently informed that take? 5. A few weeks ago I had the mumps and plants grown thus are injurious to health. Is took several bottles of tonics, but my throat is this true ? " still weak, relaxed and irritable. Will you plea,e tell me if I can do anything to strengthen it ? Ans.—No, there is no objection to growing 6. My spirits are variable, and I am often very plants in the signal box where you are working, low spirited. Do you think I can put that down provided, of course, that the room is properly to the state of my health?" ventilated so that you get plenty of fresh air. Ans. 1 and 2. Tonic treatment at a health Blackheads.—S. : "1. Kindly advise me what to institution, such as the Leicester Sanitarium, 82 do for blackheads on the chin and nose. 2. Is it Regent Road. 3. Sipping slowly either hot or proper to squeeze them out? 3. Does cold cream cold water will sometimes relieve a cough caused produce hair on the face ? " by local irritation. A cold compress applied to the throat, and left on over night, and the throat Ans.-1 and 2. Bathe the face with warm soft bathed in cold water on removal, would also be water and press out the blackheads with the helpful. 4. Take a tepid or cool site bath for two finger nails or a watch key of suitable size, then to five minutes daily, rubbing your hips well massage the parts well with a little olive oil for while in the bath. Use fruit freely, and such food about ten minutes. Now wash the face thoroughly as will regulate your bowels, and so prevent all with MoClinton's soap, using a soft piece of flannel; strain at stool. 5. The tonic treatment suggested apply this treatment to your face once daily, or, in answer to 1 and 2 might also improve your if your face is very bad, twice daily, and at the throat and voice. 6. Yes. Good hygienic meas- close of the treatment, bath the face in cold ures and suitable diet, with an out-of-door life water, to which a little Ilemon juice may be added, might relieve you at home, but you would doubt- and dry well. Adopt a plain, non-stimulating less be benefited by visiting a health institution diet, consisting largely of fruit, bread, and nuts. and going in for a course of treatment. 3. No. ADVERTISEMENTS. 247 immoimmomp GOLD MEDAL AWARDED, r Woman's Exhibition, London, 'goo. NO NEAVE'S BREAD FOOD LIKE BEST AND CHEAPEST REYNOLDS' For INFANTS, GROWING CHILDREN, INVALIDS, and the AGED. WHEATMEAL "An excellent Food, admirably adapted to the wants of infants and young persons." Sir CHAS. A CAMERON, C.B., M.D.. Professor of Chemistry, R.C.S.I , Xedical Officer PURE, ot of Health for DuLlin, City and County Anrityst. DIGESTIVE, to "Competent chemical Analysts have found Neave's Food to contain every constituent necessary for the nourishment of the body, and this has been abun- WHOLESOME. dantly confirmed by what we have frequently observed as the result of its use."- The late Dr. Ruddock. SANITARY RECORD. — "As a substitute for REYNOLDS & CO., LTD., mother's milk, Neave's Food may be conscientiously recommended." GLOUCESTER. Order from your baker, Purveyors by special appointment to and test the Quality. H.I.M. THE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA., Ammleemmmft "DO WE BELIEVE P"

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THOSE who want a breakfast porridge which can be pr .pared in a few minutes should try FRAME' Ralston Wheat Porridge. It is a granulated wheat, and, containing the whole grain, is both wholesome and nutritious. A liberal sample sufficient for a hearty breakfast will be sent post free for 2d. on application to the Ralston Purina FOOD Co., 43 Great Tower Street, London, E.G. (Builds up the Frame.) A Cooked food, strengthened with extracted Lam no one fail to read " The School of To-day." WHEAT PHOSPHATES, and therefore the The article is pregnant with thought, and dais MOST NUTRITIOUS FOOD in the WORLD. with a most imp )rtant subj ict. N xt month the (INFANTS: Develops Bone, Muscle, same writer wilt deal with " The School of To- Teeth, Brain. &enriches morrow," or what a modern school ought to be the blood. like. for INVALIDS: Restoring and Invigor- Doctor Sisley-Richards will continue her int greet- ating. ADULTS: A Delicious Breakfast ing and instructive series of articles about the and Supper Dish. baby aid its requirements. Tne evil of tea-drinking by children will be " HERALD OF HEALTH " says: "Frame-Food discussed by Doctor Fleetwood Taylor in the takes an infinitely higher stand as a health restorer February number of Goon HEALTH. than all the fluid meat extracts and beef essences in the world." 16 oz. Tin, is. HARRISON KNITTER. GoldMedal. REE SAMPLE (if this paper is mentioned), from A Pleasurable and Profitable Occupation. SardclAnts,,in RibbediihnbZo oT plain. Gloves FRAME FOOD CO., Ltd., KNITS , Silk or Cotton. Standen Rd., Southfields, London, S.W. Lessons Free. The Harrison Ribber is specially adapted for Seamless Ribbed Hosiery. Harrison "Live" Knitting Wools, cliped from the sheep while ALIVE in the meadows. "Live" wool is the most Elastic, Durable, Warme t and Healthiest. All kinds of knitted garments made to order. Chapped Hands. Knitted Corsets, Tights, and Gymnasium Garments a speciality. Cash or deferred payment. Lists free. Professor Kirk (Edinburgh) says in Popov ow HARRISON KNITTER WORKS, Health ...„v 56 Upper Brook St., MANCHESTER. " Our idea is that this is canoed by the se‘do Ia Branch, 103 a Oxford St., LONDON. the soap used. At any rate we have never known anyone to suffer from chapped hands who and MoClinton's Soap only." .6 DROIT ET AVANT." PINY'S ICALL T U 111U CATION. McClinton's Soap An illustrated Monthly Journal for the advancement of Smentille Phys,cal Training. is made from the ash of plants, which Official Organ of the National Physical Recreation gives it a mildness not approached by evert Soci ty Established 1886 Patron: His Majesty, King the most expensive soaps obtainable. Ed ward VII. Published uy Messrs. George Philip & S 3n, i.td., 32 Fleet St., London. We guarantee this soap will prevent chapped Philip, Sin, Otstie St. L.v ,rpool hands, and will pay to any charity named Is, Free Ineuran .e £260. The best journal of its kind in the a person who has used this soap ONLY and not kingdom. 246 per year, pose free. found our statement true. To Messrs. Mills and Knight, Managers, Payeical Education,' 34 Moorfields, LiverpooL Just to get you to try It, we offer a wonderful Lox in return for 1/8, containing Toilet and Shaving (or "GOOD HEALTH" STORES, Tooth soap, made entirely from vege- table materials. There is no other shaving 19 Stroud Green Rd, London, N. soap to be had of purely vegetable origin. Condaatod • bI • MISS N. MUSSON. To each purchaser of a 16 box we send a proby matchholder, enamelled in colours, regressed:id a Agent for the International Health Association's cottage fireside in this Irish village. foods and all other health foods. ALSO 10* Musson's WiiolenvealSpecialities.' D. BROWN & SON, Ltd., Dept. 12, All Health Magazines. Donaghmere, Tyrone, Ireland.

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HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THIS ? 92iir 11119 04 You Cannot Be Stronger and oc Healthier than Your Food Makes You.

How important, then, that nourishing, digestive, and health-producing foods be chosen. Our Health Foods answer this description, being made from fruits, grains and nuts only, without any minerals or chemical pre- servatives. They are light, nutritious, unadulterated, perfectly cooked, quickly digested, and economical. No substances of animal origin are used. The ingredients are all of the purest and highest quality. For brain workers, and mechanibs, for athletes, and invalids, for old and young, in fact, for all, these foods are invaluable, because they furnish the maximum of nutrition, with the minimum of tax on the digestive organs. OUR LIST COMPRISES :

GRAIN PREPARATIONS. NUT FOODS. Granose Flakes, - 7i per pkt. Nut Butter, 1/- per lb. Granose Biscuits, 7i per pkt. Protose, 1/- per lb. Toasted Wheat Flakes, 8d. pkt. Nuttolene, 1/- per lb. (Sweetened with Malt Honey.) Nuttose, 1/- per lb. Avenola, - 7d. per lb. Bromose, 1/6 per lb. 1 Gluten Meal, - 10d. per lb. Almond Butter, 2/- per lb. THESE FOODS ARE PERFECTLY COOKED AND READY FOR USE.

BISCUITS. SEND US ONE SHILLING Nut Rolls, - 5d. per lb. for a package of Whole Wheatmeal, 5d. per lb. ASSORTED SAMPLES Oatmeal, 6d. per lb. AND COOKERY BOOK. Fruit Wafers, 8d. per lb. .)1 BEVERAGES. Ask your " Good Health" agent for these foods, or write to us for Caramel Cereal, - 8d. per lb. address of nearest agent. Malted Nuts, lb., 1/-, 1 lb., 2/-

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The .. International Health Association, BIRMINGHAM. LTD., 634111L 4114C:=:> In answering advertisements kindly mention "GOOD HEALTH." 254 GOOD HEALTH. A Working-Man's Holiday. Heide's Specialities. WE have pleasure in quoting the follow- ing extracts from an interestwg letter re- Zwieback (Brown ti,d Wh te) a specially prepared predigested bread, invaluable 'o dyspeptics and invalids ceived from Mr. David J. Orr. a member us. d in the Battle Creek Sanitarium. 0d. per lb. Sample of our Glasgow Good Health League, be- packet for 6c1. in stamps. Superior Health Biscuits, shortened with nuts. Also lieving that it may prove suggestive to County Biscuits. 9d. per lb. Agent for all the foods of the International Health others :— Association. Orders to the amount of 2s. and upwards delive'ed free in West London. Tr. HEIDE'S HY- "I started out to spend my holidays on a walk- GIENIC CAKE, 10d. per lb. A triumph in healthful cake-making. absolutely pure, free from chemica essences, ing tour. Leaving Glasgow at midnight, July 16th, etc. Agents wanted. I started for Edinburgh arriving there at 9 : 30 Address: J. HEIDE, a.m. of the 17th, covering 41i miles in 9i hours 332 Portobello Rd., London, N. without a stop. On Monday, the 18th, I had a change of exercise, and had a boat out for four hours covering fourteen miles, and rowing on quite a heavy sea. Tuesday I started at 11 a,m. DEEP BREATHING WITH to walk from Edinburgh to Carlisle and back, a distance of 190 miles in four days. Having ob------tained a knapsack to carry a change of shoes, etc., 'WBREATHINCel I left Edinburgh under a very hot sun with my knapsack on my back weighing twenty-two pounds, RnS size brings INTOXICATING HEALTH—and thus a longer, mbre and arrived as Galashields at 9 : 30 p.m., having cheerful and energetic life -by making PURE BLOOD circulate covered thirty-five miles in ten and a half hours. through your lungs arid body and killing and carrying away deadly germs. Insufficient breathing is starving the body of At 6: 30 a.m. on Wednesday I started again, and oxygen. and weakening its resistance to consumption and other passed through Selkirk, and Hawick which rises deadly germs. Everybody—sick or well—should use my Breath- ing Tube, and daily exercise- their lungs to the fullest extent. to 950 feet above sea level, and on to Longstown Will increase cheat measurement two to four inches. Send for and Blackford, 57i miles. Having slept on a water- one to-day, and start NOW. Price, postpaid, 112, P.O., abroad. 116 (no stamps). L-rather Safety Pocket, lid. extra. Uireular and proof sheet by the roadside, I started for Carlisle at Testimonials FREE. Address, 6 o'clock the next morning, and arrived there at DR. .1. ALLEN, 7 : 30. Then after a plain but nourishing breakfast, Highwater Laboratory, goo Exchange, I started on my return journey one hour later. (N.B.—I have no drugs for sale.) Southwark, London. That night I slept by the roadside once more, having covered forty-three miles during the day. Rising at 5 a.m. on Friday, I walked the remain- ing fifty-seven miles that day, and arrived in Have YOU Tried Edinburgh a little after 8 p.m. " I did not undertake this walk with any inten- tion of making a record, but simply to demonstrate that it was possible for a poor workingman to take BRUNAK . an enjoyable holiday at very little expense. With other sundry walks I covered during my holi- Dr. Allinson's New days 252 miles, and returned to my work much Drink fresher than those who had had their holidays instead of Tea or Coffee. shut up in stuffy rooms at the seaside. My diet consisted of nut rolls, wholemeal bread, dried fruit, Dr. Allinson says :— and nuts, and an occasional egg beaten up in milk. " BR UNA K is as refreshing as TEA ; as tasty as My height is five feet nine inches, weight twelve COFFEE ; as comforting as COCOA ; and as harmless as WATER. Is as easily male as either of them, a d stone, and age twenty-five years. My personal can be taken at any meal or at supper time. There is experience is that the plainer the diet, the better not a headache in a barrel of it, and no nervousness in the health." a ton of it. May be drunk by young and old, weak and strong, the brainy man or the athlete; also by in- valids, even in diabetes." All who suffer from Nervousness and Palpitation, Headache, Wakefulness, Loss of Memory, Low 11 Seaside flow. Spirits, Flushing, Trembling, and all who cannot or should not take tea, coffee, or cocoa, may take Conducted on Food Reform principl,:e. BRUNAK with perfect safety. Delightful location, near the chines, pleasure gardens, and town. Highest recommendations. BRUNAK Accommodations, - exceptional. is sold by Agents and usual Cash Chemists, Grocery Charges,—moderate. and Co-operative Stores in 1 lb packets at is. each; or list of agents and sample post free, or a

Write for terms mentioning Goon MALT H. pound post free for is., by— Mrs. Hutteman-Hume, ‘i Longhtonhurst,' The NATURAL FOOD Co., Ltd., West Cliff Gardens, Bournemouth. 21 N. Patriot Sq., Bethnel Green, LONDON, E. • In answering advertisements kindly mention "GOOD HEALTH." ADVERTISEMENTS. 955 " KOMPLXSHN. 9 9 S. D. Bell & Co., A Skin Soap made from Pure Olive Oil, without any Alkali or Fatty Substance. 53 Ann Street, Belfast. This is a PERFECTLY PURE SOAP which is not only negative in its application—that is, not only not in- jurious—but positive, in that it has curative antiseptic properties. Nothing better for the Complexion, Agent for the Food Products of Chapped Hands, Teeth, the Nursery, Bath, the International Health Associa- Shaving, Sick-room, dc., &c. tion, and for other Health Foods. No 1—For all Purposes, without Colouring Matter. " d.—Free Lather, Canned and Dried Fruits, " 3.—Free Lather, extra Scented, I Vegetable Green 4d. per Tablet, Post Free sd. Box of 3 Tablets, r -. Nuts, and other Specialities. Post Free, 1/3. 4 Boxes, Post Free, 4 6.

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In answering advertisements kindly mention "HOOD HEALTH." 256 ADVERTISEMENTS. LONDON HYDROPATHIC ELECTRIC SANITARIUM. The Sanitarium stands four hundred feet above the sea in its own grounds, an acre in extent. The air is bracing and the water supply perfect. The Establishment is within eight minutes' walk of Crouch End Station, and is easily and quickly reached from the City, King's Cross, Finsbury Park and London Bridge. THE RADIANT HEAT AND LIGHT BATH. ARC LIGHT. HIGH FREQUENCY TREATMENT, AND VIBRATORY MASSAGE. SPECIAL EXERCISES IN PHYSICAL CULTURE.

The Sanitarium affords quiet and rest, special medical supervision, sympathy and every comfort. It will be opened specially for treatr lent on Feb. 1st. ,t1 Terms for Residents with or without treatment, and for use of baths by outside visitors on application to the Secretary, WOMERSLEY HOUSE, Dickenson Road, Crouch End, N. Savor Xmas Plum puddings g mince meat. (Superior Quality.) PLUM PUDDINGS. MINCE MEAT. (In Glass or White Pots.) 1 size, 1. lb., 8d. lb. ) ( 11 lb. size, 1//4..1 9 2 lbs, , ... 1/3. 2 lb. size, 3 lbs., 1/9. 3 lb. size, 2/6. 7 lbs., ... 3/6. made from Choice Pew fruit, and free from Animal fat. Carriage extra, except when can be included with other goods.

Rew .20$ Walnut hal not Sweet and 600d, Perfect s'N'sit 9d. per lb. .111S0 Choice Almonds, Blanched or 6round, Barcelona Kernels, pine Kernels, Etc., Etc. Exceptionally fine selection of New Dried Fruit Carriage paid up to 50 miles at Very Low Prices. on 10/- order. ,. New Nuts Shelled and in Shell. at at PRICE LIST FREE. Write for our Special Xmas List. 7 Exchange Walk, Savoy heal) food Stores, nottingham.

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