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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1921-09-15, Page 3HEALTH Er DR.J. J,IWIDDLETON I?rovinolal Board of Health, Ontario Dr, Middleton will be glad to answer questions on. Public Health :int tars through this .column, Address hint at the Parliament Bides, Toronto. Many people weary ,a lot about So- called, bodily infirmities when there really is little, cause for worry:' Wheat they need to know is that as the years go by the changed inclinations and requirements are natural, and needs of the body adjust themselves to new conditions,, Por instance one has often heard people complain about. their inability to sleep as many hours as they used to -do, and think in con- sequence that they must be on the verge of a nervous breakdown, An- other will lament the fact that he cannot play baseball or tennis, al- though g'h the was formerly an enthusiast at these games. ' How to live at various ages is a matter of very great importance. The 'young person has more reserve power, more activity, and requires more food. Older 'people show less activity, sleep less and do not require so much food. Besides, they have to go more care folly and are inclined .to avoid even necessary exercise. However physically fit the best athletes.. 'emirappear, they , seldom show their best foam after thirty. Very few of the players in the major leagues of aseball are over thirty years of age,'the most notable excep- tion, however, being Ty Cobb, the fa- mous Detroit outfielder. In pugilistic circles Jack ,Iohsnson retained the world's championship when over thirty, blit such men as these are the ezcePtion rather than the rule, One reason why strenuous exercise is inadvisable after youth has passed, is on account of the blood pressure its creasing as the years go .by. That the kind of exercise one takes in mid- , die life is of importance frons a Health standpoint 'is shown by insurance companies inquiring into this matter ,on issuing policies. After all is said and done, youth `, s only old age deferred, and the strenu- ous life, the bubbling vivacity and al - < most ceaseless energy of youth can- not help but serve their purpose in bringing the physical part of our Make-up to maturity, and as a natiral consequence, provide time in after - years for the development of the mind • and the capacity for study and appli cation in. the making of a living. At the adult: stage, of life, too, the demands of business and professional activity necessitates a considerable ..amount of exercise wvhieh; takes the < place' of organized ' -exercise and play such as is indulgedin in youth. Walk frig is one of the best cises, an even in cities people should be en couraged to do more walking to an from their place of business. Th increasing popularity of golf and th opening up of municipal golf links 1 some of our large cities is from ti-. health viewpoint a decided move i the right direction. In many of the Y.M.C.A. centres, too, modified exer cises for business men have been ar ranged, which should be developed b the municipalities till indulged in b all the citizehs who possibly can ar- range the time. People approaching the old ag of life fregn}ently complain of not be ing able to sleep well at nights, bu it should be: remembered that this con dition is often not insomnia • as it i the custom generally for old people to take naps through the day. With ad vancing years, care should ever be taken to avoid infection, there being a great tendency for old people to de- velop bronchitis and pneumonia. To guard against these it is advisable for aged folks to avoid crowded places and not get overheated or . chilled. Sunshine is an excellent tonic at this time of life as it is at any stage of existence. • When the heart's action shows signs of failing, rest is far bet- ter than medicines. Moderate exer- cise, graded to suit different ages, is one of the best adjuncts of health to all classes of the commuidty, and for old people, especially those who have lived an active life, it is essential -that they continue to take an interest in the affairs of the world and some interesting hobby on; pastime that will keep their minds serene and enable them to get about and keep their blood in circulation. Ilow often we hear and see instances of nien who have had a busy life, retiring to seek -a well-earned rest in their old age, and passed away a few weeks or months later when cut off from the interests and activities which kept their minds active and their bodily health sus- tained. , The old saying "Remain in harness," applied in moderation, is very often one of the guideposts to a longer life. Will the lady signing herself "Mrs. G. D., Bothwell; Ont.," kindly send: stamped "' addressed envelope to Dr. Middleton at •: the Parliament Bujld- ings,`and he will rep lea Personally: ' gle g**, of the crest i41I.Oat/Ie The''itise of air planes in forest pro- tective work is brluging to light some valuable featur'ea that had pot been a xhloipateti, Most forest fires are caused by the carelessness of human: beings. If prospectors, limiters, camp- ers, fishermen, and others who ge into the woods for bu,sinees or pleasure could be educated to be always .care- ' fun with, their camp fires, their match- -es and. their cigarette stubs over half fhe load would be lifted from the i smoulders of the fire fighters, This is, the reason why the fire warning poster is probably the mast important single e factor In forest protection.: And here 11 eines in a little psychology in which e, the airplane *figures. When a mans n, camps at a place where a warning against the careless Use of fire is con- - spicuously posted he is careful to put out his fire, but when he camps at a Y spot whore he seems to be outside of Y the range of human touch or observa- tion, he is apt to grow careless and fires are likely to follow in his trail. e One of the Dominion Forestry Branch - inspectors, in reporting on his first t week experience in observation from - an airplane, records this fact that nien s camping in the woods or out from the city for a few days or 'a week -end are suddenly and effectively reminded of what they ought to do by the appear- ance ppearance of an airplane high above them, attending strictly to its business of patrolling the forest. This impression is deepened when the men ` realize that they and their camp have been' seen from the airplane. Of this they are certain, when they see a. message fluttering down to them through the air. They naturally watch where the paper falls and, if possible, get it. They find it a message reminding them that as citizens of Canada, they should assist the 'Forestry Branch and the- Air Board in protecting their own proper- ty—the forest—by being careful with fire. As preventing fires is much more economical and effective than fighting fires, this feature of airplane patrol is of great importance. • Emir Takes Odd Assortment of Luggage. ` Probably no party that has ever left London carried a stranger assortment of luggage than did the Einir of. Kat- sina the native Nigerian ruler, who left recently for his homeland with his several wives after -having had the time of.his life in England. While the travellers had no trunks to speak of they took enough things Into their -special train compartment to .cause" a Canadian porter to turn white. There were dozens of packages and bundles done up in cloth, tea pots, pails and colored vases, but the prize bit of luggage was a gigantic copper bathtub . which was carried. into the car with great ceremony.. It was not stated to what use the - Emir intended to put the bathtub, but the water with which all the pails and teapots were filled, it was explained, would be used by the party before the prayers which they would be compelled to make in the train. The Emir's wives seemed particu- laxly delighted and under their hoods they giggled like schoolgirls and ate buns which had been purchased for them at the station. They were a bit annoyed when the crowd peered in at them through the:windows, but they were so delighted with the buns that just before the train pulled out an- other large quantity was bought. The Emir is going back to attend the Mohammedan festival at Mecca. "But I am coming back," he said, "and one of the things I am coming back for is to enjoy a day's hunting in Eng- land." Beggars? Hotel in China. In all large cities in China are ho- tels patronized exclusively by beggars. France's population, has decreased 2,500,000 since 1911, without reckon- ing Alsace Lorraine and Algeria. Among the stores in a great Atlan- tic liner for one voyage will be 170,000 pounds of meat, 50 tans of potatoes, and 5,000 pounds of butter. the Folly of Cheating Nature Many people get the idea that they can keep their nerves on edge and their. digestion upset year after year, and "get away with it." They sleep only half as much as they should - and never get properly and thoroughly rested. • If you tire out easily, if you are getting pale and anemic, if your food doesn't digest as it should, would it not be well, to stop and consider whether tea or coffee is having its effect on you?. The thein and caffeine found in tea and coffee are drugs, as any doctor can tell you, Is it any wonder that the steady use of these. drugs sometimes causes serious damage? If you really want to be fair with yourself, and give yourself the oppor- tunity you deserve in order to do your best work, make up your mind to quit'tea and coffee for awhile—and drink deli- cious, appetizing Postum instead. Postum permits sound, refreshing sleep which builds strength, energy and endurance. Order Postum from your Grocer today. Drink this hot, refreshing Bever- age in place of tea or coffee for 10 days and'see what a wonderful difference it will make in the way you feel. Postum comes in two forms: Instant Postum (in tins) made instantly in the cup by the addition of boiling water, Postum Cereal (in packages of larger bulk, for those who pre- fer to snake the drink while the meal is being prepared) made by boiling for 20 minutes, Postum for Health "There's a Reason" SUMMER HEAT HARD ON BABY No season of the year is so danger- ous to the life of little ones as is the summer. The excessive heat throws the little stomach out of order so quickly that unless prompt aid is at hand : the baby may be 'beyond all human help before the mother realizes he is ill, Summer.,is the season when. diarrhoea, cholera infautum, dysentery and colic are most prevalent.. - Any, one of these troubles niay prove dead- ly if not properly; treated. ])using, the sumilier'the' ziibtlier's'' rest•;' `ienil ns" Baby's Own,Tablets. They regulate the bowels, sweeten the stomach and, keep baby healthy. The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co,, Brockville, Ont. The Spider's Trap. Have you ever seen a spider con- structing his web? It is one of the most interesting and most beautiful sights in Nature. Having found a suitable place; he begins first to make the "spokes." The spokes are made of a different kind of material from the web proper—they are not sticky. Now begins the real business of making the trap . itself. Starting at one of the spokes, the spider gums down a thread, and then moves in a spiral direction, paying out the thread as he goes. It is gummed firmly down to each spoke, and it is provided with thousands of tiny drops of gum in be- tween the spokes. This gum, secreted by a special gland in the spider, holds captive any fly that touches one of the spiral strands. Round and round goes the spider weaving the sticky net and spacing its meshes so that no fly can pass be- tween them. As soon as the trap is perfect, the spider takes up his position at its centre, laying each of his eight legs on one of the spokes. In this way he is able to ,feel at once the arrival of a fly in any part of the net. If he captures an insect too large to be dealt with sumritarily, he weaves a fine web round it, and does not come to close quarters until it is so secure- ly bound that -it cannot move a limb,. Raiding the Icebergs. The clanger from icebergs in 'the North Atlantic is becoming so great that a destroyer has been sent out by Britain to see if it is possible to dis- perse some of these floating masses by means of torpedoes, Although this is a new development, iceberg -hunting is: a regular part of the work of American Navy.vessels.' Each year vigorous raids on the ice - fields are carried out. The Iuternatienal Ice Patrol, as the fleet is called, cane into existence as the result of the sinking of the Titanic by striking an iceberg in April, 1912. Since then it has done much good work. On more 'than' one occasion ships have been saved from danger by the patrol's wireless warnings. The cost of the work is borne by all maritime nations using the Atlantic, in proportion to the number of ships sail- ing under their respective flags, Says Sam: "Seine fellows can think up twenty things Parliament ought to do for them, before they rani thin=k of a single thing they ought to do for/ themselves, ` • BE :,YOURS ; If Your .mood Supply is Ke Rick and Red. It ie a waste of time and money fight merely the signs of disease: the long' run You are probably wor off than when you started.. What far more important is that you shou intellll?entlyexamine the varix syrnptuzns `and trace the cause. Wile you remove' the cause, health will s yours. For example, anaemic peop often endure months of suffering whi treating its symptoms, such as in. gestton, shortness of breath, palpit tion of the Heart and exhaustion aft any small ;effort, The apparent stomach'. and :hea troubles are generally nothing mor than the result of an insufficient su ply of pure blood. This anaemic stat may have followed some previous it nesse or an attack of influenza; or may llave•,eriseu from overwork, wo ry or' too little fresh air. To obtai good health the:simple and prove course':is to build up the blood, but t do this; ''you must select a reliabl remedy: with a reputation such as Dr. Williams`:'Pink Pills. These pills en- rich the 'blood' which carries nourish- ment toall the''organs of the body and enables; diem to do the work nature expects bi' them. Thousands of men and women have proved this for them- selves..' Qne of these is Mrs. T. Flynn, R.R. Nei '�, Erinsville, Ont„ who'says: "Last Spring I got into a , badly run clown Condition. I had no energy; work left' me exhausted, and the least exertion: would make my heart palpi- tate violently. I had often read of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and decided to give die's a trial and got a hall dozen bows', '' i had not been taking the pills long when I. felt a decided improve- ment in: my condition and by the bine I had. used the six boxes I could do my housework with ease. I can strongly recommend •Dr. Williams' Pink Pills to all Weak people." You can get these pills through any dealer in medicine, or by mail post- paid at; 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50: from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co„ Brockville, Ont. t . 'FROM !'Jw rf� iv as P�, In Retrospect. to "How did you get that sear? in "I got that jumping through a plate - se glass window in London on Armistice is • night,"'. ld j "What on earth did you do that for?" us' "Oh, I' don't know. It seemed a good n idea at the time." lei le ' Her er Gorge -Back, „ The Savage e acs' B l elor— g Idon't inc see why a man should get married when er la good parrot can be bought for thirty shillings," rt The Sweet Young Thing—"As usual woman is at a disadvantage. A grizzly bear can't be bought for less than ten e • times that," 1 it r - n 0 e Aqua. Regia. In the chemistry class 'we learned how .acids act on different substances. Sometimes they make a mixture that explodes or bursts into flames. Some- times they eat up the substance to which they are applied, Sometimes they act slowly,showingg that they do slot have much power over what has been •ea.posed;toi their action. In e. course of our experinnents the .� profeaa�ox'��giive us •a� bit, .of„'gold ass told us`tb dissol've'it. • We tried one' acid ,after another, but none had any effect on the gold. We left it all night 'in the strongest acid we had, but in the morning it was just as it had' been the night before: we might as well have tried to:disolve it in water. We tried combinations of different acids, but still the gold remained unaffected. Finally we told the professor that we though gold could not be dissolved. He smiled, "I knew you could not di solve the gold,” he said. "None of th;e acids that you have there will at- tack it; but try this," and' he handed us a bottle labeled, "Nitro -muriatic Acid (Aqua Regia)." We poured some of the contents of the bottle into the tube that held the piece of gold. And the gold that had resisted so easily all the other acids quickly disappeared in the royal water. The gold at last had found its master. The next day in the classroom the professor asked, "Do'you know why it is called royal water?" - "Yes," we "replied; "it is because it is the master of gold, which can re- sist 'almost everything else that can be poured en it." "Boys," said he then, "it will not hurt the lesson to -day if I take tine I to te11 you that there is one other sub- stance that is just as impervious as gold; it cannot be touched or changed though a hundred attempts are made upon it. That substance is 'the sinful heart.' Trial and affliction will not b 1 t d 1 and l i11 reg c i own; riches loner w not soften it; imprisonment and pun- ishment will not master it. Even edu- ection and culture will not dissolve I the sinful heart and purify it of its dross. There is but one element that has power over it—the blood of Jesus Christ the Saviour, the ague regia of the soul. Your souls are precious, in- fir n Lely mote precious than the gold you have been svorking with. Donot trust your souls to the action of these other influences. They cannot touch or change them. But bring them un- der -the blood of Jesus Christ and the sin of your, soul will be dissolved away in the precious blood of the Son of God." --.r. MONEY. ORDERS. Send a Dominion Express aloney Order. Five Dollars costs three cents. Panama Perpetuates ono of the greatest of geographic jokes on those who visit it. The direction of the canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific is from northwest to southeast, and the Atlantic end is •actually farther west than the Pacific end. Another geographic puzzler is that from Port- land, Maine, you must sail south of east to get by the tip of Nova Scotia, A swarm of locusts have been known to land on a ship hi mid- Atlantic, 1;200 miles from land, Ask' for Minard's and take fro other, Mike's Share. The time had come to dole out the day's rations, and in an Irish regiment the quartermaster and his assistant had been portioning them out in pre- paration for distribution. The assistant, turned to the quarter- master and with a twinkle in his eye, said: "Ayye plaza, sorr, there's a loaf short. Who'll I give it to?" "Keep it yourself, Mike," replied the quartermaster. Dangers of Intellect. ' A worried mother living in the east Side of New York wrote to her boy's teacher as follows: "Please do not push Tommy too hard, for so much of his brain is in- telleck that he ought to be held back. a good deal or he will run to intelleck entirely, and I do not desire .it. So please hold him back so as to keep his intelleck from getting bigger than his body and injuring him for life." Don't Cali Me Names! A tall, strong man walked into a shop. "I want a set of lady's furs,' he said. "What kind?" asked the male seles- man. "That brown set in the window will do if it's not too dear," replied the tall, strong man, "Oh, you mean skunk," said the salesman. The poor salesman is still in hos- pitai. When raindrops are very,large they have fallen from a low altitude; the 'smaller they are the higher the alti- tude from which they have fallen. • God's children were not made to •grovel'^bait to as2tire;-:. to • look _ lap, no'L down. They -were not made to pinch along in poverty, but for larger, grander things. Nothing is too good for the children of the Prince of Peace; nothing too beautiful for hu- man beings; nothing too grand, too sublime, too magnificent for us to enjoy. What One of the Best Known Travellers in Canada Says. "Now I am going to give you an un- solicited testimonial as they say in the patent medicine advertising, Heretofore I have had a profound contempt for pa- tent medicines, particularly so -Called liniments. Perhaps this is clue to the reason that I have been blessed with a sturdy constitution, and have never been a daffy in my life. One day last tall after a hard day's tramp in the slush of Montreal. I- developed a• severe pain in my legs and of course like a man who has never hacl anything wrong with him physically, I complained rather boister- ously. The good little wife says: I will rub them with some liniment I have.' 'Go ahead,' I said, just to humor her. Welle in she conies with a bottle of 1VLinard's Liniment and gets busy. Be- lieve me the pain disappeared a few minutes after, and you can tell the world T said ," F (sgd.so) RANI1 17. JOHNS, Montreal. ♦merles'* Pioneer Dog Remedial Bone= on DOG DISEASES and How to Feed Mailed Free to any Ad- dress ddress by the Author. R. Clay Glover go., 1m. 111 West Slst Street New York, U.S.A. COARSE SALT LAND SALT Bulk Carlots TORONTO SALT WORKS O. J. CLIFF • TORONTO ASNRIN Only "Bayer" is Genuine iTARIO WOMAN GAINS 32 POUNDS GIVES TANLAC CREDIT FOR FINE HEALTH. Say s She Only Weighed Pounds When She Began Taking It. "1 only weighed 98 pounds waren I started on Tanlac, but I now weigh 130 and am feeling like a different per- son," said Mrs, Frieda I3rydges,' 375 John St., North Hamilton, Ont, "I underwent an operation four 'years ago and ever since then I have been in a very weak andrundown, con- dition, My stomach was so upset that I could hardly eat a morsel of solid food and I got so thin people told me I looked Iike I was starving. I was Very weak and my nerves were so un- strung that I could get but very 'little sleep at night. "That was my condition when I got hold of Tanlac, but five bottles of the medicine have simply transformed me. Why, I have actually gained 32 pounds in weight and am feeling simply fine. "I have a splendid appetite and can eat whatever I want and never suffer a particle from indigestion, My nerves are steady, I sleep well at night and am somuch stronger that I can do my housework with ease. "It is notbing less than marvelous how Tanlac has built me up ,,nd l take pleasure in making this statement for the benefit of others," Tanlac is sold by leading druggists everywhere. Adv. .414 Health from Sand. One of the bast ways of recuperat- ing jaded nerves is to walk barefooted over a long stretch of sand. The nerves of the -'feet are slightly irri- tated by the sand grains, and the blood, being thus stimulated, circulates• more freely. Doctors say that, apart from the physical effects, the mental powers• are greatly invigorated by the exer- cise. Their explanation is that the long stretches of sand, together with the absence of noise and other dis- turbances, have aaeoothing effe.t on. the mind, which q'tiickl;; responds to the treatment, Minard's Liniment Lumberman'sFriend She Didn't know Beans. Grocer—"We have some very fine string beans to -day." Mrs.-Newbride-"How much are they (a string?" Let Czy is ire B Yo :?' First Thought Always When the first signs of pimples. recess, or roughness appear: sma tr gently with Cuticura Ointment to soothe end heal, then bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water to cleanse and purify. Finally dust on the refreshing Cuticura Talcum, a deli- cately medicated exquisitely scented pow- der. If used for every -day toilet purposes, Cuticura does muchtoprevent skin trouble. Soap 25e. Ointment 25 aa4 SOc. Talcum 25e. Sold throughouttheDominion. CanadianDepot: Lrmsns, Limited, 344 St. Pant St., W., Montreal. '"Cuticura Soap shaves without rms. OF INTEREST TO WOMEN This is a Short Letter, But Proves theettability of Lydia E. Finkham's Vege,. table Compound. Bothwell, Ont. -_"I was weak and run down, had no appetite and was ner,. vows. The nurse who took care of me told e to try Lydia E. Pinkham s Vege table Compound, and now 1 am get- ting strong. (recom- mend your medicine to my friends, and you may use my testimonial. "—Mrs. W. J. Brady, R. R. 2, Bothwell, Ont. Thereason why Lydia 4. Pin' ham's Vegetable Com- 1 pound is so 8.::cessful in overcoming. • Woman's ills i. because it contains the c, strength.. ping properties of goodl old-fashioned toots and herbs, which. act on the female organism. Women ' • from all parts of the country are con- tinually testifying to its strengthening, , • beneficial influence, and as it contains, - no narcotics or harmful drugs it is it . safe medicine for women. If you want special advice write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (con- fldential), Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened, read, and answered by woincn only. ii or)ting! Take no chances wit] substitutes for genuine "Bayer Tab , lets of Aspirin." Unless• you see the name "Bayer" on package or an tab lets yeti are not getting Aspirin at all In every Bayer package are directions for Colds, Headache, Neuralgia, Rhea inatism, Earache, Toothache, Lunn l bago and for Pain. Ilaudy tin boxes lel twelve tablets test few cents. Dru g- ' gists also sell larger packages. Made !in Canada. Aspirin is the trade mark (registered in Canada), of Bayer Manufacture of Monoticeticacidester of Salicyl lcacid. ISSUE No. 87—'2i.