CHEERFUL PEOPLE

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 March 1916, Page 2

CHEERFUL PEOPLE

WHY ARE Tll ICY HEALTHY. i'Yai and worry are chiefly known to people as very unpleasant states Oi mind, and it is sclrLoiii realised, except by medical men, that they exercise a ino-i. powerful influence on the health. When the mind is anxious and dw.iirhod. all the function* of the boay go wi\ ng. The tligestive system is esjiceially disordered, and .tltis grvce rise to what is known as auto-intoxi-catioii, an exceedingly common condiiion. Auio-intoxication means the absorps tioii into tlie b'jood ot poisons formed die s.t.inc effect as poisons t:>ken in in the body itseJl, and these have mucu i'r, in out-idi:. When the stomach sulks i .ese poisons are carried to the brain aud nerves, with the result that the mind is dulled, the heart 'weakened, a'i-d t"e breathing disturbed,. I; the anxiety and worry ate not t.r i ly cheeked things go from lad Mi wii.se, and the person alls ,iito a :i 'irion of neurasthenia. •1111-: USE OF JOY. •Ua liie other hand, i'ec!imgs of nope, : d"asure, and joy both stimulate the rlig'estion and help to get rid ot tlio •>oisoi!s which are lormed by the breaK;ng iltMvn t>f fcodistulfs. The cheerful jjprson is rarely a victim oi auto-intoxication. We should, therefore, make a habit ot cultivating a cheerful, joyous state ot mind. It :n not ai.vays an easy task, but Wit/n' constant trying the most despondent person may succeed in the end. Serenity ol mind is natuial to some, but all may cultivate it. If one says to himseli on rising in. the morning, 1 will be cheerful and happy to-day, no matter what may happen to irritate and depress me," and it lie repeats that assurance to himso'tf many tunes in the clay he-.-w'ilf fmdi that most oi uie inevitable worries are borne Tightly. At the end ol the day his digestion and other functions will be in a healthy s'a:e and the next day's effort wild be asier. And, ill the course of a lew weeks, if this plan be perseveringly lollowed. almost complete control or the mind wil< be maintained, the trials of liie will be borne with equanimity, the bodily functions will oe strenati'ieiied .and the evils of auto-intoxic«rtl7il will lis avoidied.