HEALTH NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 309, 4 January 1908, Page 3

HEALTH NOTES.

CONSTANT COUGHING. . I Constant coughing is precisely like scratching a wound on the outeide of ( the body. 80 long as it is done, the j wound will not heal. Let a person, when 1 tempted to cough, draw a long breath 1 and hold it until it warms and soothes • every air cell, aad some benelit will soon 1 l>e derived from this process. J

HEALTH DANGERS. In their desire to be up to date wo men arc taking tremendous chances with their eyesight. The double veil which has been seen lately is a dangerous article. The inner veil is of net with line dot*. the outer veil of chiffon with Inrgc dots. The double sets of dots and Ihe effort to see through two meshes a; - c a <'»mMiia(ion that Oculists lcganl nithi horror. K\ce>>ivc indulgence in I n !;ish <>r other severe hot baths, uril--t a medical niiin, will cause an exhau iinn which bi'ingn on hysteria in itrs mosl violent form. The who ha.- al u,i\* eaten plentifully and lived r- -r H l.irlv .suddenly .l.vidc- to redure. sh. want-- to take otT lfl|b. a week -to ge! into a certain gown. Three Turkic baths a week. pliK abnormal abstinent from food. nu\in> weakened heart action ■Hid hysteria.

HA Us AM) NAII.s. Never meddle with tin* car if a foreign Isody enter.s it; leave U absolutely abmbut *ec tint a doctor to it M'»re t|.image h ; -.. \>vvn done by injtnlici attempts al the extraction of a for eigu Ihklv than could ever come Iron: presence in tin* ear. it the nails arc hard and brittle ru l ' them at irght with a little cold-cream Lemon juice will remove stain-, and the uh' of a little ammonia in the bath water will strengthen the naiN.

WHKS FATKiCED. When one is very much fatigued the etrengtli and vitality are reduced, making one susceptible to cold and illness that under ordinary conditions would ■be harmless. When oue feels thoroughly tired the very bc-t plan is to take a warm bath, and then get into bed, if only for ten minutes. The water should not be hot enough to cause perspiration: it should only be warm enough to allow one to relax. The stay in the tub must not be longer than five minutes. The lied should be ready 10 get into immediately on leaving the tub.

TAKE CARE OF THE FEET. There are many maladies the feet which are attributed to corns, hut really are caused by other trouble*. It ia often the case that a muscle is strained or a nerve may be hurt. The toot is a very delicate and complex member, and needs very much better care and attention than it receives from the majority of persons. If there is anything that seems serious it is well to consult a surgeon. People have become helpless and unable to walk at all on account of neglect, lnjurio, which they slight at first may culminate in something of great account. If the feet swell and are so very painful and sore, there is more than a trilling cause for it.

WHY THE OLD AND YOUNG NEED SLEEP. Babies sleep so much simply because of the constructive character of sleep; they are being instructed. But "the well-known light sleeping and early faking, characteristic of old age. is due ;to jo** of the reconstructive power. It \> not that an old man doe* not need so much sleep a* the child or adult, but that he can't get it—has lost to a degree the capacity and the reconstructive pr<K-esSe*> involved in it. The do-ings and drownings of old people during the day are mild torpor* from exhaustion, not true sleep.' 5

Even those who should know better still sometime* confuse the drowsiness and coma of fever, and other morbid conditions, with true sleep. A fever patieut. of course, may sleep, apparently, for two-thirds of his time during two weeks, and wake up in an altogether wretched rtate. Such drowsy coinage states are often absolutely opposed to true sleep.

HEAD V. STOMACH. There are lots of people in the world who are suffering J rum stomach ail* meats/ but a large percentage of them actually have nothing the matter with them if they could only be made to think to. In reality they are suffering from mental dyspepsia, a disease that anybody can contract if he once makes up his mind to be that particular kind of tool.

To get tliH disease lirmly settled upon him it *• only necessary that a man should take all his troubles and indispositions to the table with him. It he sits down to eat while in a sour temper tln» disgruntled menial condition that i* so plainly indicated upon his features exercises its effect ujKm his food. Although the bread and meat that he has eaten may have been of the best quality procurable, hit* sour temper sours it 90 that it is finally nothing better than I contaminated food that goes into his ' blood and stomach.

As anger is admitted to be a thoughtpoison, the man who takes his anger and spiteful thought* to the table with the morning paper usually succeeds in poisoning everything he eata. To take one's worries or the fretful thoughts to his meals is just as -erious a mistake, for they, too, are poisonous. Business cares, family discords, personal grievance*, should all be banished at the door of the dining-room, for it is true that these thought elements liave just as much effect upon the digestion of food as they have upon the other nerve forces of our bodies, there is not one of us who can afford to consume such deleterious elements along with our rolls and coffee, or at any other meal during the day. According to this physician's theory the nerve plays a more important pa ft in th£ aetions of the stomacrt and our other digestive apparatus than many of us have heretofore imagined. Thus, he claims, if we eat with the Idea constantly before uk that we are in danger of eating too much. or that the foods we are eating are liable lo hur.. we art; taking the one course tnaf is most certain to bring about the very results that we fear. In other words, the anxious thought* that have worried us during the process of eating will continue to assert their evil influence during the later progress of digestion.

IMPORTANCE OK REST. Nowadays people plaster their faces with cosmetics and try the thousand and one things beauty doctors advise, and oltentimes neglect to try what is one of -Nature's most effective cosmetics—rest. , fn many cases plenty of sleep 1* the liest remedy they can employ. Without , sufficient rest the digestive organs can not properly perform their functions, , and, once digestion sets in, the skin is sure to suffer. I-oss of sleep gives the skin a parched look, spoils its fresh tints, and brings the premature wrinkles on the forehead and round the eyes. That tired, headachy feeling so many women suffer from in the morning, that is anything but a complexion beautifier. is often merely due (0 the fact that tliev are not getting a proper amount of "'eep. Nature may be trifled with for a time, but sooner or later she will take| her revenge. 1

The loss of sleep at night may not matter to the woman who can take a nap in the middle of the day if she feels so inclined, but to the girl who has to work at her business or profession every day, and has no chance of ••ueli rest, it is a serious matter. f-ate hours in overheated room-, loss of sleep, and rich, indigestible food do more harm to the complexion than can !«• remedied by the most expensive creams and complexion washes ever made.

Many people wi,i tell you they cannot »leep if they go to bed. Of course, there are many cases of insomnia which need a doctor's care, but in a larg" majority of case- deep is merely a matter of habit, and can lw wooed if jMTscveringly sought.

Always sleep with your window open J no matter what the weather may be. Xo girl wh» lias spent the night in a -tilth , impure atmosphere can expect to look frcr-li and bright in the morning. Iledrlothes should be light but wannjinil heavy hangings round the bed should be hani-hed. 1" resit air. the daily bath, plenty of -li'ep. aud a whole-oine diet will do wonder- in helping to retain a good comilexinn. or to improve a bad one.