Woman's World

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 203, 25 February 1914, Page 6

Woman's World

TALKS ON HEALTH I HEALTH AND THE HAIR.. | (l!y a Family Doctor). The condition of 11m; hair is depend-] cut on the condition of the general | health. In ninny cases tile principal object to tlir physician is to improve the patient's health, in tiie confident aiiticij)ntioii that the condition of (he hair will also improve. Take, as an Mistance, a grave illness such as typhoid fever. The whole system is profoundly depressed; nothing is working right; appetite, digestive apparatus, heart and lungs are all temporarily out of order. And what happens to the poor old hair of the head? It falls out in liandfuls. Then as the patient gets better a fresh crop of new, strong hair appears, until with health completely restored the hair is luxuriant as before.

DON'T CSE CURLERS. The application of lotions and ointments is not by any means always necesary. An anaemic girl should' treat her hair only tlirpugh her general system. Of course, the hair must alwavs lie well brushed and washed at certain intervals, but it must not be forgotten that there are two ways of treating the hair, one by direct attention to the scalp and the other through the medium of the blood that nourishes the roots. The hair should not be tightly coiled or twisted round '-curlers." That dragging on the roots is most unhealty; it strains the hair and prevents the roots from receiving their proper supply of blood.

PERIODICAL EXAMINATION.

When you and I were young there were no doctors in the schools. The plan of having- the children periodically examined by a doctor is of very recent origin, but it was recognised that it was a good idea, and now there is not a town in England which has not adopted the plan. Money is saved; it is cheaper to pay a doctor to detect some remedial defeet than to allow the child up defective and have to keep him in some home for the defective all his life. This principle of periodical examination has ben applied to other matters from time immemorial. .Manufacturing firms have their premises inspected, their drains inspected, cisterns, machinery, to say nothing of their books; and the poor old human body is the one thingleft to take care of itself. You may laugh at me now, but the time will come when, men and women will walk into their doctor's house once, in six months, or once a year, and ask to be, examined. NO WORSE OFF, ANYHOW. It grieves me that you have such a horror of the doctor; you even cross over the road when you come to his house; the brass plate strikes terror into your bosom. And yet we are quite harmless; we don't bite, and some doctors have been known to feed out of the hand. The arguments in favor of periodical examination of the body are the same as those in favor of annual inspection of any other kind of machinery. They are unanswerable. One day it will be universal. Mark my words. tf you are examined and nothing wrong is discovered, you arc no worse oil - . You pay your fire insurance cheerfully, although your house is not burnt down. I have never encouraged needless worrying- over health, but lialf-an-hour spent iu inspection of health is well spent. WHAT TDK DOCTOR FINDS.

A very serious responsibility rests on parents. They ought to make it their business to see that their bodies arc in perfect order. Nothing is more instructive than to study the results of medical examinations of people who are not ill. Suppose, for instance, that a firm wishes to have its employees medically examined before, taking them on. The men are not sent to the doctor because they arc ill. They think themselves perfectly well. And what does the doctor find? Why, a great number of the employees have'defects which could he remedied. Eves, teeth, tonsils,, hearts, lungs, ruptures, even tumors are all sources of future trouble.

REAIEDIAISI.E DEFECTS. It is such a slipshod way of going through life to lump along 'until something unpleasant happens. Remember that many illne-.es are-a disgrace. The girl sulTering from a neuralgia, sleeplessness, and loss of appetite has herself to thank. If she had had any foresight at all she would haveh ad her tooth .seen to eighteen months ago. If I were to examine a thousand people who were not acutely ill, but were walking about doingthen- work, you would be surprised at the list of remediable defects I could 'l' - ""' »p. Health is worth a little trouble, and worth the expenditure of a little money. We. a, doctors, could do tar more good in the world if we were allowed to. BEAUTY HINTS

A sure method of reducing flesh is to abstain from drinking anything with ones meals. Liquid should be taken an hour after meals, and always in very sparing- quantities. The best way to cultivate a clear complcxion ,s to avoid eating highly-flavor-ed dishes and never to indulge iii chocolates, sweets or pastry between meals. W omen who desire soft, smooth skin should always wear a veil out of doors as it protects the face from roughness and sunburn, as well as saves the complexion from a quantity of dust that otherwise gets into (he pores of the "km. Once a week regularly half-an-hour. should be given up to cleansing the Jace thoroughly from diisl and dirt. This is done by rubbing in a quantity of good ''Old cream. Afterwards thoroughly wash (he face in three separate basin's of warm water to ensure all grease being removed. °