How to Obtain and Keep Health

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1162, 5 December 1904, Page 2

How to Obtain and Keep Health

Thebi! was a very fair audicnco in St. Augustine 8 Hall. Waimate, recently, to hoar a double leoturo given by Dr. Greenwood, ofOhristoluireli, and Air Ilornitroek, of the samo city.

Dr. Groenwood said that out of every hundred oasos of coiisiimpiioii SO cm be cured by propor lung exereiso and fresh air, Wlipii tho lun«s iiro in health, they bacillus of consumption, whioli tlo-its everywhere in tho air, but wlion tlio lungs got weakened by lack of propor breathing or by bud vonn'lation, tho disoaso germs get a hold, Dr Greenwood sliowoi! sli.los of a hospital wlioro patients aro kept as far as possible from thinking of their ailments, and where the p.itionts sleep praeticully in tho open' air in Bft square prepared papor housos, with waodon lloor. 'J'ho proper method of breathing for heal'h purposos was in the natural way, first by the dirphragiu or abdomen, and then by the lung 9. Iu concluding, Dr. Greenwood said Waiinaio wis an ideal place fur a sanatorium, and if it wero oven within a milo of tho town tliero was not the sMitest danger—in fact tho chief danger w>is in tho people walking about the "twhaml oxpoctornting.or camping and looking »ftor themselves, 110 himself, and his wife and family, lived in the mid.il o( (ho patients, and with propor precaution thoro was 110 danger.

Bfr Hornibrook, who spolco nest, presented a series of beautiful slides ofstatuary intorpersed with representations of corsotwoaring, taken from ordinary fashion catalogues, 110 strongly condemned corset wearing, and said that wiien ut woman whoso normal waist measurement was 28 inches, compressed it into 22 inches thoro must, bo enough distortion of tho internal orguM to ensuro bad lienlth for the woarer andilUill'ct on Iter children, These things, whisky, corset and drug', were nbsulutcly uaueceasnry and harmful. People, instead of Hying tci drugs, should see thai thoir sleeping rooms worn well ventilated and that (hoy took proper breathing exe.ei; es. Physical culture for health-purposes was mi absolute ncce ■•itv, and the man or woman who spw I quartoi'iil'mi hour a i| iy iu |) L - (> | )( , L . oxeeici'B wan euhivming bain us wol iib body,

Ihii ii'liiiu'lh iif Ijijili Lr. Greenwood iuul Mr. tloniibi'uuk woro received wilb tlio Rrontokt appreciation, iipplauso boiuc frequent.