Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1893 — THE BODY AND ITS HEALTH. [ARTICLE]

THE BODY AND ITS HEALTH.

Prolonging Life.— A correspondent writes for some information concerning Dr. William Ivinnear’s recently published articles in one of the monthlies touching the question of prolonging life. The pith of Dr. Kinnear’s article is this: “Paradoxical as it may sound, certain foods which we put into our mouths to preserve our • live 3 help at the same time to hurry us to the inevitable gate of the cemetery. Earth salts abound in the cereals, and bread itself, though seemingly the most innocent of edibles, greatly assists in the deposition of calcareous matter in our bodies. Nitrogenous food abounds in this element. Hence a diet macLt up of fruit principally is best for people advancing in years, for the reason that being deficient in nitrogen the ossilic deposits so much to br dreaded are more likely to be suspended. Moderate eaters have in all cases a much better chance of long life than those addicted to excesses of the table. Hence, to sum up: The most rational modes of keeping physical deoay or deterioration at bay, and thus retarding the approach of old age, are avoiding all foods rich in the earth salts, using much fruit, especially juicy uncooked apples, and by taking daily two or three tumblerfuls of distilled water with about five or ten dropsof diluted phosphoric acid in each glass.”

Seaside or Mountains ?—Dr. George F. Shrady thus writes of the relative values of seaside and mountains in connection with the summer vacation: “At this season those who have not made up their minds where to pass July and August are in a quandary, especially if they do not happen to enjoy the pleasures of a permanent country home. The oftrepeated question, Where shall I go? Shall I go to the seashore, where I may bathe in the surf, or shall I goto a mountainous region, where the air is entirely opposite to that to which I have been accustomed: Constitution should enter largely into tho question. If one is subjected to bronchial affections, mountain air or spots where pine forests are obtainable, is not only beneficial but in many cases necessary to the maintenance of health. During the middle hours of he day at times when tho sun is very hot, the seashore is not an agreeable place to be. It is much more pleasant in the early morning or the late afternoon hours, and only these hours should he seleoted for bathing. Considered from every side, however, it is more healthful for the city resident, living as near the ocean as we do, to pass his vacation far away from salt water. In this way he secures a complete cliauge of air, and often the first is as important to the tired city man as the second. May and June and September and October are the most healthful months at the seaside. During these months the heat is not so intense, and a really hot day at the seashore is a day to be dreaded. July and August are the most pleasant months of the summer in the mountains, or in the interior for that matter, and those who can would do well to take their rest at this time. If it is only convenient for one to take a vacation of a week or so he had best pass it in the mountains. Vacations are necessary to the well being of all of ns, and especially to those who work with their brains.”