Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 194, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1915 — Health Notea [ARTICLE]

Health Notea

Fear and apprehension make people nervous and sick. The thousand and one needless worries over the failure are simply providence for the morrow gone mad. Fear of disease and death are normal; but to allow the mind to dwell upon these things Is to become a hypochrondrlac with no more stability than the leaf on the aspen. It Is an excellent idea to sponge the neck and chest off with cold water each morning, as this serves to harden the chest against the cold. The girl should be sure that the space between her two shoulders Is well protected, for It Is from the rear that the icy winds strike pneumonia and Inflammation of the lungs into the body. Don’t think that nothing needs to be done for a tooth just because it causes the child no pain. Decayed teeth are ideal breeding places for germs and make a child much more liable to all sorts of infectious diseases. If something is not done for them they may cripple his mouth for life or they may cause the glands of his neck to swell up and form abcesses. Then, too, the child with decayed or painful teeth cannot masticate his food properly, and so falls to get the nourishment his growing body demands. To dean a copper kettle, which has been blackened by fire, first wash well with soap and soda water, then make a paste of knife powder and paraffin, and scour well. Two or three cleanings may be necessary to restore it to its original brilliance. V— 1 -———————— f : A taaappogjpl of warm honey taken •very twenty minutes has a surprising effect on catarrh. Honey Should always he kept handy, as it is Invaluable In cases of illness caused by catching cold. Many a cook who has a good nags Is unable to sing.