The Health bulletin [serial] - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

THE HEALTH BULLETIN. 277Blame It on the LiverCheerfulness and a sluggish livercan't exist together in the same man.Although it might not perhaps be correctto say that the morbid states ofmind have their origin in the liver,they are unquestionably, in many instances,accompanied and aggravatedby derangement of this organ; and itis equally true that, independently ofeither hypochondriasis or melancholia,persons with "sluggish liver" are subjectto fits of great depression of spiritsand often groundless fears of impendingdanger which cease when the liveris restored to its normal state.Irritability of temper is another commonsymptom of a sluggish liver, andis sometimes the first indication ofanything wrong. A man who has previouslyborne the crosses of life withequanimity and been amiable to thoseabout him, gradually becomes disconcertedby trifles; his mind broods overthem, and he makes all around himunhappy, and himself the most miserableof all.His relatives frequently put down his"grouch" to something mentally ormorally wrong; but in nine cases outof ten it is to be traced to a sluggishliver. To overcome the difficulty, stopeating fora day or two, take exercise(horseback riding is the best) and ifnecessary a few doses of a good salinelaxative.If you are not cheerful in a few daysconsult your family physician. Exchange.Learn and Livepeople to do what ought to be leftundone.One of the great forces which keepscontagious diseases with us is thefalse notion that "children are betteroff to catch the various contagiousdiseases of childhood, and have themover with." There are people who,with the best intentions in the world,still willfully expose their children tocontagious diseases. These people are,in large measure, responsible for keepinggerm diseases alive. Diseasegerms are parasites which feed uponhuman blood and tissue. A few yearsstarvation would drive them out of existence.So long as there is a neighbor whocultivates thistles, dandelions, etc., inhis fields or lawn, it is well nigh impossiblefor the careful, industriousneighbor to secure the freedom he paysfor by his own care. Parents have aright to insist that their children benot contaminated by a carelessneighbor'schildren. Collier's.The windowless room is a curse tocivilization and should not be occupiedby either man or beast.Through domestic science courses inpublic schools, we are laying the foundationfor healthier people in the future—healthierbecause they will havelearned how and what to eat.Some people object to change and reformas a matter of principle. Thatis why so many school pupils are stillforced to use the old roller towel andbar soap instead of the individualpaper towel and clean liquid soap.Lack of information is responsiblefor no end of the burdens humanityis called upon to bear. Infinitely moredangerous than a want of information,however, is the possession of a greatfund of misinformation. Ignorancekeeps people from doing what oughtto be done. False information leadsThere are but three animals thathabitually use tobacco—the rock-goatof Africa, whose stench is so insufferablethat no other animal can approachit; the tobacco worm, whose intolerablevisage gives every beholder a shudder;and the third animal—who ishe?