182 THE HEALTH BULLETIN.STOMACH TROUBLE.How <strong>of</strong>ten we hear this term"stomach trouble." Did you everhave it? If you have, you knowwh<strong>at</strong> a humbler it is, how effectuallyit humbles one's pride, howthoroughly it dissip<strong>at</strong>es one's egotism.Yet stomach trouble is nota wholesome discipline, for thelonger it continues the grouchierand more impossible we become.<strong>The</strong> stomach these days is a sort <strong>of</strong>garbage can. It is suspended bystraps immedi<strong>at</strong>ely south <strong>of</strong> the thoraciccavity, and being connectedwith th<strong>at</strong> funnel called the mouthby a good strong tube, it readilyc<strong>at</strong>ches chunks <strong>of</strong> dead animals,lumps <strong>of</strong> poorly baked bread, boluses<strong>of</strong> vegetables, ices, pickles, soggypies, weinerwurst, booze, and muddyc<strong>of</strong>fee. <strong>The</strong> tobacco e<strong>at</strong>ers add th<strong>at</strong>portion <strong>of</strong> tobacco juice which theydon't use for flooding sidewalks.<strong>The</strong>re is no more p<strong>at</strong>ient andlong-suffering organ in the humanbody than the stomach. It is amazinghow long it will stand abuse,but once it kicks back, then lookout, for something is coming to yousure. You may hit it with an unkilledrailroad sandwich, scorch andburn it with pepper and mustard,irrit<strong>at</strong>e it with salt and vinegar,.»hill it with ice cream, ice w<strong>at</strong>erand mint juleps, pour stinking mineralw<strong>at</strong>er into it, shrink it withrotgut whiskey, assault it in anyold way, and it will work uncomplaininglyfor a long time ; untilalas ! and alack ! some day it willgo on a strike, and then the doctorfor you, or you run to the drug storeand proceed t© souse the poor thingwith p<strong>at</strong>ent medicines. Of coursetbey do harm, although temporaryrelief may be secured. So the worldbecomes dark and lifp is a failureto you, but you quit bolting andgorging, th<strong>at</strong>'s sure; for th<strong>at</strong> muchsense will come finally to any kind<strong>of</strong> a fool. Oh, th<strong>at</strong> we could havethe good sense to know, when young,th<strong>at</strong> the stomach should not be usedfor a garbage can. <strong>The</strong>n we wouldnot load our tables with foods, somegood, some bad, and then chase themhalf chewed down our gullets witbblack c<strong>of</strong>fee or ice w<strong>at</strong>er."Full many a man has lost his headThrough e<strong>at</strong>ing soggy, half-cookedbread,And he who would his kidneys saveHad best avoid the whisky wave.Your heart and nervous system, too,Are surely worth a heap to you.Why prod them, then, with nicotine.And make believe all is serene?In tobacco heart there is no wealth,And wh<strong>at</strong> is more, there's weakenedhealth.Oh! foolish man, when thus youchooseYour soul and body to abuse;You'll realize, some pleasant morn.Th<strong>at</strong> you have raised an awfulstorm." — Indiana Bulletin.GIVE YOUR BABY A GOOD STARTIN LIFE.i"<strong>The</strong> l<strong>at</strong>est reports <strong>of</strong> the Bureau <strong>of</strong>Census on mortality st<strong>at</strong>istics showth<strong>at</strong> slightly more than 42 per cent <strong>of</strong>the infants dying under one year <strong>of</strong>age in the registr<strong>at</strong>ion area in 1911did not live to complete the first month<strong>of</strong> life, and th<strong>at</strong> <strong>of</strong> this 42 per cent, almostseven-tenths died as a result <strong>of</strong> 1conditions existing before they were iborn or <strong>of</strong> injury and accident <strong>at</strong>birth."In many instances the expectantmother does not consult her physicianuntil the child is about to beborn, if, indeed, she consults him<strong>at</strong> all, presuming the condition toibe a perfectly normal one th<strong>at</strong> needs>no assistance. This mistake is made,frequently. In order th<strong>at</strong> themother can intelligently prepare mid
1st Month. JANUARY, 1914. 31 Days.SunMoonImportant Days, D<strong>at</strong>es and <strong>Health</strong>gramsRisesSetsRisesorSetsThFrSaSuMoTuWeThFrSaSuMoTuWeThFrSaSuMoTuWeThFrSaSuMoTuWeThFrSaNew Year's Day. Start the year right.Take a b<strong>at</strong>h every day this year.Ventil<strong>at</strong>e—don't hibern<strong>at</strong>e. Fresh air is cheap.Gov. David L. Swain <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong> born, 1808,An open window is better than an open grave.Epiphany. Too much fresh air is just enough.When grown people have "chicken pox," keep awayfrom them.B<strong>at</strong>tle <strong>of</strong> New Orleans, 1815.<strong>The</strong> neglected cold is the season's gre<strong>at</strong>est danger.<strong>The</strong> best disinfectants—sunshine, soap and hot w<strong>at</strong>er.Sir Hans Sloane, f<strong>at</strong>her <strong>of</strong> British Museum, died, 1753.Warm rooms have killed more people than ever frozeto de<strong>at</strong>h.Sunshine is God's best germ destroyer.To avoid colds, keep your feet dry and warm, andventil<strong>at</strong>e your house.Fall <strong>of</strong> Fort Fisher, 1865.[kerchief.Cough and sneeze on the Q. T. Get behind a hand-Benj. Franklin born, 1706. Victory <strong>at</strong> Cowpens, 1781.Don't cork up your house like a bottle.Robert E. Lee's birthday. Paul Revere's ride, 1775.Avoid p<strong>at</strong>ent medicines as you would a pestilence."Stonewall" Jackson born, 1824.Wilmington captured by the Federal Army, 1865.William Gaston died, 1844.Edward Hyde appointed first Governor <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong><strong>Carolina</strong>, 1712.Air your house thoroughly every day.Jenner, discoverer <strong>of</strong> vaccia<strong>at</strong>ion, died, 1823.Many a cough ends in a c<strong>of</strong>fin.Cuban independence, 1909. Don't spit.Every careless consumptive infects <strong>at</strong> least four others.A "stiff drink" makes the stomach warm but theskin cold.Thinly clad feet make for heavy colds.7 117 107 107 107 107 107 107 107 107 107 97 94 5855 15 55 65 65 95 1010 0011 211 57morn571 593D3 First Quarter, 4:2) Full Moon, 11HM7 55 morning11 55 eveningMOON'S PHASES