The Daily Herald

From the Frugal Housewife-Fourteenth edition.

GENERAL MAXIMS FOR HEALTH.

Rise early, eat simple food. Take plenty of exercise. Never fear a little fatigue. Let not children be dressed in tight clothes, it is necessary their limbs and muscles should have full play, if you wish for either health or beauty.
Avoid the necessity of a physician, if you can, by careful attention to your diet. Eat what best agrees with your system, and absolutely abstain from what hurts you, however well you may like it. A few days abstinence, and cold water for a beverage, has driven off many an approaching disease.
If you find yourself really ill, send for a good physician. Have nothing to do with quacks; and do not tamper with quack medicines. You do not know what they are; and what security have you that they know what they are?
Wear shoes that are large enough: the contrary not only produces corns, but makes the feet misshapen, and cramps them.
Wash very often, and rub the skin thoroughly with a hard brush.
Let those who love to be invalids drink strong green tea, eat pickles, preserves and rich pastry.
Wash the eyes thoroughly in cold water every morning. Do not read or sew at twilight, or by too dazzling a light. If far sighted, read with rather less light, and with the book somewhat nearer the eye than you desire. If near sighted, read with a book as far off as possible. Both these imperfections may be diminished in this way.
Clean your teeth in pure water two or three times a day; but above all, be sure you have them clean before you go to bed.
Have your bed chamber well aired; and have fresh bed linen every week. Never have the wind blowing directly upon you through open windows during the night. It is not healthy to sleep in heated rooms.
Let children have their bread and milk before they have been long up. Cold water and a run in the fresh air before breakfast.