Salt Lake Tribune | 1906-01-02 | Page 6 | Where Fads Are Useful

WHERE FADS ARE USEFUL Variety and Change in Daily Routine an Aid to Longevity. One of the professors In th Qnlver-, 8lty of Nebraska claims that the .American people are running too murh to fads He says they are wearing themselves out either chasing alter physical culture, golf, lennls, automo-iillin?. automo-iillin?. massage, diet, baths, etc. He denominates thest ti-.inus as tads The person gets Interested In one or more of them and spends a great deal of time .md energy pursuing them. No dmibt ; person i an run a thing Into the e-oiir.'! and rr.eke it harmful, ev.-n though of its.df it be a good thing Hut we believe that every person should have at least one side issue or f-id from his regular vocation. A.fter one gives 9o much time every day to the routine of work to turn i -id - fin a while and L:ke up golfling, tennis 01 physlt il i u'lure, or other outdoor out-door sport, is restful and beneficial. Tru? some people do become regular cranks mi health culture, diet bathing, athletic sports, etc . but any one of these pursued In moderation, with common com-mon sense, can be made of a .meat deal cf use, especially to the person conllned In an office all day. It brings Into play th muscles thnt are unused and it drives from his mind .'.11 business caies and Bets another train of thought going. go-ing. Reasonable attention to diet and bathing is also sure to Improve hemth. The woman who Is confined to her home the larger part of the day 'ith housework will find golf or tennis or an hour upc-nt in physical I ultuie a relief to tired muscles and nerves. Change r.nd variety In our dally routine rou-tine is necessary lo I ur well-being No mattei what our regular vocation may be, It Is harmful to get Into a rut Just Imply rmlng through a treadmill of flutj d;' after day with no let-up. tine should always try to bring Into each day some new activity, mme new train Of thought It is not a wise thing to get Into a certain glOOVe and Just simply wear one's life 1 '' Monotonj kills quicker thar. anything else We should have our daily woik. in which n-e are interest "d. put our energy and enthusiasm into it -md do it with all our might. Then when that is done turn to some other form of activity or rest Medical Talk.