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Show I HEALTH ARTIE M'GOVERN DON'T TRRAT A GOLD LIGHTLY Lack of patience during recu-Imration recu-Imration is probably the greatest contributing factor to the complications compli-cations which may follow sever? colds, grippe, or influenza. A person per-son who ins-ists upon returning to his regular activities before he has fully recovered is running headlong head-long Into danger because the body needs time as well as medical care to restore it to normal. I know it is- not easy to keep a patient (iniet when he begins to feel better, especially if he is the active type who rarely falls ill. Nevertheless, rest is essential and must be insisted upon, because what may appear to be a mild cold can easily lead to pneumonia, pneu-monia, or to heart and kidney conditions con-ditions If the victim takes any unnecessary un-necessary risks. "Fighting off" an attack of grippe is not an indica- tion of great strength of character. charac-ter. It is Quite likely to be a cordial cor-dial invitation to the undertaker. The very fact that we have taken cold is- proof of lowered physical resistance. There is no reason why it should be serious if the patient goes to bed and follows his- physician's instructions. instruc-tions. In its fight against disease germs, the body is called upon to do extra work. When we drive it beyond the limit of endurance, we are prolonging this battle and'ask-ing and'ask-ing for trouble. It is far wiser to stay in bed a day longer than to get up a day too soon. A food research 'group in a western school takes up the longstanding long-standing problem of the tough beefsteak,, and will chew on that for a while. o As tests conclusively show that vitamin A prevents night blindness blind-ness in the motorist, it only remains re-mains to find a whiskey rich in vitamin A. O A bishop says tough times strengthen us morally, while the actuaries find them a tonic physically. phy-sically. Taking the long view, the world collapse may be a success. A biologist says campaigns for higher birth rates in the dictator lands come to nothing. What is the strange power over women that these fellows lack? A court in Ohio affirms the pedestrian's right of way from th9 street intersection right up to the hospital's unloading platform. plat-form. - |