Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-06-10 | Page 5 | Daily Health Service

Daily Health Service Guard Family's Health on l' l Vacation D By DR MORRIS MORIS FISHBEIN With the coming of warn weather the hc old bus bw takes to the road and the is off on their vacation trip In most communities the common type ype of v vacation cation is the week end your own n type that is to say sa- the vaca vaca- starts off oft with a basketful of ot lunch and a coffee pot and with the hope that the fates will be good to his family and keep them from all disease and harm The fates have a way however of aiding the fool killer and avoiding the he wise vise and provident Therefore the tile family that wants to prevent disease on ou such a brief briet vacation will wUl take along enough ordinary mosquito nettine net net- tine tAng to keep away insects at night While the aver average ge mosquito may I Inot not riot carry either malaria or yellow v fever ever it Is an annoyance Moreover In n the southern parts of the country and arid In the western sections there is the of bites by Insects that do carry diseases including both mosquitoes mosquitoes mos mos- and ticks If the family is going Into a region where the water supply Is not likely to be safe sale it Is well to have everyone everyone every ever one vaccinated against typhoid fever Even with wilh vaccination however itis it itis its is s well to be certain of water supplied sup supplied plied at every camp The safest means is is to boil bon all fluids that thal are arc to be beaken betaken taken aken into the interior of the human body and to be careful that bathing and nd washing water as well arc are not taken into the body The course of all nIl milk should be known that is to say it should b be pasteurized or should come from tu tu- tu tested cattle under conditions condi condl lions which permit certification Canned milk and canned cream are preferable to milk mUk supplies of Unknown unknown unknown un un- known origin The peril to the from an infected wound is js sufficiently serious to make it worthwhile for every motor mo mo- tot tor to carry a box with some cotton gauze bandages a n pair of scissors some tincture of iodine or any other suitable antiseptic substance It is well to have a solution of boric acid In water for cleansing the eyes when full of dust or when irritated by glare and heat I There are numerous ointments I aV available for direct application to mosquito bites poison ivy Iv burns itching and similar emergencies affecting affecting af af- af the skin Most people traveling on vacations try to get along with a diet of fried tried eggs bread and coffee This gets tire tiresome some after aUer while and furthermore is 15 lacking in many of or the essentials of ofa ofa a well vell balanced diet which are provided provided pro pro- vided by fresh fruits vegetables and plenty of milk It is remarkable how much better one will feel fecI on a vacation vacation vacation vaca vaca- tion trip with a suitable complete di diet t than with one that i Is limited Finally the human physiology is regulated so that it operates operate best on ona a regular schedule People going on motor trips are arc likely to try to change their usual habits with the result that they do themselves exceeding harm not only for the duration of the trip but aut even for the rest of their lives Jives It is well to plan a trip sufficiently leisurely to permit full attention to the thc usual needs of the human body