Show 44 I 1 HOW LONGER TO LIVE I 1 K M M K t A B JOHN CLARENCE FUNK STYLE VS SENSE in the northern woods VV an be extremely bitter and usually Is very cold therefore put on warm clothing which ts absolutely necessary or those whose daily work Is done tn these magnificent forests ant because the lumberman dresses himself against the rigors of the arctic blasts ts no excuse for the man or woman who in a temperate latitude dons excessive clothing for the mere reason that the calendar the presence of the winter season there are many days when fur coats and other heavy garments would serve better on the peg than on ones back to realize this fact and to put the idea into practice would he a lifesaver for some a disease breaker tor others and would mein continuous high vitality throughout the year for still another large group while there Is no desire in any vay v ay to lessen the popularity of the coat of fur one should not put til ones eggs in a single basket on this question this practice Is per naps one of atie main reasons for many colds cases of pneumonia and deaths an auxiliary coat of lighter weight Is required for the forty to sixty degree days if you own one watch jour thermometer and use it when it registers within those limits if you do not possess a garment get it at once even if you have to pay a dollar down and the rest eventually I 1 believe it or not its lack Is a real hazard its ownership and use a positive health insurance policy for those whose are in doors winter clothing s super daous if the temperature of your home or office as maintained at fifty degrees there be some reason for heavy weight suits and dresses but seventy to seventy the degrees Is sum mer heat and that Is what you likely are living in so as the indoor temperature Is concerned light sum mer clot lies would be more logical they lo 10 conclude it Is not a safe thing to sweat in a fur coat and it Is equal ly unsafe to perspire in home or office when a freezing temperature awaits you outside if you are a woodchopper or out doors person heavy eve athing then otherwise dress for comfort and safety there will still be plenty of days left even then on which to be CONCERN FOR LITTLE THINGS other day a congenial mos quito made the personal acquaint ance of a lady while she was enjoy ing the balmy breezes on her porch the lady soon became itchy she scratched and yesterday she died also a few days since a man scratched his hand on a rusty nail A mere touch said he and yesterday yest erda they burled him too these two stories are indicative ol 01 the average attitude toward insect bites and minor injuries and while they are extreme cases they nevertheless eloquently demonstrate an imbor tant point in the how to live longer plan the amount ot damage that bacteria can accomplish by way of the cut bite scratch or burn depends of course upon the virulence of the particular germ in the case and while a relatively larace number of injuries of this character hlll remain local in their manifestations there ts no use taking any chances on the possibility of more serious trouble this Is especially true since tue preventive meas ures are so accessible so easily applied and so cheap the majority of local infections can be prevented if the initial cause Is promptly treated with antiseptics A safe rule Is to disinfect every small flesh wound insect sting burn and cut with an approved preparation the above suggestion however must not be considered as propaganda tor self treatment quite the con arary As a general rule the local application of a germicide will settle the matter if in spite of precautions infection manifests itself then double time to your physician atlay may be extremely unsafe the principle of great oaks from little acorns grow applies to the little hilris of the body as well as to trees general blood poisoning Is a disease oak and the merest scratch of the skin has been known to cause it A word concerning powder buras and punctured wounds aliey can cause tetanus no matter how small the wound rush to your doctor and it takes a who knows his business to administer the necessary prevention use care therefore in the little things and thus kill the big ones before they kill you 1121 newspaper Newe paper onion |