| Show post holiday sickness S by dr R R dinice D iniel it is a i tact fact that there is more sick ne s ai at d in re deaths buting ta tie fust two weka of J than dur i ig an vother period of the vear near tl TI ere are many more caes of in nia at tl is time than at any th er just as tie doctors doctor b busie t dds dabs are M adai and the days fol lo 10 loit it g gh h 11 ass so hib his busiest sea aon on is that hollowit fol lowit s g holiday seas n it would seem that holi holidays lays aid the noli 1 iv seiso are decidedly deci decide delly conductive to illness rather than to health it is not likely that the certion cei tion from work the g od fell and the pleasures of the holiday season are responsible for the inc in creTe reice in illi edg following the beagon furth erm ire re while the weather is duall bai it is DO no more so than it at ibs other time d luring u n ng the ft inter winter col cot I 1 we ther is usually healthy weather and it is not likely that the weather conditions contribute in creasing the sickness ic kness at abib time it is the late hours the rich foods and the hearty eating generally as well as the increased inci eased con consumption gumption of candy tobacco and often liquor that is ii sible for the increased post holiday allne all of these things upset the digestion and bring about not only the various disorders of dige digestion tion but the many minor and serious disease di that depend up on disordered digest digestion lon and tion thee things loner lower the dis ease resisting powers so that the germs of pneumonia and v rheumatism can enter the body why not a sane holiday season the recreation and the legitimate pleasures of the holidays are all beneficial they increase our vigor and our aisea e ie power while the abu es of the h aliday sea son rob rot it of these benefits while with most persons it seems to be necessary in order to have a good time to abuse the stomach or the health in some way nevertheless it is possible to have really a good time without the things that I 1 urt |
