Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-01-15 | Page 4 | Old Philosopher Was Wise

OLD PHILOSOPHER WAS WISE Benjamin Franklin was one of our great philosophers. Writing oer 136 years ago. he offered the following advice ad-vice on the high cost of living and on health : 1 made myself acquainted with Tyron's vegetarian method of preparing pre-paring dishes and then proposed to my brother that if he would give me weekh one half the money mon-ey he paid for m board 1 would board myself. He instantly-agreed instantly-agreed to it, and I presently found that I could save half what he paid for me," he said our physicians have begun to discover that fresh air is good for people in the smallpox and other fevers. I hop in time they will find out that It does no harm to people in health.. rtuuui mis iime i-ranKiin prepared notes for an essay on colds and fresh air. The following are a few extracts from the notes taken from his essays: People think they get cold by coming out of such hot rooms; thej get them by being in. Most follies arise from full feeding. Scarce any air abroad is so unwholesome un-wholesome as air in a close room often breathed. Costlveness occasion occa-sion colds. A general service is to redeem people from the Blavish lear of getting cold by showing them when the danger is not. and that where it is, it Is in their power pow-er to avoid it. The resolution to use more exer cise is extremely proper. It is of the greatest importance to prevent pre-vent diseases since the cure of them by physic is so precarious. Tne doctors of today cannot offer better directions as to the prevention of disease than did Franklin at the birth of this republic Careful eating, exercise and fresh air continue to be, as they were In Franklin's day. the recommended essentials to health oo