Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-11-11 | Page 5 | Uncle Sam, M. D.

, . Uncle Sam, M. D. v. liibllc Health snxiic The main functions of the kln are thre: to protect underlying tissues, to excrete waste matter, and to regulate reg-ulate bodily heat by cheeking or allowing al-lowing 'he evaporation of perspiration. perspira-tion. After perspiration has evaporated, olid matter is left upon, the skin, and oily matter also Is deposited on il by the glands thai keep the skin lubrl-cated lubrl-cated Removing th- nnd other ma lerials at least onee a day Is desirable in Improve the bodily tone and st-n-M ol well-being, 0 Real rieanliness is Impossible without with-out freuuent use of warm wabtr and sin p. Cold baths are Stimulating though noi very efflcaclottn for cleansing iur-poses. iur-poses. Th. v are valuable tonics if proportj used, but delicate or elderly persons should tuie tln-m only by n phySlcian'H :i ivice. Chilly feelings or depression following fol-lowing should be the -iKn:'l for any person to discontinue COltl bathing or swimniinc in i-oid wajcei Warm baths lire soothing In their effects, and are appropriate at bedtime, bed-time, particularly for persons inclined to sleeplessness. Very hot baths. especially if prolonged, may he Harmful, Harm-ful, and should not ' taVen often. Except In the case of a few disease, like typhus, there i ho clear connection connec-tion between genet a 1 bodily cleanliness cleanli-ness and disi-.isp. frequent bathing does not protect o person from any particular disease, ex.ccpl "i so far as bathing nccesaarlly includes washing the hands. if typhoid g'.rm-. tpr example', have actually been swallowed a clean bodily bod-ily exterior is of no avail In preventing typhoid fever or in diminishing Us severity. The same is true of other diseases. Tut it is impossible to overemphasise overem-phasise the Importance of clean hands, for i lie ire prune offenders in distributing dis-tributing fresh bodily socretlons and gen both Inocent arid harmful.