Show j 0 0 0 0 health notes 2 0 by dr R R daniels Dan lols youil FEET WARM the feet contain more capil capi arles laries than any other part of 0 the tha body cap Ill il laries arles are blood vessels of the smallest sire sim they connect the arteries with the veins and are present everywhere in the body all of 0 the blood after leaving the arteries must pass through the capillaries capil laries before getting back to the heart the meaning of cold feet the capillaries capil laries are so BO constructed that when a part of the body becomes chilled the capillaries capil laries in that part become much smaller and the blood passes through them much more slowly the feet contain so many capillaries capil laries which lie close to the surface that when the feet become chilled not only Is a large amount ot of blood robbed of its heat but the slowing blowing of 0 the blood stream interferes with the proper circulation of the blood which Is necessary tor for health and causes a congestion ot of tho the internal organs that favors disease thus cold feet aside from being uncomfortable nom tor table are a menace to health proper foot wear proper foot wear Is the first essential to warm feet low shoes and silk bluestockings Blue stockings are all right for summer but high shoes and heavier stockings are necessary tor for winter women who in winter wear but litus little more than low shoes and silk stockings upon the lower part of the body and on the upper part a heavy tar far mat coat are heating the body unequally and inviting disease during cold weather everyone should wear moderately heavy socks of cotton and high shoes if there is any difference the feet need more protection than the upper part of tha body wool is ia unhealthful woolen socks or stockings tend to cause cange cold feet wool overheats the feet and retains the moisture while indoors then on going out into the cold the stockings being moist become cold and cla clammy and chill the feet the feet should be kept dry in wet weather nothing chills the feet so rapidly as damp footwear text wear those who habitually have cold feet should in addition to clothing the feet properly bathe daily in cool ater baler and follow with a thorough rubbing with a dry towel this shou should he be followed with a few minutes of leg exercise raising the body on the toes and heels HE meat alone nt cause rheumatism more frequently rheumatism Is due to too much bread potatoes pie and coffee and often tobacco recipe tori a cold id eat more tood food than you cv can use up wear heavy woolen underwear and sleep in a room with scarcely arcely Bc any ventilation pat fat is the arlt great heat 0 making tood food ev everyone elyone should eat considerable ot of it during the winter but cooking tat fat into other foods makes both foods indigestible 0 fat is food stored up concentrated food the tat fat man simply carries about with him so many pounds ot of stored up food As long as we are in no danger of 0 a famine the uee uce the hog has the best digestion of any animal he always lies down af ter er he eats it we cant lie down after afler ater aler our meals we can at least eat our heartiest meals about the time we we can rest the longest our bodies are built so that all the parts should last about the same length of time nature intended that we should wear out all over at once the man who develops chronic disease of any organ has lived so as to put too much work upon that organ sickness and deaths from preventable ven table diseases in the united states alone cause a loss every year of nearly a billion dollars it high time considering the matter from rom the money standpoint alone that people begin to make a study of health and learn how to stay well 0 0 8 the principle purpose of 0 food in the body la Is to furnish materials tor for the muscles we spend our food by working we should not eat more food than we spend A surplus of food always becomes a burden to the body a menace to the system and a frequent cause tor for real disease one of the first things to do in pneumonia before the doctor comes is to give a large dose of some of the laxative salts or mineral waters this cleans out the stomach and bowels and draws the blood away from the chest and thus decreases the mount amount a ut of lung space that is later to be c consolidated soli dated A hot bath tor for 15 to 20 minutes at ai this time is also excellent |