| Show HOW TO AVOID ILLNESS strengthen your physical being Nat nature kattire tire who has strewn the paths of man with many perils has also provided the mearis means of escape the healthy human system has the power t to 0 resist an and d cast off many many attacks to which a weakened system falls victim fortify your body against disease do this by living as much as possible as nature intended man to live live much in the open air if your occupation is is largely indoors take frequent and regular exercise in the open breathe deeply of the life giving oxygen so bountifully supplied in in our wonderful state eat moderately of pure and nourishing food at regular periods see tho the purity of your wlter water boil it and then let it cool sleep with your windows open winter as well as summer or better still use a sleeping porch avoid all alcoholic drinks and patent medicines keep regular hours and sleep at least eight hours in each twenty four avoid undue excitement work hard and cheerfully but not to exhaustion know thyself as the ancient greek philosopher advised and govern your life accordingly avoid exposure to disease do not tempt fate do not biot overrate your powers of resistance if duty calls you into the presence of diseased disease do not shrink in cowardice yet take every possible precaution against infection remember that most diseases are transmitted from person to person if you or someone for whose care you are re responsible becomes ill guard against the infection of others call the doctor promptly when symptoms of illness appear early diagnosis and treatment is the first essential of cure it 14 in also essential to the protection of others this is not written to increase the practice of the physicians physic ions rather its purpose pui pose is to reduce the doctors business by preventing the devola ment and spread of disease see that the paper proper health officer is promptly lioti fled so that thai proper steps cabi can be taken to discover the source source of the disease and check a possible epidemic remember that colds grippe pneumonia typhoid tuberculosis bercu losis and many other d dis eases are contagious and that one patient may infect others bobev faithfully the orders and regulations of your doctor and health officer give the weakened system time and opportunity to regain i strength after an illness before subjecting it again to the strain and exposures of ordinary living avoid melancholy brooding ing upon your co condition much ill health is due to a morbid unhealthy state of mind do these things faithfully and cheerfully live for others and not for yourself alone and you are likely to live a long a happy and a useful life utah public health association |
