J4 Ti r.rin i L06D \- \ DISEASE <>r nir M \ i - 



To be cheerful, to live a regular life, to eat plain but #>od food, 

 to drink plenty of good, pun- \\at.-i- between meallinn 

 me iinount \\itli meals, to avoid all alcoholic beven 



t<> see that the ln\\ v day. to keep the \\hole 



body clean, and to -Irep at least ei.izht liour> out of twenty- 

 four, i- the best way to remain \\rll. 



To keep the teeth in good condition is < mtial for ymm^ 

 and old. One should always bear in mind that without gpod 

 teeth digestion cannot be pel-fed . that ini| litest ion 



leads to debility, and that debility produces a suitable held for 

 the growth of (he dan-. -runs and very prevalent <;,.,-,,, 

 nsiunption. 



Once more we desire to call attention to the dotlm 

 growing girls and boys. The material of the -inm-nN ,-hould 

 be according to the season, and they should always be ma-i 

 that every movement of the body may be five, and none of its 

 functions, such as respiration, digestion, etc., in any way inter- 

 fered with. 



Choice of ^ hen the time comes to choose a profession or trade for a 



Occupa- young man who has a tendency to tuberculosis, one should 

 tion. bear in mind that gardening, farming, forestry, and all occu- 



pations which demand an outdoor life, are the most likely to 

 make him a strong man and a useful member of society, 



CHAPTER XIII 



1 low CAN A PREDISPOSITION TO TUBERCULOSIS BE ACQI 

 WHEN IT is NOT 



1. By the intemperate use of. alcoholic beverages, a dissi- 

 pated life, excesses of all kinds, etc. 



2. By certain diseases which weaken the constitution: for 

 example, pneumonia, typhoid fever, smallpox, mea-le-. whoop- 

 ing cough, syphilis, influenza, grippe, etc. 



3. By certain occupations, trades, ami pp.: h as 

 printing, hat-making, tailoring, weaving, and all occupations 

 where the worker is much exposed to the inhalation of various 

 kinds of dust; as bakers, millers, confectioners, cigar-makers, 

 chimney-sweepers, and the workers in lead, wood, stone, metals, 

 etc. 



4. By poverty, want, underfeeding, bad housing, bad venti- 

 lation. 



