Another common cause of obscure ailments, headache, 



TT a -j dullness and feeling of oppression is decom- 



How to Avoid ... , , , & *T ■ , . ■ .. 



r . . position of food wastes in the intestines. 



If the bowels are not emptied regularly, 

 bacteria form poisonous products of decay, which are ab- 

 sorbed along with the food and produce far-reaching 

 harmful effects. 



It is important to form the habit of cleaning out the in- 

 testines regularly at least once a day and perhaps oftener, 

 so as to keep the intestinal tube clean. If this does not 

 happen naturally, the remedy should be found, not in medi- 

 cines, but in drinking plenty of water and eating more fruit, 

 green vegetables, and coarse foods, or in more exercise, sleep 

 and fresh air. 



Too frequent loose movements of the bowels (diarrhea) 

 _. . are often due to the growth of special kinds of 



harmful microbes in the digestive tract. The 

 best remedy is cut down the food, particularly meats and 

 eggs, and to take a dose of castor oil or some other medicine 

 which will help the body to get rid of both microbes and 

 poisons. If the trouble continues, a doctor should be 

 consulted. 



AVOIDANCE OF DRUGS AND STIMULANTS 



Among the influences which work to deprive the body 

 ai 1, i °f ^s maximum efficiency, none is more 



. n important than certain dangerous drugs, 



among which alcohol is the chief offender. 

 Alcohol, like many other drugs, acts chiefly on the nervous 

 system; it does not serve to make any part of the nervous 

 system work more readily, but numbs or puts to sleep certain 

 parts of it. It acts first of all on the inhibitions, with the 

 result that some of the nerve actions which would ordinarily 

 be inhibited or held in check are allowed to go on more freely. 

 This seems like a stimulation or increase of power, but it is 



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