HEALTH HINTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 37, 12 February 1910, Page 15

HEALTH HINTS.

LIGHT DIET FOR INVALIDS. When a physician orders light diet, it is well to know exactly what dishes "light diet" includes. Here is one given by a doctor. Chicken and mut£on broth, broiled chicken or lamb, feood beef steak, game, soft cooked eggs, dry" toast, cocoa, custards, fresh fruit, gelatine, jellies, and sponge cake. REMEDY FOR BLACK EYE. There is nothing to compare with the tincture or 6trong infusion of capsicum mixed with an equal bulk of thick gum arabic with the addition of a few drops of glycerine. This should be painted over the bruised surface with a camel'i-hair-brußh, and allowed to dry on, a second or third coating being applied as soon as the first is dry. If this is done as soon as the injury is inflicted, it will invariably - prevent blackening of the bruised tissue, this same remedy has no equal in rheumatic sore, stiff neck. LOSS OF HEALTH. A weekly magazine gives a table of explanations that is worth studying, called "How They Lost Their Health."

Trying to save time at meals, taking only ten or fifteen minutes for luncheon, with their minds intent on business problems.

By not taking a little outdoor recreation every day. They did not know that the bow always on the stretch soon loses its spring, its elasticity.

They went into physical bankruptcy by using up more force each day than Nature generated.

They did not think it nocessary to take exercise.

By turning night into day} by too complex living.

They thought they could improve on God's plan, and draw more out of their physical hank than they deposited; result, physical bankruptcy.

By hurrying, worrying, fretting, stewing, driving, straining to keep up appearances.

They spoiled their digestion by overeating, eating too many good things, bolting their food.

By always reading medical advertisements and medical books which described their symptoms.

.They took life too seriously, did not have enough fun, enough play in their lives.

Through the "doctor habit" and the patent medicine habit.

They were always thinking about themselves, analysing themselves, looking for trouble, for unfavourable symptoms, imagining all sorts of things about their physical condition.

Did not adapt diet to their vocatio* The brain-worker, the sedentary man, ate heavy muscle food, such as meats, and vice versa.

By hot temper, jealousy, by a selfish, critical, nagging, scolding disposition, which poisoned their blood and brain.