Instead of "wild oats" : a little book for the youth of eighteen and over / by Winfield Scott Hall.

  • Hall, Winfield Scott, 1861-1942.
Date:
[1912]
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Credit: Instead of "wild oats" : a little book for the youth of eighteen and over / by Winfield Scott Hall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    whole population could sleep in tents or out- doors in some way, it is probable that tuber- culosis and pneumonia would soon become thiugs of the past. Besides breathing pure air one should sleep on a hard bed on his right side with his knees drawn up. If he sleeps out-of-doors, he must have sufficient cover to keep him warm. When he rises in the morning he should take either a cold shower bath, which need last only a few moments, or if he has not facilities for a cold shower bath he should dip a bath sponge or a wash-cloth in cold water and bathe the face, throat, chest and upper arms iu this cold water, following immediately with a vigorous rub down with a warm towel until he brings a well marked reaction and the skin becomes warm and glowing. A normal passage of the bowels should be had regularly at least once a day. In some individuals this is not so easily accomplished because there seems to be a natural tendency iu them, perhaps a hereditary one, towards constipation. The best way to combat such a tendency is to use water, vegetables and fruit [6i]