FOR brain workers who are troubled by
the arch enemy, dyspepsia, cocoa will he
found a soothing and nourishing article of
diet. Several cases in which the suffering
was exceedingly acute have been relieved
in a very short time by the use of cocoa.
WOM EN and children, the former espec
ally, rely too much on excitement for
recreation, and carry it to such an excess
that it becomes simply a dissipation. A
distinction must be understood between ex
citement which invigorates and excitement
which exhausts.
IT is a fact that the heart, stomach and
eyes are the most abused and overtaxed
organs of the body. Excepting he heart,
the eyes are the most constantly in use,
they being constantly in action during every
waking hour of the day and night. Not
only is the eye compelled to endure this
continual use, but it must also withstand
the assaults made upon it in a thousand
forms, arising from various prejudices and
superstitions.
EN of sedentary habits should have
recreation largely of a physical nature. A
brisk walk is what physicians most fre
quently recommend for exercise but for a
person not accustomed to exercise, this is
not always beneficial, for, his brain being
the only part of his body that is kept in ac
tivity, the exercise throws the blood into
the head, and he-returns home severe with a
headache. Such a man should take passive
exercise, such as rowing, sailing or hunting,
where his mind could be in slight activity
also.
ONE hog, kept to the age of one year, if
furnished with suitable material, will con
vert a cartload per month into a fertilizer
which will produce a gbod crop of corn.
