"Let this great maxim be my virtue's guide."
As we are hastily reading books and papers we continually come across maxims, epigrams, and short, pithy sayings that attract us. We wish we could not only remember them, but also often put them in practice, but they slip our mind and actions almost immediately. From time to time the author has collected fruit from the vast field of health of its kindred subjects, and placed the best of them in this book for the reader's careful consideration. Among the multitude of "Don'ts" for politeness are the following for health alone:—
"Don't endeavor to rest the mind by absolute inactivity; let it seek its rest in work in other channels, and thus rest the tired part of the brain.
"Don't delude yourself into the belief that you are an exception as far as sleep is concerned; the normal average of sleep is eight hours.
"Don't allow your servants to put meat and vegetables in the same compartments of the refrigerator.
"Don't keep the parlor dark unless you value your carpet more than your and your children's health.
"Don't forget that moral defects are as often the cause as they are the effects of physical faults.
"Don't direct special mental or physical energies to more than eight hours' work in each day.
"Don't neglect to have your dentist examine your teeth at least every three months.
"Don't read, write, or do any delicate work unless receiving the light from the left side.