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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 18, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 29.

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Keep Happy Rules

By The Continent

It is one thing to be happy for an hour, a day, a week. But it is quite another matter to keep happy. A few little "keeps" have been suggested as guideposts along the way to that big "keep" which means so much not only to ourselves, but to all who may come within our reflecting radius:—
Keep cheerful. Hunting trouble ruins more nerves than trouble when it arrives.
Keep alert. Mental ruts make more hypochondriacs than does overwrought imagination.
Keep physically active. The inert woman who hates to move is usually the greatest growler about her health.
Keep clean. The close connection between the pores of the skin and good health is not considered carefully enough.
Keep interested. There is nothing like a fad or an object in life to put aches and pains into the background.
Keep busy. The satanic mischief provided for idle hands is better known than the physical mischief that hounds the woman with time to think about her health.
Keep your feet warm. More cold is taken through the ankles than in any other way, so do not wear low shoes in winter.
Keep away from drugs. Walk more, and take medicine less.
Keep a curb on your appetite. Over-eating is the menace of the age.
Keep out of debt. There is nothing like money troubles to worry one to death. Care will kill the nine-lived cat, and what gives more care than a budget of debts with no money to settle?
Keep smiling.—The Continent.