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CHATHAM BLANKETEER
April 1, 1940
Easter Cake
Even if the snow did spoil all the Easter egg hunting, it furnish
ed a lot of nice clean sport anyway. With a basket of Easter eggs
and a nice big- cake like this, it’s no wonder that Miss Jerry Burgiss
is having lots of fun slicing a piece of cake for her friend, Sallie
Myers, even though the cake is snow and the candles are icicles.
AROUND THE MILL
(Continued from Page Three)
grandfather, Mr. W. D. Fant, at
Luray, Va., March 14.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Pettyjohn
and daughter, Betty Jean, spent
Easter with Mr. and Mrs. H. F.
Tulbert, of State Road.
Mr. and Mrs. Pill Vestal spent
Easter with Mr. and Mrs. Mont
Ti'ansou.
Mrs. Fae Reavis spent Easter
with Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Reavis,
of Lone Hickory.
Clara and Vernice spent some
time in Winston recently. We
wonder if they were shopping or
attending some fair.
Ruth and Mary report that
they have Gone With tlie Wind.
Miss Louesta Lowery, of
Mooresville, was the Easter guest
of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. L. Lowery, of Mocksville.
Walter says he wished two
blondes would come to work, he
can now furnish them with good
work.
I think your reporter can safe
ly speak for everyone in this de
partment and say we are truly
enjoying working in our new
quarters.
Give Your Heart A
Chance
Although the human heart is
only about the size of a man’s
fist, it does an astonishing piece
of work. It pumps fifty gallons
of blood an hour. It never sleeps,
never loafs, never takes a vaca
tion from the beginning of life to
the end. The only rest it ever
gets is between beats.
And yet with all the work it has
to do, the strong heart does not
give out suddenly, unless it has
been injured or ill-treated. It
cannot, however, be expected en
tirely to withstand the strain of
continuous over-exertion, or the
repeated attacks of germs or poi
sons, and the possibly weakening
effects of disease.
The treatment and care of the
heart are better understood than
ever before, yet the average' man
foregoes the benefit of that better
understanding. Under the pres
sure of woi’k he neglects his heart
and unwittingly abuses it.
What should one do to keep the
heart healthy?
1. Go to the doctor every year
for a health examination, and
follow his advice. After a serious
illness, have the doctor give your
heart a thorough examination.
Return to active life carefully and
slowly so that your heart will
have plenty of time to rest from
the strain.
2. Look after infected teeth or
tonsils.
3. Go to the dentist regularly.
4. Keep your weight near the
average, for a person of your age,
sex and height.
5. Have a well-balanced diet
and do not overeat.
6. Do not take medicine with
out consulting your doctor. Some
patent cures may contain drugs
that are harmful to the heart.
7. Consult your doctor about
the use of stimulants.
8. Live a well-rounded life. Ex
ercise regularly but stop before
you are overtired.
9. If you have children, consult
a doctor whenever one of them
complains of even mild leg ache
or pains in the joints.
10. Watch your child after he
has had one of the “children’s
diseases” or any serious illness,
especially rheumatic fever, diph
theria, scarlet fever, or measles.
Care at this time may prevent
serious trouble later.
If you do have something
wrong with your heart, it is well
to know it at an early stage. In
many cases, heart trouble re
sponds favorably to treatment.
Often serious trouble can be put
off for years, if the symptoms are
detected early and proper care
taken. Few people realize the
wonderful work they can get
from an impaired heart by using
it skillfully and discreetly.
Here are some suggestions as to
how to take care of a weak or
disordered heart;
1. Your play and your work
should be approved by your doc
tor. Shortness of breath may
mark the limit of your endurance.
2. Get plenty of sleep every
night. When you sleep, the heart
gets the most rest. The beats are
less frequent and the period of
rest between beats is longer.
3. Stay out of doors as much as
you can. >
4. If your doctor prescribes a
diet, follow it exactly.
5. Do not use stimulants with
out your doctor’s consent.
6. Avoid all intense emotional
disturbances.
7. Watch your habits—not your
heart.
8. Find out what you may do
and what you may not do, and
live accordingly.
Many of the signs which you
may think mean heart trouble
can be caused by some other dis
order. Indigestion, lung trouble,
or nervousness may cause pain
near the heart, shortness of
breath, fainting and irregularity
of beat. If you have any of these
symptoms, do not try to diagnose
the condition yourself, but go to
your doctor for an examination.
He will find out what is actually
wrong, and he may be able to as
sure you that your heart is sound.
PEOPLE WILL TALK
You may get through the world,
but it will be very slow,
If you listen to all that is said as
you go.
You will be worried and fretted
and kept in a stew,
For meddlesome tongues must
have something to do—
For people will talk.
If quiet and modest, you’ll have
it presumed
That your humble position is only
assumed;
You’re a wolf in sheep’s clothing,
or else you’re a fool.
But don’t get excited, keep per
fectly cool—
For people will talk.
And then if you show the least
boldness of heart.
Or a slight inclination to take
your own part.
They will call you an upstart,
conceited and vain;
But keep straight ahead, don’t
stop to explain—
For people will talk.
If threadbare your dress, and old-
fashioned your hat,
Someone will surely take notice
of that.
And hint rather strongly you
can’t pay your way.
But don’t get excited, whatever
they say—
For people will talk.
If your dress is in fashion, don’t
think to escape.
For they criticize then, in a dif
ferent shape.
You’re ahead of your means, or
your tailor’s unpaid.
But mind your own business,
there’s naught to be made—
For people will talk.
The right thing to do is to do as
you think best,
For your mind if you have one,
will then be at rest.
Of course you will meet all sorts
of abuse.
But don’t think to stop them; it’s
not any use—
For people will talk.
—Author Unknown.
His Reason
Soph—Aw, whatcha wanta be a
doctor of philosophy for?
Frosh—So I can be a professor
and walk on the grass.