The Man and His Two Wives

(Fable)



one day, when men were allowed to have many wives, a middle-aged Man had one wife that was old and one that was young; each loved him very much, and desired to see him like herself.Now the Man's hair was turning grey, which the young Wife did not like, as it made him look too old for her husband.So every night she used to comb his hair and pick out the white ones. But the elder Wife saw her husband growing grey with great pleasure, for she did not like to be mistaken for his mother.


So every morning she used to arrange his hair and pick out as many of the black ones as she could. The consequence was the Man soon found himself entirely bald.


Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield.

JANE EYRE

(book)



This story is about a woman called Jane who suffers life under Mrs. Reed who hates her and treats her poorly. At the age of 10, Jane is sent by Mrs. Reed to a boarding school called Lowood. Jane goes to the school and despite efforts by Mrs. Reed to make her life hard, Jane enjoys the school and excels in her studies.
She stays at the school making many friends (one of whom died of an illness) and becoming a teacher for two years. At the end of two years, her favorite teacher, Mrs. Temple, gets married and leaves the school. Jane finds little purpose in staying at the school and advertises for a position as governess.
She finds a job working for Mr. Rochester teaching a young French girl named Adela at Thornfield. As she teaches there a while, she falls in love with Mr. Rochester, and he fall in love with her. They plan to get married, but on the wedding day, it is found out that Mr. Rochester has a living wife. He confesses it but shows them that his wife is a lunatic.
Jane leaves during the night as is homeless and destitute for a few days. She is taken in by the Rivers and lives with them for while. St. John Rivers finds her a job teaching at a local country school and she does so for a while. St. John Rivers eventually informs Jane that a close relative of hers had died and left his fortune of 20 thousand pounds to her. Finding out that she and the Rivers are cousins, she splits the fortune between the four of them. St. John plans to leave for India as a missionary and wants to take Jane with him as a wife. Jane refuses.
After John leaves to say bye to some acquaintances, Jane leaves in search of Mr. Rochester, only to find Tornfield burned down by Rochester’s lunatic wife. Jane inquires about him and finds out that he is living at Ferndean, another of his houses. She goes there and finds Mr. Rochester blind and crippled. They fall in love and get married and live happy together.

THE CLAIM: NASAL IRRIGATION CAN EASE ALLERGY SYMPTOMS

(news)


For some, the neti pot, a nasal irrigator that resembles a small teapot, has become an alternative remedy. While it is not nearly as convenient as popping a pill or using a spray, several recent studies have found that nasal irrigation can reduce symptoms of allergies and other nasal problems.
One benefit is that irrigation can clear nasal passages without dryness or "rebound" congestion.

Researchers found regular nasal irrigation with a mild saline solution significantly eased symptoms and helped reduce the need for steroid nasal sprays. Over months, the scientists found that those treated with nasal irrigation reported greater improvements than treated with a spray.
Studies suggest that nasal irrigation can reduce sinus and allergy symptoms.

LAST WEIGHT GAIN FOR PREGNANT WOMEN

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For years, overweight women who become pregnant have been advised to limit their weight gain to 25 pounds over nine months.
However, health officials sharply reduced that number for many of them. Overweight and obese women, or those who gain excessive weight during pregnancy, are at higher risk for complications such as gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, besides children whose mothers gained too much weight during pregnancy are more likely to be overweight or obese themselves

Nevertheless, gaining too little weight is also a concern: low- birth-weight babies are at risk for several health problems. Women carrying twins or multiples advised to gain more weight than those carrying a single baby. The pregnant women should have an ideal weight to avoid the problems of health

TO IMPROVE FITNESS, TRY TO SLEEP

New research suggest that simply getting more sleep can improve athletic performance, so people don’t need workouts or weight training to improve their fitness.

For two weeks, five members of the Stanford women’s tennis maintained their regular schedules, sleeping and working out as usual. Then the player extended their sleep to 10 hours a night for five to six weeks. After increasing sleep, the athletes performed better on all the drills.

The research was presented at the Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. Although the research was small and improvement may have been the result of additional practice time. Nevertheless, the size of the change suggests the athletes received a direct benefit from more sleep.
Who took part in the study also felt better and realized for the first time the real effect sleep could have on performance.
so people should try sleep more for improve their fitness