Who Was Ben Franklin? by Dennis Brindell Fradin

Author:Dennis Brindell Fradin [Fradin, Dennis Brindell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781101640081
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 2002-02-17T16:00:00+00:00

Ben’s ideas about health were very modern. At the time, people thought that strange vapors in the air caused illness. Although germs weren’t yet known, Franklin said that many diseases were spread from person to person. Fresh air was healthy, he argued. People should sleep with an open window. And they should take a daily “air bath.” This meant sitting naked with the windows open—as Ben did for an hour each day. He also told people to exercise. Besides swimming and walking, he lifted dumbbells until he was in his eighties.

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