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{"id":10737,"date":"2017-01-05T11:00:47","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/?p=10737"},"modified":"2021-05-07T08:30:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T12:30:36","slug":"the-road-to-health-and-happiness-1937","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/01\/05\/the-road-to-health-and-happiness-1937\/","title":{"rendered":"The Road to Health and Happiness, 1937"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Sarah Eilers ~<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The road to abundant life is not hard to follow and it is not expens<\/em>ive. So we are told in the opening frames of the 1937 silent film <a href=\"http:\/\/resource.nlm.nih.gov\/9100155A\"><em>The Road to Health and Happiness<\/em><\/a>, produced by Salem, Oregon dentist and filmmaker David Bennett Hill. Mental as well as physical habits are key. Mentally, one should be guided by the church; physically, by vigorous outdoor activity.\u00a0Dr. Hill was a dentist, and a goodly portion of the film is devoted to dental care and orthodontia, once the basics of hygiene, exercise, nutrition, and spirituality have been addressed.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Road to Health and Happiness [Silent] (R. David Bennett Hill, 1937)\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9S9F-mvvunU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The ideal number of baths per week (two) is suggested, as is the ideal number of hours asleep (ten). Exposure to plenty of sunshine is encouraged (no mention of sunscreen). Vaccinations are encouraged, and local government is depicted as benevolent and effective. The health department provides pure water and safe food; the police officer gives protection; the public school educates developing children on foods that will help them grow up strong.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The happiest people are those whose careful health, mental and spiritual habits carry them through to a ripe old age. They are the ones whose laughter rings true.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-carousel-extra='{"blog_id":1,"permalink":"https:\\\/\\\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\\\/2017\\\/01\\\/05\\\/the-road-to-health-and-happiness-1937\\\/","likes_blog_id":"52242398"}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 840px; height: 423px;\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-original-height=\"423\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 560px; height: 423px;\" data-original-width=\"560\" data-original-height=\"423\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/01\/05\/the-road-to-health-and-happiness-1937\/good-mental-habits-title-slate\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"556\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"419\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"10742\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/good-mental-habits-title-slate.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,482\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Intertitle Good Mental Habits\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/good-mental-habits-title-slate.jpg?fit=300%2C226&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/good-mental-habits-title-slate.jpg?fit=640%2C482&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/good-mental-habits-title-slate.jpg?w=556&h=419&ssl=1\" width=\"556\" height=\"419\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"556\" data-original-height=\"419\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Intertitle Good Mental Habits\" alt=\"Good mental habits - - Contented mind, proper reading and entertainment, Sunday School and Church.\" style=\"width: 556px; height: 419px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 280px; height: 423px;\" data-original-width=\"280\" data-original-height=\"423\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/01\/05\/the-road-to-health-and-happiness-1937\/girls-exercising\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"276\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"208\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"10741\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/girls-exercising.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,482\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Still of Girls Exercising\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/girls-exercising.jpg?fit=300%2C226&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/girls-exercising.jpg?fit=640%2C482&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/girls-exercising.jpg?w=276&h=208&ssl=1\" width=\"276\" height=\"208\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"276\" data-original-height=\"208\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Still of Girls Exercising\" alt=\"A screen shot of four girls in swimsuits exercising outdoors.\" style=\"width: 276px; height: 208px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/01\/05\/the-road-to-health-and-happiness-1937\/girl-washing\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"276\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"207\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"10740\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/girl-washing.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,482\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Girl Washing\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/girl-washing.jpg?fit=300%2C226&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/girl-washing.jpg?fit=640%2C482&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/girl-washing.jpg?w=276&h=207&ssl=1\" width=\"276\" height=\"207\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"276\" data-original-height=\"207\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Girl Washing\" alt=\"A girl washes her arm with a washcloth.\" style=\"width: 276px; height: 207px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 840px; height: 634px;\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-original-height=\"634\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 840px; height: 634px;\" data-original-width=\"840\" data-original-height=\"634\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/01\/05\/the-road-to-health-and-happiness-1937\/foods-for-growing-boys-and-girls\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"836\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"630\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"10739\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/foods-for-growing-boys-and-girls.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,482\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Fruits and Vegetables\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/foods-for-growing-boys-and-girls.jpg?fit=300%2C226&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/foods-for-growing-boys-and-girls.jpg?fit=640%2C482&ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/foods-for-growing-boys-and-girls.jpg?w=836&h=630&ssl=1\" width=\"836\" height=\"630\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"836\" data-original-height=\"630\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Fruits and Vegetables\" alt=\"A bowl of fruit and vegetables with the text: Foods for the Growing Boys and Girls - Take Every Day\" style=\"width: 836px; height: 630px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Dr. Hill produced another film, <em>The Life of a Healthy Child<\/em>, which the National Library of Medicine holds in its collection. He sold and rented these films, and an advertisement in the March, 1939 issue of the American Journal of Public Health, apparently placed by Dr. Hill himself, promotes them as \u201c\u2026the greatest health films ever produced.\u201d (This issue of AJPH, as it happens, also contains an editorial piece titled <em><a href=\"http:\/\/ajph.aphapublications.org\/doi\/pdf\/10.2105\/AJPH.29.3.271\">Army Medical Library<\/a> [that’s NLM’s <a href=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2015\/09\/03\/field-trip-visiting-our-sister-institution\/\">precursor<\/a>] <a href=\"http:\/\/ajph.aphapublications.org\/doi\/pdf\/10.2105\/AJPH.29.3.271\">Needs a New Building<\/a><\/em><em>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ajph-ad_crop.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10752\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2017\/01\/05\/the-road-to-health-and-happiness-1937\/ajph-ad_crop\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ajph-ad_crop.jpg?fit=644%2C220&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"644,220\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Ad for Child Health Films in the American Journal of Public Health\" data-image-description=\"<p>Child Health Films<br \/>\nEntertaining and Instructive<br \/>\nsilent and new sound-on film, with voices as clear as a bell and excellent photography, accepted by health authorities as the greatest health films ever produced. Used by schools, State, County and City Health Departments, Medical and Dental Associations, Tuberculosis Associations, Parent-Teacher Associations, and Dairy Councils. Stresses diet, rest, safety-first, exercise, school nurse, Health Department, school examination, immunization and the tuberculin test, correction of deformed faces and irregular teeth, medical and dental examination, and shows effective habits and way to care for the body, mouth and teeth. Information as to sale or rent from: Dr. David Bennett Hill, Producer, Salem, Oregon. <\/p>\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ajph-ad_crop.jpg?fit=300%2C102&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ajph-ad_crop.jpg?fit=644%2C220&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10752 size-full\" title=\"Ad for films in the American Journal of Public Health\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ajph-ad_crop.jpg?resize=644%2C220&ssl=1\" alt=\"Boxed text only ad for Child Health Films in a medical journal.\" width=\"644\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Hill was also a great booster of the Salem area, and used his filmmaking and photography skills to produce footage and images showing the region to its greatest advantage, with the stated goal of attracting more tourists and giving them reason to stay longer. He spoke often at local events, showing both his health and his \u201ctourist\u201d films.<\/p>\n<p><em>Check NLM\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/locatorplus.gov\/cgi-bin\/Pwebrecon.cgi?PAGE=sbSearch&SEQ=20151030143457&PID=wa3XxoWpfGtxUpY99xsGKQjv\">LocatorPlus<\/a> catalog or contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/hmd\/collections\/films\/index.html\">Historical Audiovisuals Collection<\/a> for more information on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/hmd\/collections\/films\/mentalhealthguide\/index.html\">mental health related<\/a> films and videos.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/sarah-head-shot.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3690\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2014\/03\/24\/tb-a-killer-then-a-killer-now\/sarah-head-shot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/sarah-head-shot.jpg?fit=160%2C160&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"160,160\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}\" data-image-title=\"Sarah Eilers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/sarah-head-shot.jpg?fit=160%2C160&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/sarah-head-shot.jpg?fit=160%2C160&ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3690\" title=\"Sara Eilers\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/sarah-head-shot.jpg?resize=105%2C105\" alt=\"Informal portrait.\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a><em>Sarah Eilers is the Manager of Historical Audiovisuals in the History of Medicine Division at the National Library of Medicine.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Sarah Eilers ~ The road to abundant life is not hard to follow and it is not expensive. 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