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Health Talks For Projectionists
Every line of endeavor that ultimately led to a profession had a humble beginning. This humble beginning might well be termed the nucleus of that profession. The progressive stages between these two extremes might well be termed its period of evolution. In all cell life the progress of evolution tends toward a higher plane. Similarly the projectionist is fitting himself for a place among the professional men of the world.
The transition is perhaps difficult and there is a constantly increasing demand on his mentality. This increased activity promotes growth of ability in that organ of the human anatomy called the brain.
In defining the brain we would say that it is a highly specialized differentiated nervous tissue, located in the cranial cavity, functioning in co-ordination and pre-sentation. In this same manner we may define the relationship of the projectionist’s position to the theatre with the one exception, the location. He, being confined to the projection room. It is in this room that the projectionist does his work in charge of extremely valuable equipment.
I propose to write for the western projectionists a series of articles in view of helping them to safeguard that most important piece of equipment, the “human machine’’ that inhabits the projection room. The most common diseases that projectionists are susceptible to can be traced directly to the closely confined quarters in which he is forced to work. Lack of exercise, tedious nerve strain, poor ventilation, irregular eating, improper rest are all contri
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buting factors to the functional disorders peculiar to projectionists.
By having a general knowledge of the cause and prognosis of a functional disturbance one is better able to build up a suitable resistance against that particular disease.
It will be interesting to note in passing through this series of articles how similar the human body resembles the sound equipment with which the projectionist works. This equipment is gone over and kept in a state of health at all times, thereby assuring perfect results.
The human body should be given the same consideration, for after all the greatest asset one can possess is health, and then, too — the survival of the fittest may be applied — psychologically and physiologically.
Another article will appear in next month’s edition.