Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-04
Health Talks by DR.. Brady
How Old l. Johnnyf

~ Woth'r makes this inquiry:
M what age would you recommend telling
boys the story Of life? My son is Jus, nine
and have already told him tho story Of how
ne came as a ittl" baby 10 me. hut il till runs in
MS NINA that st"rks bring babies. and wan,
!" 'e' hih inc truth instead OF leaving him
/" pick up distorted information from, older
Dogs VINO would perhaps tell him in an I'M
desirable way. Older women toll mn I, q.
nonsense 10 put such ideas in n bows head
p"t ne is going 10 learn some time and
want MIN |" understand in way that will al :
ways make him think Of motherhood as sacred
"'o 'he power OF human reproduction as rif,
from God 60
The Older women have the wrong no,ion :.
is their failacious reasoning that maintains
we ihE'h "i the stork. Il myth employed in n
'r"ei way by ihoughtlcss duty shrkin ing
i"'ch'S' III ii isn't the duty OF parents to
'each their cwn children the truth about
human reproduction. then all this grand talk
ABOUT IN" sacrcdness" of such things lie In
SINCERE lhc stork is alib that no good
parent can longer afford TO use
according to careful Investigations made NV
responsible Public Health Service autbori,io,
'i'e average age at which boys nick nm ,h,ir
first sexual information-usual1y ,,in,, -
iormatioh--out side OF the home Is nina var,
"'''"s the average age at which they rcccive
49, '"S''' r'ion on the subject from or
"s direction or their parents is fifteen vcar.
FAR from being nonsense to toll chi,d-o, 80
a In
justice TO tell them the stork ny,h 49,
other ABOUT such sacred matter
Don wait until the children ,ro ,;
'"'tF' or eighteen 10 teach them truth a..
gu me moment they ask questions or show.
curiosity That is the only good ana f,ir 80,
in'' is the way that has proved hog,
II is difficult. OF course /, is di,e,,,
cihiE Tor parents who have used tho .orr
ann $" long or for those who have a,,.a,,.
en oF hintins that such questions
49, !" any way improper or indicate for ma
''h's 10 near. But there arc many yoo, $500,
"e'p parents. and others that may bo
HNeh [" boys or girls to read wien
,u'' 10 tc!i more about such books bcr.
800 10 inc fuolic Health Service Wasbi,r
'oh' H. t. and ask for a lis, OF sucb 800,
~ ASK Tor Tree pamphlets on sex hygiene for
E g. VI s'rIs or young men or young wor,.,
Hncstf"ns md Answers,
"fnoNc-i WORK in an office mas, ,.,,,
""'"c' oil railroad tracks and trains On ~.
-, '""0"siS all day. pouring off smoke
""'cn OFTEN comes in tho open windows 49,,
$3.50, '"okeS us Is there harm done tho
lungs ny this smoke? CA Ia
Answcr--Ycs. The irri,a,io, ,o,,
var '""S respiratory diseases p,r,ic,,,
'"'"S'S. fcsidcs the large ,mou,, -,
III, " "''oN"' 'hcrc is sometimes cons,dc-
,o.; o"oN'"e gas. enough to Undue.
po'sonlhG II much smoke enters
room y score more of clo,bi,r ,,t..
we're Easscd in a New York f,c,or e.
,nono,ido ,,..t, I'm ''ctory by carbon
n"hoSi"e which entered from neirbhori
''''iiiicS' IL is curious thing that, aitbonch
'i''' va " Guy ociicvc in and spend much
money for cleanliness and health. yct ,ho,.
''''"re the smoke horror from railroads ,r,,
"'her industrial s"urccs-pcrmi, those i,a,,.
tries for profit to maintain the wors, r,,isa
Imaginable '
new Nose Wantcd-is there any remedy for
=" hi-Shaped nose. not exactly badly sbared
nut curved nose? CF L. Nh
-Nnswer-The only way to have In. shave
or SIZE OF the nose altered is by op.r,,;n,
"hlch calls for the skill Of a compotco, eur
gcon. "