Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-24
Interesting Health Queries
ANSWERED BY DIR. BRADY.

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II Stout Ones Only Knew am "a years old.
feet inches, and weigh 142 pounds. Is 1t
injurious for me TO practice kicking at an
object suspended we'll above my head? Some
Of my girl friends scandalized and assure
me il will all sorts of serious trouble.
MISS C. NJ.
Answer.-It Is fine exercise. will cause no
trouble at all and is especially beneficial for
women with functional difficulties incident to
faulty physical development, also for those
who find themselves growing stout about the
middle-of the body and life.
Unpa rdonable-Plcase pardon pencil and
Answer.-I do not attempt to dccipher a
pencied letter.
Hoarsencss.-Whats good for hnarsencss
caused by public speaking? w. j. G.
Answcr.-This garglc has been much praised
by speakers troubled: potassium choratc.
. drains: boiling water. ounces; powdered
alum, dram: stronger rosewater, ounces
and drains; glyccrn * ounce; sruD, 4.
ounce; fluid extract of red gum Eucalyptus
rostratn), drains. Dissolve the pot chlor. in
the boiling water and set aside to cool. Dis
solve the alum in the rosewater, and then
add the other ingredients. Mix this with the
portion set aside. y clear ruby fluid OF agree
able odor and taste should result. For use.
mix Il tablespoonful with tablespoonful OF
water and sarglc once twice within the
half-hour before speaking or singing. or
red gum is not available, substitute two drains
OF fluid extract of kino.)
zoe Walking.-l am disappointed at your
failure to recognize and recommend the great
discovery of Drs Gautier and OK of France
forcfoOt walking. 1t leaves you open to the
charge of ignoring it because it did not origin
ate with yourself. which Is in total contradic-
ton Of the opinion have had of you for years.
] wrote you regarding this two months ago.
&C. a. R.)
Answer.--It is fine exercise for most per-
sons who sit too much but ! cannot recon-
mend it Tor indiscrimnatc use by persons over
thrty-hve years OF age. II is true one can
expend more energy in just forefoot or toe
walking about the house or Office or street in
five minutes than one will ordinarily expend
in walking a mile which takes perhaps TWEEN
~ or more minutes But the mile walk is
infinitely better general exercise for health.
Gosh. How We Like to Eat!-I am very much
overweight. Would roller skating have a
tendency to reduce me? Would eating freely
of grapefruit reduce weight?
tMrs r. r. A.
Answer--yes. an hour two OF roller
skating every day would help you TO reduce.
provided you can curb your appetite or
Fletcherizc your food (Which satisfies appetite
with less food The comparatively little ex-
ercisc one gets lodging the squirt while eat
ing grapefruit scarcely compensates for the
weight puts by reason OF the small
amount OF nutriment in tho fruit. I fear
some one mas handed you familiar member
OF the citrus family.
Is Yeast Good Food the taking of two
or three cakes Of yeast a day beneficial to
the body? DO you consider yeast good
food? 20. P.)
Answer-Yeast is very concentrated food. as
concentrated as an equal weight OF cottage
cheese or liver II Is sometimes OF value In
the diet OF persons with acne pimp.es or boils.
and 1t seems to be Of value in helping many
skinny persons to accumulate weight. AS a
food should not advise II, because eggs.
cheese, liver and other foods equally nutritious
are much less expensive.