New Britain herald., 1925-01-27
AT YOUR LIBRARY

you most? Crossword puzzles, radio, automobiles, athletics, clothes, books music, religion, politics, money? No you're all wrong. stop and listen 10 the next conversation that Is within range. No, 1t isn't the weather, that is just preliminary to the things cue Is really inter- eSted in though We must admit that we shudder to think what would happen to our social struc- ture if hy some calamity of the gods that should be taken away from us! Or if you can't find two satisfactory subjects for your investigation. pick up the nearest newspaper or mag azinc and glance over the advertise ments. -Four out of five are vic- tims.' That three o'clock tired feeling" Mrs. Blank tells how she lost thirty pounds in two weeks" Are you nervous, irritable. slug. gish ?"
 
 Why, or course, don't you know how q mere stiff neck or a cold in your head or something you ate and wish you hadn't can make life beyond argument a stale and gloomy burdcnH Moreoser that early morn ing lilt of gladness just to be aIiv. ar,t,uIlN ha,.apI hot the world is very excellent spot.
 Unfortunately our native Yeracity makes 1t impossible for us to tell you that the elixir of life is con- tained between the covers of a book though we have found something very nearly like that in our bookish adventures.
 There are so many ailments that aren't necessary though. if one will just understand the workings of his own body and give it a fair chance to keep going. New Hygiene by Hill Is a very excellent and under standaNe discussion of physiology and sensible living. Dr. Grenfell Of 1 Labrador fame has written a fas- cinating book, Yourself and Your l Body, which is composed of clear anu often humorous conversations with his children illustrated with funny effective little drawings. Though intended for children, 1t will give grownups more practical ideas of the subject than most elaborate textbooks.
 Did it ever occur to you to won- der as you contemplated a particu- larIy succulent pink pill just what was in it and where 1t came from" 1 The Story of Drugs, by Fuller, tells how medicines are made, and in cludes some medieval doses which should make one thankful for the most unpalatable connections of modern druggists
 or course our generation is brought up on strictly germproof | Bldll lllpu6ll lllpGL OL oS tAiC b IlN- tie vague as 10 just what those minute and virulent organisms are and how they work. Fighting Foes Too Small to See. by Mcfarland, tells about it in highly compre- hensible fashion.
 Do you do your daily dozen or have your resolutions waned as the i thermometer goes lower? Crampton's 1 Physical Exercise for Daily Use 1 gives splendid recipes for stretch- i ing your muscles and reducing or gaining as you may wish. Dicksons Exercise for Health and Correction is also good.
 1 Girth Control, by Flnck. tells how to acquire the proper sylphlike or well padded proportions by regu- lating ones diet. In fact we have quite a good many books on food for both grownups and children. Diet for Children (and Adults) and the kalorie Kids, by Lulu Peters, Is a gay and tempting exposition of the calory system of regulating ones meals. Food Products, by Sherman, is the standard work on constitu- cnts and sources of food. Food Health and Growth is by the author of the indispensable Care and Feed ing of Children. The latter book by Dr. Holt has been revised over and over again and is the thing for mothers to own.
 s One of the hardest parts of bring ing up children hygienically is that they would often prefer to be ig- nored or even neglected than watch ed over, Health Training in Schools, by Dansdill, has such clever ideas for getting children interested in being strong and big. It contains very clever stories with health morals appropriately emphasized. quotations and cunning poems about sleep and exercise, and origi- nal projects for teachers to use in teaching health. Much of the ma terial could be skilfully worked into mothers story telling too. Boards Safety First for School and Home is a little more formal in style and for older children but very suggestive. Posture of SchcEl Children, by Bancroft, Is the classic on the subject and should be care fully looked over by teachers and parents. Medical Inspection of Schools, by Newmayer, is a new