New Britain herald., 1926-10-20
Your Health How to Keep It.
 Causes of Illness
Hair and Skin Tell If Body Needs
 RcpairS

| Repairs BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN
 Editor Journal of the American Medical Association and of Hygeia,
 the Health Magazine The hair of the healthful child normally is plentiful and should have a luster. which Is due to the presence of sufficient oil. It is sufficiently pliable to permit it's being kept In various positions. It may be long or short. fine or coarse. straight or curly, according
 10 hereditary factors which are not amenable 10 control. except such as may he brought about by the use of | heat or of stiff waXts, such as are now sold in every cosmetic depart ment.
 \ signal of Danger In certain diseac-J. such as result from deficiency of the thyroid gland secretion, the hair becomes scanty, dry and brittle. In such instances,
 treatment with oil or waXes of any , Nihi io bIliN b'itl INl 'ii Ns anu " Ill llpb reach the glandular deficiency, which is primarily responsible. Ger tainlv a child In this condition
 should have the best possible medi-
 cal attention immediately. Another symptom Of a lack of proper thyroid secretion is an cX-
 trome dryness of the skin in general.
 A normal skin Is slightly moist, clear and smooth. In such diseases as rickets or tuberculosis. the skin seems to be overmoist much of the time.
 If there are difficulties in the di-
 ges,ion of some foods, the child may have an eczematous eruption. If it is especially sensitive to the eating
 of other foods. it may develop red
 spots or itching of the skin. or
 blisters.
 The child in contact with other children in school may also bccj ne affected with ringworms or other skin parasites, which produce seal ing of the skin and redness. One ot llt duN Il II lJ SFS pi ltS hlGl plIS Si- cal examination lies in the early de- lection of such complaints and their avoidance not only for the individ-
 ua, but the group,
 All sorts of superstitions are prevalent as 10 proper methods of walking. Children are told to toe
 out or toe-ln and are fitted with queer shoes of various types to force them into unusual pastures. The foot normally is held straight.
 Dr. Hugh Chaplin points out in his
 consideration Of the healthful child
 this position not only enables 1t to
 cover the ground more rapidly, but
 also favors the maintenance of a
 strong arch and helps to preserve the balance.
 Tyne of Shoe The big toe, as well as the smaller
 ones, should point straight forward. IT the shoes are too narrow the toes may be forced one over the other
 to the serious disadvantage of proper locomotion. If the shoes are too short there Is tendency to develop hammer-toe, so that the ends Of the
 toes point downward instead of for ward. This is also disabling de- feet.
 Much Is said concerning weakness
 of the arch. There was time when high arches were considered the nor nal type and. indeed, the aristocratic type.
 Modern study of the arch of the foot indicates that a very high arch is not as desirable as one of moder- ate height, and that a, low arch can not be constantly condemned. The only real test of the arch is it's ability to carry the person properly without pain or fatigue.