The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-10
HOW TT FEELS TO BE OLDER THAN
 YOU ARE NOW


 At twenty six you have your first momentary thought about how it feels to be thirty. At thirty you look forward with vague meiancn0y e, l9 at that time but some poor durer who mas tottereu along to that age When you've snpper sn, aard pas' ing fifty at allit Is too horrible to think about it. Then when fifty comes and goes you begin to breathe more naturally and you just sit back ana smile at all your young anxietes about be- ing older By now you no longer believe in bogies You look at life In either direction and your reaction is what the dickens, not in any spirit of irreverance even irony. but just that you have learned to enjoy it fully as you go along. without worrying constantly about the road ahead. suppose though, that the young ,uns WI VII will neither understand this nor derive any sal isfaction about their own old age rom such
 For years have been characterizng all who did not quite agree with me as old foges old fossils old wonien, old maids. old geezers oid times old birds and every ttie wne t some nredic ! ton that perhaps some day I'd know now It feels | to be older. know now, and l wish 10 conhrm TT, and emphasize all I've ever said about the old crabs and physicai cd and fancy soldering in other subjects submits questionnaire asking ll) 70 what attribute my .vigor and vitality. G2) whether l regard smoking as a bar 10 longevity and (3) do mind stating in confidence whether I actually follow out my own teachings in the | matter of clothing, heating, exposure 10 coid aha wet and rolling somerstults
 | My V v and v. attribute chiefly to minding | the elementary rules of health and following common sense principles of hygiene, 1 believe temperate smoking by adults neither | tnJufeS neaItn nor OppOSeS ioHbesIty' pue eA"y smoking by children (persons who have not yet | attained full adult development physically. men. tally and morality is ruinous to health and | shortens life.
 I do not take all my own medicine but so ia, far | as that Is concerned challenge comparison with any other health authority the girls may trot out | for a contest Only once this winter have put on very light overcoatmthon,gh most rmeh men 1 about without a hat-Id never wear one If had wee thatch of hair but I'm sensitive bird ana ana | cred morons make wisecracks about the nut | with the geaming dome
 | rolling somersault-but roll myself enough | to keep from getting downright dignihed. sin cereIy believe that young people who never for I get how to roll few somersauits night and morning will stay younger longer. do not ad- | wise anybody who suffers from false dignity stiff | ness and premature seniilty to try somersaults. l I merely tell you like to roll 'em myself and believe they are good for one. If you decide to | try it and break your neck lose your dinner l or anything. we're sorry you began so old, but understand clearly that any reader who joins the | Somersa ultauqua comes in at his own peril. It takes scarcely minute to do your half dozen l rolls coming up on your feet smiling after each | turn Send stamped envelope bearing your ad- | dress and say you want the By-Laws of the som crculaton and keep cheerful frame of mind. l QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | year and q half ago was operated on for T.B glands of the neck and under right arm. It will he about two months before before can ,..y say I'm | operator. Will such would have any effect on my
 Answer-such work will be all right for you Choose modern plant to work in. one where there is good ventilation. natural artificial to carry off fumes of molten lead.
 | Dentist Going to Fattcn Up
 It may interest you to know that have at last decided to try yOIr advice to use insuln to | stimulate my appetite and help me gain weight. I I am 20 years old. 67 1-2 inches in height. and | weight f27 pounds. We started treatment three further informatoin. tDr s. F. FJ
 Answer-Your doctor probably knows best how to manage it. Keep some candy, sugar op fruit at hand and eat some if you feel uncom- fortable or weak or strange soon after dose. It lis high time for the fancy price on insulin to drop, but pending q reduction. sometimes 1t may be purchased for much less from so-caled cut- rate drug stores.
 Not Made in Germany
 Where do you get that "ncw dlathermy stun? I had my tonsils removed that way by Dr I-- of Albany, N. Y., way back in 1895 and never n sign of trouble since. He used pencil | shaped device with bare wire loop at the end which bccfync lncandesccnt when the current | from Germany. CIT. Y. W.)
 Answer-Evldently you confuse the cautery with diathermy. Nothing gets red hot in dia- | thermy. There Is no burning. The cautery was and produces excessive reaction and hence scar. That is of the special points of superiority of diathermy over surgical tonsil removal--the diatbermy method produces less disturbance of the tissues, less shock less reaction and 1ees scar formation than ordinary surgery does.
 The Funny Wisdom Of Dog Breeders | OGcn note remarks about children eating gravel or sand or dirt. When dog breeder secs the dog for worms. U. !. P)
 Answer--Yes. I've heard dog fanciers spout such lore. It IA tough the dogs. as any compe- tent veterinary surSeon tell you AS Tor cnil- dren, the eating of dirt IS no indication Of worms and the presence of worms is no indication for