The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-18
NOW IS THE TIME FOR REGULAR KIDS TIC
 GET OUT INTO THE WATER

| Breathes there the dad with soul dead who never to his kid has said, Sure Mike, the health department says the waters pure, so you can go in whenever and as often as you | like.
 I'm sincerely sorry about this question of water pollution It is the one note in the modern version of "rhe Old Swimmni Hole" When your dad and l were kids children we never hesitated to jump into any available body of water indeed, 1 don't believe our parents or even the health board ever gave the question of the purity of water any consideration As remember 1t, all that ever worried your dad and mo when we took fancy for little swim was (a) whether there was time for our hair to get good and dry before we showed up at home and (b) whether we were likely to get "cramps' if we went in so soon a1ter dinner or when were all warm and flushed from a long trudge or run in the hot sun. These quams do not bother regular kids nowadays, | suppose. You see, regular kids have regular folks and regular folks don't mind if fellow gets his hair wet now and then. The "cramp. . | legend Is no longer bar to enjoyment or swimming.
 | I want all our young readers to get this. If | I were your dad or your doctor and you asked me I'd say it Is quite all right for you to go in | swimming whenever you want to- provided the water Is pronounced pure by the local health authorities. No matter how cold or how deep the water may be- l assure you 1t is O. K. 10 when you reach the swimming place. assure you it is perfectly healthful to jump right Tn TOT your swim, just as healthful as it is to take a cold plunge or shower after brisk exerclse, II you enjoy one.
 Stay in as long you wish and go in as many times day as you wish. and half an hour is plenty of time to wait for q hearty dinner to get along out of your way before you engage III such vigorous exercise as swimming.
 assuming you are not dumbbell take it you are getting n fair educatin. EVery Doy or girl of school age who receives a fair education knows of course, how to resuscitate person rescued from drowning. If you are such a durnbbell that you don't know precisely now to to do thmat, the I say you have no right going m or the water at any time, or going on IL in q boat.
 The old folks. the old fogies should say, did not get such education when they were Tn school The old time schools had no use for that side of a citizens training Let's be charitable with the old fossils then. ad offer to teach efn how to rcsuscitatc. You kids who have had the advantage of better education ought to pass on such knowledge to the old folks at home See to 1t that everybody living at your house IS in- structcd in the proper way to perform arun- cial respiration.
 If anybody reading this doesn't know how to resuscitate, have little booklet. with nlus- trations showing you just how to do It. Send stamped envelope bearing your address ana in close three two cent stamps If you Waht tne resuscitation booklet.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 It's Somewhat Premature
 Corrcsponticnts who ask the conductor of thls column for favOr then thank him in advance and forcgt to sign their names. are gong 10 wait n long, long while for 1t. It would require an I,instcn to determine how far in advance such thanks are. For example. L. A. R. varies the stcrcotyped formula slightly. say, saving .Thanking you for your kind scrVicc wh"h am anticipating
 Answer-Anticipation is better than reallza, /, tion so I kindly chuck l.. A. R.s ietter ana leave him to get the full measure of anticipa. ton. IL. A. R. may be a person, even an honest one, but if so he ought to acknowledge 1t when he writes for a favor. It won't do Tor him or ner to sign "I.. A. Rascal" I want 10 know whether Pm writing to Lizzie or Lawrence Rascal. lt might make some difference in some cases. IT. It is Laura Rascal, 1t won't do for her to write .l.x nn l<d Rascal. l want to know whether she is Mrs or Miss Laura That, too, makes difference Tn some cases.
 What, Baked Banana?
 I have suffered SO long with cOIitis Will yOu send me diet make other suggestions. Raw banana docs not seem to digest, so bake bananas in their skins for 1S minutes. Are they just as beneficial that way IT they asrcc' 'NiisS Q. H) -
 Answer-I can't prescribe diet as that Is a matter to be determined by the special require- ments in the individual case. If banana IS well ripened it will agree not only that, put It VIII digest and in many cases it will give real bene- ft do not think baked banana IS so good TOT one with colitis though 1t Is not farnful at all. Perhaps you may obtain some helpful sugges- tions from the Guide to Right Eating copy will be mailed if you will ask for It and inclose q stamped envelope bearing your address and 10 cents in coin. As I have repeatedly said here, am perhaps the worlds worst colitis special ist, and colitis patients who ask for my adVice do at their own peril.
 DOctOring Is Personal
 Kindly advise where I may obtain informal tIOn to the best hospital or clinic giving the chemical ObIiteration treatment for varic0se ycins (Mrs F. F. E.)
 Answer-Better give institutions. firms and corporations combinations of all kinds a wide berth and go to a reputable physician for treatment. If q doctor is good he practices un- der hes own name and his own legal responsible ity. If he is not good he likes to go into q huddle, which lets him shift responsibility am glad to suggest competent physicians on re- quest