The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-19
ExERCIsE AFTER CHILDBIRrH

Based on the observation of 1,516 women from six to eight weeks after childbirth. one third of them white women, the rest negresses Dr A. F. Lash is of opinion that simple meas ures of treatment prevent the occurrence : of many disa bilties and hence prevent many operations. He says that patients must be made to realize the importance of returning for examination at this time (six to eight weeks after childbirth) If such common conditions as cervical decorations, perineal relaxations and retrodispacements are recognized at this time. simple office treatments or postural and exer- else treatments which patients may carry out at home will give relief.
 At this time, too, the mothers general well fare is considered The condition of her heart. kidneys and circulation is important and should have the attention of the doctor Sometimes young mother develops serious disease a few weeks after the birth of baby, and owing to the popular custom of ignoring her health and giving attention exclusively to the baby's welfare, she drifts to a dangerous illness before her plight is noticed.
 Many women suffer from spreading apart of the two upright supporting belly muscles following childbirth. This may be corrected by simple massage and simple leg-rasing ex- treatment is faithfully followed each night and morning, and should add, especially If the woman has enough brains to omit supporting or restricting appliances or garments
 Invariably women who follow such simple exercises in the weeks following childbirth should say begin with not over. three lifts of tho extended leg to the verticle and down again, one leg at a time. the first day, at the end of a week after the baby comes and do the exercise with both legs together after two weeks, and increase the number of times the legs are so lifted to four in the third week. six in the fourth. ten in the fifth, twenty in the sixth and afterward-invariaby women who do such exercises not only retain their vigor but their figure, and a comforting sense of being well supported around the waist
 Women need special instruction in drawing up on the relaxed muscles of the perineum. but when they are so instructed and carry out the simple exercise regularly, many times a day, 1t is remarkable to find how well the per- fxa af, tn ha ia n u- other good reason why the collaborating wom- an should train to support herself without the | aid of corset or binder of any kind, and when she gets out of childbed she should pretend she's savage mother, not pampered, weak. | civilized one Let her begin doing P few exer- cises while she is still in chidbed, just as wise | ly managed patients today beging doing various exercises while still in bed following major | operations.
 Acknowledgements following childbirth are
 usually readily corrected by the physician But | the trick is to keep the organs in normal posi- | tion after this correction. The woman may | help great deal toward this end, whether the physician has found or corrected such dis placement or not, by assuming the knee-chest | position for a few minutes many times day. beginning with three minute sessions and in creas!ng to 10 minute sessions After few | weeks. suggest, she should practice the dach- | shund crawl and later the monkey walk. We'll have to tell what these stunts are some | other day.
 Please help settle question that is con- fronting mo. few nights from now l am gO- | ing to be in a tough place, and the only way l
 can get out of 1t is by pretending am dead.
 Which Is better to use. ether or chlor0forn,. | and what Is the price of the cheapest. (W. H.) | Answer-The sinister feature, my dear Wat | son. is in the gentlemans interest in the cost
 of his little experiment A cheaper way out of | it would be for him to develop amnesia, and | keep both thumbs curled in his palms inside
 Of his hngers-whch Carolyn Wells assures us l is q clear proof of something.
 l Hard to Keep It MoOrcd I wear belt with pad to keep n floating
 kidney in place. but find it difficult to keep
 1t in place. I will be glad to have any suggcs-
 ton you may make. GA. F.)
 | Answer-Get fat.
 Unna's Paste
 | Last December my varicOSc ulcer broke | open again after having been healed nine years.
 I paid q doctor S1O for an ointment wllicI,
 seemed to make 1t worse Then I remembered
 dug 1t out and prepared the Cnna's paste md
 applied cast to my leg. It has just about
 healed t. am nurse employed in doctors | office ana he doesn't know am wearing the
 cast. Should ! continue wearing a cast after
 the ulcer Is entirely healed? tT. J. s.) | Answer-No. The paste and method of ap- | pcatn was described here Thursday, Sept 24. | 193i We have no copies of the article avail
 able. One reader writes that it han the right
 consistency for applying with the paint brush | when the paste reaches temperature of 1i5 | degrees F.. which is not too hot for endurancc. A nurse might employ this treatment with fair success but most laymen require medical skill. Any doctor cnn apply the treatment or teach | the patient how 10 do it.
 | Stones Cease t0 IIaFnss | anl convinced yon saved He from on Oper. things gaIIsione patients should not cai--and
 was freely eating three of them, bran. cream and eggs. On dIsc0Dtlnming those artIcIcs and smbssitntlnG nnxhecd fOF bran, aIl irRces Of
 gnIlsiOne trouble disappeared and have had
 !.p Fei"rn M ii'e symptoms since. tsir~ (. H. Answer-..I am glad to know Ii. but how are
 we to decide whether lt was diet or colnci. dsnee7