The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-17
A NICE COLD AIR BATH EVERY MORNING

suoswel, in his "I1ife of Johnson" quotes the great as saying: T rememper @ ,lnrn,nr ona. at four and then for his health got up and watkeu in his room naked with the Windo" open' "N'o he called taking an air bath.
 Ben Franklin once wrote from England; rf ou know the cold bath has long been m vogue ness 2 as A tonic but the shock of the cold water @ nas always appeared to me es%le as sGG to bathe in an- other element, I mean cold air. And FranKnn made 1t q habit to sit naked writing m ms room for half an hour or so every morning. . Tn an article on the advantages of the cold air treatment published in Physical Therapeuucs by pr Alfred B. Olsen of Battle Creek the autnos ada. one more name to the roll of distinguisned Followers of the cult of Apollo, that or pr Jonn Harvey Kellogg, who enjoys cold air bath eacn ' pr Olsen asserts that the skin is an Organ of elimination but does not tell us what, 1T any thing of importance. 1t eliminates. Asioe .rol, n very sound understanding of the functions or the skin. He says that besides serving as pro tectiye covering the skin is the chief reguiator of body temperature and it is intimately con- celned with circulation. innervation and nutrl-
 on owing to the & custom drec oI tact with the air, the proper functions of the skin are poorly performed Thus. Tor one tning, inc bodv to the frequent changes of tempera-
 ture to which it is subject, and the result as D. olsen unwarrantably believes IS ::an lncreassa ss
 Now I find that whenever a doctor begins to
 
 he means and he never will tell either. That con cept being vague and indefinite. the doctors
 whole reason or argument Is Key 10 & pc mere , eo or
 soning is wrong, the conclusion he reaches seems
 all right, for he assures us that regular coid ar
 baths in actual practice do help to build up im-
 munity against respiratory infections pr Olsen. | I regret to say calls t ''resistance, but 1t IS
 or opinion of the famous pr Ronier of switzer- land, that "it is probable that the pigment re-
 essential to metabolism of the hormones ana ana | (tanning) acquired by the skin through exposure
 to sunlight serves as dynamic accumulator,
 patient is in proportion to the degree of pigmen- tation. Dr Olsen has found that properly admin
 istered cold air baths gre beneficial even when
 there Is little or no direct sunshine. but only
 "skSshne," that is, dffuse daylight, available, as | in the winter time at Battle Creek.
 Patients taking regular daily cold air baths
 showed decrease of from eight to fourteen
 beats per minute in the pulse rate Many of them
 whose temperature was below normal showed an | increase of degree so which brought the | average temperature up 70 about normal Most | of them reported a general sense of well being | and ability to sleep better after a few weeks ot
 Come on OUT, old .nollycoddles, the AIR is | fine.
 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | Sore Alter Shaving
 | Some time ago iady asked about hair grow. l ing on the face and you recommended the use Of
 were covered with heavy growth The ,conse-
 Guenccs arc my chin has sores all over, q sight to look at. N want to know what you inten0 10 0O about this. (Mrs O. J.)
 Answer-It does not seem likely that shaving, even with the crude implement humorously termed safety razor, could produce such sores. advise you to consult a physician. did not and do not advise any woman to shave her face but assure you that shaving is as effective as any depatory can be- and rather less irritating than the chemical hair solvents 50 much used. These Fine Parkway Climates | ! have read your articles about catching cold and when sec men wearing a blanket In July l because they .catch cold easily" realize the benefit have gained from your advice. spend my winters in Florida where the climate is per-
 feet and I see people barking and coughing with
 "colds" as they say, the same as I do at home in Nebraska. GA. R.
 Answer-Ain't 1t the truth. Ditto in southern California. It seems that the more nearly ideal the outdoors that dumbcr are the people about Exposure" t Leave It Severely Alone
 Lifelong general weakness and poor consfitu. ton seems t0 have left me at 32 without money accomplishment any guts to get ahead I'd like to pursue course of study OL disease and its cure. whatever you would suggess in that line 10 better myself. lW. A. IT.
 Answer--I advise you not to attempt such study, unless you wish to enter upon the regular study of medicine in regular medical school Your letter suggests you have kind Of superi' ority complex which makes you feel that you car understand your trouble little better than q ffloN NHF