The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-01

baby's tummy is built to stand solie , ne., VI knocks It is capable of keeping nice and warm against heavy odds. Don't coddle it. Give It d lair show. ,. Ioorns
 to use with any great degree of coordination.
 Most of the newborn infants other nuscles al e
 comically ataxc or uncertain In movement aa nu
 when the little rascal settles down TOT sooo
 howl then you see what perfect muscle co-or- dination can do First the wonderful ilttle pegear
 draws up his legs then he infates his pelloWs
 and wow-wow. He makes such a big noise that
 he blushes about it himself or maybe It IS 1ust d
 flush of satisfaction Anyway, 1t Is unlucky doi the baby if grandma or one of the neiShpors
 happens to be standing by when he winds up TOT
 a good cry. In that case he is pretty sure to De
 accused of having collie, and the penaity TOT 'ia1
 Really it is too darn bad a baby cant have an
 occasIonal lustv crying spell for exercise without
 oomehodv ncrDetratng a dose of alleged collie
 cure or some dope to "hep' his digestion or 10
 move" his bowels. If we were not already
 cursed with a plague of laws I'd say there ought
 to be one to prohibit this nefarious pastlme or
 plying the young infant with such dope on such
 a pretext. ,
 their thick heads the fact that regular infant
 must do a fair share of hard crying, say an aver age of lusty crying spell day, for the de- velopment of his breathing, dgestlng ana clrcu- latins functions or organs Of course If you are ignorant and vicious you can feed your baby some ever ready dope and keep him quiet as you think baby should be. If you wish you can
 quiet the baby forever this way, and probably nobody will chide you for it. Thousands of babies have been done away with in this manner by people who thought they were doing the right thing for their babies.
 A good deal of unnecessary and unjustfable
 discomfort is given young babies, particularly in
 the summer time. by the belly band, which. among Ignorant people, is kept on the unhappy infants weeks and months after it's purpose has
 been fulfilled They keep the band on the baby because they have a little superstition that the baby may take "cod' if they remove it too soon. Of that is just old tribal superstition, but it is hard to tell ignorant people anything
 and a lot of doctors do not even try. The doctors are not seeking to make more business for them
 selves; they simply know from experience that | Iyrin lnor fhn h when the truth does not coincide with their old superstitions tribal practices.
 As the navel is healed and requires no
 further dressing, by all means remove the baby's belly band and let the baby coast along the rest
 of the way on his own belly. You'll find this pol QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Syncopc, SwOOning or Painting A doctor told me that syncOpe, SwOOning or
 fainting is not heart disease any more than it Is
 lung brain disease. Would you please give
 your view of this. (W. F)
 paired heart may faint more readily than a nor
 maj individual. but fainting does not signify any Fccblemindcdncss Not Mental Disease Is there any difference between moron and
 an insane person? (S. ID. E)
 Answer-Insanty is mental disease. Feeble | mindedness is merely arrested intellectual
 growth. moron is a person whose mental | capacity does not exceed that of a normal child | aged 12. A moron is not insane and neither is a moron necessarily vicious dangerous in any | way. He is just an overgrown child. You must | free your mind from the misuse of the term | moron" to signify insanity criminaty | Thousands of our most valuable citizens nor. | ons. An ordinary person can scarcely recognize | the majority of feebleminded persons such. | Futile Ambition
 My son aged 19 has great ambition to become
 a champion athlete He spends much time every
 day doing exercises most of which I believe he | got from you. He has much faith in your teach.
 ings and advice, but he will not listen to me. Ht
 smokes many cigarcts. co. W.
 | Answer-Well, there is little chance for hin
 to get anywhere in athletics if he smokes Le, | him give you solemn pledge that he will not
 use tobacco or alcohol before he is 25 years old
 and he may succeed in his athletic ambition. l The Mountains
 | Would 1t be advisable for to take our 6 year | old daughter to the AdiIOndaclxs this summer; | She has recently recovered from pneumonia an6
 inasroiylitis. Is the elevation factor to be con | sidered? (S. F.)
 l Answer-By all means take her to the noun ] tans. The elevation is of little importance, but
 she do with more sunshine on naked skin.