The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-21
SAY YOUR PRAYERS, EASE YOURSELF INTO RED AND TAKE BREATHERS

| woman who is employed as housekeeper in
 one of our great hotels tells me that she believes bv nracticng the belly breathing suggested here in an article on Our Chesty Complex she has
 been able to keep well and fit. II worked all iast winter" she says, land like others l became
 worn and taut but escaped the fate of score of our housekeepers who went home m taxis
 with nervous breakdown or 1aut musciss mus frtue to this breathing exercise you recommend TOT re- taxation" . ..., ... lady gives too much credit to the breathing ex- ercse She probably has more than oroinary good sense and stability to begin with, and this Carried her through time of strain and stress 1 that was little too much for many or her ass9-
 cates. Still, there is something of value Tn nely breathing perhaps more than We have h1therto suggested here.
 Dr Samuel Delano, the New Britain specialist whose successful application of belly breathing in inc treatment of lung and bronchial affections we have described here has found this training in diaphragmnatic breathing remarkably helplul in cases of asthma Dr Celia D. Mosher of Le- land Stanford University. another eminent aoVo- cate of belly breathing (she doesnt cal N Dy this "Victorian" name, one of our mincin3 highbrow magazines has it), has found it potn preventive and cure for menstrual dlncuities of young women. Dr Israel Rappaport of New York, observed the shallow diaphragmatic func-
 tion of patients with arterial disease ana ana .hgn seldom failed to bring the pressure down thirty
 millimeters in short tlme - I again recommend this simple exercise to adults who find 1t difficult to get to sleep nlgnts especially when there are cold feet and tension that opposes relaxation.
 
 | "try"-belly breathing, if only for its general
 ca oalizrg effect the circulation and It's whole
 some massage of the liver and heip to algestion u, to report to me what if any, other effects they experience believe they experience rom the exercise. have in mind one effect in particular which several of our-er-puplls nave aiready reported, but I do not wish to suggest t-I pre- fer to let you for yourself, and tell me about Now for brief description of the little exer-
 else or seance-it is no exertion so you needn't shy off that way.
 ;pbt wb got your back with knees 1exed. rest one or both palms on your belly, not your chest, let your
 breath through the open mouth. noting how the hand is elevated the belly gradually infatess alyzed and your belly alone is carrying on the breathing. When the bellows is fully inflated
 without straining. then just let the ar out aga,n' without any effort whatever. When it Is all de- lated. blow her up again. From five to ten such infations constitute an adequate seance. rake
 waking in the morning. As week after w.e passes you will find you are giving sinoshSr ' and more efficient performance 1t seems very simple, but it is really great medicine. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Latter Day Psychology
 I am student at =" concgc; Tn ny
 psychology course l have been assigned to write q term paper on "Dcfccts of the Ear" including
 of the defects, how the defects affect hearing, how they may be remcdied, and the diseases oi the car and their remedies (E. WI
 Answer-Too easy. The assignment should in- clude the pathology of diseases of the lungs, liver and ankle ioints together with brief outline of the best treatment for the divers diseases of the pancreas and the obituary organs. This latter
 day psychology" is silly. but then, they have to find something to amuse you college stuoents and keep you out of mischief through the years YOU lounge around college. Now, daughter. l don't mean this sarcasm for you Look up nt- tie book called Ears and the Man." published py w. E. Saunders Co.,, Philadelphia, q regret l cannot recall the authors name); it will prob ably prove good pony to help you through your term paper.
 More Power to These Brave Lads Now that winter is here my friends arc earn- cstJy adyising me to wear a hat or else suner later in life. I have q heavy mop Of Iiafr wore no hat alI last winter and never had cold. l have a friend who goes without a hat, and he is losing his hair but he does not believe 1t Is from not wearing hat If YOU believe 1t Is better TOT me to hat in winter or at any particuiar time I'll follow your advice. (D. S. G.) Answer-I assure you 1t is better Tor any one to go without hat whenever he can possibly dc so with comfort. confess haven't the courage to do it even when would be more comfortable without the lid. However. if had even sparse
 thatch of hair I'd show em. As it is. am afraid play, lest they really run me into the nut hatch cry But I do envy you lads your independence. No Stomach
 Science teacher at high school said human being cen live without any stomach at all. My dad says
 that would be impossible Science teacher says It Is possible, but you might not be very comfort
 able. (Nliss T. B.)
 Answer-Science teacher Is correct.