The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-03
,porr TIME FOR THE ANNUAL CLEANUP

.,oY-r TIME FOR THE ANNUAL CLEANUP
 To-day's Best Letter finds us ankle deep III April But maybe it IS timely.
 e "m writing to tell you we read all your
 write ups in the sas papep %a mean by not taking a hath if YOU are not dirty. Don't you tnnk we
 need bath once week nay nay~a There is bat tle in this household over soap ana water; nu
 you think it is hurtful to any one' ynu espe know
 how dirty they get and how impossible It IS
 to get them clean without it. I mean as they aey
 wash in the morning and at other times III the
 We'll, what mean is that if you're very :ta. c.eam of course you don't need bath and the dlruea i. CT vou arc inc more frequently you must submit 10 Mve Mven " the old house cat needs some cleaning, and as for the dog, if he is anything like 20 ours ITS he needs bath every day or two But piros ol animals in nature keep clean wenoIe otSnp IGnr tainlv need less washing of the body than peonie who wear an excess of clothing-I mean TOT 1i the removal of unpleasant, maiodorous accuui" tions from the body surface
 Even an ordinary ct.zep wearing the conven- tional garb of civilization may keep clean III tnis respect without wallowing in tub or even in- dulging in a shower from one year to anotner. =
 Of course it is necessary for everybody to wash his hands preferably with soap and water sew eral times daily. and always perore taxing iooo
 Often the health authorities who dwell so fondy the importance cf regular pathlng i, are ness for they license food and drink vendors who fail to provide facilities for hand washing that that self respecting patron can use. The nltny equip- ment found in many restaurants is a sad re- proach to the health sanitary authorities
 Mind I consider cleanliness only from the n.y. gienic viewpoint, and have no concern about the
 If is an excellent rule for every household that dirty hands shall not be tolerated at table.
 For the life of me can't understand how peo- nle who pretend to be 20 squeamish about daily batbinr can enter a restaurant and sit down to eat without a thought about washing their hands.
 Such folk are inclined to look on one wno | AaIa Sp hrfIeb dirty fellow Perhaps his teeth are not so pearly- white as ,he teeth of an individual who who | and his spare cash in scrubbing polishing bleaching but at that the guy with the un- teeth with any guy who brushes his It is really as silly to try to clean your own teeth as It stomach A dentist or ,,is assistant. the dental hygenist. is the only person who can really Speaking as a doctor experienced in examining all sorts of people, am sure the frequency With which person indulges In wet wash mas very little to do with what commonly regard as ceanness.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS The Common Comb
 I have failed to notice that any barber or hair dresser botters to sterilize the comb or in busy hour even to wash his hands between customers Why not invent some kind of comb that could De thrown away after it has been used on one per Answer-It is not of much importance, that is | in my opinion. have never noticed whether the
 
 should use new comb for each customer don' believe it would make any difference so Tar al possible spread of disease is concerned The mair thing is to see to 1t that barber or beauty par | Tor operator attempts any surgery.
 Poor Lady Can't Eat Taters We certainly wish 10 thank you for g sugges ton you gave I'm your column. about the hyper sensitlvity of some persons to foods. My wife ha suffered for years with Q most troublesome cOugi | and the doctors have been unable to do anything for 1t. On reading your article she immediateI, suspected potatoes, and we have now found ou that potatoes arc her poison. and nothing else | 70. J.)
 Answer-Interesting if true How did you de | ternnine the sensitivity? Do you mean that you ! wife suffers cough when she avoids potato Please give us a clearer report.
 | Weak Chest
 Il Answer--If there is any question of tubercu | Iosis you should have continuation by the doc tor first of all. If there is tuberculosis theI \ the best way to develop the chest is by genera | physical training. including running. swimmini | and gymnasium practice under good physca education teacher.