The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16
THE MAINTENANCE OF BODY HEAT

A reader sends in an odd clipping which purports to be an article by a doctor" whose name I have never before heard and cannot find in the American Medical Directory which lists almost all the physicians of the United States and Canada. suspect this bird is q fake doctor" for his her name is given at the head of the item simply as 'Dr Blank" That's how d well known charlatan who gives the public advice about diet and health gets away with it-he invariably calls himself Dr. Blank, and never Blank. M. D., for of course the faker Is not a physician at al and he pre- fers to pose as doctor" with the kind CO., operation of the publishers who are in the racket with him, in order to retain the confi- dence of the unsophisticated laity.
 This new masked mystery gives readers the facts about Wet Feet" The nub of the arti- cle Is in this paragraph:
 'It is q fact that if we get the feet wet and
 legs chilled there is general disturbance
 of the whole circulation, and the entire body
 loses more heat than 1t should
 This is unique physiology. Probably the masked mystery has n secret system of physiol- ogy for his or her own private use. According to ordinary physiology or actual measurements of as many cases as you like. there Is no appreciable change of body tenn perature loss of body heat accompanying or following such wcttng of the feet. Luckily for us wetting of the feet and legs does not produce any serious loss of body heat. for if that were true, it would be as much as a persons life Is worth to get caught in q shower or to go in swimming.
 An. but the masked marvel has the trusty old evasive dodge for that-if one Is careful to get into dry clothes or to rub the fet feet or put them Tn a warm Dath lmmeulately after the chilling, harm is done. That leaves us | baffled again, for nobody enjoys having his feet or anything else wet all the time. and sooner | or later he Is bound to get dry and comfort able
 This same author warns against the draft from electric fan, which he or she thinks should never be permitted to cool by direct means; you must turn the fan away from you and try to get what comfort you can from any indirect draft or air current the walls or other | surfaces may reflect in your direction. To all l such advice 'BulOney!' right for idiots. Anybody who knows enough to come in out of the rain will find the draft from n fan or other source uncomfortable If Il is not hcalthful and beneficial for him her, | even though sleeping; If a draft or wind blow | ing on the naked or insuffciently covered body cools the body too much it is certain to disturb and wake the sleeper, unless the sleeper Is too | feeble minded drunk or i'll to know when he | is uncomfortable.
 In short hold that all these authorities who | try to make people believe in taking "cold' from ordinary everyday exposure to cold drafts or wet or dampness have snug notion that people are all imbeciles. | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Inadequate Food May Agree Perfectly l Our baby G months old Is bottle fed. We use
 - (canned or manufactured food). It agrees with him better than anything else VIC have tried. Hut he looks pale and svcats q good dcai when ne sleeps. especially over the head. He Is quite fat. CD. L MI
 | Answer--That food 'agrees' is no ndca- tion that 1t Is proper food for the baby. The stun you are feeding your baby is a cheap food mainly sugar. Send your name and address oi stamped envelope and ask for instructions for infant feeding. Or inclose dime tnot stamps) and ask for the Brady Baby Book" Mean while your baby should have fresh milk, prop erly diluted. orange or tomato juice meat broth, ripe banana and perhaps cod liver oil. Substitute for Exercise am a student aged 2I. How about an sIonnI 5-graIn asafOctida tablet to relieve nery- ous tension after long hours of study? CT. $ SD
 | Answer--It is harmless enough. but. son you win get far better relief by taking five
 mile hike after a bout with the books. Many students and other sedentnry young folk resort to tobacco, or even alcohol, aa n relief for just
 such tension as you feel What they need iI | physical activity. That is the natural and nor nnl balancing remedy. Tobacco, alcohol ol drugs offer a poor substitute sedative effect
 Youth must work. play. exercise or fight oi
 run away Dope is Hnd Buccedanenm foI these inHtinetive activities. Itensh Tor y0ui
 boxing gloves, skates, dancing pumps, tennii racket. golf stick or swim suit instead of flag