The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-11
NOW THE GIRLS ARE ON THE GAIN
 AGAIN

.Judpinp from the letters coming to this de- partment I think the peak of the reduction craze was reached late in 1928. Throughout
 1929 and 1880 the proportion of requests Tor Tor reduction advice from young women steaoliy
 declined and to day, as 1t seems to me, this rad
 is ended, although occasional requests TOT re, re, duction diet or something of the kind still comes in from the outskirts. There are two fac- tors which may have contributed toward the eradication of the reduction craze: frst, the announcement by the show men that girls With curves were to have the preference; secohu' the comparatively feeble voice of health au- thority warning against the damage 10 hsaiti by unnatural reduction treatments
 It is difficult to impress upon young wom- an with very good health and good margih and how foolish she would be to risk 1t unnec- essarily But after she has spurned such oid- fogy advice, found the Hollywood diet or some thing of the sort and brought her weight oown to the sicxly level, together with her heaitn, then she may listen to the doctor. Fropapiy thousands of young women have ruine9 tneiT health by monkeying with unnatural reductioh diets or treatments Many of them have dis covered that this is a very enective way 10 isn up that smouldering or latent focus or .uper- culosis which nearly all of us have others have achieved prodigies of slenderness ana
 also the prolonged suppression of feminine
 function. as we'll as the ruinaton or whatever good looks they had when well.
 With the departure of health goes the nor
 nal appetite and the normal digestive capacity
 or power of assimilation, in many cases shu s as proves much more difficult to restore these girls to something like their former degree oi physical efficiency than 1t was Tor them to gel rid of their curves and their heaith ., Insulin treatment merely Tor the purpose oi enabling the skinny wight to utilize more nour. | ishment and gain needed nesh, ana Wthous
 any question Of diabetes IS now tayt mtuey anI nt | successfully employed in the treatment oi vounp women who have lost their health and | vigor through quack reduction treatments Any
 doctor who knows his % ,a,,;n on treat ment-the doctor can teach any child of twelve how to take his own insulin injections, but oi course the patient must report al least once | week to the doctor for instructions
 | Where insulin treatment is out of the ques- | tion sometimes an underweight individual can | put herself on the gain by adopting compar- ativeiv simple regimen. For example. any one | of the following items if taken daily m aoei, ton to the usual meals. for year. VIII ado ! from fifteen to twenty pounds to ones "eish'' l. Three slices of bread.
 ?. Three -fourths of an ounce of butter. g. Three glasses of milk |, For most persons the larger portion or q!
 three items may be readily taken in fourth | meal at bedtime, and bedtime is the ideal time
 for a good meal for young persons who are
 oUEsmoNs AND ANSWERS
 Chest Expansion
 | What Is the signincancc of chest expansion!
 'Answer--Practicaiiy no significance. But |
 makes n bit of business for the medical exam | iner of the antquated life insurace company o'
 fraternai order. Measurement oI cnes. espan
 sion gives no hint whether the patient mas iunE | Happy Though Married
 | We fcli that we owe you Q dcpt oI era.uu.s
 of your advice regarding niarrings nnu ns on
 iigntlOns. You wilI never know now ktsat
 faci0r you are in the happiness of this fam'Is
 We were about ready Co scparate' thFs D' ~
 Answer - Marriage ia like noney-eass
 come easy 40. At that. considerable share o
 tIe unhappy marriages are due 70 isnorAnes
 alone. Enough, I assure you, mhhm, tvI m. | 10 know my advice contributed toward youl haDpInsss. It seems chat these days aimos oyerybody eIsO but the family doctor oners ad vice on how to be happy thouHh mHTre"