The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-23
REMEpIA1 STUNTS EoR WEAK WOMEN


 The other day. telling about the effectiveness of simple postural and exercise treatment for | the common disabilities following childbirth (spreading of the upright belly muscles, cer- | vical decorations, perineal lacerations rea- xations, and retrodisplacements) I mentioned several stunts which are good for nearly all women following childbirth and particularly | for the weak ones These stunts were the well | known leg raising exercise. the drawing up of relaxed muscles the knee chest position the Now I'll explain these as we'll as can. so that any school girl may understand Leg raising exercise: Beneficial in any case where the belly is fabby. relaxed, sagging or protruding. whether from childbirth confine- ment by illness or operation, or sedentary habit. Lie on your back with hands clasped behind your head. Keep legs extended and elevate first to verticle and slowly down again, then the other, repeating with each leg three times the first weeks, with both legs to- gether three times each night and morning the second week, and with both legs together four times night and morning the third week, six times the fourth week, ten times the fifth week, twenty times the sixth week and thereafter
 Only the physician can instruct a patient how to draw up the perineal muscles.
 TO assume the knee chest posture get on all fours then lower your chest till 1t rests on the floor, keeping your thighs vertical to the floor. This is beneficial for many of the functional disturbances of women, as well as diSplace- ments. Keep the posture three minutes night and morning the first week. increase the time q minute two each week, till you hold the posture without undue fatigue ten minutes each night and morning.
 The dachshund crawl is simply progression in the knee chest position. That is, crawl two or three times around the room with your chest and chin close to floor and your thighs nearly vertical.
 rather for those who have practiced the fore going stunts for several weeks first. It is sim ply walking about on all fours, not just touch ing the fingers or hands to the floor with each step, but putting considerable weight on each hand as you walk on 1t.
 If such stunts seem silly to you, let me as- fhnUn nrQ nnfn "a worthless nostrums that purport to have some mysterious strengthening" or building" effect on weak women,' or worse delicate women. And although I'm rather fond of operations myself, I'd rather do all the monkey walks and other fooshness every day of my life than un- dergo one of those so-called repair operations " QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Medical Works Not For Lay Readers ings of Dr Dan Mckenzie and Dr Lewis J. Sil- vcrs on the diathermy method of removing tom sils Mrs w. H. E.)
 Answer-Such reading Is not intended for
 Goitre Patients Need Not Apply
 Please send your iodin ration to one who has had a goitrc. (NIrs r. WI
 Answer-Only on written request of the pa- tents physician. My advice to all goitre pa- ticnts is, do not monkey with iodin or any other remedy. Your own physician should pre- scribe any such remedy if he considers 1t suit able. No space to explain here what the ''iodin ration" is for. except that 1t is good way to insure healthy persons the quantity Of iodin every healthy person needs. Tine War in Iowa In your column you referred to tubercuIin | testing of cows supplying milk for pabIic sale. In Iowa there are 65 counties where all cattle. .(H. I. B. Answer-Yes yes, some other time, brother Wen discuss 1t calmly when the war Is over A while ago a soldier guard at West Point sen. q shot over our bows when we attempted to leave the reservation by gate other than the gate through which we had entered. So have nothing to say about tubercuin testing in iowa till tine war is over.
 Tine First Is Usuaily the Hardest At the age of 3f I was delivered of my first baby by instrtiments. Now am 4x. Would tt bc nnwisc for me to have another baby? (Mrs B. D. J.D
 Answer--Certainiy not on that account Very often the second is comparatively einch. Epilepsy i have noticed in yOur tOImmn several re ports 0f great relief 0f mlgraine from taking calcium Imetate oyer a period Of many weeks aince physicians regard epilepsy as rcihted wiiii niigraIne. wondered whether the same snedls cine might mos benesit ease of epilepsy. J' e. O
 Answer--As n matter Of interest. some phys. | lclnns have observed apparent benellt From | such treatment. No harm in trying it cut in any case. lsa it mlgraine. asthma. hay fever or epilepsy take 70 grains of calcium lnetnte nfts CT food twice or thrice daily with good hFink of water. for period Of not less thhn te weeks