The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-28
How's YOUR INVOCATION TREATING
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When a man retires his troubles begin. This is good health advice to any or woman: Don't ever retire definitely Ease down bit on the job. give your junior associates or colleagues a freer hand and devote more and bies or diversions. But never let go altogether for full retirement especially if the step is talk en suddenly on impulse, usually means that the individual shelved will presently go to pieces, even if he or she is still young in years No man or woman who has done job in the world long endure the strain of intending leisure.
 At thirty I thought when I got to be forty I might take up golf. At forty looked the pasture over and even escorted the pill around the lot few times; I decided might cultivate an interest in the game at fifty. At fifty
 It seems to me that golf is fairly good avo- cation for old ladies who squeamish about out over large pasture lot where a lot of folk in the deadliest earnest play the game. They must enjoy it, or they wouldn't bother to chase out there and wait for their turn to shoot Yet I notice that a gust of rain or even raw chilly day clears the pasture like plague. So won der what an old geezer is to do for recreation or diversion if the weather happens to turn moist dismal? Too much clubhouse busi- ness about this pasture pastime. That's no way for an avocation to serve a man.
 A colleague aged 72 writes me that he is compelled to look to his income. He likes to write and has had some literary repute in med ical circles. He would like to do column
 I suppose my writing is my vocation now. but for two or three decades it was my avoca- tion. Nearly all doctors I gather, would like to write a column or son< such thing, 1T only to have the satisfaction of telling the truth or of calling people names. should say that if a doctor, anybody else, feels he would like to write, the best plan for him is to write what he feels he would like to write. and then just peddle it from editor to editor or from pub fisher to publisher till he finds some one whS thinks it might stand publication. Trouble with most of these aspiring writers is they expect the editors publishers to beg the privilege of seeing their wares.
 Seriously, if a man woman at thirty forty can be really keen on golf and not just dilettant or dabbler for social purposes, 1t should be beneficial walking, hunting or fshing provided one does not permit indictment weather to interfere with regular play.
 Everybody should cultivate at least one hob by or diversion which demands skill, study: practice, and if possible allows some sort of achivement as a reward for ones effort or per- severance The man or woman with such hob- by or wag aaa to iake Tp ahy spare o health and for peace of mind, to have some- thing you'd rather do in leisure hour than kill time or smoke or drink or gamble or gos-
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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 From several sources I have heard that contributing factor in the epidemic of - has to do with milk. We get q quart of Certi- fled milk daily for our two children. (Nfrs N.
 Answef-So far as we know, there is on ground whatever for the notion. Rest assured that if you have Certified milk. you have the purest, safest and in all respects the highest grade of milk obtainabe.
 American Blood
 am 20. Boy 22 has in him strain of In- dian blood. His skin is dark, eyes dark brown, hair dark brown and curly. am dark, me- dium brown eyes and hair Ought we to mar ry? (F. CD
 Answer-Nothing you tell in your letter would be an objection to the marriage. Of course the young man should undergo medi- cal examination and obtain the health certif- cate of a doctor known as reputable and com potent, before he breaks the news to your ole man. Next to a good dash of Irish, there is nothing better than little Indian blood, to make a good American.
 Baking Powder
 What is the gist of the pure food laws of the country? I understand that in some states baking powders containing alum lR. Kl
 Answer--I neither know nor care what the laws may be about that. if any. I leave it en- tirely to the cook to use alum baking powder or one without alum in the biscuit. From the health viewpoint 1t is immaterial. The sub sidized snd seif-constituted 'authorities" who conduct the anti-alum and anti-aluminum propaganda are a pretty shady lot and wouldn't take their word for 1t that the rain from heaven is pure and unadulterated.