The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-25
OH. FOR NOTHING TO WEAR

| Clothes should be of loosely woven materlai, as light as possible Gin weight), white or hgnt colored in summer or hot climates, dark in Win ter or cold climates, permeaoie 10 ar; anu ,+inn tight fitting. Loose coverings ,aua a,,o~ erono the of air and evaporation oi iio
 body x,, h., nr Alfred R Olsen of Battle Creek in an instructive contri- button on the use of cold air baths and sun patns in the treatment of various diseases Ine po'nes o the hygiene of clothing. It is not significant what v J texture or material the clothing may be- silk cotton. wool, linen. paper ,ea'ht tLaa vomr grass-you pays your money ana taxes 'ou' choice. .;oa .,oro with ort c an ~ overcoat but with my alphabetical armor on the same as in summer. It Is only fair, now ever to add that far this winter maven seen any ice or snow. But just the same observe that nine out of ten of my age m tnls vlc,n- itv sport overcoats much of the time, not De- cause they need warmth, believe. but Just pe- | at home who make em wear 'em Just 10 pc oi, the safe side you know t,s s'anu or,d hut thev will | never succeed in making me wear an .overcoat until I become too feeble to resist mean when Dr Leonard Hill, famous English authority on ventilation, climatology and hygiene, says t IS a walk It is good to so out and be braced by feeling cold and be mpelled to take vigorous exercise" ..s saying for many who live in modern not houses and have formed the habit of overclo.nins .nei. .h selves The time to make the change ls III 'n~ summer and early autumn. r,, .,,,u, | To that I would add: Baloney unless your a vertable old mollycoddle you may make the change whenever the notion strikes you no mat ter what the weather or season"
 | You see, Dr Olsen still harbors a pit or cIyo. phobia whereas am absolutely convinced that exposure to cold is never injurious to ones health no matter how much discomfort one may suner during such exposure f.. l To all who think there is any sense or truth in the teachings of such authorities as these, sus- cest the daily cold air bath an excellent means of developing in your long suffering skin some slight efficiency in the oerformance or .,,raH 1nGSe designed Or better twice day do little dane ing light exercise, or just walking or trottlng dows so that the air will be cold as the sea- son affords. Lengthen the duration or tnis expo gradually from day N to day Scr pen or so eXery morning while taking his cold air bath;
 The modern trend at least in lasn,ohs ns. ,ch ,Cr move is in the right direction so Tar as neatn IS concerned People who bundle or coddie them selves too much are generally astonished at the the | improvement in health when they get the cold air bath habit and begin to orry along with the | least possible clothing
 ~ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | Nervous Wrccks Untanglcd Here I must tell you how helpful your column has been to me. For instance was nervous wreck every day, until read your article about the G mischicvous of tho "IittIe glass stick" and 1t has saved me and my children iot oi worry | Answer-But some other reader wrote me l patronizingly to chide for giving such advice, for she informed me slight elevation of tempera- ture is one of the first symptoms of various ill.,
 nesses, etc. .-. | What's a Gallon of Water?
 | We are informed that - Ca water evap- orator)-is efficient for conditioning the air in a large office. We understand that several gallons l of water must be evapOratcd daily to bring the humidity up to a fair degree in the winter time. Can you give any advice about this? (--- Col | Answer-The higher the temperature in the room the water necessary to maintain healthful humidity. An ordinary eight room house heated to 68 more degrees F. requires hte evaporation of 25 to 30 gallons of water daily. My opinion is that the gadget you men, ton is ornamental but practically worthless
 Open reservoirs of water on radiators or regis | ters or stoves with many folds of absorbent
 wickng suspended over and hanging. in the | I think at least for where automatic humid water make the most efficient water vaporizers l flying apparatus is not built in.
 | Dcrmatitls After FrOstbtte s~ Six years ago had my feet frostbitten. Every | winter since. although have not been exposed
 to cold. suffer with kind of eczema of the | feet. CT. H.)
 | Answer-The condition is obstinate. It yields | in many cases to a few mild x-ray treatments by a physician skilled in such treatment.