The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-24
ALWAYS GETTING TURNED AROUND

I have been fl resident of this city now for
 several months complains reader ana ior ,tio soi
 reason unknown to me I continually gettinB
 turned around here That is to say VIII Uc
 walking down street seemingly In the rlsht ., I u
 rection and all at once. as though so.nepous ,nrned me around 1 seem 10 be going In the op- posite direction. (Mis3 c. B.)
 |. A very frequent complaint from newcomers to
 f. nIace and sometimes they keep on compihiH- inc hifterv about it for many years. don't know what the. record may be in this but perhaps one of our readers who has long record or this as-
 "r,cntation to his credit so to speak, will tell us
 about 1t. If the contest should develop many & i1 markabIe instances maybe we shah sVe pii~' or something .,, stav-athomeg or natives never suffer in this way Why notY Well, 1t is very simple where we are born and raised or allowed 10 stay ioi vears nd years we unconsciously earn the land. marks of our grazing or stamping grouhn anu we find way about aulte hulohh.usWis M W W,,ons ns long as nobody gets -unny ana moves our naa,. , Iandmarls about as to confuse us. II is , reany
 remarkable and often laughabie what rldlcuaomn o. mistakes old times make when some 'sIs familiar old landmark is at last disguised or re- moved or concealed.
 advise the young woman who IS disoaiehleu at to learn 10 take her bearings from the stars al night and from the sun sn the daytime Star
 gazing, even in these hectic days is a delghtful evening pastime If the young lady desires a kindly companion to point out the stars at night and from the sun in the daytime. Slar Bhzns,
 even in these hectic days. is deilShtiui evening | nastme If the young lady desires q kindly com | panion to point out tho stars for her, she may | leave her telephone number and recent pholo- graph. , f.. a,a .ho No,,, | Star either from the pointers in the big dippef | or from Oron's knee to shoulder line. once iaHl- | liar with that one can become seriously | diaoriented at night when any of these beacons | is visible In the day time one should learn by ] study from season to season and from hour to | hour how to shoot the sun. This, too, becomes | olmnst automatic in time so that the slightest
 Glance at ones shadow or any shadow immedi. I ately gives sense of direction, In spite oi any preconceved or arbitrary fancy that may | pop into the head.
 | The other night Tony the Wirish and got far
 ther from home than we usually venture M p on our our
 strolis The streets in our vicinity are all on vary | ing curves crescents what have you. We ar | rived nt corner where two streets met at nearly right angles: the same streets some blocks | away were parallel. For moment even Jony | seemed confused. But as soon IS glanced up ht
 Orion saw the trick me streets had p,aysa oh me- and the slight disorientation was lmmedaitc- | ly dspeled. without wee bit of astronomy l | would have been greatly confused. know. IL is no doubt due to the unconscious habit | of fixing upon insecure or too unstable landmarks | when one first takes np life ln new place tnal @ | so many people suffer from dsorientation. We l should ike to hear from readers about their | experiences. I have never heard good amateur
 astronomer complain about this trouble. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What. No Sleep?
 | Please print the cause Of insomnia lie awake | tiJI all hours, then when time to get up can | sleep. (Mrs r. W.) ] Answer--Many causes may prevent sleep send stamped envelope bearing your address and men ton your trouble If you do not say you have in- somnia, no advice will be sent. (What mean ls that cannot offer such advice except to the in- dividunl who has the trouble) Some correspond- ents forgetting that thib Is q health column | just name disease or ailment and then wonder | why fail to offer any advice about 1t. Others | are evidently merely indulging morbid curl osity, and decline to hid or abet such curiosity ! ThyrOidism
 am a woman 28 years old and have two cblI- drcn. l have had ihyrOidism for four years Have taken the rest cure (six weeks tn bcd) and | that helped but didn't cure me. ! am now | taking X-pay treatments. Have had nine but can | see no effect. '.II X-rHy treatments cure goiter? (Mrs M. C. J.)
 Answer--Generai rest cure regimen, just such
 as is effective in the treatment of tuberculosis Is best. Even if you cant have bed rest there are il great many little clements in your daily life which may be adjusted 10 give what doctors know as physiological Iest--and only your doe tor can do this x-ray treatment Is helpful in many cases. Do not seek n cure. Your trouble, like tuberculosis is arrested, not cured Asthma and Hay Fever
 For many years I had q mild form of asthma
 and hay fever which did not keep me from work but made me most uncomfortable. took your calcium lactatc treatment and have obtained ex.
 tra0rdnary relief. would like tO try your todin ratiOn for my general well being. (Mrs J. S.)
 Answcr--Anyway. calcium iactate k harmless tO take, provided doesn't upset the stomach. It
 s evidently beneficial iD many cases of asthma
 hay fever, mjgFaine, recurring or giant hives.
 Ten grains may be taken after food three times
 daily with giassful of water. for 60 days.