The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-08
ALI, PERsIFLAGE ASIDE, WHAT DO YOU ' KNOW?

j, There seems to be an interminable hum0r- ous side of this question of CIT, common respiratory infections cofyza, grip nu, oisteni- per acute -catarrh, ior whatever you prefer " call it. Formerly endeavored to resign my self to 1t and to smile wanly at the more or less hackneyed comments everybody 1eeis inl- nailed to make whenever the subject comes up' for I had a. kind of grim hope that in good time all the jokes would become so old ana worn that even the dumbest would cease repeating them, and then at last maybe we couio teacn inc wiseacre laity something for the benefit of the health of the community. But am grow ing Respondent. fear the laity has nttle sense of humor, else some or tnese annua .a bulletins of our esteemed health commissioners or public health departments warning the dumb folk about exposure to indictment weath- CT Or wearing insufficient ciotnng wouia ap- neal to the risbies So lately have been oe- voting all my leisure time to the business or thinking up something b tgni sarlyHR SHR thinking up something bitingly sarcastic to say when the old jokes are sprung. 50 Tar hoe with much success; the worst can think or seems entirely too mild to suit the requlre- ments.
 However in case anyone out there does get caught up on cold humor. for instance tne mother of an actual child or perhaps We should say the actual mother of child or, If 1t Is not too great a strain on credulity. actually the dren i've can give no special credit for twins), have a plain, practical question to ask, ana dare say no one who reads this, be he parent or not, will have the right answer ready 10
  Here Is the question::
 What is the first thing you should do when a child develops the familiar symptoms of cri, grip. flu, distemper, etc.?
 No. No Sorry, but you're wrong. Certainly not We'll let me give you hint. I'll tell you that what you should do has long in 1t. No, hardly thought you'd hit on the right answer. It would not be natural for you to do so after all these years of .humor you have in- dulged in or had served in lieu of the knowl- edge we have of the subject
 | I'll give you another hint The first thing you should do in any such illness or indisposition Is more altruistic than for the patients own well fare, yet it is unquestionably the best thing to
 Oh, no, you'll never think of 1t. I'll tell you
 That means simply keep the patient not less than five feet removed from other persons and if any one must approach nearer mask the pa- tient Or the vis-a-vis.
 The chief mode of infection is via conversa- tional spray, and the range of the mouth spray given off in ordinary conversation Is something less than five feet. So in all cases of cri or whatever other name you prefer to give 1t in the beginning of the indispostion or illness. re- member you are reasonably safe If you can contrive to keep more than i've feet away from the suspect. We take 1t for granted the suspect is polite or intelligent enough not to sneeze or cough with mouth and nose uncov-
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Carbon Dioxide for Hiccough
 
 method of relieving severe, prolonged hic- coughs. Place over the nose and mouth aD or. dinary paper bag Spch as shOpkeepcrs use and hold 1t snugiy upon tine face with both hands Breathe Into the bag. As the oxygen in the bag Is used up 1t Is replaced by carbon di0xidc In several minutes of breathing the concentration 0f carbon dloxidc becomes sufficient to relieve the hiccough. If the hiccoush returns. pat on the bag again. ~ Swimmers Are Deaf Please tell me why so Spany swimmers are deaf? am fond 0f water sports. Many swim. nacrs I meet say they've lost their hearing through swimming. (AlTs Y. Al
 Answer-InfcctIon by gcrms contributed to the pool by one swimmer who should be ex- cluded. Persons having any chronic ear infecs ton, chronic siBusltis or chronic nose or throat trouble, should be excluded from swimming pools. Some swimmers wear loosely packed sasplugs of lambs wool to exclude water from the cars. Some wear spring nose clip Co exs ciude water from the nose. Both are good pre-. cautions. when you swim IB . pool
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