The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-13
WHEN YOU GET ALL HOT AND THEN CHILLED THY TO KEEP COOL

l A reader who puts q question which think | many others would like to ask, only they hate | to embarrass me go much, wants to know about | people exposing themselves to cool breeze, | say from an electric fan, when they are over l heated and persplrlng from hard work or play | or exercise. This render doesn't believe that | is harmless but would like to be convinced. I have never believed 1t is harmless. All ] contend is that no one suffers any illness from | such exposure. l know very well that too sud- den cooling off after warming up that way K likely to bring Il lot of soreness and antencBs | in the muscles involved. That is Il mechanical effect It is unploaBant and for n while 1t may partly disable tho victim, but it never makes him III. The working of muscle involves the burning of fuel. blood sugar, glocogcn or animal starch, as 1t is called. Tho combustion of this produces m acid nkin 10 tactic acid. Lhctic acid is the acid which is produced in souring milk by the Fermentation of the mix sugar (lnctose) by the tactic bacillus which is nntur- ally present in milk in large numbers When the work or exertIOn is violent of course there is m Increased oxidat0n of blood sugar and an increascd production or tho acid ash, The GIT. same time, but sooner or later, according to tho individuals physical condition, tho produc- ton of acid material gets too far ahead or e the waste matter begins to accumulate Tn ana about the ovcruscd muscles. That hns some thing---wc don't know just how rnuch'--to do with physical fatigue. Anyway, the worker or player begins to tire and takes rest. That gives the circulation q chance to catch up. IT tho individual Is In good physical training. ne will not suffer any great soreness or fatigue next day. evon though hc Do cnroleBh about cooling off too quickly. If he is in poor condi- tion, unaccuStomcd to athletic aclvny no m likely to find himself pretty sore next day, even though he is ms careful nB n museum mummy about undue exposure to tho hlr.
 Too sudden cooling of the surface of the rec zion tlghtcns up the circulation in tho muscles beneath, and rctardg the carrying off of tho acld waste matter, which then acts ns a jocal All of this applies only to oycrhcatng from muscular cxertion. It has not bearing on over heating from any external source. such as n hot bath or hot air. No possible harm comcs from nY sudden cooling as ono likcs. after such pas. Bive OverhcatIng. There W absolutely no good reason why anybody should hesitate to go In swimming when oycrhcated from the weather. The matter of sweating has nothing to do with the question In any case. Contrary tC h popular notion fostered by tho teachings of nenr-dOc. tors and queer doctors who just divine things and never bother much about physIology there ig no possible harm in tho sudden supprebbI0n of profuse sweating, whether the swoating in produced passlvcly or by active cxcrtion.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Boric Acid snuhing
 | want Co tell yOu t;int a suggestion iD your column, namely. iic occasion occn.ionn! snmnl"g @ or l,as given me more relief for chronic catarrIi (oI'. Oh, maybe h's sinusitis) tint ! have ob. taincl in io ycar" W cxprr'c"c' VII" nose an"
 
 Ans,yer-.-Tho most recent remedy or trcht- ment always has m advantage over nl previ- ous erorts--namoly that it is tho ono being tried nt tho time tho nilmont happens Co be clearing up. Thls accounts for lot of testimo- nDs.
 fclnpse to Old Habit
 Having been bothered with constipation for many gears 1 procured your booklet and studied it and it worked nDc csfOr e period of seven weeks, Then ntc some cheese and the trouble came back. (M. S) Nt stt.
 Answ cr---Tbc man convinced against his will holds 10 the same opinion SUI. Cheese has nothing to do with it. Your old habit is strong or than your new way of thinking, that's all. I notice you still call t trouble, which means you stij regard it ~ m nllment. That's why ! insist that readcrs writing for tho booklet on. ''rhc Constipation Habit tell mo they have the habit [ hnvc no treatment. or euro for consis- patton Tho booklet merely teaches now to dino and q astninpcd envelope bcnrIpR your cor- rect nddrcss.