The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-04
ARE BABIES BETTER OR JUST FEWER?

One of the fundamental principles on which
 the agitation for limitation of offspring is based
 is the theory that the quality deteriorates when
 you go in for quantity production; that is. the
 children in small families enjoy better care,
 more privileges and greater opportunities than
 do the children in large families. test of tn,s ,
 number of living persons does not work out
 convincingly, neither does a test of it on has- tory.
 Certainly babies are better today, and the race as a whole is better. Civilized man is big ger, better and stronger in every way than ever befo |, Men live longer than their forebears did Childbirth is safer and easier than 1t has 1 ever been in the history of civilization So far | as accurate statistics show, there is no decline in the birth rate in the United States or that portion of the country where accurate vital statistics are recorded. Ten or fifteen years ago received great
 many futile requests for information concern ing the prevention of conception, and compar- | atively few requests for advice or instruction concerning reproduction or how to bear chil- dren. Today believe requests for the latter
 outnumber requests for the former. As 1t seems to me, babies are gaining in popularity Tn spite of the propaganda of decimation.
 An amateur mother writes:
 You said smoking tends to render the mother incapable of nursing her baby. Two Of my friends who are incessant smokers have ba bics One nursed her baby for six months; the other
 still nurses her baby now, nine months old. l
 was not smoking at the time of the birth of
 my baby (Yet you managed to be nonchalantD nursed her only three weeks. Furthermore there doesn't seem to. be any particular advan tage in nursing your baby nowadays. Mine has always been sturdy and well on dextri-maltose
 milk formula My sister nursed her two babies for several months and they were both thin and weak and suffered from upset stomach. have heard of similar cases. Mrs 0. H. < Won't you go into this more fully? said that smoking renders the expectant | mother less capable of nursing her baby suc- cessfully. This is merely my opinion based on professional experience and observation. be- lieve some physicians permit expectant mothers to continue smoking moderately and do not share my opinion about the effect on lactation. Another opinion of mine is that cane sugar or sugar of milk Oactosel or corn syrup (glu- | cose) is as satisfactory from every point of view as a sweetener for the modified milk for | mula as is dextri-maltose.
 Young infants who receive too much sugar | (of any kind) in their food may look fat and sturdy to the casual eye yet be rickety, badly nourished and not as vigorous as they should | be. After the age of six months it should be
 unnecessary to add any sweetener to the baby's milk. By that time the baby should take milk straight, undiluted, and from cup. Other | foods should be added to the babys diet at the ! age of six months or before-fruit juices. vege- 1 tables thoroughly cooked and strained through a seive, soft cooked egg, well ripened banana, ] thin broths or soups.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Fine for Relaxing
 l Since joining the Belly Breathing club find | that can follow directions when retire, and after q couple of yawns am asleep. Formerly II have seldom been able to get 10 sleep. Agaln | i'm the morning half dozen belly brcaths fetch me out or bed wide awake. (LcI) I .Answer-ISegular practice .of. Belly Breathing l tends to lower high blood pressure, helps to bring sleep, imprOGes circulation, cOrrects ir- | rcguIarities of women. Send stamped envelope bearing your address and ask for instructions for Belly Breathing.
 Come, Brothers, Pay Up M or course we know you conduct your column not for the good you do but for the almighty dollars which tine physicians pay you for stand- ing by tfepi through thick and thin. (S. H) Answer--Some of my brass specialist friends will get good kick out of this Elixir of Life
 Last December started taking an Iodin Ra- tiOn as instructed by you. wanted 1t for stin joints and that "tired feeling" The first effect noted was q clearing up of the mind, mental torpor, to marked degree It was well along toward spring before felt much improvement in the Joint stiffness. To me that I0din Ration is sort of Elixir of Life and value the pre- scription above dollars. SH. F. D)
 Answer--Your letter teaches me how to spell elixir. All my life I had spelled it with an 2 | in place of the second 1, and noticed the error l only when looked up the word in the diction- ary. Glad to send Instructions for taking an liodin ration to any reader who asks for 1t and inclcses stamped envelope bearing his address. Adults who are q bit "stale~ need 1t. Children l in their teens need it to prevent goiter and ! phgsical and mental languor