The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-09
Bow-LEGs AND KNocK.KNEEs

Knock-knee in infants or young children is for any special treatment. If the ankles are separated by less than two inches when the child stands erect with knees together, 1t Is suf soles and heels of the shoes, to raise the feet up along the inner border and throw the weight upon the outer borders of the feet. These lifts should be only 1-4 inch thick. The normal, strong position of the feet in standing or walking is always rather that of tho bow legged type. bow-legged person walks on the outer borders of the feet.
 Another help in correcting moderate knock knee in childhood Is toeng In. The child should be taught to toe in when standing or walking m, ting. standing or walking.
 For either bow-leg or knock-knee in child- hood all forms of outdoor exercise or play are beneficial particularly bicycle, velocipe or push mobile riding. pony riding, hop and skip. skip the rope, all games in which the child runs or lodges about, and ali forms of dancing. The admonitoh about toeing in holds for all these exercises, especially fer knock-knce. It is less needed where the condition is bow-leggedness.
 Knock-knee is a manifestation of rickets in most cases though in moderate cases as above mentioned the deformity is merely a static one like pronated feet t"weak ankies') or falling arches. Plenty of exposure of the naked skin to direct sunlight, and an adequate Vitamin-D ration (cod liver old, yolk of egg, fresh milk. butter. cream) in the first year of life, there fore tend to prevent knock-knee.
 Everything said about knock-knee applies as well to bowleg, except the fitting of lifts on the shoes.
 Suitable braces, fitted and applied and con stantly supervised by the physician. arc q help in tho correction of many cases of knock-knec and bow-leg in young children. It Is futile. however, to expect any appliance or mechanical contrivance to alter the shape of the bones Tn the legs after the age of six years. Nothing short of an operation on the bent bone or bones will correct knock-knee or bow-leg in a person six years of age. If any brace or gadget would or could remedy such deformities in persons over the age of six years, physicians. mean reputable physicians, would be happy to recommend or use them No good doctor likes to do an operation for the correction or bow-leg or knock-knee; indeed, few reliable surgeons will consider the operation unless the deformity is quite pronounced and a real im- pediment. The scandal that arose when an un- licensed practitioner attempted some such operation and by his crude bungling caused the loss of the victims legs. should not deter any body from seeking surgical relief for such de- formity; 1t should merely emphasize the im- portance of making sure of the doctors or spo- cialists standing before you submit to his treat ment you dont know new nov 10 x dctefrs hn,s s amy too bad. If your town iB not too backward there should be a public information bureau maintained by the local county medical society and listed in the telephone directory.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Chemical Shave
 In 1917 when was fin the army we used to buy q paste at the, company store which was as good as n shave, but don't know the name " Answer--A formula for such depilatory paste Is as follows:
 Barium sulphid ..............2 drams
 Zinc oxtd ...................'o uThHe
 cornstarch ...............s..6 urhHb
 For use, moisten with enough water to make n paste, smear on the beard, let It remain few ninuteg and then wash 1t off before the skin becomes irritated. This dissolvcg the hairs Like ghaving. 1t tends to make the hairs STOW coarscr. do not think 1t Is advisable for reg ular use. safety or ordinary razor iS better.
 Heavy Sleeper
 Please inform me whether person loses two or three pounds weight during nights sleep? co. T. S)
 Answcr--The only weight lost during sleep is tho precipitation. and that seldom exceeds pound in q night.
 Crystal Suggests Mystery
 Sample of mineral water crystals extracted by process of capitalization. They claim tlse crystals are just as good as the water from the famous springs. (Mrs W.l ...s..s,s
 Answer--" Capitalization ig the process by which almost any salts are obtained by evapo. ration of tho solution. Tn my opinion the renn- edial virtues of the mineral water are in no way different from those of ordinary tap water.
 Seven Quarts of Milk
 Could Q man live for year taking no other food but seven quarts of milk daily and doing heavy manual Iabor7 fhfise D. Q. H.)
 Answer--Yes. if he could possibly take such n large volume Of fluid food daily. Seven quarts of milk would yield 4.550 calories. sufficient to maintain ar adult doing moderately hard work. But milk is Inadequate as the sole nourishment and should Do supplemented with other foods, especially fruits and vegetables. For one thing milk is poor in iron,