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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-07
PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE OF
 SWEATING

In tho true songe of the word there is no
 such thing as precipitation through the Skh' Tho popular falacies about sweating aro | mainly tho teachings of old.timo quacks and | modern near-doctors and qucer.doctors--wh0 | "come by tho title of Doctor just as certain
 old white gen'men used Co como by tho title of
 "coionel" down south. Some of them append
 letters to thoir names, In imitation of degree | Of some esoterlc varloty, but no university or college grants such degrees. Others are too | foxy for that, and content themselves with the | titio of Doctor" which they invariably uac, | never by any chance letting tho public know
 what Kind of doctor they purport to be. It is
 all right with tho wiseacre laity. which com. placently assumes the governor or tho president or the sheriff or somebody wouldn't lot the | faker pose as a doctor If no wasn't qualified to do 50.
 The skin is not an cxGretory organ. oid tim.
 ers detected lric ss'd sompo,umds m 'nS ns swea
 was ono way to gct rid of uric acid Uric acid compounds arc normally present in tho swent
 put not enough to deserve ~ ccnsdsrat'on. as we ments, Neither uric acid nor other waste or
 harmful material K eliminated or excreted in
 tho sweat In any appreeiable or sgniheant or sickness, nothing but common salt and wa.
 ter are prosont In sweat
 The sole purpose or function of sweating is the regulation of the body temperature. by
 It is plumb ridiculous to Imagine that any
 breathing is ovcr done through tho skin, and | |
 thing as precipitation. Mythical tales about tho
 fatal sm0therng of human beings by painting
 their skins with varnish or other imperv0us
 material are interesting but not true Tho only objection to tho use Of cosmetic preparations to suppress sweating, say in the armpits or over the soies of the feet, is that many such prepa-
 rations prove too irritating, setting up itching, inhamn,atoiy rashcg, etc. If the preparation does not cause unpleasant irritation !t Is per.
 fectiy safe and hygenic to suppress tho sweat ing over such limited areas or to reduce N to q minimum.
 Many foods and medicines impart odors Co tho Hwont, but the common cause of odor ls bacterial decomposition of the swont too long retained on tho Durfaco or in clothing. This is tho prico we pay for our unhygienic clothihg--- clothing that prevents access of air to the skin Tho oxygen In tho air is the natural dcodorant and purifier of the body; N is the natural pre-. ventive and euro for Vdorous sweating. The conspiracy of prudery, custom and commerce. prevents civilized man from enj0ylng natural
 cleanliness. Soap and water bathing always
 costs money. Afr bathing does not but it may cost you your liberty or your reputation Perhaps B0ino renderB are qualified Co ask how come savage tribes that know not soap
 and water bathing usually have A characteristic
 body odor. My rstort to that iB those samo | savages confess that although the whito man
 looks clean enough somehow he always has C
 peculiar body odor, in tho savage nostrils.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-07
Jail Form Coming

The recommendations of the state com mislson appointed by the l93l Legislature to make survey of our jails follows pretty much the same line of thought advanced by Chief Justice William M. Maltbie in recent public talks. Abolition of the existing county institutions is advocated. Establish ment of a state jail farm is encouraged. Many of the present county jails were described as unfit for occupation. particularly that in Bridgeport. Fairfield county. Erection of modern building to replace the present one there is asked if the state fails to act upon the suggestion for a jail farm. such. as we presums, the state prison farm at Enfield.
 Four including the Bridgeport jail. of the county institutions must be replaced. say the commissioners in their report to Governor Cross. There are ten county jails in this state. so it very likely would be much more economical to scrap the ten in favor of central jail farm than to build four new jails. Eventually the other six would have to be replaced, too. so the day of reckoning would merely be postponed. It was pointed out that states as large as Illinois and Indiana have expefimented with the jail farm and found thcS- to be profitable. Connecticut with her email area could certainly do as we'll. if not better.
 Under the proposal of the invsstisators women prisoners would be placed in the state farm at East Lyme. Male prisoners. sentenced for several months to year would go to the farm. That leaves the question of the man or woman awaiting trial still up for discussion. Oftentimss a prisoner may wait two Of three months in the county jsil in default of bonds or for some tech. leekups adequate for jalins purposes. What will be the lot of these unsenteneed prison- CTS. Will they go to the jail farm'
 It was not pleasant to read about some of the conditions in these institutions of CUTS. yet they have been in existence for years and any of us had the right to know about them if we cared to do little inves- tigating For example, down in Bridgeport the prisoners would be served their meals from the kitchen and then be forced to cat them either in their cells or on convenient sarways. Jailers did their best with pre. vsilins conditions. They could not per. form miracles. Speaking of the Bridgeport jsil the commission praises High Sheriff Reilly, the present democratic incumbent, for the manner in which he has met all shortcomings and managed to overcome de. plorable conditions The Legislature of le33, no doubt, will act upon these recon. msndations. We trust that it will weigh well the advantages of the reform in our jail system.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-07
A$l00,O 900 Scoop

When Mrs Edward B. Mclean entrusted Gaston B. Means former Department of Justice agent. with Sl00.000 on the as. with the abduetors of the Lindbergh baby and would turn the money over to them as ransom she displayed an astonishing amount of trust in human nature, more than most newspapernen or women would have done under the same circumstances. And for once the astute Mr Means seems to have over. stepped his bounds. That agile person has been much in the lmesht since he trooped to Washington as a member of the infamous Ohio gang of the Harding administration.
 Now he is under arrest on the charge of defrauding Mrs Mclean, the specific charge being larceny after trust The Depart. msnt of Justice made the investigation and arrest upon complaint of Mrs Mclean who evidently regards the disappearanec of her Si00.0o0 as much of loss as she does the chance to scoop the newspaper world on the recovery of Baby Lindy". The story k very simple. Means come to Mrs Mclean with information that he could contact the kdnappcT. Tba, was shortly after the babys disappearance. The watehful waiting upon the newspaper. womsn's part turned 10 grim disappoint. ment ss weeks passed with no results.
 Means last venture into publicity was his authorship of "The Strange Death of President Harding" It is still d question who actually wrote the book. although Means probably did supply the local color and incidents. His first appearance in Washington was in the train of former At. torney General Harry M. Daushsny. the same Harry who claims that he has been malisned down through the years following the Harding dsbaele. the same Harry who had Thomas Dixon author of the Clans. man." write his side of the Harding episode with former Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall, now in prison in New Mexico. being credited with the blame for most of the nauseous incidents of the Harding regime
 Columns could be written about Means activities prior t. and following his par,e. ipation in national government affairs He entered the service of the Department of Justice under the late William J. Burns who was brought to Washington by Daugh. srty to head the Bureau of Investigation. He was active ss long ago a the World War before United States entry. He acted as agent for Count von Bernstorf German am. basssdor. and for Captain Karl Boy.Ed. He has certainly hsd an adventurous career. but we certainly wouldn't call it an enviabls one. Just now he seems to be headed for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-07
Purpose Funds

Thrift Funds, Christmas Savings Clubs and Vacation Savings Clubs are an old story by now. but the idea has recently bobbsd up in a new and interesting form. It is one of the most attractive bits of anti- hoarding propaganda we have seen. An eastern bank advertises most appealinsly. in the newspapers Six Purpose Funds - Marriage, Home, Education. Living lnsur- anee. Travel Old Age The idea is simple.
 The purpose fundsr decides on one or more of those goals, and figures out for himself or with the banks aid. how much he can save regularly from his income to- ward that fund. Then he starts with as small deposit as S5 if he wishes His account earns } l.2 per cent interest from the day of deposit. compounded quarterly. He takes his trip abroad or makes the down payment on his home. or whatever his plan is. The Purpose Fund pays for 1t. In the meantime the bank assumes he will acquire the habit and will continue his busne" with it.
 This is not only legitimate way to at. tract new business. The benefits are mutual. Incidentally it sets forth rather clearly the growing American conception of thrift as saving for spending rather than merely saving.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-07
HAWTHORNE As POLITICIAN
(New York Tlnos)

(NeW f0fk Tlmchp
 According to his legend, flaw thorne was something shy, apart. impenetrable, shadowy, cut orr iFom reality, us his imaginative works are In the estimation of the iato W. c. Brownell. Spectator Hutton painted this withdrawing and metaphysical entity as 'tho ghost of Now England." The New England Quarterly prints some hitherto unpublished letters from Hawthorne to William B. Pike. ' Jacksonian democrat, who, like tho former, hold office in the Bos- ton and Salem custom houses. For twenty years, with aomo intervals of respite, Hawthorne was either seeking federal place or getting it through tho influence of friends like Franklin pierce. He hated it but had to have it. His books were too good to sell. He hated politi. clans. "rhey are not mon; they cease to be mon In becoming poll. tieians,"
 If he detesteds tho game, no played it with shreWdness and fin- osge. He warns Pike against mak- Ing an enemy of George Bancroft, collector Of the port of Boston. IL will never Do too late to "blow him up"; and Hawthorne would like to see 1t done. keep on good terms with tho illustrious historian. You can't get office by coming out against him, whereas you "may sooner or later be forced upon him" The contemporary, tho ever- lasting note of politics ls Mir Haw-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-07

Once again a Muscle Shoals bill has been passed by the House. This time the meas. ure calls for government operation of its $l40.000,000 plant at the Shoals if no private bid for the same can be accepted. A time limit of IS months is set for reception of bids. We'll, we think Uncle Sam might just as we'll start preparing to run the pro. jeet down in northern Alabama. for If he hasn't received an acceptable bid to date for his nitrate and potential power properties why expect one to materiaiize in the next year and one.half. To date there has been sporadic bidding for control of Muscle Shoals, but all offers, even that of Henry Ford. were sidieulously low and hence re. jeeted. It certainly looks to us as # the government would start operating the m. trats plant in i933 and keep right on deins so for some years to come However there is a proviso in the Hill bill. which by the way passed by a vote of lS3 to l32. that will permit the government to accept terms from later bidder and contract with 1t for operation of the plant. Exploitation Of the shoals for electric generating purposes seems 10 be killed for all time. as Uncle Sam would retain control of all power facilities at the switchboard under both government and private operation. And there Is some. thing for opponents of government opera ton of public utilities to argue about for the next ten year period.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-07
Business Healing

The Paris Temps expresses the opinion that the economic crisis in the United States is now passing through its final "healins" phase, and prosperity will be resained with out any real imitation. "Amsriean money will remain stable. Losses will be regis. tered and accepted. The country will enter a period of new credits with the likelihood of an economic prosperity less brilliant than before, but more real.
 If things go normally, the budsetary deficit will be met. or at least considerably reduced. by new fiscal resources and econ. omies. The bonus proposition will be side. tracked. The currency will remain sound" Thanks for these rsassurins words Our people lately need such encouragement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-07
QUESTIONS AND ANSW lcllS Control of Dnndruff

Can you recommend anything for stopping danelrufr? No matter how often wash my
 lAir fine dandruF keeps forming and it shows on my clothes if forget to brush them at least twice C day, (p. A. Wo,
 Answer--tor complete instrueti0ns for tho care of the hair and control Of dandruK send stamped envelope bearing your address. A formula which 0fton controls tho trouble Is i0 grains of resorcn dissolved In ons ounce Of your favorits toilet water or In bay rum. Rub q few drops of this into the scalp onee or twice . day, or better, spray it on the scalp from ( DeviibIss atomiser with the tip lightly In con. tact with scalp. Res0fcin may stain blond or gray hair c reddish yellow when its use Ia pro- longed.
 Sun Lamp
 Is n sun lamp used enough Co produce good su1nnser tan harmful? (b. H. Answer---No such ultraviolet lamp is harfn- fuj if N does not burn. Can . mattress that has been used by . con. suInDtiye bc made sanitary enough for well persOn 10 sleep on? 1f s0, how tMrs B McN.) F Answer--If it is not visibly goiied it Is per. fectiy sanitary for any ono to sleep en- no mat ter what disease the former occupant 0f the bed had. if it is vislbly solied, ordinary soap and water w<shsnE of the cover Is sufficient. But your local sanitary ordinance must bs
 " tcopyrlsht John ' pIie. Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-07
At The National Capitol DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER Digest of Who's Who and What's What
 By nopNEy BUTCHER
DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER
By RODNEY BUTCHER

poslts always arc popular In periods when many bank failures have occurred and dopositors in sound banks are still worrying. The House Banking and Currency committee found such strong sup. port for that kind of . measure that democratic leaders decided to bring a guarantee bill out on tho floor
 Tho democratic tariff bill, urging m international conference along with It's removal of presidential ! feasibility prerogatives, passed both houses, although with virtual assur. ance of . presidential veto.
 sentiment for "dolng something nbout sllver" hns beco rampant through tho west, even pr0du proposais for e bimetalllc standard on tho old 18 10 1 plan on tho theory that there Isn't enough gold to handle tho worlds business. The house coinage committee has been considering tho question in execu- two HeAalon,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-07
4 Book . Day, 1,
You Get All the Clues in
 This Puzzlcr
by BRUCE CAPTION

Tho author of q mystery story lH generally supposed to put All Of hts cards on tho tAble--tO let the reader have every bit of lnforniA. ton that tho mastor.mind deteo. two has, 10 that tho reader, if he iB smart enough, can figure out who the guilty party iB without waiting for tho author to tell him
 Authors seldom play fair though. Usually they hold back Just two or threo little clues; the cru. cial ones, without which the right conclusion can't be reached. In. deed, they do this almost tnvarl. ably, even in those books which ad. vertise that all the dope is given to the reader without reserve.
 Consequently 1t is refreshing to find . book that really does play fair; such . book, for Instance, al ''The Greek Cofiin Mystery" by 'Icilery Queen, which is about the only deteative story know of that lots the reader In on absolutely everything that goes on.
 This story deals with the funny buainess that begins at the funeral of q Greek art dealer. First he will vanishes, then they dlg up hls oofiin and find an extra corpse in 1t, then someone gets shot and finally tho brilliant son of the police in. spector brings the murderer. to book. It's al exceedingly ingenious and l defy you to figure it out for yourseif---even though, as 1 say every scrap Of information is siveh to you.
 Unfortunately, the book has some serious defects. It's . woe. fully humorless affair. and the lead ing detsctive sounds like q poor imitation of philo Vance. Much 0l the sctioA sounds awfully improb' able, too.
 iIut the author does play faIr
 it's pubilshed by the rredsrirA A. Stokes Co, and costs s2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-07
Here, There And EverysOhere

thorpe's categorical statement, about Bancroft: "What an as. founding liar our venerated chlef turns out to bol" All venerated chiefs turn out to be that, n the great company of tho disappointed can betrusted.
 1t is pleasant to think of our reallst meeting his political eronios ana hangers-0n In the barroom of tho Parker House. Most of those public men" he told R. Fl. Stod. dard, "are tnveterate guxslers and love a man that can stand up to them in that particular" ft is pleasant to find him recommending his friends for office. Flo has a lot of "paper' recommendation out. Moro than once ho pleads, and m. ally with success, for
 a poor, miserable, broken,
 drunken, disagreeable loafer,
 c0ntemptible as an enemy, and
 only troublesome to his
 friends, and for those very
 reasons I throw him upon your
 generosity. Help him or he
 sinks.
 In behalf of another friond. BUnlcttUe UHVul ONVSVT Ut tuv Salem custom house, Hawthorne writes to Pike;
 If you, get the oolleetorship.
 charge you to do something
 for this miserable, Goo. forgot.
 ten cripple. Let it Do the first
 thing you do, and (he being such q wretehod and useless ,simpleton, 50 destitute of
 friends and interest) perhaps
 God may set it off against
 many wicked acts of policy
 that you will hereafter do and
 50 grant . blessing to your ad-
 ministration.
 Of President Pierce he writes "thore K nothing small or moan in his feeiings---whatever there may be m his Intellect" To the com. for.able 'eonsul at Liverpool, Ar. EOS was no sweet memory
 It turns my stomach to think
 of that Salem custom house.
 Q. Pike, how can you sup your
 swiil at such q hog.troughY
 wish 1 could blot out from
 my mind all memory of the
 years 1 spent there.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-07

Incidentally may we call attention to the roadside Identification program now in pro- srss in Litchheld county. The Tcrring- tcn.New Milford highway, now known as the Lafayette Highway since the Legislature of ls3i authorized this name, will soon be bordesed by $500 iris collected by the New Milford Garden Club. Also it can be mentioned that 10000 laurel bushes are being planted along the Mohawk Trail in Massachusetts Here's work to recommend itself to other clubs interested in roadside identification.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-07
Australians Continue Advance

On May 2, 1918, tho advance Of Australian and Canadian troops In the somme area was continued, the Germans resisting stubbornly and holding their gains to minor points.
 German heavy artillery was being rushed to the front, 1t was reported, and q division of reserves had been plaeed against the Australians to slow their offensive.
 Great activity on the French sec. tor was reported by allied air obs servers and . now major oerman offensive was expected within week. More than 200,00 American sol. diers werc ready to be thrown into tho battle In caac of necessity, ana this, reserve added to tho feeling in Franco that Germanys defeat was almost certain.
 British official sources announced that at lenst i4 German submarines hnd been destroyed during tho month of April
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-07
NlcA Service Writer

Washington ton.--somothing begins to take form, perhaps rathor bo: latedly, which looks like an actuul democratic program tn congress designed to meet various phases ol the economic crisis.
 At least part of the program seems likely to dlo by presidential veto # It gets through both the house and the senute, but it np- sears that tho pJnrty leaders In tho house think they will hnvo Domc- thing with which they can success fully challenge the republicans, who continue to tnunt them for failing to bring out any construc. tive plans of their own.
 Four Chief Proposals
 Tho four main proposals under. stood to be Involved arc; Stn- bilixutlon of commodity prices nt pro cprcssion levels, which would be incumbent on tho Federal Ro. serve Board under tho bill offered by CongrcsBman. Goidsboruogh of Maryinnd. A federal law guaran- tcoing hank deposits. An intern0- tional tariff conference nimed at Il general reduction of tariff barriers A world conference for the rehabi- lition Of silver.
 This combination of measures. all proposed In bills in various stages of development in congress, has not been formally announced as n party program, but with tho pOHsIblo exception Of the silver conference, it is being promoted, !, piece by piece, by tho democratic iea dership.
 May Bc Dlg Issue
 However radical such prop Ia may appear to G conservative nu- mlnistrntion, each one haB q wide, strong appeal and even 1T tho dena0erais succeed only in carrying them to tho point of defeat by q republican senate or c republieail president they may be able to es- tAbiish them aH political issuoh which will aid them in tho cam' | paigns.
 Measures thus far enacted with | n view to curing economic ailments have had three things In common | 1, They have been sponsored by ad.. mlnBtrUtlOU IVTVost u INV VtvIS"va' by President ioovor himself. q They have failed to kocp tho de- precision from deepening. despite q recent sharp dcorease iti pank failures. 3. They have resulted in bitter arguments as to di.tributoin of credit for them, since demoeFntt eo.operated in their passage. The set.up secms to be such that there is stiIi q possibility. of gain. Ing public appreciation If tho demo- erats can submit Q distinctive pro. gram which will strike largo groups as likely to Do effective.
 Inc Price Level Angle
 f,o.estn nblishment of prIco levels on q tD9t.2D average is m nin which aIrendy hGB aroused wide support, although the uoldBbor- ouEh Din is not favored by tho ad admlnistration'B fiscal officials.
 It is proposed ns q Bure.firo Btlm. uius to prod uctlon and employment through price mobilization. expand bank ionnH, create resumption of buying and before long restore normal bushes sactivity.
 Tho Fcderal ftosorvo 9oard would be ordered Co control na- tionni credit and eurreney NO ns @ satisfy tho demands of business and nt tho same tImo control expansion n with "A view to avoiding periods Of | definition and impression. 
 Other Measures Proposals to guarantee bank de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-07

name be given the prison farm. He has been president of the board of directors for years and always has been interested In prison work and a constant advocate of the most modern, methods of prison management. No doubt more honoB will be paid him by the state in the months to come. He served the state long and honorably. Too much cannot be said of him nor done in his memofY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-07

The board of directors of the state prison at Wsthersheld probably little realized that they were paying honor to man whom they would see no more in the flesh and blood when they voted to give the late Norris C. Osborns name to the new prison farm at Enfield The vote was passed at q board meeting in Wsthershsld Wednesday afternoon. Some weeks ago such an action was recommended to the board. It was en. tirsly appropriate that Colonel Osborn's