The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-17
SLEEPING HEADED NORTH

It soons evident, from the queries that turn up regularly in our correhpondonco wlth people in all walks of lifo and In every part or tho country, that the notion or fancy Is common that ono should sleep headed north.
 For most popular beliefs or fancio8 ono ean find some plausible reason or explanation, plausible to n iayman ignorant of science. For this persistent idoa that it is woll to head north when sleeping can discover not tho slightest ground. if any of our roaders can cnlghton mo or suggest a substantial theory to account for tho notion 1 shall be grateful Hero is q ehance for you to get back nt mo- :.
 Sleep ia As deep a mystery to us today as U some half 0uack "selentiBt," usually q "re- BonrGhia boratory" worker tand aB likely as nos subsidized by some big business interest) diB- covers and tells tho world tho secret of sleep,
 Of tho numerous the0rles that phyai0ioglsts have conceived to account for natural sloop half G d0zon arc worthy of mention. ]. Sleep waste products in tho blood Tho maln cxpcri. mentai evidence in support of this theory is tho effoet produced by injecting tactic acid or so' alum iaetato Into tho blood--this produces state Of fatigue and finally loss of consclouH- ness. 2. Sleep is duo to tho exhaustion of tho store Of oxygen available to tho braln cells tho blood. This theory is practically aban- doned, since precise measurements of metabIi- ism have shown that tho brain cells uso m in. significant amount Of oxygen, when the indivl- is caused by r6traGtion of nourOns, tho terminal llam0nts of norVo nbers by which contact is fnuuU Wltn tHb DFuIU VtlI' IHlB UreuKiHB VI norve connections cannot Do demonstrated by microscopic observation of brain tissue during natural sloop, of course. (. Tho great Russian physlOloglst PawlOW, proposed tho theory Of Inhibition to account for natural sle6p--only e fundamental knowledge of physiology can make this theory clear. 6. Some special toxin formed during waking hours finally aeeunulatcs h guf' fGient quantity to produce sleep. Experifnen4 tally, blood from young dogs that havo been kcpt awake go or more hours produces som maj animal. But if tho blood ig subjected to q temperature of 146 to ib0 degrees F (ab0ui that of paBt0urlzation) the hypothetical toxin is rondered inert and no somnolence follows in: flow Of blood through the brain. This theory ii widely accepted and we'll consider 1t in later talk
 fOM Truth With 0OM IIOkHm
 Here K lie home treatment for swpcrfiIOu' hair given by twOsnan in the beauty bus' incss) If tic trcatme1t x safe will it rcai' iy remove haIr for good? (F.B)
 Answer--The catch in the method is tht madam gets hor profit. The results would bs the same if any other soap were used. The parI of the "trcatmenw which removes hair ii where you rub it off with .fbc fat side Of ( pumlce stone. leaving the skin smooth" That's iy woman who has had experience tho rosulai moderate Use Of the ine toilet pumee stone sold by druggists and toilet goods dealers ii the most satisfactory way to deal With super
 Tapcworm
 Ts there sueii tbing as tapewOrB? Old time fakess who exhibited tars Of "snakcsv have relative wIIO Is very tIlln yet cats twice as r,uels as sn ayerasc person. l0, b.) 4 persons, wWb normal appetite, harDOr tapes worm, which usually does not affect tho hosts health appFeeiabIy.