The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-02
WARMED UP STUFF ABOUT THE CRI

On the off chance that there may be 13s,-
 3o2, ,S61 persons in the audience who do not un-
 derstand our language lot me explain that cri
 (kree) is coined word, a name to give any one of the Common Respiratory Infections you hap pen to come down with, in the early stage be- fore a specific diagnosis Is made. If you are fair and square you'll call 1t cri, thus acknowl- edging you not sure yet just what IS devel- opng but you assume 1t Is one of the common respiratory infections and accordingly you arc giving due notice to everybody to beware your cough, sneeze or conversational spray t you're a-wcll, l am not allowed to use the ian. guage that flts--but if you arc not fair and
 sauard you'll call 1t "a cold" and go about pep pGring everybody who is so ignorant or innocent
 as to come within your spray range. In one of the horde of little rehash maSa-
 zines which have sprung up since hard times came to the publishers find 0 digest Of an article on "rhe Common Cold' condensed from
 another magazine.
 I challenge anyone to find out what the au thor of the funny article waa thinking or try ing to say about the subject when he yanked this neatly stereotyped elucldation out of his typewriter: "You can sit in wet clothes by an open window in winter and if there are no cold l bugs present, you won't eaten cold The chances are, however that cold bugs are present. Most people carry quota of cold bugs with them all the time. When their | resistance is lowered by wet feet or expo
 sure, they suceumb to the bugs ana ma catch adsa cold. It is the germ which causes the coid however, not the wet feet
 | Omit the redundant howevers and the au- | thor's droll slang for germs and the paragraph
 would make excellent subject for the junior
 class to analyze, discuss and criticize. | If any of the premises be true then the con-
 clusion is silly. If most people are germ car l riers and suffer from the specific disease the germs produce, only when resistance IS low | cred by exposure or wet feet, then the sensible | conclusion Is that exposure or wet feet IS the | chief cause of the disease, whatever 1t may be. | If this is not logical, then I'm a nut and the
 authorities ought to have me incarcerated for
 the good of tho country.
 | once more I make this arbitrary assertion | and l challenge any medical health or scientific
 authority to dispute it to refute it or 10
 bring any evidence that even raises a reason
 able doubt germ carrier NEVER contracts | the disease whose germs he carries, and there | is no case on record in which such ah anomal-
 ous occurrence has been scientifically recog- nized. | The author of the humorous magazine article
 was just rehashing some antique pickings-any- | thing to make the pot boil.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS The IOdin Ration
 | Husband had ulcer on ankle IA years. IL
 healed for first time after he began taking an | hyperthroidism kind of inward gOiter, due | tho doctor says, to an Oyeractive thyroid. !
 watch hut you never write about that. Other
 daughter gained eight pounds since taking the i0din ratioii--shc has always been underwcight | (Mrs J. IT.
 | Answer-Several correspondents have report | ed similar observations, of apparent promotion | of healing of leg ulcers. medical colleague assures this is plausible However, cannot offer any hope of such enect from the iodin | ration. Glad to mail any correspondent who
 asks for it end incloses- stamped envelope bear I ing his her address. instructions Tor taking
 a suitable Iodin Ration. It Is especially helpful | in the prevention of simple goiter, for langud dopey, dropping girls in their teens and for
 mature adults who have gone bit stale. | About Face l Please suggest exercises to develop the bust | | am sure many girls would like to know, Il l there are any such exercises. The new styles
 are showing fuller figures. tMiss sevcnfeen). | Answer-That's good news. Exercise will im- prove posture and appearance. but only by gain ling necessary weight or accommodating pleas | igg pIumpness can you fit In the new fashion | 1 am glad to send advice for gaining weight Il you mention your age. height and weight and 'inclose stamped envelope bearing your address