The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-17
ANY ONE CAN HAVE A BABY

Recently, writes Canadian, have seen in- quries in your column from women who won- dered what risk childbirth at the age of 34 and 3s. have hoped some one as old as
 might inquire. Would 1t be too great risk for
 woman at 43 to have first child? was | of children. thinks 1t too much of 0 risk am
 quite healthy and come of family that have
 children easily but of course married younger (R. H. NJ I should say to any woman who contemplates with fear and trembling the idea of having her
 first baby. that 1t is never too late to begin un- | less 1t Is too late to beget.
 Towards fifty most women arrive at the men,
 opause. the natural or physiological terminal ton of the maternal function or ovulation, and
 a woman can seldom have baby without the
 great risk of scandal In the neighborhood, es-
 pecially if the neighbors know more than de-
 sirable neighbors having any business know Ing.
 But any woman who has not yet passed the
 menopause and who succeeds in roping and
 count her years when 1t comes to the question of raising family. She should rather consider her physical fitness. That has little to do with age. Some women at s5 are as old or older than other women at 46.
 If our Canadian correspondent can roll | somersault she can face childbirth with cheer ful assurance. Maybe that will sound silly to
 some of you hopelessly old women of 30 or 40 but moan 1t. I suppose 1t would be a fine plan if every woman, and every man, were required to SUD- | nit to medical examination to determine ft- l ness for marriage-before the engagement and surely before the wedding. But that seems to | be Utopian. We have to fall back on the plan | of urging every woman to report to her physi- | ,ian for examination and advice as soon as she
 sven suspects she Is going to bear a child. | lot of suffering and rorrow could be prevented | if every woman would do this instead of taking advice and hearing disturbing yarns from all tho veritable old women and saircygamps of the vicinity.
 Accurate records of childbirth in A large who bears her first chtld when she is nearly forty may expect normal delivery, especially If she has kept herself fairly fit by exercise. No better exercise to promote an easy con.
 Anement than daily walk of a few miles, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS = Meat Is High I As we have no fec, meat we have on hand
 often develops slight decayed smell. We rec
 luctantIy throw It away for fear of poisoning.
 Is there danger in eating such meat? (F. K.)
 Answer--Not as long as the taste is not re-
 puisive. Why not buy only enough meat for
 the day, instead of buying the larger quantity
 at time?
 | Bowlcg
 1 Daughter, 20 mOntfs bOwlcgged. Diet COWS
 milk bread and butter, cereals, crackers, pOta.
 t0cs physician recommended giving cal.
 5.graln tablets day. Is that sufficient treat.
 ment? (Hfrs E 0. E)
 Answer--Add bananas to the diet Give her | daily ration of cod liver oil or haliver oil | (huIibut liver oiD. She should have daily
 sunbath. with prccaution against overexposure | ing e coat of tan. Plenty of daily exercise at | play. especially pushing z pushmobiie. tricycle. or bicycle. The legs will straighten as she grows more viecrous.