The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-05
HERE'S MY IDEA ABOUT Ex.
POSURE--REMIsM BIR THIS IN
A FREE COUNTRY.

HERE'S MY IDEA ABOUT Ex.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THIS II
A FREE COUNTRY.
A certain quack in the news
paper health column racket (not
myself, but another) hands his
readers this cryptic advice:
Getting chilled n bad, be-
cause the chilling lowers the
Conveniently you will take
cold more easily II you pam
nor yourself by staying all tho
time In overheated rooms.
II you can mako anything OF
that you're a better lawyer than l
am. TO my mind II IL just another
way of saying "ventilate but be-
ware of drafts"
Scientifically, cxpcrimentally, we
have no evidence that ordinary
chilling, such as people commonly
experience every day, has any
appreclable effect on the degree or
Immunity the individual happens TO
have against any known disease.
Tho talk about towering resist
ance" is lust 80 much blah. Apart
from immunity, which Is a clearly
recognized and measurable state,
there In no such thing as resist
ance" anyway.
Now I want TO be perfectly fair
with you. IL I'm ut all off my nut
abou. this It Is right that you
should know II, for nobody cares 10
| foiIow the health or medical advice
| of a doctor who II clearly batty In
the beIfry. SO here lay all my
cards on the table. give you my
sincere conviction or belief. l chai-
| lenge any one to controvcrt II IN
any point. IL you think I'm wrong.
very well, my rawlings may abuse
you but can't do you any harm.
III you think I'm right. then try
following my suggestions and see
how IL works out In your own case
or In your home.
| / believe exposure TO cold. wet
sudden changes OF temperature,
weather, drafts, winds, dampness
and tho like never causes any Ill
ness except frostbitc. / believe that
any child of normal mentality
knows better than any one else
f, whether he Is warm enough In any
circumstance. II the cold, or damp
ness. or draft, or lack of clothing
proves ut all uncomfortable,
think the child or adult may be
safely loft to geek n warmer OF
more comfortable place or to put
on more clothing or to change "a
dry things when convenient, and
meanwhile nobody should worry
about II.
1 believe Il IN rather better for
health In all circumstances to have
the dwelling a bit underhoated. OF
to wear less clothing than Is the
rule, or to cultivate the draftiei
part of the room rather than AVOID
the circulating air. ! believe COD
ding or pampcring with too much
clothing, too. warm air. excluding
drafts and all that, tends TO pre-
vent the individual from develop,
ing the fullest degree OF natural
immunity against respiratory IN
lection.
/ do not believe in Hardening
or In exposing children or adults
to discomfort of any sort. But "
child likes to go with knees bare
In winter, or without an ovcrcoat
or without any clothes at all. ia
say by all means let the child do ~
he likes. Likewise ! favor thee
steady growth Of the movement
for nudism. or M nearly that nat
ural mode OF life an we can at
tain.
In my experience when any one
suddenly stuffs up and begins 70
sneexe or smile or cough In
draft or when no ventures out
doors without his muffler on OF
without his overahocs on a damp
day. he In not taking cold" mt all;
he In merely presenting an excess
slve reaction 10 tho environment
variation. due to his CHRONIC
rhinitls. ninusitis or similar patho-
logical condition.