The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-20

| mnnWered in this column Ne xftlg l inmr to fnntKuctlonns A 1dke4n Ut ytlil Ice. 320 West Maais0n@ stztef. GA Demecrat.D ' S
 Control of Excessive Sweating No remedy I can suggest will control excessive sweating of eae face or of the whole body surface. l But can recommend remedies lthat have proved helpful in coIn- ltrolIing excessive sweating in the armpits, excessive or ri1alodorous sweating of the feet, and trouble. l some moisture of the palrns--a condition that iss q serious impcdi-l ment to persons whose occupation
 requires handling delicate fabrics. First, turn for a moment to. ssYour Own Physiology q haven't; written 1t yet, but let's play the book is already in your library y and you will find that sweat Is PRACTICALLY nothing else but
 water and salt, and the purpose of sweating is. PRACTICALLY to keep the body cool No toxin, pOis-; on or waste matter of, hArnftl character is excreted in the sweat.
 Hence there is no reason why one should not suppress sweating over. a. limited area Of the surface, while sweating in such an area becomes troublesome.
 Now, then, wesare ready to deal
 with the axillafy situation, Alum
 mum chloride has proved a pretty satisfactory agent for preventing
 excessive sweating (aw, no, per- spiration Is a misleading, affected.
 squeaniish word. which I prefer to
 leave to the uncomfortable type of person who calls legs limbsl.
 Keep on hand q simple solution of
 half an ounce of aluminium chlor- alternate day for three or four times mop the clean, dry armpit | with some of this on a pledget, of cotton. Let it dry in the air.. Then | put on your clothes and go your way rejoicing, even if 1t itches a ! little at first. Generally three ar
 four such applications will bring the sweating under controk After
 a week or two another single ap. .plication from time to time will
 keep the trouble under control. | Several readers who have tried 1t | Hike the effect on the sweating but squawk loudly about the injury of
 clothing by the aluminium chloride. Cease your squawking moment,
 dear readers; and listen to this l.. A. lady telling how she stops the
 sweating and saves her clothes too. | 1T have used aluminium chlor- ide successfully for years and have
 learned not to ruin clothes. My method Is to. dab it on with cotton. When 1t dries, take a fresh piece of
 absorbent cotton and apply a sec
 ond coat of the solution. When this
 Is quite dry, a third coat, and then
 a, fourth. After half an hour or
 more the effect Is accomplished. |. Then smear generously with cold
 cream, remove 1t with toilet tis-
 sue, and follow by soap and warm
 water washing. Once week of this will keep the armpits absolute ly dry and odorless. (Mrs w. O..
 H.)"
 | Thank you, madam.
 ! Ordinarily the natural sweating of the armpits Is not troublesome
 1t is so profuse that-it ruins cloth-
 ing, the aluminium chloride treat- ment will correct 1t. Sometimes | aluminium chloride produces too
 much irritation of the skin, but generally 1t gives satisfaction. There is no hygenic objection to
 removing the hair by shaving CT
 clipping.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Another Age of Woman s' Three years ago I wrote to yon and received some fine advise
 about what a girl should know.
 Now I am asking for information an expectant mother should have. I'm saving the letter you sent me, for my daughter. (Mrs R. C.)
 | Answer-Glad to send you the instructions for the prospective
 mother. Life Is just an endless
 cycle. First mother writes ifi for advice about the care of the baby.
 Later Atiie baby writes In for in-
 formation a boy or girl should
 have. Then again mother or father
 or parent.to-beo or hopes-to-b be
 asks :, but sometimes the
 spell is broken by some wretch in- quiring about birth control.'.
 Upstairs and Down
 | Which Is hardest on a person
 running up stairs or running down? q. N. ED sits,. Answer--More energy Is expendJ
 ed going upstairs. Running up-
 stairs Is good healthfu1 exercise
 for normal young persons, Climb l