The Washington times., 1935-12-14
Health
Handy Medical
Adviser
BY LOGAN CLENDENTNG. M. Z


was DR.. Winslow's. It was bound
in blue and stood on top Of the
oak dresser in father and
mothers room. was diagnosed
out Of it over and over again, and
it worked pretty well. They usu-
ally could tell at least whether
the condition was serious or unim-
portant, or whether they did not
know what 1t was.
When they made diagnosis OF
measles or scarlet fever or mumps,
they called DR.. STREET. or DR..
Jenny over to confirm it, and usu-
ally it turned out that the doctor
book was right-that that's what
I had. And it wasn't very often
that when the doctor book didn't
know what I had, the doctor knew
either.
Well, we have a brand new up
to-date, modern kind Of doctor
book, THE Modern Home Medical
Adviser-Your Health and How to
Preserve It." It is edited by DR..
Morris FiShbein, the secretary Of
the American Medical Associa-
ton. He had a large staff of doc
tors to help him write the differ.
ent chapters.
For instance, "The Care and
Feeding Of the Child" Is written
by DR.. Jeans Of the University Of
Iowa. The chapter on Diabetes"
is by DR.. Elliott P. Joslin Of Bos-
ton. Blood Pressure" is discussed
by DR.. Wingate M. Johnson. "Ad-
vice on Diet" by DR.. Solomon
Strouse of Chicago. "Sex Hygiene"
by DR.. Thurman B. Rice Of the de-
partment of public health Of In
diana.
It is certainly complete and up
to date and can be generally rec
commended. I quote few Of the
things said by different people.
Crying in Children: "A certain
amount of crying daily serves a
useful purpose. It is a form Of exer-
else and constitutes a large part
of the exercise young baby gets.
Also, in the very young, crying
helps to exercise the lungs. Cry
ing is sometimes excessive. Such
crying is usually due to discom.
fort"
Thumb Sucking: 1.-THE harm Of
thumb sucking is chiefly the re-
sulting Jaw and tooth deformity.
This habit in moderation probably
does no harm, but since it is i'm
possible to state any dividing line
between that which is and that
which is not harmful, the safest
plan is not to permit it in any de-
gree as a habit"
1.-The heart of child at birth
weighs less than an ounce; that Of
an adult, a half pound. The energy
which causes the heart to contract
develops in some nervous tissue
called the pacemaker of the heart,
Apparently its energy is the equiv
alent of a thousandth Of a volt"
zone of the most impressive fea
lures in recent discoveries regard
ing the relation Of food to health
and vitality is that the benefit Of
better feeding usually becomes
fully apparent only when it is con-
tinued throughout a large part
Of the life cycle, and often the
benefit is greater to the second
generation than to the first"
"Census figures from Great
Britain show that the average
number of persons more than 100
in the British Isles is about 110
and that so of this number are
women"
zone of the real problems we
have to face is to make the lives
of the aged happier and healthier
They must realize their own short.
comings in regard to strength and
ability to throw off disease, while
those around them should always
take into consideration the
changes which come with ad
vanced age. If older persons OBJ
serve the simple rules Of health
there is no reason why their de
clining years should not be
happy"
EDITORS NOTE: Six pam
phlets by DR.. Clendening can nov
be obtained by sending 10 cents
in coin, for each, and a self-ad
dressed envelope stamped with
Scent stamp, to DR.. Logan Glen
dening, in care Of this paper. The
pamphlets are: Indigestion ano
Constipation" Reducing an
Gaining" Infant Feeding" 'In
StructionS for the Treatment Of
Diabetes" Feminine Hygiene
and "The Care Of the Hair anc
Skin:"