The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-29

 disease B communicable and fur. ther that it fg usually respiratory infection. By that we mean the germ or virus ig spread through the secretiong from the mucous faefis brane lining the breathing passages, and it gains entrance to the body of the next person through the r1u- cuous membrane lining the Fespira- tory tract. It might seem logical then to assume that the germ or virus is carried ii the air and ifi- haied. Thet assumption fits in with the old belief that most epidemicg were air-borne and that sometimes greet gc0uFges were brought into 6 country ir the wind blowing across the seal But we know that these notions were absurd. We know inst C disease germ or virus never tFav- els in the air; t has to be trans- ported by human or animal or in- sect agency in order to retain enough life or viFuience to survive and gain c foothoId in the new country.
 The public iias been duly warned about the danger of catching such disease through tfe open cough or stieeze. The moisture spray given of when c person coughs or gneeZes without carefully masking or cOv- 6ring mouth afld nose carries ag far Ag ten or twelve feet, and may carry vifuient disease germs or virus, which is thus diFeCtIy implanted upon tho mouth or nose Of another, perhaps inhaled, 70 that t lodges on the mucous membrane Of the respiratory tract.
 Tine public has not been fairly appraised Of the more subtle danger Of catching such disease through polite conversational spray. This carries less than five feet, ordinarily two or three feet, but the inyisibiy fine dr0pIetS Of moisture given of when & person taIks may carry the virus CT germs Of disease afid irl- plant infection directly upon the mucous membrane Of the breathing passages Of another person, h my opinion this is indeed the most fre- quGnt mode Of infection with Tes- pifatory disease, anything from c0f- yza to tuberculosis, from grip to CGrebfo-spinai meningitis.
 Old timers who hold important political positions in health depart inentg still Gildeavor to make c to. do about tile agency Of dish-wagh- ing, shaking hands, getting 0ne'G feet wet, change Of weather, fOFget- ting 0nG's heavy underwear then, isn't # characteristic Of the medical profession to prefer the roundabout, complicated expiaHa- ton Of things we don't understand very weil2 Wasn't t the doctor who authorized or ordered the quaint shotgun quarantine we formerly I employed against yellow fever in the S0uth2
 (Editer Nele, Tine thlFa sgtieIe by DE Brady 0n IBAuenza viii bs pHbllsiled tens0fF0w.)
 QUEgTTONS AND ANSWERS Sleep rgatb0ng
 How many hours sleep daiIy should a chiId aged 17 months have | (MFs. Y. T. M,)
 AnsweF-A child c yeaF old needs i6 hours sleep.
 At tWo years fourteen hours, IA
 ct night end c two hour nap each afternoon,
 At four years, c child needs
 twelve hours sleep Of which
 t0 1 1s2 hours should be in the
 afternoon 9ap.
 At s1x years, Il to i2 hours, ail at
 night,
 At : to 10 years ten to iO i-s
 hours,
 At i2 to 16 years 2 to 70 hours
 sleep.
 At 26 to 2s, 6 hours sleep,
 From 36 to 50, ' hours sleep,
 From 60 to 70, C hours sleep,
 From 70 to 16O, s to c hours sleep
 Much depends or physical activ. ity, not or ti1e amount Of GOsc@IIed brain WOFk". The more active one k physically tiSe more sleep needed 9nd vice versa
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