The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-23

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 Optimal ration means 8 far more liberal intake (perhaps many-fold more liberaD than the minimum re- quirement for the prevention of obs yious or manifest nutritional defi- ciency. Applied to vitamin B and G (G was at first confuesd with B, still is designated B, in England), Q mininaI intake may prevent char acteristic multiple neurttis (berl- berD or pellagra, but will not pre- vent ill-healtl1 as manifest in poor appetite, weakness, linderweight, tn- digestion, lack of vigor, constipation and intestinal stasis. I have a queer notion-I mean one of my many queer notions is that if all the wiSe- acres in Yankeeland had & rudi- mentary knowledge of the physiol- !, ,ogy of vitarnins B, G and D and took half the pains to get optimal rations of these vitamins as they do to get easily digested" food. we'd hear and see . good deal less of "colitis," nervous weakness" and "neuritis". Likewise I believe opti- nal rations of vitamins o and D would prevent the development of chronic arthritis in many instances. But it will take ten or. twenty years to prove these principles based on new Knowledge, and meanwhile old- fashioned folk and their old-fash- toned doctors will continue to avoid "red meat" uric acid" and bad weather.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Indentations
 read in your counn that a nor. nal tongue does not show indenta- tions from contact with the teeth. Kindly give me some advice on this condition (Miss G. O
 Answer-Two common conditions in which the tongue may show such indentations are hypochronic ane- mia and prolonged hypovitaminosis. The former is dealt with in the booklet @Blood and Health" the latter in the booklet Building Vi- tality," for either of which send ten cents coin and stamped envelope bearing your address.
 Scoliosis
 When was fourteen I noticed one shoulder blade came out more than the other. Now at IS not only the right part of my back but also my left hip comes out more than the other. Would any exercises help? .s. (Afiss E. W.)
 Answer-Scolosis, spinal curva- ture. The right exercise may help: the wrong exercise may aggravate the trouble. Only your physician can prescribe the right exercises. 1 Not too late to correct the faulty development. Go to your doctor at once, and if necessary he will refer you to an. orthopedic surgeon. Trouble due to neglect of physical education in childhood. Our cozn- mon schools still in dark ages in this department. School authorities | too ignorant to appreciate inpor- | tance of adequate physical edaca- tion. Ditto parents.
 Casual
 How casual we human beings are AFTER we've received help. want to thank you for the monograph on | bed-wetting. It corrected the trou- ble in our household after we had spent much money on remedies and l treatments (E. F. WI
 Answer-G Glad to send the r1ono- graph to any one who asks for is and incloses Scent stamped en- yelope bearing his address.
 Key to Diary
 Daughter aged three years swal- flowed key to a diary. am worried How can I know whether it has passed or whether 1t is lodged somewhere? ... (AGrs. J.)
 Answer-ProbabIy 1t was passed within 4S hours. If you are anxious about it. X-ray examination would lshcw the key. if 1t has lodged any where in the body.
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