The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-20

The present widespread heat wave has led Dr. Robert A. Fraser, chief medical director of the New York Life Insurance company, to issue a health warning, cautioning every one to take simple safeguards that their health may not be impaired by the extreme temperatures.
 Dr. Fraser offers ten health hints for hot weather that are easily fol- lowed by young and old. They are:
 1. Take it easy - don't rush around.
 2. Wear a hat out in the sun.
 3. Wear cool, loose fitting clothes.
 4. Get plenty of rest and sleep.
 5. Eat moderately of easily di- gested foods.
 6. Drink plenty of cool (not ice coldD liquids.
 2. Exercise moderately.
 8. Take frequent tepid (not cold) baths.
 g. Do not stay in direct sunshine for long periods.
 10. Avoid large meetings in poor ly ventilated auditoriums.
 If all of us would observe these rules, pr. Fraser said, "our general physical condition would be vastly improved and we would be able to withstand hot weather with much less difficulty"
 In commenting on his ten health hints for hot weather, Dr. Fraser feels that children are more apt to forget rules five and six, which are extremely important for them, while adults are very likely to ignore rules one, two and frequently six.
 Children, because they really don't know any better, are very prone to overeat, and to gulp large quantities of ice cold pip and water" Dr. Fraser remarked. "They should be carefully controlled along these lines. Children either observe the balance of the health hints without knowing that they are doing so or because of their youth and vitality they can afford to ignore them. For instance, a child may rush around all day long without hat, frequent ly out in the sun, and show no i'll effects. On the other hand, they in- stinctively prefer minimum of clothing and will sleep readily, if they are tired.
 Adults, however, should avoid go- ing out without a hat. They should also drink sparingly of ice cold li- quids and, very important, see to it that they get plenty of sleep and rest. In addition, grown people should refrain from expending great quantities of energy in needless
 Sunstroke and heatstroke, Dr. haste. On hot days take it easy" Fraser points out, are two hot weather ailments that are quite common, though very different in their symptoms and in the way they affect the stricken individual. Both sunstroke and heatstroke can be avoided by following the health hints for hot weather.
 SunstrOke
 Sunstroke can be avoided by keep ing out of the hot sun and by not over-doing in physical exercise. An attack frequently begins with nau- sea. giddiness and mental excite ment, following long exposure to the sun. The face is flushed, the pulse full and rapid.
 The first thing to do is remove the patient to cool spot and then send for a doctor immediately Reduce the body temperature by placing the patient in cold bath. sponging the surface of the body with cold water or rubbing the body with ice.
 Keep up the treatment for ten or fifteen minutes and then place the patient between blankets without drying the body. If there is no im- provement within fifteen minutes. repeat the cold applications as be- fore and keep repeating them every fifteen minutes until consciousness Is well established.
 Sometimes after apparent recov- cry, the patient becomes drowsy