The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-02
HOW NERVOUS MAY A WOMAN
 BE AT FORTY-EIGHT?

Kindly give me some advice for my nerves. asks correspondent, as I am just reaching the critical time the change of life.
 Now, madam, you asked for 1t, remember. First I earnestly advise you to throw out the almanac and the old (quack) doctor book and if possible your treasured collection of morbid notions about female weak ness," feminine hygiene" the sick ness" concept of menstruation and the delicate" idea of pregnancy. All that line of hokum is calculated to keep the gullible sex good customers for innumerable lines of nostrums and quackery. It is calculated to appeal to the childish imagination of the woman whose education has been shamefully neglected-the col lege woman, for instance l refer of course to physical education and to educational concerning sex. The natural cessation of menstru- ation, which occurs generally around the age of 48 years-in some cases five years earlier or later-is not a critical, dangerous or serious hap pening. It accounts for no change" of life, no particular change of ap- pearance, temperament or behavior or feeling. It certainly causes no disturbance of the nervous system. Today, as education gradually per- meates the gullible sex more and more women are learning for them selves, from their own experience, that all I have said here is quite true.
 So, if the mayority of women are in no way upset or changed by the menopause except the loss of fertility or the power to reproduce) the unenlightened minority who stil! go by the almanac and the testi- monial have nothing to worry about as they approach middle age and nothing to be nervous" about after they get there.
 Of course I am aware that many ailments manifest themselves first around middle age-in men and women. I am singularly lacking in sympathy for anybody in any cir constance, but wouldn't blame a woman for practicing little nerv- ouS imposition at almost any time in her life is she can get away with it and smooth out her path bit.
 The woman who suffers from hot {, flashes or f1ushes does well to heed these suggestions:
 CD If more than 10 per cent over- weight, change the diet habit in moderate degree - particularly talk ing less refind carbohydrate.
 CD Favor, high-calcium diet as much as possible-milk, cheese, eggs greens, peas, beans, carrots, nuts.
 (3) Try supplementing the diet for a month or two or three times a year with additional calcium and vitamin DC which promotes utiliza ton of calcium).
 (4) If the hot flashes are too fre- quent and too distressing go to your physician for series of intramuscu- lar injections of ovarian hormone (variously called amniotin, theelin lutein, progynon.
 Recently several women who be- gan taking calcium and vitamin D (for other conditions) reported prompt relief of the hot flashes from which they had been suffering.
 No woman who wishes to keer well can afford to ascribe any kino of nervous" trouble to her age.
 QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
 Bleeder State
 What is the cause of some per sons blood not being able to stor running from a cut or bruise? (E O.
 AnsWer-Hemophilia or the bleedel state is one cause. That is some deficiency in the fibrin forming function, inherited. Another cause in rare instances today is scurvy from prolonged lack of vitamin ( in the diet-lack of fresh fruits fresh fruit juices, fresh vegetable! or greens. A third cause of delayed clotting and excessive bleeding i shortage of calcium and vitamin D
 Angina Pectoris
 Is 1t possible of man witt angina pectoris laged AZ years) t. J be . father? Can you suggest an. program or general rules for Sucl