The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13

as rule feeble mindedneSS is mani
fest. On second thought more
rational explanation would be the
fact that the child-minded portion
of the population doesn't care so
much for a column written for read
ers of normal intelligence. Irrespec-
tive of the evident high I. @. of these
Spondents-many Of them are
members of the various learned pro-
LESSONS, it seems to me that the ques-
lions they ask and the ideas they
have and the assertions they make
concerning hygiene, health and the
prevention of disease only go to show
! that the popular health education
program up to the present has failed
miserably in competition with ef-
fective obfuscation of the public by
the nostrum and quackery interests.
The determination of these interests
to keep the majority Of people ig-
norant Or misinformed concerning
hygiene, health and prevention of
disease is backed by millions of dol
lars appropriated annually from their
profits for this purpose. For no one
comprehends more clearly than the
quack or the nostrum monger that
a credulous, gullible public-and of
course a nice discrimination in en-
forcement of such laws as may i'm
| pede business-co the most
favorable market condition for Hum
bug & Hokum, Inc.
Early in the century physicians,
health authorities and various Or
CARNATIONS for race betterment agi-
tated the then novel idea of periodic
health tests or physical examinations
for well folk, as practical prophy-
laxis against premature breakdown"
from cardio-vascular degeneration.
which generally reaches an advanced
stage before the victim even seeks
proper medical examination r advice.
A few of the more intelligent class
adopted this practice, but the wise
acres still prefer to try whatever the
nostrum and quackery interests are
promoting this season, for the ia
miliar complaints of tired feeling"
"overwork," nervous exhaustion" in
the earlier stages of CVD.
One encouraging sign, at any rate,
is that far greater portion Of the
population today is. health-conscious
than was the case twenty-five years
ago.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Silver Nitrate Stain
Tell the lady who was so worried
by the black stain left on the sink
Ivy the silver nitrate solution to wet
the stain ard then drop few crys-
tails of oxalic acid on it, let 1t stand
10 minutes, wash off and the stain
will be gone. Oh. D. g.
Answer-Thank you. From the
large file of correspondence incurred
by the stain on the lady's sink I
gather that she must have tried that,
though let us hope the suggestion is
effective. You say you've tried it and
you know. But, tell me, did you sue
coed in breaking the tobacco habit.
What with the tragedy of the Stain
in the Sink (where the lady should
not have gargled anyway we have
lost sight Of the purpose of using
the solution of silver nitrate. Mono
graph on Tobacco Habit sent on re-
quest. If you inclose stamped en-
velope bearing your address.
Marry Mt Your Own Peril
What effect does smoking cigaretS,
as much as one pack, sometimes
nearly two packs day have on q
girl aged 10. also drinking, but not
to excess only occasionally. Is such |
a girl good risk for marriage?
CM. Ed
Answer-No, she Is very poor risk |
for marriage.
Vegetables
Is it all right to take the juices !