The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-19

his column.
DR.. Israel Bran has discussed
the subject and he indicates that
it is just as difficult a problem as
the heavy youngster.
Bread and butter offer the best
dietary means of bringing a thin
youngster up to normal weight. II
the habit Of eating plenty of bread
and butter can be established,
along with that Of drinking an
ample quantity of rich milk, the
youngsters problem Of gaining
weight is practically solved. I'm
fortunately, this cannot always
be so easily accomplished"
Lack Of Appetite
This finding corresponds TO
what thin people tell you-that
they actually don't have as good
an appetite as other people and,
therefore, don't eat as much. OF
course, you see all sorts of opinion
TO the contrary. One is that fat
people don't have good appetites
and thin people gorge themselves,
but careful observation shows that
these are not true in carefully
measured dietary experiments.
So that the problem of getting
the thin youngster to eat plenty
of bread and butter and milk
comes down to the use of other
methods to make him hungrier.
A careful examination for any
physical disability is presumed to
be the first act in taking care of
the thin youngster. Overactivity
of the thyroid gland, unsupported
diabetes, intestinal worms of all
kinds, bad teeth, digestive dis
orders, must all be Investigated.
Irregular meals. eating under dis
tracing surroundings. poor dis
--c1tpitne- and dict fais tn-the par
ents, are all calculated TO be bad
for the nutrition Of child.
Improve Sleeping Habits
Improvement of sleeping habits
is stressed as an important means
of bringing back the appetite. A
youngster Of 10 or 12-should have
at least ten hours sleep each night.
Ideally he should sleep alone in
well ventilated room. The correc-
ton of erroneous sleep habits is
not a matter of arising later, but
of retiring earlier.
Under medication. very little is
suggested except perhaps the ever
present vitamin tablets containing
Nitamins A, B, C, d and G, which
are excellent appetizers in the
average case of under-nourish-
ment.
Psychology is very successful
in young patients. Neither scold-
ing nor pampering gets results,
bu. gaining the confidence of the
youngster, explaining what is to
be done and how, together with pa
tIent correction Of bad habits, will
accomplish excellent results. In
most instances the parents have
to De educated too.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
G. r., Toronto, Ont. - Gould
diseased tonsils cause bad breath?
Could you suggest a suitable rem
edy to combat bad breathe"
Answer-Chronic inflammation
of the tonsils causes an unpleasant
odor, so that tonsillitis undoubt-
eddy can cause bad breath. There
is no remedy for bad breath. Its
treatment requires careful evalu-
alton of all possible causes. More
bad breath comes from the nose
than from the mouth. Any infec-
ton in the mouth or nose may
cause it. Scrupulous frequent
cleaning Of the teeth (including
the use of den al foss) is neces-
sary. Only few cases arise, as It
is popularity supposed. from the
stomach. Ordinary mouth washes
are Of little value in the treatment,
but the use Of powder or tablet
tha..releases chlorine in the mouth
IS valuable.