The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-17
THE NEWS IS FUNNY

THE NEWS IS FUNNY
 A reader sends a clipping which he says is entirely contrary to my views. The Tipping b as follows: President Spoke HatIess And Has
 Cold As Result
 Washington, Nov. 12-(SpeciaD-- President RooSevelts refusal to make speech in 0 hat yesterday caused his confinement in the White House today with c cold.
 lie wore formal morning attire to the ArmiStice Day ceremonies at the ArmiStice Day ceremonies ct Arlington National Cemetery. He stood bareheaded before the grave of the Unknown Soldier and despite the chill autumnal wind, did not put on his silk hat during his speech in the amphitheater, or until he was driving back to the White House.
 Forced today to cancel oil en. agreements, he worked upon papers In his oval studio.
 q wish the President wouldn't expose himself by doing such things" remarked William D. Has, Sett, hlS secretary.
 Expose himself to what, Grand fna-r mean, MT. Hassett2
 If the President Is going to catch anything he is far more likely 10 catch 1t from one of his visitors in the White House than he is out in Arlington Cemetery. Especially from 6 visitor who harbors the notion that chill autuinnal winds on the barred head or bit of sllsh on the shoes will cause any illness, for the bird with such ideas is net likely to follow the golden rule of hy- giene when he has little. He keeps right on exposing everybody unlucky enough to come within his conversational spray range = until he Is compelled to give up and go to bed.
 I have never witnessed one of those interviews the President has with the press representatives from time to time, but if this item of news fairly represents the attitude of gentlemen of the press I should advise the President to require all the correspondents who gather round his desk for such interviews to wear suitable masks, or else to wear one himself, or at least to have . suitable screen set up to protect hirn from their conversa- tional pray. From pictures of the interviews published in magazines I infer that some of the boys are near enough to the President to pepper him effectively if they hap pen to be coming down with any- thing communicable.
 If, as or when the President gets pneumonia, flue or any other respir- atory infection it will not be on Q visit to Arlington, no matter what the state of the weather.
 Mouth Breathing
 On just one point I wish to dis agree with your fine teachings about breathing. There are times when 1t is necessary to exhale through the nose, for instance in backward movements In water ballet figures, or in a back dive. Otherwise heartily agree that one should al- ways breathe through the mouth when in the water.
 Swimming Coach).
 Answer--I do not know why you make the exception, but there can be no question that it is a good health rule to wear a nose clip or gently plug the nostrils with lambs wool or cotton batting (not absorbent or ''medicated" cottou) before entering the water, and to breathe entirely through the mouth while in the water. One normally breathes through the mouth and nose during extraordinary physical effort, in order to get more oxygen than is normally required. During ordinary quiet breathing and during sleep one normally breathes entire- ly through the nose.
 Better Food for Better Nutrition
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