The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-24

lack of knowledge Of the funda-
mentals Of proper posture"
Up to the time of the World
War, Part I, even the military au-
thorities in this country harbored
some such comic opera conception
of good posture as that, and in
many quasi-military institutions and
organizations it still prevails. Tin
soldier snap is as easily faxed as
chorus girl vivacity.
BY the Brown standard referred
to there are four grades of profile
posture, A Or excellent, B or good,
C or poor, and d or bad; and four
grades of anterior posture, / or ex-
cellent, or good, 3 or poor and 4
or bad. To measure profile posture
view the individual from one side;
the profile posture is grade A or
excellent If a plumb line or per-
pendicular passes through the ex-
ternal auditory meatus Gear OPEN
ing), tip of acromial process (tip
of shoulder, greater trochanter
ebony prominence of hip-about
where ball of thumb rests against
hip and the external malicious
(outer bony prominence of ankle)
Profile posture is grade D or bad
if the head is markedly forward,
chest sunken, belly relaxed, or back
curves exaggerated. In grade A
posture the breastbone is the part
of the body farthest forward.
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the individual from in front. The
anterior posture is grade l or ex-
cellent If knees, ankles and great
toes touch easily, with a narrow
crescent of space visible between
the feet at insteps, shoulders are
of equal height, body straight with
curves at waistline even, hips of
equal height Anterior posture is
grade or bad If knees touch when
ankles are apart or if ankles touch
when knees are apart, one shoulder
is higher than the other or curves
at waistline are uneven, one hip
higher than the other. If anterior
posture is good a plumb line OF per-
falls through the supraternal (top
pendicular dropped from the nose
of breast bone) notch, navel, and
the narrow crescent of space be-
tween inSteps.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Spare Ribs and Sauerkraut
Our five year cid boy, until year
ago subject to allergy, now has fine
health and seems thriving. He begs
for spare ribs and sauerkraut when
we have it. We have not given him
any, as we thought the vinegar
might be bad for him.
MRS. A. I'd
Answer-Omit the vinegar, or, if
you ned any better sauce or condi-
ment than the NATURAL Tactic acid
(same acid as in sour milk or but
termilk) use lemon juice instead of
vinegar, and the spareribs and
sauerkruat will be fine for the boy
and not bad for his Nom and pop
either.
Foods Containing Phosphorus
am trying to find out what foods
contain phosphorus, but such books
as have consulted give no infor-
nation. (R. he
Answer-Beef, milk, cheese, eggs,
wheat, potatoes, beans, apples dried
prunes carrots, oatmeal are good
sources of phosphorus. For infor-
nation concerning essential min
erals and vitamins in foods consult
Feeders Digest page booklet
mailed on request if you inclose
twenty-five cents and stamped en-
velope bearing your address.
Vitamin B Complex
Where can / get the new vitamin
called paba, which keeps hair from
gray? M. NJ
AnsWer-It is not new. 1t is one
Of the components of the natural |
B complex. Crude para
lmino-Benzoic acid has been used
for years in manufacture of explo-
'ives. Chemically pure preparation
If it may be available, but I would
not use it myself as long as nat
lral viatmin B complex is available.
Copyright, 1912, John F. Ollie Coz