The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-04

be made to queries not conform ing to instructions. Address DFs William Brady, National NewSs paper Service, 320 West Madison Street, Chicago HI.
 WHOSE COMFORT ZONE7
 A household temperature of 65 to 68 F. regardless of the method of heating, is more comfortable Tor young and old alike than 8 tenn perature of 70 to 75 F. if the air is kept fairly well conditioned by constant evaporation of water, either at the central source of heat- ing or in the room or rooms most used by occupants. This is no the- ory. It is an observation any house. holder may make for himself. satisfied myself that 1t is true by ten years of cruel experimentation on my family in large barrack in an isolated settlement midway be- tween Rochester, N. Y, and Hamil- ton, Ontario. where the breeze from Lake Erie blew through Tony's whiskers (Tony the Wirish Terror) when we ventured out in the snow drifts in the hope of catching a neighbor's dog unguarded. What do you mean, how did my family like 1t? We're still on speaking terms.
 There was just one undesirable circumstance in the experiment. mention it here for the benefit of readers who may wish to irvesti- gate the question for themselves. I never contrived to Sequestrate all thermometers. When I thought l had everything under control some body would smuggle in a thernaor1- eter, discover the temperature was only 67 maybe, and complain bit- terly .. just as 8 matter of form.
 There was also one impeachment in my study-we used individual humidifiers on each of ten or a dozen radiators in the house, and it was my chore to tote all the water to these humidif1ers daily. You know me, all. So on many days the humidifiers ran out of water and the master of the house had to talk fast when the guinea pigs squawked about the atmospheric condition.
 Still we learned enough from the test to know that it is much better in every way to evaporate 8 few more gallons of water in the heated air of the house than 1t is to burn a few more buckets of coal, gallons of oil or cubic feet of gas. Readers who are curious to have more particulars about this may send a stamped self-addressed en- velope and ask for pamphlet "Air Conditioning"
 Anent the question of the 'conn- fort zone" it is as misleading to rely on a thermometer alone as it is to be guided by the sensations or feelings of occupants in regulating the atmospheric condition in living room, bedroom, workroon1, school room, office, theater, church or shop.
 One who has just little knowl- edge of the usual range of temper ature indoors but no knowledge of the modifying effect of humidity is too likely to infer that tempera- ture below 70 degrees is too low for comfort.
 As for personal sensations or feelings, it is notorious that atmos- pheric conditions which are com fortable for the young folk are too chilly for grandma, and when the hothouse atmosphere suits grandma 1t is intolerable for the young folk.
 In an early quarrel we'll see whether we can reach fair com promise on the question.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 What Is Cri?
 I'm new reader and am great ly interested in your teachings about colds. Once or twice I have come across word that puzzles me -cri. Please explain what 1t means. (Mrs. F. T. H.) Answer-Any common respiratory nfection-whatever 1t turns out to be. Call it cri (kree) in the stage of onset, when the condition is most readily communicable, before you or even the doctor can tell whether 1t will turn out to be measles, grips, pneumonia, coryza, meningitis, in- | fantile paralysis or whatnot. Cal it cri and play fair with yourself and your neighbor. Send twenty five cents and stamped envelope bearing your address. for booklet Call It Cri."
 Avoiding TOnsiIIectOmy
 One youngster I had been treat- ' ing for year, trying to get him into condition for tonsillectomy without success. In desperation I began giving him massive doses of vitamin D-1O0,000 units a day. In three weeks he gained remarkably, and we removed the tonsils with practically no bleeding. The young- ster had begun to gain weight even before the surgery was performed. I have wondered since whether that tonsillectomy was really necessary.
 (...,...., M. D.
 Answer-I think it was not neces- sary, Doctor. but then, as ssu know, I'm a bear on the removal of tone sis in that way. After all, the child was gaining before you inflicted the crude operation on him. Even the operation did not greatly retard progress. Tn my opinion surgical tonslllectony is rarely justified, merely for large tonsils.
 Copyright. iD43. John P. DIlle Col