The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-03
A wOMAN'S FIGURE, COMFORT.
 HEALTH AND BEAUTY

From the standpoint of hygiene or health I do solemnly assure all parents, grandparents, aunts and teachers that in any season, cli- mate or weather in North America it is always right, correct, proper and OK for tots, urchins, moppets, children or kids to go barefoot, bare. headed, bare-kneed, bare naked, sans wraps, without overcoats, minus throat mufflers, without heavy un- derwear, as they like when they like. Of course take 1t for granted the young one is not an imbecile. Any normal three -year-old knows enough to come in out of the cold or wet if he or she doesn't enjoy the exposure.
 Discussing here recently the ques- ton Why Should a Girl Wear a Girdle" I promised to describe a tapering off plan for misguided girls who have already cultivated the habit of wearing such harness, as well as for women who have suf- fered corset complaint for years. In every instance the degree of injury depends of course on how much the girl or woman has depended on the artificial support and how little she has depended on her own muscles for support. An individual who has worn a splint or cast for only a month or two regains normal strength of the muscles and Hga- ments more readily after discarding the splint or brace than does one who has been so confined for year or more.
 The tapering off plan involves some exercise, I'm afraid. Regular daily systematic calisthenics calcu- lated to restore to something like normal strength the muscles which weaken and become f1abby from dis use imposed by corset or girdle. For women who have not yet reached middle age the exercises described and illustrated in The Last Brady Symphony are suitable. For con- plete words and music send ten cents and stamped envelope bearing your addess. For women who have reached or passed maturity, the ex- ercises described and illustrated in The Keys to Vite are more suit able-for this booklet send twenty five cents and stamped envelope bearing your address. No clippings. please.
 In any case the daily exercises should be taken in minimum doses at first, and the daily dose grad ually increased week by week until full seance requiring ten minutes or more each night and morning becomes routine.
 Two weeks after beginning the regular exercise schedule the woman should begin going without harnes; -only a short time at first, say 10 half an hour day, and then in crease her free time to, say, an hour day the second month, two hours day the third month, half day the fourth or fifth month, and so on. As her muscles recover tone and resume their supporting function she will find she has less and less need for artificial support.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Better Skip It
 Kindly inform me regarding hyd- rochloric acid which is part of the normal stomach contents. Where 1t comes from, what could cause a deficiency ;. perhaps you can name book I can get in the public li- brary. CMrs. P. M)
 Answer-You can get Howell's Textbook of Physiology in the pub lie library. But advise you not tc delve in medical books.
 Baby Sleeps Prone
 Baby five months old sleeps on her stomach. have been told that this will cause crooked teeth and a facial deformity. (Mrs. L.)
 Answer-If she were my baby she'd sleep in whatever position she prefers. Ben Told is wrong.
 Cancer Not Communicable
 Aunt who lives with us kept notes her brother made during his last illness (with cancer). We are afraid the papers may be dangerous to handle. (Miss R. s.
 AnsWer-No ground for such fear. Cancer is not communicable. Ordi- nary soap and water cleanliness is adequate precaution against ordi- nary infection such as might occur from any open or discharging wound, sore or ulcer.
 Copyright. 1943. John F. Dille Col