The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-22


william Brady, National News
paper Service, $50 West Madison
Street, Chicago, I'LL
GROWING CHILDREN NEED
CALCIUM
Both breast milk and cows milk
contain enough calcium TO satisfy
the baby's daily requirement Of this
element, provided the baby takes
enough milk daily. Breast milk con-
tains one-third as much calcium
as cows milk; but according to
nutrition authorities an infant nor
mally assimilateS nearly two-thirdS
Of the calcium in breast milk, less
that half the calcium in cows milk.
Just how much milk the baby must
take to insure the daily require
ment of calcium depends on several
circumstances-the baby's age, the
state of the digestion, the amount
of vitamin D the baby receives daily,
the character of the diet aside from
the milk consumed.
But too often the calcium re-
quirement of the growing child-a
child continues to grow and de-
velop throughout childhood, ado
lescence and youth-indeed, up to
the age of "a or Is years in many
instances, since many adults do not
cut their wisdom teeth until that
age-too often the growing child
fails to get enough calcium, and in
consequence suffers in health, de-
velopment and efficiency.
Milk and cheese, eggs (the yolkS)
greens, peas, beans, peanuts, tur-
nipS, carrots, cabbage, caulifower.
broccoli, oatmeal, and plain wheat
are the best food sources Of calcium.
In my opinion good many OF
the common and untreated or
wrongly treated ailments or weak
nesses of youth-children in their
'teens-are due at least in part to
calcium deficiency. These youngsters
are often pampered and fused over
when what they need Is more cal
cium and more vftanin D to insure
assimilation AMI retention Of the
calcium required.
If the youth tucks away his or
her fair quota of milk daily (not
less than q quart a day. or an
equivalent amount of any milk
product-evaporated or condensed
milk, buttermilk, skim milk, cream
or even ice cream (for calcium
content a quart of milk would be
equivalent to three quarts of ice
cream, any kind of cheese Except
processed limitations or substitutes
for real cheese AND an adequate
daily ration of vitamin D, he or she
will get enough calcium for the most
favorable health, growth and de-
velopment. If the ordinary diet fails
to provide enough food calcium in
such forms, then, in my opinion, it
Is advisable to supplement the young
persons diet with regular daily
rations of calcium and Vtamin D
in some convenient, palatable form.
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
Youth Is Tired
Can you suggest why our Is years
old daughter and IT year old son are
both always too tired to stand or
sit up straight. They slump and
SLOUGH about and seem to have no
ambition. OH. L. To
Auswer-No. But nutritional de-
ficiency, particularly calcium de-
ficiency, accounts for the habbiness
and lack of ambition" in a great
many growing boys and girls.
Iodine
You say your "Iodin Ration" was
originally calculated for the STAN
dard 10 tincture. Please explain
what 10 tincture means and what
it means when the 10 iodine my
druggist says Is standard contains
1870 alcohol. IL. D. NJ
AnSWer-Amount Of alcohol in
tinctrre is insignificant. The Phar-
macopoeia, standard, official, legal
Tincture of Iodine. Contains ap-
proximately TO of Iodine. It Is a
bit too strong for popular use,
should be left othe exclusive use
of physicians and surgeons. For
popular use as a first aid disin-
fectant for minor wounds etc., q
milder preparation is expressly pro-
vided by the Pharmacopoeia. It is
equally standard, official and legal,
Mild Tincture Of Iodine, and
it contains approximately 30 of
iodine. The amount of alcohol in
it is equally insignificant. This Mild
Tincture of Iodine Is the iodine
most suitable to keep in the house,
hold medicine cupboard for emer-
gencies, and it is the iodine I rec
ommend in Instructions for TAX
ing an Iodin Ration" - for the
pamphlet send a stamped envelope
bearing your address. Do not send
a clipping.
Dew OF Sahara
The IS year old lady back again.
Your Dew of Saraha' proved just
the thing-I no longer suffer from
itching after bath. &C. A. CO
Answer - Thank you. For bath
puritus and other kinds etching
without apparent cause) the recipe
for making Dew of Sahaha" is
given in booklet "Save Your Skin"
for copy send twenty-five cents
and stamped envelope bearing your
address.
Copyright 1943, John F. Ollie Co..
are successfully masquerading as
dimes.
On the other hand, it may be
that the old fashioned copper coins
are resentful OF this newcomer in