The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-26

William Brady, Natl0nal NeWse
 paper Service, SeO West Madison
 strset. Chicago, III.
 EXPOSURE TO DAYLIGHT
 This is the time of year to cone slider the health value of sun bathing. For the next six months, in the northern hemisphere not one person in Q thousand VIII e1.. joy as much exposure to dayhghV as he or she should have for the good of health.
 When I say sunbathlng I mean exposure of as much of the sur- face of the body as possible 70 direct or indirect (diRuSe) sunlight or daylight, no matter whether it is New Year or the Fourth of July or whether you live in Montreal or Los Angeles, Saskatoon or Miami. Tn other words, from the health viewpoint, the less clothing or cover one wears if any circumstance the better, of course with due regard for comfort and convention.
 Although the mid-day sun In mids summer has the highest proportion of ultraviolet rays, even the ditfuse daylight of mid winter contains some ultraviolet = enough to keep any one in good health If he or she does not avoid or neglect adequate exposure of the skin to daylight.
 Old fossils who read this may save themselves the time and me the bother of reading screeds # they will refrain from telling me I should know better. Young people who read this will, I hope, be ass sured 1t is my advice and 1t applies in all kinds of weather, in all seas sons of the year, in oil variations of climate. No man, woman or child should ever wear one stitch more than he or she finds comfort- able in the circumstances, 50 far as health is concerned - provided the individual has sufficient intelli- gence to know whether he is corn- fortable.
 Tn many towns what little ultra- violet there is in the winter day. light is largely shut out by smoke, dust, fog. Nevertheless enough gets through even the darkest screen to supply the requirements of health if the body is sufficiently exposed.
 As explained in the talk pub.s lished Oct. eth, this question of sufficient exposure to daylight M particularly important in the pre-. vention of rheumatic fever and chronic rheumatism. h.
 So I urge ail intelligent parents, grandpartners, uncles, aunts, guard. fans, teachers and doctors who are not obsessed by superstition and phobias, to leave 1t to the children to wear or go without any and all clothing in any and all circum. stances, as the children may pre-. fer. mean so far as health is con- cerned. And of course I assume the children are not idiots-they know when they are comfortable, and they know 1t better than you or I possibly can.
 This teaching and advice seemed radical and dangerous to the "au. thorities" or the doctors who pur' ported to be authorities Q genera" ton ago. But the trend of popular and even medical opinion has been slowly towards good hygiene and good sense and away from red fiaIi' mel in the past thirty years.
 QUESTIONS and ANSWERS Whats the Matter With You Girls?
 am in my early twenties, five. feet two and weigh one hundred eighteen. I would like to lose about eight pounds. (Aiss P. L. WI
 Answer-A girl in her early tweTl. ties, i've feet two inches tall, should weigh not less than i20 pounds. What in tarnation makes you girls want to look holy frights, anyway? I suspect 1t is because your physi. cal education has been neglected You are fiabby, lack vite, need. not reduction, but development of your muscles 50 they will support you in good form. good posture. Send twenty-five cents and stamped sell addressed envelope for booklet "Th0 Seven Keys to Vite."
 Premature Aging
 From an ailusion to premature aging and premature graying ot hair, in your column, I gather that you have c pamphlet on the sub- ject. If so, how may one obtain c copy7 (Mys. B. L)
 Answer-send stamped envelope bearing your address, and ask for pamphlet "Oid Folks and Young Folks" and also "Antl-oray Hair VItamins."
 Courage t,t
 A reader kindly sends Q recent copy of the magazine Courage" for the correspondent who inquired about the magazine. The magazine is published by Paul J. Campbell, 240 Arcade Bldg. East St. Louis. I'll. It offers much help to mem. bers of the Fraternity of the Wooden Leg. This is not the issue from which I quoted, but I'll Do glad to mail it to the correspondent if he or she will give mo the d. dress again.
 Copyright 1914, by John Y. bile co.