The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-30
By WILLIAM BRADY, M. D.

One of thirty-two volunteers who lived for six months on European type of famine diet, under constant control and observation in labora- tory, doing the equivalent of light industrial work, with a daily in take of 176O calories-which is a little more than half of the aver age American standard daily intake gave his personal views of the ex- pertinent, and this is what he said, in part:
 'The psychological aspects of starvation are unbelivable. We went there" (to University of Min nesota, to undergo the experiment. because we were concerned about people abroad and wanted to do
 what we could to help those less fortunate than ourselves" (the
 experiment began before the end of
 the War), but I think we lost that
 feeling after about two months (two months of semi-starvation) At the end of five months of star vation" (note that MT. Legg calls it starvation, whereas Webster says
 starve means to perish with hun ger, to die, also to suffer extreme hunger or want-still MT. Legg,
 after five months of it, calls it starvation) "our attitude was Ito heck with the people abroad; I am hungry"
 That is all that was important. The only importanut thing left was whether I was ever going to get food. I was interested only in my self"
 (Remember, my overfed friends, all the time the man knew perfectly well that as soon as the six months experiment was over he would get all he wanted to eat. There wasn't any doubt or uncertainty about that. Therefore he and his fellow volun- teers had a great advantage over the millions of people in China, h. d1a and Europe Who manage some how to survive for months after endless month on diet that may or may not yield as many calories per day as these 32 fine, courageous young Americans received, for the real famine is no experiment with the assurance of good square meals in the offing0
 We had to keep answering ques- tions" Psychological tests, mental tests, intelligence tests) "and our whole attitude was introspective. We lost our +Semblance of humanity and became similar to beasts. = I got mad at 8 guy on corner in Min neapolis because he could go and have something to eat. saw a kid on a bicycle, my first thought was how could anybody have that much energy Then I thought he was probably going home to supper, I hated him. That is one of the most awful things I know.
 When the war ended we were on the first month of rehabilitation" (back on an adequate 315O calorie diet) We were sitting at supper when the news came. We talked about it for as long as 20 seconds and then discussion was about what we were going to eat tomorrow
 News like that which was so important meant a lot to us, and to think that we talked about it for twenty seconds and that was all.
 What does it all mean?
 Tt comes to this. If you are go- ing to bring people back you must send them tremendous amounts of fod. Quality of food is not as inn portant as quantity
 Now how could you expect any, thing like normal, reasonable or rational thinking, attitude, behavior or even will for peace on the part of people who are half starved, not for determinate period with as- rurance of enough to eat to sustain them, but for an indefinite time and with the specter fo disease and death ahead, if six months of it even with the promise of plenty to eat when the test is over produces such a change in the mood and spirit of the finest type of our young men?
 Girls May Swim
 was delighted to read in your column that a young woman need not refrain from dancing, horse