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Show When Weighing Consider These Many Factors By DR. JAMES W. BARTON (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) JT -IS hard to understand why so many overweights try to follow the standard tables of overweight, despite the fact that I I the authors of TODAY'S these tables urn ITU usually point out that in COLUMN making them I I up they had in mind the ordinary ordi-nary or average type of body build. As there are the three definite types of build, heavy bulldog type, slender greyhound grey-hound type, and the type that is between these two (average), (aver-age), this must be remembered remem-bered when comparing one's weight with the height and weight tables. A simple method of arriving at the correct weight for your build is - i rt to take a real look at yourself and place yourself in your right class. If of average physique, phy-sique, the weight for your height should be about that given in the table. If you are of the very heavy type, wide and long body, then add 10 per Dr. Barton cent to the weight given in the table; if of the slender type, then subtract 10 per cent from the table figures. Thus a man of average build, 5 feet 7 inches in height, should weigh about 150 pounds according to the tables. If he is of the very heavy type he should weigh the 10 per cent more, that is about 165 pounds. If of the slender type, he should weigh 10 per cent less, that is about 135 pounds. Weights for Women. Similarly, the woman of average build, 5 feet 4 inches in height, should, according to the tables, weigh 130 pounds. If she is of the heavy type she should weigh about 143 pounds and if of the slender type, about 117 pounds. The above figures show that there can be a difference of 30 pounds in the weight of men 5 feet 7 inches and women 5 feet 4 inches, and yet they all are of the correct weight. Those who are underweight and of slender build should not be discouraged dis-couraged if they are not quite up to the figures in the table. Similarly, those of excess weight of heavy type should not starve themselves to reach the table figures. Abdominal Muscles Key to Good Health EOR a number of years I lec- tured to university graduates taking tak-ing a course to prepare them as high school or preparatory school teachers. These teachers had, in turn, to teach health habits to their students of teen age. I pointed out the all-around benefits bene-fits of the development of the abdominal ab-dominal muscles, particularly the muscles running up and down in front of the abdomen. By development develop-ment of these muscles the boy and girl and the man and woman would have better digestion, larger lung power, a better posture, being kept free from round shoulders and a protruding abdomen. J pointed out also that the organs in the abdomen, particularly in thin individuals, could be kept up in their proper positions by well-developed abdominal abdomi-nal muscles, even if much of the fat that should help hold them up had been lost. It is interesting then to read of a research worker in Europe who carefully examined the degree of the development of abdominal muscles mus-cles in 100 bodies. Special attention was paid to the relation between the weight of the abdpminal muscles mus-cles and the position of the abdominal abdomi-nal organs. In cases where there was real development de-velopment of the abdominal muscles, the organs in the abdomen stomach, stom-ach, intestines, kidneys and others-were others-were up in their proper positions. Even in those cases where there was a general loss of body weight, if the abdominal muscles had been developed, that is, were heavier in proportion to the muscles of the rest of the body, the organs were up in their proper position or nearly so. Practically all forms of play or exercise that calls into action the use of the legs and the bending of the body will develop these front abdominal muscles. QUESTION BOX Q. Could a deficiency of vitamin B cause constant (frequently severe) se-vere) headaches? A. Deficiency of vitamin B, or thin blood, or gas pressure, or other conditions could cause headaches. Have your blood tested for haemoglobin-iron. Q- Can dead teeth cause arthritis if they have no ulcers at the roots? A. Outstanding surgeons and dentists advise that all dead teeth be removed. Q. Is it possible to bleach or whiten whit-en brown skin? A. Lemon cream and buttermilk cream whiten skin temporarily. Removal Re-moval of skin conditions by use of strong chemicals is reported recently recent-ly but "home" treatment is not advised. ad-vised. Q. Is there a cure for tuberculosis? tubercu-losis? A. Cure for tuberculosis is to rest the lung. Formerly this meant months or years in a sanatorium. Now the lung is made to rest by mechanical means. Thousands of cases are "cured" every year. |