Show Dr Brady Says Children Should Always Get 8 to 12 Hours Sleep Nightly If the release for the day was printed as scheduled on Monday March larch 17 1952 this letter appeared ap appeared ap- ap in this l column Dear Doc My mother 1 thinks you are t perfect but I T Tt think you are a ai i. i meddlesome old i bore V Before y you o u put out t that h a t dope on bedtime Dr Brady schedules I got gotto gotto to stay up until 10 or 1030 But now its it's nine with no questions asked I Im I'm a boy 12 years old 13 next I month I l dont don't see why vJ I cant can't stay slay up one or two hours more I Regretfully yours George It is my contention as a health adviser that nature prescribes 12 hour of sleep for children aged 4 11 hours for children aged 5 to 7 10 hours for children chil chil- children I dren aged 8 to 14 This applies I to regular children By some dis dispensation dispensation dis- dis beyond the comprehension compre compre- hension of this writer packs or dens of Cub Scouts can be out all hours of the night attending exhibitions of chicanery brutality brutality bru bru- and bad sportsmanship even on the eve of schooldays If I were in Georges George's place and he in mine Id I'd probably tell him himoff himoff himoff off in the same language he uses to tell me off Bore or not I hope Georges George's letter may bring this j serious enous matter matter matter mat mat- ter to the attention of or a good many parents whose good judgment judgment judgment judg judg- ment has been more or less invalidated in invalidated in validated by the Cub Scout organizations organization's organizations organization's organizations organization's or or- abrogation of the theof law of nature Georges George's remark that 9 o'clock is bedtime now and no quest questions ons asked is encouraging It implies that Georges George's mother still has hasgood hasgood hasgood good judgment Now comes another letter With Witha ltha a different point of view Dear Dr Brady I was so interested in your article about the boy who doesn't want to go to bed early that I decided to write to you I am a girl 13 years old My mother highly approves approver your advice advice ad ad- vice and so do I II I. I I thing that George isn't very brilliant calling you names because because because be be- cause you wouldn't be writing inthe inthe in inthe the newspaper if you weren't in intelligent tIm t. t Im I'm sure you'd like my opinion and it is this If I go to bed at 10 it is all right because I 1 dont don't get up tip until 8 I think your column is wonderful and Im I'm sure many agree with me ine Your truly M Melissa I Well now George we await your rejoinder Questions and Answers Hemorrhoids I Ie We e are grateful for your fine advise A neighbor had an operation operation opera opera- tion for hemorrhoids was two weeks in hospital suffered atrociously atrociously atrociously atro atro- and still has his hemor hemor- My husband had the in in treatment lost no time from work suffered practically no discomfort and has had no trouble since now over two years Why do most doctors persist persist per per- in saying the injection method is no gO good d Mrs W. W H. H A. A Answer Be patient In another another another an an- other 50 years or so most doctors will use the injection treatment I Pass You doctors are not the only romancers we lawyers are guilty at times When I was 22 I 1 quit spending money on doctors and began taking regular exercises exercises exer exer- with Bernarr McFadden sane living walk 5 miles mlles a day no overeating I have kept it up ever since am now 81 having never been sick an hour nor paid a nickel for doctor bills and I Ivill will vill cross mental or r physical swords with you any time On your mark Doc I feel a foot footrace footrace footrace race coming on S S. S W W. Answer Answer Answer-A A lawyer lawyer- should hould pay doctor bills same as any anyone one else But Im I'm willing to waive that if you will file a rejoiner describing your diet how many teeth in efficient functional condition condition condition con con- how many hours sleep and whether you yott ou are a Democrat or a blanked etc etc I Ido Ido Ido do not choose to run a race but if you come to the bowling green any fine afternoon Ill I'll beat the tar out of you or buy you and your girl friend a dinner and tickets to the ball hall game |