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Show Uncle Sam M. D. OBESITY Cj. Kindly send me Instructions for reducing the weight of a growing child who Is greatly overweight. A. Marked overweight In a growing child Is usually (in abnormal condition, and no measures for reducing the weight should be undertaken except n the advice ad-vice of a physician So .nan' fa.-f..is such as heredity, mod.- of life, age, habits hab-its of eating, etc , enter into a question nf this kind, that It Is Impossible to offer of-fer any advice when an examination of the . hlld Is not possible VENEREAL DISEASES. Q. Whir.- can i gel the necessary facts regarding the significance, prevalence, preva-lence, an.l control of venereal diseases A. a w.-aiih of information touching ail phases of the von real diseases' la contained in u book ( i : pages entitled "Today's World Problem Ir. Disease Pri venllon " This was written by a rcc- Oanited authority. 1 r Jihn li Stokes 01 the Mayo Brothers" clinic. A COP) 1 can be obtained, fro of charge by addressing ad-dressing 1 'Information Editor, 1" S. Public Pub-lic ll.-alth Service. Washington. I. C. ! Ask for V !. Pamphlet JCo !2 LISPING. Q. Can you please tell me the cause 1 of lisping, and If there ! any way to i cure II" A There may be a defect of the teeth, 1 tongue, pnlate. ears. etc. The child uisy . not have a perfect perception of sounds! and quite unable to cNecutc them properly. h- should receive careful training train-ing In vocal gymnastics and breathing, an.l taught the proper position nnd o-ordlnatlon o-ordlnatlon of the various organs of artlc- ' ulatlon necessarj for correct speech, in i some cases lisping may be associated with' mental defect. |