Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-20
Health Talks, by Dr.. VIM. Brady
tCopyright. 1916. National Newspaper Service'
vnluc and Limitations of Specialists.

Of this department the rea, value and lmta-
lions OF SPECIALISTS So many, many letters Letter,
reach me from people who have PAID dearly
for ignorance of these matters.
First. in place in America is there any
legal restriction upon the practice of any spe-
candidate has received II license to engage i'll
general practice he Is entitled to practice amy
specially he chooses without further rrcpara-
ton. Hence a specialist or n surgeon is not
necessarily better educated or better trained
than any other doctor. OF course many ply
scians do voluntarily pursue special study
after receiving the medical deGree-in fact, all
the better specialists and surgeons do so-but
so do all the better general practitioners nova
days.
practitioner calls himself specialist In this or
that line. or even because he limits his prac.
tce to some particular line, that he is at all
expert at such work. Many young tyro is "A
sort Of born" specialist without any general
experience at all; and many travelling chhrla-
tan is Il kind Of all-round specialist, take 1t
from his own paean of self -adulaton
and treatment OF certain types of disease nat
less expert in his own line, II he Is Of :,
scientific studious turn of mind but not other
wise.
There quite as many incompetents in spe-
cial practice as in pulpits. business offices and
every other line of cndeavor.
Specialists are Il great blessing No one doc
tor can hope 10 master the whole field of medi-
cal science. Therefore. it is a fortunate thing
that the family doctor study his patient.
find evidences OF special condition. and
refer the patient to a competent specialist for
help This is true economy 1t is also the best
evidence of honesty and skill In tho family
doctor He sends the patient to a mar lie knows
is worth consulting His selection of tho spe-
cialist is likely to be more appropriate than
the patients selection would be- for the patient,
hundreds OF letters to this department show.
too often consults the wrong specialist How
is tho patient 10 know who is reliable:
The way to specialist lies through the
fami doctors consulting room. and it is the
only economical and efficient way.
Questions and Answers.
Singers and neakersIrlease suggest some
hitc nF tl,a
much engaged In public speaking sing
ing. 7 have known singers and speakers who
used some Earslc and obtained great relief.
a. w. II.
Answer
Powdered alum. Observation-Disclosures. one dram
Detection of barley. six ounces
'G Dissolve the alum in the barley wae Gun "nd
then stir i'm the honey Of rose. Use a gargle
before singing or speaking.
sir and Painful Shoulder am sixty-four
years old. and have suffered fer four months
with stif\ and painful shoulder. which be-
TO walk the Goor with it. I cannot get my
my hair, nor can ! put on my corset. hook
anything behind.\ Have had X-ray picture
which was negative. Have blistcred. baked
and otherwise maltreated the shoulder to no
apparent purpose. T can hear swapping OF,
grating in the shoulder. but sometimes hear
relief for my trouble? MRS. f. e. r.
Answer.-The description suggests bursitis-
inflammation OF little pad sao probably
the one under the aCromial process ttip OF the
shoulder. Try this Lean forward to tie
the shocace Let hold the arm in
that position while you straighten up. If you
now discover that the arm goes well above tho
head without pain Though ii does hurt when
YOU lower II YOURSELF. then the likelihood of
S%1s IS s.
eision and drainage OF pc inaamed sac '''''' ="