Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-29
Health Talks by DR.. Brady

rue Hni'"ie Which There Amt None Such
mo" you VIII suggest that / consult u
49,, H p"ysiciah' writes victim OF
chronic arthritis. We'll, 1 have tho hes, in
pittsburgh and even the hest In Minnoso,,
and they do not agree and have cI.nrlv shown
.'e 'hat all they know OF arthritis and It's
Is guess work and personal thco-
80 My experience is almost humorous
ush tragic TO Inc. My arthritis dcvelopcd
i'''"eaia'eiy after operation on n large toe
by an eminent surgeon NJ, :. :, :.
rms is optimism OF the frs, water coIou:red
W" some or the letters I receive from cx-
'"e" arthritiS subjects. Something about
''hu''i"n or these conditions called ar
thrtis '!oint innammRtion) dn.:roys f,,tb
-, 't '"e sufferers are seldom able 70 SEQ tho
"'''o'ohs SIDE OF 1t as did Edward \, Jcnt
80, ""oN hcihg Done Good" che BROOKLYN
go, FreSs' brooklyn. y. ~ every nrthritis
WI enjoy almost ns much az every
p''S"h holding himself out as a hcalcr VII,
EDWARD 49, Lent was honest ,hou, !, ,bou,-h.
" ''''c" ms trouble tho rheumatism
nut as every reader of this line knows or
should Know, have abroGated rheumatism so
"hoily and absolutely that there is positively
no such disease. unless you don't just
what aiis you. If tho trining matter OF dag
nosis does not concern you: If yuu Ike fairy
laies; IT you believe the farther away they
I've INC more eminent they are: if YOU always
'"'e Icit curious bankering for the hermit
."e"'''hc mans i'apdood!c. thcn for You there
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as you like, and maybe some longer
Although I am not inclined to SEQ the err
marks Of syphilis in every vague chronic dis
case. the history from which quoted tho
beginning or this talk. suggests that disease
as possible explanation OF The arthritIs.
(And remember, 10 per cent OF all syphilis is
inn"ccnto Syphilis docs account for Some
{ cent Of chronic joint disease cases
Gonorrhcal Infection Is responsible for tho
trouble In n smaller number OF cases. But
b" tn" onusc what it may tho disease mas
aueradcs as rheumatism and is mai,rcatcd UNI
der that mask
skip over the hackneycd septic focus and
the focal infection hypothesis hut here is the
explanations for some three fourths OF all cascs
OF so-calicd chronic rheumatism.
Another reader writes: prom your dcscrip-
ton OF neuritis we have decided that is what
MI rs trouble is. lie has doctorcd for
rheumatism. taking hot baths at three differ
eht places without any benefit. in fact they
!h'ide MN Worsc--sciatio rheumatism . -
There is the same old story--poor Mr..
experimenting with mineral bath resorts, ana
being Experimental on by Airs. ---. who
tries everything she reads OH. the poor man.
oh. not that he is unwilling subject II
sce'ns to be symptom OF this mythical rhcu-
matisrn for the victim TO devote about nine.
tonths OF his time ana money to experiments
ana the other tenth to obtaining honest mcd!-
cal advice. II he would even devote tho FIRST
tcnth to The latter purpose! But no. the first
uinc-tcnths must 70 for fun II the family
doctor doesn't clear the trouble up first cork
outa the bottle to speak, good night, were
on TO wlachacallcih hot mineral 3sprngs OF
gonna run down to see Rat,lcsnakc Joe.