The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-05-06


These are variously designated as
rheumatism, arthritis, synovitis, neu-
ritis, neuralgia, myositis, and so on
Fundamentally they are one and the
same thing, their only difference be-
ing in name.
The toxins that cause these disord-
ers may come from an infected tonsil
tooth, appendix, gall bladder, or bowel
Naturally the tonsil is suspected first,
because of its exposed position and its
susceptibility to infection. But in
cline more and more to the belief that
intestinal stasis-( constipation)-is
responsible for more cases than all
other causes combined.
Next to the intestinal tract, however,
| regard the tonsil as the most freq
uent source of the poisonous material
that brings on rheumatism and its
cousins. The tonsil is expected to stop
all infectious matter that enters the
throat and, in fulfilling this role it
acts in the same capacity that do the
glands. For example, when one has
an infection of the hand, the glands
in the armpit become enlarged because
they are fighting the infection and
preventing it from spreading through
out the body.
When the tonsil has been attacked
a number of times its normal tissue
elements are destroyed and replaced
by fibrous (scar) tissue. The tonsil
is now full of cracks and crevices that
afford just the kind of environment
germs like best. Here they multiply
and manufacture their poisonous prod
uct which enters the blood and from
there attacks parts that are predis-
posed to it.
Many Needless Operations
Such tonsils should be removed, pro-
vided there is no doubt of their guilt.
1t has been my observation that two
out of every three tonsil operations
are unjustifable Some doctors have
a tendency to become hobby riders
they get good results from certain
procedure in one case and forthwith
use it on everybody. 1t is this trait
that has been responsible for the
thousands of needless tonsil operations
that have been performed during the
past five years.
The tonsils are necessary to the
well-being of the body. This is so
especially during childhood when the
many infections that gain entrance to
the organism through the throat are
halted by the tonsils. They sacrifice
themselves for the good of the organ
ism Generally several attacks are re-
quired to overpower the tonsil and
make it unfit for further service.
A tonsil is not necessarily diseased
because it in enlarged. Some people
have larger tonsils than others, just as
some have larger feet than others. 1t
can be said that tonsil is diseased
only when it's framework has become
fibrous and is crypts filled with pus
The removal of the tonsils in chill
dren is comparatively simple pro-
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Bank and is made up of merchants
farmers, mechanics, BARRIERS, and high
school students. Mr.. Hudson organ.
lied and directed such band at joliet
several years ago which attracted fav.
orable attention throughout the coun
try, wherever it appeared at celebra
tions, conventions, and picnics, and i
seems to be his purpose to make thu
musical organization he now directs
equal to or superior to the one he 81
: ably directed at Joliet several year
: ago At any rate the town of Robert
: is to be congratulated on being one O
the very best bands in the country
+. The personnel as constituted is as fol
lows:
James Hunter, solo cornet; Alfre
;. Heikkila, assistant; Oscar Penttila
ST., first cornet; John Rathschillel
assistant; Roy Hunt, second cornet
Waino Erickson, assistant; Marti
Pattison, solo clarinet; Harry Hunter
first clarinet; Clyde Fry, second clar
net; Toivo Homi, tenor saxaphone
Pete HOMELAND, alto saxaphone; Arvi
Wilson, solo alto; Raino Penttila, frs
alto; George Hunt, Jr., second alt(
s Joe German, slide trombone; job
}, Mnoahan, first tenor; Joe Bertolin
d jr., b. b. bass; Joe Bertolino, 81
Is baritone; Oscar Penttila, Jr., eb. bas
l. Tovio Hansala, assistant; Peter Der
e olino, drums and Claude Hudso
e leader.