Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-09
Meeker and Milder.

las I glance through your articles"
writes a keen critic from distant city,
II am often moved to wonder how one
small head can possibly contain all you
are sure you know about your special
line of work. 1t must be most crafty
ing to know more than all the great
scientists--who. by the way. never claim
to know all that Is TO be known In
their special field OF endeavor.
There Is no question that the public,
generally speaking. needs good. whole-
some education In matters pertaining to
the iayman'S share in improving in
dividual and public health: that they
need TO be broken of the patent medi-
cine habit and fear of water inside and
out. But you advocate an extreme pol
icy that Is not without its dangers for
individuals who do not have the judy
ment To recognize their own idiosyn-
crasies and act accordingly. myself
have been accustomed to a warm bath
followed by cold shower 365 days In
the year for the IS years have lived.
and it has made no difference In my
health or comfort during menstrual PEE
RODS; but let me sit around with cold.
wet feet and In no time / am doubled
up with cramps and have severe head
ache. / am absolutely free from cri, as
YOU tcIIl JUL U 9udaEAt tAAAhtAB WANb
! am warm and perspiring very freely
never fails to produce neuritis at some
point or other of my body. How 40
you explain this? Neuritis Is a doctors
diagnosis.
"Ranchmen all over the great North
west are particularly careful TO guard
their herds OF sheep from cold and wet
lust after they have lost their fieeces,
because they will often die by hundreds
of pneumonia. whereas sheep OF the
same flock that have not been sheared
are unaffected Why Is this? 1t Is not
a superstition but fact that they must
reckon with or lose thousands OF dollars
III, as you assume. you are the only
honest, capable medical man In the
land, you owe 1t to yourself and to your
country to begin at the source OF all
trouble and educate the men OF your
own profession rather than waste such
matchless wisdom ON us poor, ignorant
laymen
MRS. N. A. H."
There Is no difficulty about the ca
pacity OF my head, Owing To abnormal
sensitiveneas about the denuded are a., !
frequently wear lid, size ia,
You say, madam, that the surface
chilling Immediately after warm bath
makes no difference In your health or
comfort ct any time. and then you say
that cold, wet feet or sudden chilling
will never fail to give you cramps.
headache or neuritis. wish that be-
sides being warmer and wilder you
would be little clearer,
II any doctor diagnoses ''neuritis" on
the basis Of pain. ache, discomfort or
what not, here or there, now and then,
ha IL n nnffafcal nnn
The notions of ranchmen about the
health or sickness OF their sheep have
no more weight with me than the mo-
tions of good dog breeder or fancier
about the health and sickness OF dogs,
| do not doubt that sheep or lambs
may freegc TO death or die from depri-
Vation, but ! want veterinarians tes-
timony about the pneumonia OF sheep
that have lost their fleece, and q pretty
good veterinarian al that,
Plenty of we'll meaning old horse doc
tors have assured me that horse will
take cold and probably die II allowed
TO stand out In the cold unhlanketed