The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-04
THIS DOCTOR GOT HIS HANDS WET AMI
 EVEN THAT PROVED FATAL
PDear pr Brady:

This morning the Brady shock troops, under my command, suffered severe blow. It was in in Physics lecture. Professor Rosseforp (let us call him), head of the physics department, - Technology institute. vas demonstrating the the ory of Bayle's law with long curved glass tube and some mercury. He offered us some advice about handling mercury, saying one should pc not to get too tcn ,t or It on on the tat jolted me. At the end of the lecture l dashed up to the professor prepared to wave the Brady flag all over the place and rout the (something or other). But had hardly wiggled the flag when the (somethng other again) got it and tampled all over it.
 Professor" said, "the unbroken skin can- not absorb anything
 But the professor prepared to prove his i friend of his bathed his feet in some harmless solution. and within 15 minutes found traces of the solution in the secretion from his kidneys. | That almost foored me, but I retaliated with your arsenic dare. and then the professor cited the case of his medical friena Ihe has meaifa a cured the skin with arsenic. When he washed the skin he put his hands in the wash water. whics contained arsenic He nearly lost his life from arsenic poisoning.
 Then had scarcely a leg to stand on. But talked a while longer to cover my discomfiture. and among other things he informed me that person has more or less resistance; that if one sits in a draft his resistance would suddenly be lowered and the "cri' germs which are always present. would get to work and the person would have cold.
 There's my report. I did my best. Unless you can send some aid to this western front am afraid my Brady shock troops will not rise up
 I have the honor to subscribe myself
 Your loyal,
 GENERAL -
 Good work son. Maybe can persuade your professor to serve on the committee of scientific mercury, arsenic or whatever poisons sub stances they wish to my skin, in the attempt to prove that an unbroken skin Will absorb some thing. So far one of scientific standing who magines the skin will absorb anything has dared to put the question to the test, with me as the subject of the experiment. I doubt that even your technology professor has the-er-nterior structure-to settle the controversy in this sim pie way, but let us not give up hope
 It might be perfectly logical and fitting for the layman to assume that the professor's medical friend absorbed the arsenic through the skin of his hands, but a professor who jumps to conclu- sions that way is just too credulous. Don't annoy about such things you might ask him. with all due respect for his erudition, if he can cite any that the doctor absorbed the arsenic through the skin. That will be somewhat cruel, but little is good Tor n such d second sight, may succeed in finding the evidence to substantiate his funny notion. Just because have never come across any in my few years of study and research suppose can't arbitrarily deny that there is such evidence hidden away quacks, nostrum mongers or subsidized doctors who would have folks believe things ab- scientific evidence to lend probity to the profit able little idea.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Dead Fingers Relieved
 Your recent suggestions about chronic arsenic. poisoning and Raynauds affection have helped a friend of mine who suffered with "dcad fin- gers" and eczema. Her doctor following your suggestion, found that she had arsenic poisoning though he was unable to determine the source He began giving her the tr catment you described and it has brought her lot of reliec already (G. E.)
 Answer-Thank you. lot of people suffer with unrecognized chronic arsenic poisoning these days. There are many possible sources of poisoning in industry and in domestic life People troubled with chronic redness of the eye lids, chronic eczematous skin condition, a white or waxy appearance and obscure nervous troubles. especially ''dead fingers" and perhaps a bad breath or an onion or garlic odor in the arsenic poisoning investigated by the doctor.
 Shall We Organize Our Own Legion?
 have been trying for two years to take "c0ld" by exposing myself to all kinds of alleged risks cold, insufficient clothes, wet fect wet hair etc. No luck. Sometimes have watery nose, but apparently that has no connection with weather or exposure E
 ofFer myself a suSject of any experiments In that line which your opponents may consent as nut in this matter. (J. R.)
 Answer-Maybe we had better organize kind of legion for all the nuts who think as we do about it. If we had, say, thousand birds who would as soon undergo any reasonable exposure to settle the controversy, why, the old timers would have to go through with it or shut up. What do our friends think of the idea? Shall we organize the legion? What should we cali it? What requirements for membership, active and honorary? From views expressed in letters from lads who served in the trenches in France and Flanders, believe we would have good nucleus for our legion in these chaps with real experience in exposure to cold and wet.