The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-06
HAS ANynoDY SCION A CAPILLARY?


 Some time ago you stated in one of your arr ticles that the theory of capillaries was unscl- entifc In mentioning this to some students, they did not seem to know anything about this. Will you kindly let me know who IS the authority for your statement. My 1rlenas claim that the microscope reveals the eXlst- ence of capillaries as you can see the ploou
 flowing through them
 Well, my dear Alice, your friends may have much better microscope than mine. Mine is just an ordinary clinical scope with the usual assort- ment of eye pieces and triple revolving nozzle or business end so that you can change rom low power to medium and finally to high power oil- immersion with twist of the wrist. You can , see the blood corpuscles sinking through the capl- laries in frogs mesentery or weni ana you can see divers and sundry microbes with my scope, but you can't see the capillaries Tor the reason and tired of using my scope because every little thing see with it somebody else has discovered long before, so what's the use? I'll gladly give IL to the first deserving medical student that needs |. capillary vessels, to be sure. No one can photo graph or, even demonstrate an isolated capillary vessel, however. In reality they are merely spaces between the connective tissue cells. Clear away the connec- tive tissue cells around the capillaries and you
 Through these spaces or channels between the connective tissue cells which bind and support the functioning tissues of the body, the blood seeps. as water seeps through sponge.
 The term capillary" is commonly applied to the arteriole or h Seb S very sy be so
  ated and photographed or observed under the microscope.
 seen capillary, for all you can see is the space where you imagine the capillary must be. Capil- lary vessels" are ghost vessels; c,,,a.r |. xer- cised about sweating, which In itselr IS remark able She writes
 In my class in health in high school we had an argument to whether person would sweat more cold cloudy day than on hot dry day The teachers says that person would np a cold Please do not print.
 Never mind. Colleen, we'll call it "perspira- ton" and then one can object to mentioning it in public.
 can't play marbles or tiddlywinks to while away the tedious hour of health class" can't see what the amount of precipitation has to do With health. Generally the quantity excreted is great CT in warm weather on warm day or Tn warm place than it is in cold weather or on a cold day in cold place. When the air Is dry are less conscious of your sweating Then the mo- ton of the air is an important factor. for he more wind or breeze the freer will be evapora- tion. .
 When try to teach my terrier Tony the Wir- ish any thing am reminded of the plight of the hygiene health class in school. Before you can teach the dog you have to know more than he
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 It Sounds Like Something Scientific
 One doctor advises change of climate for my existed over a period of years and has under mined my health Another believes he can effect n cure with the Abrams eletr0nic method. What can you say for this method, which understand Is kind of radio electric vibration. (P. l.. M.) Answer-The Scientific American and other authorities have exposed the so-called 'eeetron- ic reactions of Abrams" as a humbug. No re- putable physician prtends he can diagnose or treat disease in that way.
 Tobacco and Diabetes
 am 45 years old and have never smoked. l up smoking. He does no know whether 1t Will help me. but he says that diabetes patient he has ever treated used tobacco. | would appre- ciatc your opinion on the matter. (B H. Al Answer--lt is 6 novel and interesting idea. have no data concerning the use of tobacco by diabetics Perhaps some of our readers can tell us if there is anything in the idea. Drops in the Nose
 Early In March you published q note from q nose and throat specialist advising methers not to use drops in the nose of child, this prac- tice, in the specialists opinion, had produced nose, prescribed by a prominent child specialist for our son aged years. The child specialist claims that the drops keep the nose and throat clear and free from the possibility of developing mastoiditis. Your article is in direct contradic- ton to this. (M. B. H) AnSwer--In such a controversy the child spe- cialst must yield to the throat specialist. Of | course either of them may be quite wrong. I should do my family physician advises. <.
 Chronic Appendicitis
 The doctor tells me have chronic appendi- citis and he advises that have an operation for child was born, and at the same time have the appendix out. (Mrs M K.l s x s5s Y 3Answer--The diagnosis of chranic appendicitiz ! is q matter Of the doctors opinion. Whether you Iundergo the operation or not depends on y6six < 7s7S7s f'- r 5' * ,*t 2 ]S s7 S W x iz a I|.