The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-26
IrALIAN VIEW OF BED.WETTING

In the Nov 1 number of Pediatria a Naples | medical journal, Dr G. Macciotta observes that enuresis (bed -wettng) may be an essential con dition or merely a secondary result of some ill.,
 ness pathological condition of the child He believes that in nearly all cases there IS an increased excitabilty of the nervous system. In most of the children he has observed the bed wetting seemed to have for its foundation some familial nervous taint especially alcoholism less frequently epilepsy or hysterla.
 Right here must contribute % tSat Tis or her drinking is his or her own business, that
 he can take 1t or leave it alone, that there Is no harm in a social glass; and that it is a matter of personal liberty is utterly selfish and has no re- gard whatever for the welfare of the race or Tor those who come after him. There medical records of numerous instances in which epileptic offspring apparently owe their heritage to the fact that they were conceived when 'one or the other parent mildly intoxicated Macciotta noted an increased galvanic excit- ability in many of bed wetting He also normal in most of the children who wet the bed This low calcium condition, "hypocalcemla' IS commonly associated with state physicians call spasmophilia, peculiar tendency toward spasmodic affections.
 This Italian physician reports that he has ob, tained rapid and almost constant of bed wetting with ultraviolet ray treatments. His re- suits were still better when the ray treatments were associated with the administration Of vita-
 min B. and in some cases with paratnyroid gland substance or extract.
 Exposure of the naked skin to direct sunlight is the best form of ultraviolet ray treatment Tor any child.
 Vitamin B. though Vitamln B IS present Tn eSs yolk, fresh Tslk, whole grains and most fresn fruits and fresh vegetables Only physician can prescribe or administer parathyroid gland hormone or extract safely In any case.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Frozen Canned Food | We left several items of canned or potted ham. chicken and canned vegetables in our camp last | winter. N probably frozen repeatedly. VIII | this Dc dangerous 10 use as food now! (Mrs O.
 w. P0
 | Answer-Freezing does the food no harm. pro- | vided it does not spoil the taste or flavor. Bleedcr
 How can I tell whether ! am 6 becder or mol? Do bleedcrs have high blood pressure more often
 than those who arc not? Is it good for one who | has high blood pressure. Mrs F. W) | Answer-It is scarcely credible than an adult | could be bleeder without knowing 1t. Your | questions about blood pressure are out Of order. | ma'am
 | Far Stops Running | read about q woman whose car stopped run.
 ming and it broke into her brain and killed her
 [ had running ear for several years. Recently it
 stopped running. Can 1t be possible 1t Is break.
 ing Into my bran? feel aII right, except I still
 near the bnx>ing M h In my & ear !Mrs J h:, s i, you'd be desperately sick and probably not at all
 worried. In the few cases have seen where
 middle ear infection got Into the brain the ear
 discharge hnd not stopped even temporarily. | EEysipcias Is Very contagious
 Fricnd criticized me because [ dld not visit
 her when she was ili Of crysipcIns. Ahe says alI
 her real friends called on her hut [ waited tllI
 she wns c0nvniescent. l have three young chiis
 Answer--Your friend Is no friend of your
 children, Eryspoias is very contaslgns. visitor
 might rehdlly become q carrier Of the vlrulent
 nrspoioeoccus, and this might produce any kind
 of "biood poscnrs" n the next victim. 10 civ: | lilzed oonmunitleH htrlet quarantine is imposed
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