The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-15
uOW,S yoIR CLOSED CAR NEURITIS
 TO-DAY?

Late last October and early November, driv-
 ing across the country the conductor or thlS
 column who still insists there is no such thing
 AS rheumatic developed h right terVn3 @
 brac hal ncuiits, the French call II, SCI
 atca of the arm" At the time LOOK "ha'
 satisfaction l could at the inconsistency or thc
 usual explanation doctors offer for the occur
 renee of this rather common trouble or auto
 mobile drivers. They say It Is OBVIOUSLY caused
 by draft of cold air that strikes the leit side
 of the neck and the left shoulder of the driVer'
 who keeps the left window open or opens IL frequently to signal with his left arm Yhh, so | does your old man, and yet got 1t on the r'sht Well let that pass I don't want to rub 1t into the old fogics too much These days they
 are having q hard time of It anyway trying Io
 keep sophisticated patients rom laushihG out
 right at the comical "cold deliision when the
 dear doctors offer 1t in lieu of n diagnosis. AS
 things arc going 1 well afford now to st
 back and watch the old timers bquirrn out or IL
 If they can All need do is drop in q word
 now and then, when the circumstances make "
 worth while.
 This disorder the doctors tell us, Is not found
 in drivers of open ears. For a minute thought
 1 had them there, but on second thought may
 be had better not mention that droVe ah
 open car throughout the winter though con
 fcfs this right cervico- brachal neurits hrst oc-
 cured while 1 waa driving n closed car. The pain s in the shoulder and rhdiates to. ward the neck and the back. and sometimes think it getg ai;rost into your soul. The crcun- ncx nerve urual!y affected with resultant pain
 in the dcltod musclc Cover the shoulder) ana the triccps areas. Movements of the muscles in- volved bring on the pain, but paroxysms oc- | cur in the night. too, and keep you thinking oyer your past sins and your dark future pros | The disorder tho old times declare affects l chiefly rheumatic subjects and the elderly and | aged more than 1t does younger persons" Yeah | and if you take these old timers seriously the | disorder happens only on the left side. But q | little difficulty like that would never de,ain the | resourcc:ul daEnostic juggler long. He'd slip
 out of it as neatly as you please by saying mine | wasn't ncuriis at all or something like that They too, that the trouble IS more Ukc- | y 10 occur in cold damp weather and when
 you've already got it you do most of your whin- | ing and complaining dark stormy days. The | only thing they don't say is that drivers of | closed with open windows should always
 wear red Hanncl undics.
 Yes, yes, we're coming 10 the remedies. Sun | baths are fine. Dathermy Is always n grateful | help Massage of the vcrcbrae must be done l with great caution If at all. Ten minute X-ray l treatments twice a week, in small doses, VIII | give the most satisfactory results.
 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | The Wrong Shop
 | Kindly send information as to the cause, Answer--This is q health column, madam Alcoholic Dcirium
 | l believe you have condemned the use or | stryciInnc in nerve tonics. l wonder what you | would say of n doctor whose treatment for aI- | cohoiic dc1rium Is merely enormous doses Of | strychnnc. (Mrs R. B)
 | Answer--I think it is of the best treat IncnlS Fl dOclOf can give TOT the cOnditiOn. | It's Like Trying to Keep Kissabic You have asserted repeatedly that Vitamin ! D K the important one to favor the develop | mcnt Of sound teeth Hut - tells us H is VItamHi C which Is present in such fruits. CD. | 4. E.)
 | Answcr-And I repeat. Vitamin D is the es- scntia1 vtamin for the development of sound, strong bones and teeth. There Is no more sci- | cntihc basis for the claIm that Vitamin has l such effects than there is for the silly claim
 that such fruits prevent or cure "acidosIs" You | might as well conhnc your choice of tobacco to | the brand that cures sore throat keeps you kiasable. There ls much moro fun In it If you don't take such hokum 20 seriously. Experimental Material
 pertinent on condemned prisoners. CT A. NJ | Answer--Ycs. with the connvance of the prisoners. have often thought how nice that | would be, when I have been experimenting on | my patients. Of course Il doctor can't be too | sure. but believe have never killed anybody | with the wrong medcinc--when 1 plan a kill ing am careful 10 choose the right medicine Iafge Order
 | believe it would Ike a fine idea if you would | have all yOur articles and talks" published in | bdOk pamphlet form, including the treat | n,cnt etc, of common ailments. | am sure | thousands of your readers would like to buy it. I M. S)
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