The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-07
HOW THE BRASS SPECIALIST NoNN-

| Almost every wiseacre invalid or Vacuum
aran these days has two atlec,auon e The first
| i, nossesson and of an autonopi n.y. Int
| more expesve than he can honesty nants The
which viii be his after nine more payments A
mi,l,,i is m addiction to brass specialists.
| lust what is a brass specialist you m"S Teii
| on dear must I explain that all over; :,
Tuten. brass specialist is almost any pnysciaim
mr. healer who is far enough away OF suii 60 -
stand -osh and pretentious TO oaN ehape an hon
est family physician would render the same u
better service for ten. e .,o ocfoct,tion.
There are a few real specialists in pract'ce
very few indeed compared with the eP'oelHio VI
brass that scourges the county. =,
toilet is a doctor who has served his apprentice
shin in the ranks, in general practice, family
phvsican for at least five or ten years. anu 'ie t
having laid a solid foundation and iounu ou
,rbat HE own aptitudes are what branch OF
work he seems best suited for. returns " s' 49,
and pursucs special study ana resenltn m,ctice
direction, and finally returns 10 private pr -
and announces to his medical colleagues only
(not TO the public that his practce Is no" me- t1;
tied TO whatever specially he has choseh' ms
work comes mainly from his colleagues WIZ
recognize his honest attainments or apiii'g III ms
chosen field and refer patients 10 nun or umsi
in consultation whenever they reel ms couIiae'
may be advantageous for the patient HIS opln-
ion advice treatment is carried OUT OF III
sidered by the patients physician, the laiiiiis
physician it IS not given to the patient dlrectS'
unless the family doctor requests IT, 49, J..
The brass specialist not only does no, cus
tom he gets by very sharp competition asii'ns.
the general practitioners of the community ne
avails himself of the cheap advantage OF poPuia
credulitv bv posing as IA specialist in the eyes OF
the public, and the public assumes that IN oraer
to nose as a specialist doctor must be pettef
than the average - .
In a Following talk shall cite an instance from
| actual practice to illustrate what mean. NO
names of course but typical case report
Meanwhile, | wish every reader would ask
himself this question: How does Brady dare
ly right in what he says? And also inns cues
ton: "Why the silence of the benehclarlcs or the
evils attacked, if there is any answer the ntas.
specialists in the regular medical organization
dare make to Bradys charges?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Only Sweet Memory
sympathizc with your lament about fried
mush l can tell you why 1t doesn't taste like the
kind mother used to make. 1t Is simply because
the name meal is II misnomcr AS applied to
the modern Dackagcd article. used to grind my
own meal down in Indiana. ! ground the corn
and bOltcd it through onc-siXtccnth wire The
/ first meal that goes through the onc-siNtccntl.
wire screen Is the old fashioned corn meal that
made the miish you banker after. (FOnd Men,
Orics.)
Answer-Thank you. Gosh, it is nine hours
when YOU find the little backwoods country mill
that makes the old-fashioned corn meal. One
more platter of real fried mush ana can o'e
happy.
Proof of Self Evident Fact
A large number of readers have recently con.
| tributcd reports of their own experiences or OBJ
| srryations whicl, satisfy them that no illness
| comes from mere exposure to cold or wet. l am
clad to know that the light is pcrmcatine tho
Shadows, hut bless you, friends. your experiences
| are not news II might be news at least an In.
| tcrcsting coincidence, II anybody should develop
some Illness within II reasonable time after sucf
| exposure. (OP Doc Brady.)
| Going At 1t IntelligentIy
! For the last two winters I have suffered con.
stantIy from nausca-nO other complaint, just
. ma usea One doctor said lack of acid.
I want to go at this intclligcntly. find on
what Is wrong with my way of living, my dict
| (AIrs ID. A. Gu
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Madam. Consult phys
clan and leave it to him to find out what ails you
| Your notion of going at 1t ntegently is silly.
| Lightning
| What Is best to do II is in bathing when
lightning storm comes l notice some stay In thu
| water but others seek shelter. (B. K.)
| Answer don't think it matters which you do
so far as the risk of being struck by lightning il
| concerned
| Children Too PrecOcOus
ar. rs. sophomore In high school thinl
| fully t.ght out of 10 of the boys In my elias
| smoke. Is. j. CO.
| Answer-Well, II they do. eight out Of 10 o
EN- need good hiding.