The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-18
. REAL DOCTOR SAYS SOMETHING

He insists that what he says Is not for pup blication but insist on publishing it, for be- Ieve 1t may be a good wholesome lesson to lot of specialist -crazed folk am emitting tht doctors name so l sure he cannot object to this publication.
 Dear Doctor: l have been practicing medicine actively for 20 years. frequently read the questions and answers and com mend you for the good advice 50 often gwen, but am sorry that you agreed with Mrs E. w. in answering her query.
 If Mrs F.. w. had the misfortune to be at tended by an incompetent, indifferent or careless doctor before. during or after her conhnements she should not condemn the family physician as an 1nStltullon.
 may say that I have never confined woman young or old, rich or poor, without knowing her ca pabiities as to child bearing by carefully measuring her pelVis ana ascer- taining the position to weeks before con- hnement. .
 know there are plenty of other family doctors who are just conscientious about this and who know and apply the very latest and best methods In Obstetric practice, ana who have saved many a baby rom serious forceDs delivery and many q mother rom IT, reparable damage by unwse surgical Inter- ference
 have found many contracted peves and have been compelled to induce premature labor in many such cases. In only two cases has Cesarian section been required.
 While 1 am aware of the carelessness or some doctors and some so-called obstetric spcciaiists, still I hope you will not permit your readers to get an impression that years of practice necessarily make doctor a pack number. 1 wish you would attend few meet ings of the Academy of Medicine here m and see what large proportion Of the men present range from 50 to 70 years In age--men still active in practice and rather more studious than the younger men of the day
 That's all there is to-day. I hope every pros- pective or potential parent who this will cut out the doctors letter and save it to study carefully when the time comes to get set Tor the advent of the li'l stranger.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Boys and Girls
 I have received not only valuable iDfOrnia- ton but much real help, as well as many laughs, from your daily column. May your work gO on for years and years. l say God bless you and your family. Too bad you never got Answer-Now that they're away and we can speak freely don't mind telling you, a'aIn all the sons that ever lived. | have had many good laughs. too. at the indignant readers who take my perslfiage about the boy baby business seriously.
 We'll, Isn't This the Limit
 A testimonial for you Our main water pipe burst and flied the basement with is inches of cold water. suffer with chronic "rhcumatlsm, " but waded into 1t to rescue things stored there and did not take cold nor have any aggrava- ton of my "rhcumatism" (W. D.
 Answer-lt is not a testimonial to me. It is merely statement of a simple truth. No one ever did contract any illness in that way. If we undertake to publish statements of all such ex- periences we'll have to close the paper to all other items.
 Says Samantha
 Your ancient history Is mixed. It wasn't in tho eighties we wore wasp waists and faintcd all over thc place. It in the fOrties. Perhaps you got your ideas about 1t from East Lynne David COpperheId. etc. Hut forgive you. for il is owing to your fool column that am taking nexsccd daily and liking it. (Samsntha Steb. bins)
 Answer--Say we compt om ise---caIi 1t the sixties. Anyway we should all be glad 1t was q long time ago.