The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-06
THE FERMENTATION OF SCHOOL
 CHILDREN

, corresnondent writes that he fully agree: with me that parents should give theif kius d snuare deal and simply not tolerate any ltte tln doctor monkeyshnes if they have a lnodlcuIll os s self respect" I forget now just what antics or the school nurse produced that outburst or mlne' but my correspondent applies It 10 tne lnhuni m T zation of School children against dphthepla, anu that gives something to think aoout DescIlo ing how his little daughter suffered rom some form of protein senstization and now the lalniy physician by skin tests, had found the cnid sen sitiye to so many different substances tnat ne wisely cautioned the parents against the aomln- istratoin of any kind of serum, my corresponuen' tells how the school nurse and physician .ridi- cmIed inc child when she told them her parents would not let her take the toxn-antioxin 10 m munze against dphtheria. It would seem ,t ihas ~ the nurse and physician were graveiy at tauit II they behaved that way toward the chld. ta
 The man quite naturally resents such scurvy treatment from the school or heath authori.ie; ;s and I think he wouldn't be much or a man II he failed to resent it. But he goes 100 1ar' pe- lieve when he adds this charge against the non or of the medical profession: elan who knows his business should lnquire into the chlds history before he brings toe ,s much sales talk and pressure to pear Tn pehaii of the serum manufacturers Of course toxin -anttoxin is made and market ed by various biological manufacturing nfms uH- der government license and government super vision, But wherever a campaign is conducted by the local health and medical authorltles' TOT the immunizaton of school chlidren: the toxin -antitoxin administered should be furnished by the city or the state if the parents do not pre- fer to pay for it. If the city or state fails to
  ''serum" vaccine" other remedies so urged, that does give some ground for such charge as l this parent makes do not know what the pres ent practice may be in his city. It is not the rule there to provide such vaccines or serums With out charge for those who do not prefer to pay then perhaps some investigation of the relations between the commercial interests and the health authorities Cor the school authorities) Is in dicated.
 tients about vaccination against smallpox, lmmu- nization against diphtheria. typhoid or any other be available. When health authorities or school authorities engage in any campaign to persuade certain classes of the population to receive these minimizing treatments they should be prepared to provide free of charge the necessary serum or vaccine, which, of course, should be made and guaranteed by the city state health depart ment The cost of making such anttoxns is a proper burden on the whole people since the the only reason for such campaigns by the health authorities is to better public health. s.&
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Interference
 My brother has every reason to believe he. is not the father of his wifc's baby. Is there any sure way of proving percentage? (Mrs y. H.)
 Answer-You would be wiser to have nothing to do with it. There is known way to prove percentage. By what is called blood grouping tests it is possible to show that given individual is NOT the parent of the putative child, but this test is of value in only one case out of six or seven. z
 Gas Fuel for Furnace
 Does hot air furnace heated with gas send up fumes injurious to health? Plants in the rooms don't thrive, the leaves and blooms soon fall. I do not like the odOr of the furnace GA. WI
 Answer-Unless there is leak a defective burner such fuel is as healthful any other in the furnace. Better have gas filter and furnace man look the plant over for defective pipe, chim- ney or fue or for eaky fittings for faulty burner. Also that the air inlet to the fur mace is from outdoors. Any artificial heat, where you try to keep The temperature above 68 de- grees Y. is likely to discourage plants just il cracks furniture and ruins complexions-because air heated above 6S becomes excessively dry.
 Any Ice To-day, Lady?
 Almost every day I eat several glasses of ice The only effects notice now my throat gets dry and q little husky at times Will this habit cause any serious harm eventually? (Mrs z. C.)
 Answer-No harm. But you had better watch out-Mr c. will wonder what the ice man is hanging around for.
 Frozen Chicken
 Several cans of cooked chicken and cooked ham lBlanl COmpany's) at camp have been repeatedly frozen. Is it safe to eat such canned food after 1t has been frozen? (Mrs O. w. P.)
 Arswer.-Freezing does harm.
 Acknowledging the Corn
 Paint corn. wart or callus (not the normal surrounding skin) once daily with a solution of thirty (30} grains of salicyc acid in one-halt (h) ounce of flexible collodion. In week or more the lesion will soften and may be easily wiped away.
 Copyright, John F. Dlie Col