The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-22
PEACE FOR THE BLADDERY OLD MAN

Tba oneration of prostatectomy is not the only relief for the elderly man with piadder
 A man aged 66 had suffered from such blad- der trouble for two years, with diffculty Tn voiding. and for the last two week voluntary evacuation had been impossible. The prostate was enlarged and the bladder enormously over distended and dribbling.
 The man fortunate enough 10 nave good resourceful physician.
 The doctors first remedial measure "as GRADUAL evacuation, which was accom- plishcd in the course of ten days; lmmedla,e m eva acuaton would be harmful and dangerous Tn such circumstances
 After complete evacuation on the tenth day the doctor in iected about three ounces of a so- mtion of antiseptic into the bladder During all the ten days of course the patient was kept m bed. The days following the injection ratheter ization done only once daily After that it was done twice daily.
 By this time involuntary leakage had ceased The patients appetite and strength improved. Voluntary evacuation gradually returned ana cat het eriZation was gradually discontinued During the last four weeks the bladder has functioned normally and no catheterizatlon has been required.
 By such painstaking and patient care, which hope you realize Is something you can get ONLY from the competent family physcian and NOT from q specialist the doctor reversed the process in which this unhappy old man nan been caught. changed his third (and last) stage of prostatc hypertrophy back to the first stage and gave the patient perhaps many added years of life without discomfort. How will this case terminate? l think 1 know. Anyway ] know human na- ture. The patient will mind the doctors rules q nd cautions like Il really grateful patient for fl while. Then if he remans fairly comfortable for a few months he will begin to fall back into his old ways and he will decide he had better cut out some of the visits to the doctor and save part of the expense. little later he will cut off the doctOrine nonsense altogether and save everything-except his life. By Christmas, well, by that time imagine. GraInpa will be laid away in his little niche.
 Nevertheless, l am glad to record this case e ag petent family physician can do if he gets the chance. These days too often the patient is q wiseacre and does not have family doctor, probably doesn't even know one, but hies him self straight 10 a "specialist" and the specialist lands him in the surgical ward before you can say knife!
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 The Irrcprcssibc Younger Generation
 Had q letter from my baby to-day. She $ ha wing fling at 'JournaIism." Her maiden cf- fort was recently published so now she salutcs her ole man and author thus: "My dear friend and colleague Can you beat it? The nerve Of h.
 Do Be Serious
 Come, come, correspondents. let us dispense with this lcvity Needless to give detailed de- scriptOn of the proposed operation. I'll cOncedc without further ado that any operation Is scri- Ous-for the patient. But you are only wasting good ink trying to get me to write and assure you that yours Is going to he just dreadful. Even 1T I think SO, I'lI never tell you so--that Is. unless I feel quite certain you are in the 
 Mouth Wash
 Please suggest good mouth wash one can make up himself or have prepared by the drug gist. CT e.
 Anawer--If you want simple antiseptic mouth wash, usc A solution of teaspoOnful of b0ric acid To the pint of boiled water If you prefer some flavor add drop or two of your favorite flavor to the solution. A pleasant milk alkaline antiSep eptic mouth wash or gargle is the Alkaline Antiaeptic Solution (N. F)-that means national fOrmulary. standard for all drug stores. Any druggist can prepare any de- sired quantity of this from the formula In his National Formulary. It may be used straight or diluted with two or three times as much water
 Books on Tuberculosis
 Will you kindly recommend good books on tuberculosis, for lay readers. (M. M. F.D
 Answer-"Rules for Recovery by Dr Law rason Brown, published by Lea x Febger; Lessons on Tuberculosis' by Dr Charles Att kinson, published by Funk & Wagnails; Re covcry Record" by Drs Webb ct al published by Knopf would recommend regular sub. scription to the Journal of the Outdoor Life" published monthly by the National Tubercu- Lssis sssociauen. New York.