The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-21
FOLKS LIKE TO GET DOCTOR WRONG

lot of letters come to me between the time | I've answered in print and the time sel
 ir nr,nt or which refer to that particular answer
 Thus sometimes have only vague reconection scts
 of the details of the question and answer prn.eu rs or four queries daily to answer in print Tnere ls nothing about that to impress those particuias
 queries on my mino A. m record t is remark able, to my mind, how clearly one ooes reca,i
 many details, often of trifing character In such letters later. so to speak.
 We'll, recently somebody asked this question and answered 1t in print Where a person has running ear for sev-
 eral years shouldn't they keep little cotton a m always understood it is likely to go to the brain if they take cold in it and the ear stops running Printed this answer:
 A thin twist wick of cotton which does not keep the air out of the ear canal aids drain age A plug mass of cotton rather obstructs drainage and excludes air. Free ventilation or the ear canal is better at all times. A cnronic running ear ceases to discharge as a result of extension of the infection into the brain mem. branes not as the cause Cold or taking cold"
 has nothing to do with such complication The day after this question and answer ap- peared in this column anxious inquiries began 10 come in from people with chronic running ear. For a while tried to cope with them In the
 usual manner. offering the best expianation or reinsurance could on the information the cor respondent gave about his her trouble. But presently it got on my nerves. A large share or the letters which the item inspired were ike tnis one: 9 Gentlemen: In your advice notice you tell some one that when an air is draining and
 s.Hps sny danger s iss of affecting one mentally and Ao" 'O'A' Respectfully. I'll waste no more time trying to give such folk enlightenment or sympathy. They don't want either. What they crave is to get me to seem to Notice the adroit way in which our friend G.
 G. reverses my teaching to suit ms own ratuation. as consequence or result of the infection get ting into the brain membranes, and not as the cause of it. Then this bird. and several dozen others waddle along as calmly as you please and tell me said the very opposite.
 Cussing may be low down and vulgar. but hon. estly there occasions when there is nothing else a man can do. Before we adjourn to the back lot to round out a perfect day. let me add here that do not
 mean to imply that the stopping of a long con-
 tinued discharge from ear indicates that the
 deosn.t All [ want the lay reader to understand
 is that when there is any question of brain dam
 age or involvement Tn such case. the cessation
 brain complication.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Calcium Lactate for Migrainc
 bcsan ss sane ae c"cnm actsse as yo.
 In this attack my left hand grew gradually numb, | so numb I thought the fingers were swollen but
 that my eyes did not grow blinded and my head
 did not ache at all an was able to be around an do my work as usual. feel So oyerjoycd and with grateful heart. (M. G.)
 Answer-I'm glad to hear of your good results. Many persons subject to migraine (perodic one- sided sick headaches ushered in with visual scot omata and an aura or peculiar warning sensa-
 tion) have found relief from taking Internally
 say 10 grains of calcium lactate Gin thblet or powderl with a good rink of water. three times
 daily after food. for period of at least 10 weeks Everyb0yd Happy You sent me directions for overcoming the putrid 0dor from sweating feet, and ! want Co report you have made our whole household hap. py f0r now we can enjoy the company Of our friends without feeling mortified. CT. A. Nib Answer-Delghted. The secret is formaIde. hyde. Detailed instructions for It's use will be sent any reader who asks for it and incioses stamped envelope bearing hts address.
 What Did the Teacher say7 Note what you say about warts. When { wae q h0x fny hands were covered with chem, Ono 0ny nle teacher took flc Co neF lop and fon1le0 Wy henls And snid sotneiblDn. can't re!ncnjbcs
 what and t!'c warts Hene away: ~. ': nl Hrsvef-@pafn it elI' WNf not lock t1e feacj- ef up and let her take too In H&f IAt en1e ofs.
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