The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-23
SOME FOLKS HAVE LITTLE CONFIDENCE
 IN OUR TEACHINGS

Recently correspondent asked if I believed dren for the purpose of mmunzing tAe children ! against diphtheria. The correspondent said his doctor claimed nine out of ten of the dipht heria | cases he had seen in the last six months had re- ceived toxin -anitoxn.
 In reply l advised the correspondent by all means to give the children this protection. 1 add | ed that in cities where the school children have been so immunized there scarcely as many as ten cases of diphtheria for all the doc tors, in six months. If any questions this, l will be glad to name such city for example Auburn. N. Y.
 Another correspondent whose sincerity is evil dent enough now writes:
 You give very dumb answers to ques- tions asked-attached is q sample (clipping of the question and answer above quoted.) What of it if there be no dphtheria in certain cities where school children have been immunized? 1T doctor in any city has record that in nine out of ten cases the shots do not immuniZe the children, then the shots cant be claimed suc- cessful as a preventive.
 You recommend tonsils removed by eec- tricity. After consulting number of phys- clans, some very excellent. none would recom-
 mend such removal and most of those using such machine as you recommend are quacks, not even doctors and don't have to be under
 the law. Now doctor, tell me through your paper whether or not you receive compensa- tion from makers sellers of that implement for removing tonsils by electricity? True, the remarkable reduction in the dph- thcria rate among children in certain places where toxin -antitoxn immunization has been thoroughly carried may be just coincidence. But I prefer not to place much credence in the idle "cam' of the unidentified doctor that nine out of ten diphthera cases he has in six | m months were in children who had been immun- ized by the TAT--uness the doctor in question is prepared to confess that he has failed to port his diphtheria cases to the health depart ment required by the law. Indeed, I suspect the doctce in question is not legally qualified physician but some kind of illicit fad healer. I regret to say that maker seller of an implement, machine. gadget, instrument, remedy or outfit has yet offered or given paid or presented me so much as the price of new pipe or jar O tobacco, for my servipes in popular Zing the electro-surgical remowN of tonsils : confess that one big manufacturer of machines used in e!ectrosurgery did invite to be hIs guest at kind of "clinic' he was staging. and 1 dropped the invitation in the waste basket | answered. for have precious little respect for | any doctor who permits manufacturer q salesman to teach him how to practice rned- cine. There is too much of that sort of thing in latter day medicine. By the way, I know abso- lutely nothing about the technical apparatus used in electro-surgery, and the cop down at the cor ncr could tell you as well as I which particular make of gadget Is best. do know one thing | this modern electr-surGery is not the radio knife"; the only semblance that l be- | tween the apparatus for diathermy, endothermy, electro -desiccation. electro etc, and the wireless nuisance Is that both dofunnies have knobs or switches--which. I suppose is
 ''''S" @ QUEsTIoNs AND ANSWERS Sleep Rations Depend Is there sucI, thing as q person getting too much sleep? get lots of sleep every night, yet | vacation. but that is impossible at present. l thought if were to sleep less nights might feel iIcad.) Answer-Yes, but am unable to advise with out knowing your age, occupation and general mode of life Sleep ration varies with these fac- tors Perhaps you are bit stale" from want of iodin
 Suffering
 What causes suffering? Is there any cure: (S. M.)
 Answer-Send stamped envelope bearing your address and mention your trouble. One cause s. in my opinion artificial or compulsory change from natural left -handedness to right-handed- ness in early childhood. Suitable vocal and oral exercise will help to correct the trouble.
 Needs Regular Morning Rolls
 What cause bIOOdshOt eyes? My eyes become bIoodslot every time do head stand in gym. Miss l.. w.
 Answer-Poor tone in blood vessels. You should get the habit of rolling half dozen som- ersaults last thing every night and first thing morning.