The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-04
n1ATHrRMY AND FOCAL INFECTION

In view of all the teeth and tonss we regular doctors have sacrificed to the focal infection tne orv in years past, in many instances "lthou. oe. eft to anybody except our own or oehtisle pooN ethooks one might hesitate to bring tnls up now that is in practice. In print some or us uo not hesitate to bring anything up It seems. s more regular we are. the nea,v we cnt in print
 Dr Dap Mckenzie is consulting surgeon U. the Central London Throat and Ear hospMa aT nf oto- laryngologst (throat and ear spechne;, ; .is tbe ITrench hospital in London Qulte a iau III III, way Not THE Mckenzie whose name IS a.s"o. se 4te = to the ingenious gadget we useu ct;cn t3 ban thev teii me is one of the big boys of the pro1ession in England-for all know he may N even h.an,t n he na,ca in Harley street but even If he hasn |, ne u,rs mt ha o,,ite A guy or else we'd hear good deal more raZzing from the throat men III '' country about McKenzies carryings-on. T. WcKenzie has recently perpetrated DOCK. IL is a quaint little volume, from the nesiaiy p poat of view but as practical as sears So u,ade all the old timers in this country groan ana srie .mei, teeth by announcing year ago that ne Iesa.Iu oth diathermy extirpation of the tonsis as the ;4tI. nG ot choice for adults (though it is not sutaoie for young children). ,. . ;,
 patients quite frequently report nm ,,rovement in their remote symptoms, such as ro,haoo sciatica rheumatism and so on lm-
 mediately or after the hrst apPnSaa.oii ,a i
 of diathermy The explanation prooa' and now I quote from Svers: r,..
 "Electrocryptectomy is the explanation. lna @
 much may be accomplished in almost any caSe in tbe first treatments. We do not know now
 ever when the focus is completely destroyed,
 and so we should insist on seeing 'he p"''e". over period of. months.
 Now Mckenzie again: ~ ,.tond tho "So much improvement indeed may ;mnIt as.Hu n
 oar,v anpications that it may be dlmcuIt .o
 nersuade patients to pursue the treatmgn. ~ .o
 it's logical end in complete eradlcatlon Du. l
 can be pointed out to them that the , innieu.a.v
 imnrovement is due to what is but temporary
 sterilization of the tonsii ana tna. ;toh,, ii o be
 si tissue be left it will almost ineai,aG IT. retrrn of
 come infected later ol anu ie"u 'O "
 the old symptoms.
 That iawbreaker quoted from Sivers-. cry.ut ,1;t tomy means cutting out or era n ag;tv in the tonsil where the streptococcl or other seiiA" ii V foothold. .,o.ao ,b.+ if the entc focus in the tonsi is sterlized or destfoyeu total extirpation of the normal tonsll tissue may be unnecessary Neither or enenn for the theory that total extirpation of the tonsil IS orunai, advisable think they are potn , aSp. Snamisb cus tom of attacking any and all tonsil tissue al a, sight. Or maybe they're just trying to let 'he o'u timers 'oUG onEsTioNs ssTi AND ANSWERS
 Which Side to Sleep On
 Many years ago our old doctor toid me away s to sleep the right side as the oi6od S ds.rcd from the heart its right side 10 DC uis'r'o"'e" to the entire body Miss McG. E)
 Answer-Well. nowadays it starts out rom as .me lett side of the heart But no matter; hn nthe, eide won lie on the blood must climb to the otnei side yeventuallv if not now. so why bother about that? The only health rule is to sleep Tn "ha'- ever posture you find comfortapie'
 It Won't Wash
 D,,,ns i, ,s inst coincidence, but in the past few days good many letters nave consisteu o' three parts, first. telling me now nones. anu M teIIigent and how confident the corresto", ,. ent is in my opinions and the ccrtahty .IuI have no axe to grind. etc Sccond' morUus. | banning of these doctors around here TOT tnS,' . | narrow views and general untrustworthiness; m ally will I kindly diagnose and prescriue iyr Ilt | cOrresDOndcnt's case which Is thus ana so. ma | say that any body who hopes to get diagnOsh or prescription through this column stahus U De. ter chance of getting it if he Omts the aIorcsuio hokum and asks for the favor without preamoic | Hay Fever
 | I want to thank you for the good your fnfor' nation has done me. I took the calcium iactate as you suggested, for nearly three months' ano it practically wiped out the hay fever or Wha. ever it was. I have never felt better (Nrs ID. "A W.
 food three times day for a period Of not iess than 10 weeks, seems to help many suHerer' from bronchial asthma, hay fever, glaht nives | (angio- -neurotic edema) recurring ordinary nive; and some cases of migraine tperiodlc one-s'oe, ., sick headaches ushered in with an aura oi warning which commonly takes the form or TOT tifcation spectral. Calcium lactate IS harmless | to take in any It may be taken Tn powdei | or tablet form. and good drink of water shouic follow each dose Occasionally 1t upsets the stoHi | ach. If it does I'll refund whatever you've paie me for the advice. Try and get refund! | Lady Never Tells an Untruth | I have taken the iOdin ration as you recon mend 1t, for over year now, and have benenCce greatly by 1t. chiefly 1t has stopped my hair Iron going prematureiy gray: l am 27. ana at 2e - hair was going gray (Mrs A. F. e.
 | Answer--There may be something in what vol say, Madam. A lot of other youngish ladies ant gentlemen have assured me proper iodin ratios postpones the graying of the hair.