The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-09
MORE HUMoR ON CATCHING COLD

We regular doctors desire no personal pub licty. you understand, but we're rather keen on it nowadays for medical science. Accordingly you hear us sounding off regularly the radio, in the name of the medical society, and you read our stuff regularly in the papers, also by author ity of our official medical organizations.
 Some of our stuff is cry, and of it is papers under the auspices of the New York Aca- demy of Medicine, telling folks ''How to Catch Cold" I started up eagerly when I lamped the title, but ] found that the cook presumed as usual that you already have your rabbit.
 The article is in characteristic style. It tells Us at the outset that we have scientific knowl- edg of the nature of colds" Then it dwels on the communicability infectiousness of "colds' Finally it leaves us with the positive assurance that chilling of the body will bring on a "cold,' and particularly if you get your feet wet.
 you're a dumb one, is that we Academy members admit we know little or nothing about the nature or cause of "colds,' in one breath, and then in the next breath we warn you dumb laymen that a "cold' will probably get you if you go out without your galoshes on. In our publicity we cater to all tastes, you
 Almost in the same editions comes the epocha! announcement that the great "common cold expedition which set out from Johns-Hopkins q year or two ago has discovered the cause os the Common cold"-somehow the is dis covered annually-and the bulletins from the commander say it is virus too minute to be visible through the highest power microscope This is funny. too, when remember that nc one yet has discovered identified the "com- mon cold.' l mean no physician. health author
 
 any disease entity under that name I am a. sonaby certain that the Johns Hopkins people will not commit themselves far. either.
 You see, the doctors and others whoh are making living out of the popular "cod" delu- sion prefer to let it remain as it is, vague. ndef- mite, adaptable to whatever purpose or pred- cament one has to meet.
 In everyday practice even the intelligent pa diagnosis of a "cold," while the doctor is won dering what ails him. And when the actual na- ture cf the illness becomes manifest, the patient na1i hn has into whatever it may prove to be.
 The scientific research workers have much wider field for their activities long as there are many different conceptions of the entity o' common cold" It would narrow their opportu- mites considerably if medical health authori- ties were to agree on a definition of the alleged "common cold.'
 Then, too, long as the thing remains ob- scure all the wise ones who you catch cold from drafts. dampness and the like can carry on their arguments without fear of sue ''' QUEsTIoNs AND ANSWERS
 Whew, Aint It Awful.
 Dear Doc: Talk of foot trouble! To all bridges. lunches and ping pong meets I carry gas masks for my fellow guests. Our back yard looks like n wrecked can and package factory-rvc tried everything find scductivcy described in the in- tcrcstn pages of our best magazines. They. CT, sweat. burn and smell to the zenith. Bathe them often-aIso keep eight pairs of shoes in pcrpetu- al motion but 1t just ain't no good. (Orville-not Awfu!.)
 Answer-The one thing that will remedy the sishashun. check and double check. the prom dross, is not extoled in the important part of the mag If it were you couldn't get 1t so cheap ly. It is standard Formaldehyde Solution Send stamped envelope bearing your address and ask for instructions for the cure of excessive or odor ous sweating of the feet. If this is too much trouble. then 1 can merely say here that one ounce of the standard Formaldehyde liquid may be put in half pint bottle with enough water to fill the bottle, and the shoe Things wet with this once a week, or paint the soes of the feet with it two or three times a week-always letting it dry thoroughly before putting on shoes.
 Curvature
 1. Is curvature inIIcritable? 2. What would you advise for this condition? 3. Will an opera tiOn straighten the spine? 4. Should person witt, curvature marry? e. R. c.
 Answer-1 No 2. Consult orthopedic surgeon whom your family physician will recommend. 3. Operation not advisable as a rule. 4. Marriage is advisable if the person is otherwise physically fit.