The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-27
PSYCHOLOGICAL TINKERING OUR NATIONAL INDOOR PASTIME

The president of the National Educational Association, pr Willis A. Sutton, happens to be superintendent of schools in Atlanta. He has learned by experience that there is no such an- imal as a "bad boy" Ore of the hardest cases of 'incorrigiblity' he encountered in his earlier years as a principal was that of lad who, on physical examination, was found to have eleven infected or "abscessed" teeth and other silent defects Proper medical and surgical treatment brought about spiritual regeneration. and . to, holds an important position in the engineering department of this state.
 It does not follow from this one swallow that summer is here. You can't expect to make bad boys behave by pulling their teeth or hacking out their adenoids or feeding them vitamins One swallow does not warrant any such sweep ing conclusion. But whole flock of swallows
 Dr Sutton took this one boy as an example, from class of s7 boys expelled from other high school. To make good students and eventually good citizens out of these delinquent youths the five dentists. in addition to the usual staff of high school teachers Within 13 weeks he was able to send 27 of the boys back to their own schools from high school 32 If them entering college.
 Even so. there may have been a few bad eggs, m0roms mo, aeieces h No o ona arines that bad heredty can be remedied by medicine or surgery, and you are pretty certain to lind ind few unfortunate victims of Q tainted inheritance among any group of 30 individuals selected at random.
 How different Is the lesson this great educator teaches from the line of psychological hooey the public is bonlbarded with these days too often under the disguise if not under the actual spon- sorship of education. Most of our latter day psychological experts-quacks of course yet honored by. educational organizations and ofi, boys by administering some kind of occult sug- gestion to eliminate their errant complexes something. and depend a tooth brush drill or some such tangerine magazine entertainment to take care of the poor teeth. Dr Sutton can fully describe his method in rather less spance than hjc taIl 70 nSVchOlOpica1 mOnnfe. banks fill columns. pages, pamphlets and books. women's clubs. teas, and bureaus with their re- ports and descriptions, vet nobody knows what they are driving at. though it all sounds so won- derful and so true while they are telling it.. mid, even when it at its peak. The fad that lasts and makes good pin money game for di- psychology. Help yourself to handful of the odd terms and phrases and try it on the offspring of your lower caste neighbors.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Belly Breathing
 Your belly breathing stunt has cured me of fallen stomach. Also I find it works like magic to produce slccp (Mrs R. D. P.)
 Answer-And that ain't saying the half of it. It is excellent for those who suffer with cold feet, inability to get to sleep nights, high blood pressure. painful irregular menstruation, asth- ma and one thing or another Send a stamped envelope bearing your address and say you'd like to be a B. B.
 The Flaxsecd Habit
 have given up all nill sor other laxativcs, and now take just two tablespoonful of fiaxsccds day. That fixes me up all right. Had to pay 25 cents a pound for the faxsecds at first. until bought hundred pounds from wholesale druggist. This will last me little over four years. CT. S. E.)
 Answer-Yeah? That is, if the bugs and worms do not discover it. I think should have a law to prohibit the sale of more than four five pounds of fiaxseeds to any one in year. It is silly to keep taking faxseeds indefinitely even if 1t is harmless. Your or five pounds ought to be more than enough to tide anybody over the crisis while he is breaking the physic habit, and that's all recommend faxseeds for.
 A Million Morons May Make Mistakes
 If you claim cold cures are good how come q million people in the United States used (a worthless nostrum) last year? Are the million all wrong and you are right? (S. NJ
 Answer-Only million? Yet authorities say there are more than 25,0O00OO morons in the United States.
 Astringent Eye Drops
 Is bOric acid good to use for eye drops for red eyes? If not can you suggest anything to help? (T. Totaler).
 Answer-No. Boris acid Is merely feeble tisecptics. Zinc suphate is an astringent. You might use drop of weak zinc sulphate solution in each eye once or twice day for few weeks. Such solution Is one grain of zinc sulphate in one ounce of boiled water. Many things cause red eyelids red eyebals. .chropc arsenic poison ing. lesions in the nasal cavity. excesses in drink ing or smoking, occasionally uncorrected eye strain are some of the causes.