The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-08
RETrER GO ARMED IN TEXAS

Tn inc mast five years 2, ,s05 persons, residents or transents have bitten the dust & In IeTas ,on're hitting the trail down that way you neeo no ssee, plate vest, nor even a six-shooter. but you naa are not already immune It is very simple. All you need do is drop in and pass the time O gay Satn wt your family doctor cor or t any seUc ccessiye weeks He will give you little shot of the vaccine eacn ;. time, and if his needle is nice and sharp ana ms in lection technic halfway decent 1t Will potner vom rather less than mosquito bite would. Some individuals get headache and feel pretty rotten for day or or but that goes to indica te how very sick they would pc T they contracted the fever. ,. .,, l,, rr,.. E inst happen to pick on Texas for the purpose of this exhortaton.s I don't know' but imagine Texas has more typhoid fever than the othef es territory Texas is a big lot. The map doesn't do it justice You have to try crossing It, even m the fastest train or car. in order to compreheho ho" big it is ., n,hatber bv train plane bus boat. bike, it is very g9od pian to make sure you won't find any typhoiod fever Ivinp in wait for you on your travels. You never know where you will encounter the ubiquitous baciil The new milkman, the waiter. the COOK the chap who serve you with hot dogs, the nice kind lady who fixes up and fetches to the churcn parolors the licking good meat pie or oake1 :f spaghetti, may be carrier. 1ou shou'u ""iAS IL you're immunized. ....
 It is well to get this typhoid prophylactic treat ment two or three months in advance Of your nroiected journey or vacation. Remember It re- uuires several weeks time for the lull protectlve
  ceved the three hypodermic injections or the bacterin. ..... measured number of killed typhoid 6acni. to- gether with measured numbers of Killed para typhoid A and paratyphoid B bacilli. They've been killed by heat, enough to Kill the germs, as in pasteurization, yet not enough to destroy the chemical substance of the germ booy. 50 you re- ceive a dose of the chemical substance of the eerms hut no live germs Typhoid immunization is positively not "inocuation" you see. lnocaia- ton means nplantng disease or the virus or Ny4 .nt, ju typhoid immunzation. Nor is 1t vaccination strictly speaking for in vaccination las against smaIlpox) we do actually inocuate with the virus of disease and the vaccination is not successful protective unless the patient develops the dis ease, vaccinio. they handle serve, cause the most serious cpl denies of typhoid fever: In Texas last year. TOT Tor instance, in one outbreak of thirty cases a mix dealer proved to be the carrier. In another of 40 cases other food handlers were (innocently) re- ''''' QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 'Radio Knifc," "Bee' and Hot Dog
 This looks like the end of your fav0rite meth od It seems a shame after, all the effort you have put into 1t. We'll, life Is just one new thing after another. c. S. B.
 diathermy (electro- -coagulation) of the tonsiis, probably science editor employed by the press agency. The first fanciful name gwen .ns e | Then another reporter made the front page with a story telling how some throat specialist first tried the method to cook a hot dog. Now this one | comes through with 8 stickful about putting a | "bee" the tons News distributing agencies simply won't distribute unless the yarn is suit fanciful legends You newspaper people ably dressed up with some such picturesque or regard the public as of something less than 12 year old I. Q.
 | Low in His Stomach
 have my stomach dropped and so 1t will not digest my food. am thinking of taking injec- tions in the arm. Will these injections help or do ! need some kind of medicine to help digest my food? (S. J.)
 | Answer-I am unable to advise you as your letter offers no hint as to what If anything ails | you.
 | The Mind and Health
 In regards to your talk Psychological Healing" what Is your opinion of ''The Mind at Mischief" by Dr Wm. $. Sadler? (P. A. E.) Answer--I think it is a good sound book. It Is not written by a trick psychologist but by q ! nhvscian. ,..s. 4 q. ,sss. -z ...5sz