The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-14
MORE WOMEN IN MEDICINE

| From young woman taking the pre-medical course in the University os Idaho comes ques- tionnaire concerning the outlook for medical | women. There are five questions, two of which
 specifically refer to the prejudice" against the gentle sex in the profession.
 | had g. bit of that prejudice myself twenty or | thirty years ago. Canddy believe now that my
 prejudice was largerly mere jealousy of the abil- pened to beat me to it. do not pretend to speak for my sex in the profession, but I believe that there is to-day virtually prejudice against
 medical women. not even among the laity. The third question is particularly pertinent. It
 asks whether it is easier for the young medical
 man to obtain appointment interne in a hos ptal than it is for the young medical woman of
 equal training. Maybe it is but if 50, then the womens clubs and other organizations in this country are not functioning very we'll Aren't women majority among hospital patients, and by physicians of their own if they desire it :?
 l believe every hospital should have as many
 as as men he dnd as many f
 public at large without discrimination as to
 or previous condition of servitude.
 The fourth question in the Idaho question
 nalre don't like. It smacks of the only draw
 back, as I see it, about the status of medical
 women. It is as follows: Does the young wom-
 an physician have any opportunity of becoming
 allied with a physician of some merit and in
 that way of building up independent practice
 of her own?
 My anser to that is. hope not. Perhaps back in the days of Dr Mary Walker. who wore pants, medical woman to break Tn. To-day we want a different type of woman in the profession. We want the woman who has brains, character and courage. She must have courage, else she is de- feated before she begins. Let her take her de-
 gree and procure her license and complete her l internship and then hang out her shingle and 1 carry on under her own power. If she is going
 to truckle to some big boy, play office girl to a loud noise, why. we don't much about her future. It isn't likely to be of any consequence The young woman who enters medicine with any | such inhibition as that is getting off to a bum
 start. This is 1931 Women are people now. The opportunities for the medical woman of independent spirit and good training were never 10 nra fn-d -dnv Tn GnII | in almost every speciality, the medical woman is on an even footing with her medical brothers | colleagues and equals. Let her know her stuff and stand on her own feet and play the game
 mother or sister son. and she can attain as
 great distinction as was ever vouchsafed to any | man.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | Relief of Bellicostivcncss
 Belly breathing as recommended by you has
 iuDrcatcd my aiimentary function amazingly; at
 least think 1t is not just coincidence that am
 now recovering from the first attack of diarrhca
 Answer-Natural breathing probably does inn | prove the digestive alimentary functions
 where one has long followed wrong theories or
 habits Natural breathing is belly breathing. It is
 the way you breathe when asleep or under an
 anesthetic: it is the way animal breathes; it and indeed it accounts for the extraordinary en- durance shown by such men who have never | comcal caricatures we civilized nations ideaIize | in army uniforms.
 Hi, HI, Scouts, You Need This l wish to thank you for the two pamphlets "Rcsgscitation" and Preparing the Pocket First Aid Kit" have found valuable hints in both
 of them and will pass the practical ideas along l in my work among Boy Scouts. q. F.. M.) Answer-Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts any one
 else who is interested in knowing how to be of use In emergencies. may write in and ask for either or both pamphlets. inclosing an ordinary
 stamped envelope properly addressed The panr- phlets are free to our readers. Many Scouts will
 be astonished to learn that they have been taught
 an incorrect method of artificial respiration. Children May Play Wind Instruments Tn your answer in incIosed chipping you were dead right. I've been drilling chldrcns orches- tras 35 years q think have the record for U E. Al. The effect of playing wind instruments has
 always been beneficial. so far know. One
 pupil started at to ii to develop "weak lungs" and bronchial trouble, began playing cOrnct and
 now at 25 is a professional .trumpctcr earning
 $20O q week. (-. Director Music, Public Answer-I found no clipping. but it was prob-
 ably reply to the query about the imagined in- furious effect the lung or wind" of playing
 wind instruments. There is no such III effect in
 fact. Of course children who have any actual
 bronchial or lung disease should not attempt to play unless by consent of attending physician.