The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-21
TILE ,,TrnNIsr IS ANOMALOUS

THE INTtAhNISi ID
 | What has become of the great consulting | nhvrIclans of m elder day? They're hlmoh, a' m
 rare as the dodo bird now. Hatthhg a,ou uan elf, . | ter day specialists do not begin to II" '"o '"' | for all the drovcs Of em
 | An internist is Il general practitioner Tn @ ns- uratiw silk hat. Take one fair 70 mloa,'nk M ,m . ,I, dnctor give him several nights or untrou- hIed slecp. equip him with little laboratory and a little Accretary stenographer ohce most n
 em teach him to be b, r,,%y @ "nra 1n,.rni" An internist K Il general practitioner wno tires of telling the truth and moves 1nto suI of offices where he can and does persuhhc An patients to undergo whatever scicht'Ic ae".s , v" mcaguremcnts he fancics will help sho" "h,. ails 'en Any plain plodding prhctitiohcr cou.u | make the same teBts or have 'cm made TOT the
 aa me money less and arrive at inc hafne coh-
 clus,ons but people won't have It, tcop': asa ,sa foxy that wny-th"y dont in,eh" ,' " ,hm family doctor get more .hh" |'' '"' " not at one throw. . ,t., .n,i.,, object to nternists The medical society | ought to have them brought up before the cen
 sors on charges of unprofcsSionni cohduct' .. ,' " unpro ofcgsiona, If understand the tsin'' ,oi :. a | doctor to hold himself out as speciahst III conpIorncration of ailments IT were to ",.- | nouncc that my practice is limited to stomhcI,' | liver. heart kidney. lungs spleen, intcstlna'' | nervous osscous. muscular; skln anu n ls "n,nn- | ion. anictions plus spinal, pelvic ana oTtho- | ncdIc disorders of men, women and children. | rd get the laugh from the proiess'oh. pu. | nsk you. where do we stop '"uen,nE M n. .". n,"n 1 ter day ntcrnist with his prodieious Pre'o"- | tOns? . - T, 4,,i.. No. really, t ia absurd that we do recoehlze | ,uch fl spccinIty hA internal medicine,' yet we | nr. as vet too hide bound and narrow, we doc- tors in general, 10 recognize such pecihI,y M h' | diseases of the heart. or hygiene. or p''i"''' | surgery. - ,,.a.. .,ch | rocopnItion from these COmical all-r0und bpe- | clnllata and let them cke out m existence' IT they can. na consulting physiclhns, which 'h a,l | they purportcd to be in the hrst place anu lt r
 only as consulting physicians that they nave | managed to ease along Into thclr present a"o"- | ,ln DDuitjDu in hte IncHlCul TdGuIty | Away with all alleged eye. car -nose-throa'
 specialists and down with all alleged interniss There is enough hoCuB-pOcus ana nhnky- panky In medicine anyway. without cuIiVnt'hs | it openly and officially.
 l QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | Danger of Getting the Habit | Four months after the death or our year
 old son ! had Ccsnrinn operation. TIC "aws an',
 dd not I've r, we "rs m"w .sn, ncue tn " thinh that
 nII future births must bc by Ccsarlan operation
 |. [ think that Is the bunk. 1 am 33 at tht
 children were all born very easily ana n"t"rh'-
 iy. What do you say? Mrs W, P, @ ,... | Answer--it wounds like the bunk to me, bu, | of course l have no idea why Cesarian section | was necessary this time. I do think some Of our | modern obstetfc specialists are bit too fond | of doing the operation. With them IL becomes | a habit. Some women, toO rather cultivate the | habit.
 l [ an now giving my SDD t-2 years OM ii.
 thir bottle. Of the enclosed tonic. which child | specialist advised. Since rend in your column
 about strycIInine poisoning hesitate to give t | (Mrs M. X. B)
 | Answcr--The label you enclosed states that | the shotgun nostrum contains one tweDtyshfth | grain of stTychnin to the ounce, along with q | dash Of alcohol. glycer0phosphate and other | scenery. The "chid specialist who suggested l auc.. q nostrum for your must be cred l uouE one-~travelinR salcsTnen teach him ther
 apeutics. The strychnine acts on the child'' | nervous system like n whip
 | The Cracking Kid
 My v year old daughter is very healthy, 1 | feet tall, weighing so pounds. But when slit | tries Go do any cxcrciscs she crackIcs, In tbf | knees and ankles mostly. tMrs W. H) | Apswer--She is probably n bit fhbby in her | muscular and Igamsntous structure. Hiking | swimming, tap dancing or other dancing under | a competent teacher, and whatever active games she enjoys most. will help to knit" her | soft tissues and take up the slack and take out | the crhckle.
 1 Hoy. This Brings On Hunger Pains | In regard to your complaint about the scare
 tty of real cottage cheese. IT you want the real | oId- fashioned kind. smearcaac Dutch cheese. | put the clabbcred milk tn . cbersecIotb and | allow tt to drip the way wotbcr did. Tie result | will hit that lonely spot iD your gastroDomy (F. M.D | Answer--By gravy. can testify you're set- tinx warm, -...a---.-.s-A- A--.----