The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-16
DIATHERMY OF TONSILS IN FLU OR
 GRIPPE CASES

Early in February received the following note from physician wno mas nar ,o What | his patients tell me) with the diathermy exufpa- | ton of the tonss.
 editorial and I thought I would inform <, you about a novel experience with diathermi- zation of the tonsiis during our recent epidemic | of flu.
 serving number of incipient flu cases ana the effects of differentiation in cases presenting t0nsiIlitis at the onset. T foolishy did not wear my mask at the first sittings and con tracied the flu myself know better now.
 strange to say All the cases cleared up after a treatment or two Perhaps this doesn't prove anything, except that such treatment does not aggravate an existing acute infection;
 As nearly every ons here was suffering from some grippe" condition made It a point to get in touch with patients who had had their tonsils diathermized in the last few months, present grippe" or flu.
 Sincerely yours,
 l think we published here recently the inter- esting case of of the "carrier state another medical friend reported. After the diphtheria carrier had persisted in harboring virulent diph- theria bacilli Gas determined by animal test) in spite of all attempts to dsinfect the tonsils the doctor finally carried his diathermy apparatus to the patients home lthe patient Of course, was not i'll, but qlarantned) and the electrO-coagu- ated the tonsiIs. That cleared up the focus of in- lection and the health department lifted the quarantine.
 One swallow doesn't make summer. However | should have A dlathefmy treatment or two, rather than the old spanish custom. If thought my tons harbored any kind of septic focus which might be responsible for my "reumatiz'
 Good scientific, conservative, twentieth cen tury, humane, skilful and satisfactory treatment. this dathermy extirpaton electro-coagulation of the tonsls, and the old timers who are still hacking them out with guillotine. scissors. snare and other crude gadgets may as well become re- signed 10 quiet times, for che general public is mostly like myself that way-~we don't like to be hurt, We don't care to do any unnecessary bleeding, and we'd rather keep up and doing while our tonsils being disposed of,
 Children under ten years of age are out of luck so far as this modern treatment Is concerned. that is, as a rule Here and there child is so tractabe and well brought up, or a doctor is so patient and skillful m dealing with children that even five year old youngster may be success fully treated with diathermy.
 Adults. and particularly those handicapped by any ailnent or complication which renders them bad risks for surgery. should submit to nothing less than diathermy or electro-surgcal tonsil treatment no matter what wiles or arguments them There good doctors in nearly every town now who provide this boon for patients. Pastcurixcd Miik We would be grateful N you will give your opinion about saie milk for babies and children hisi'iDg safe milk for years. and many doctors have recommended our milk but here lately the us to pasteurize 1t. tF. A. R)
 Answer--To pastenrize meaEs to Darb0ii. The process requires that the milk be heated up to
 
 around 2I2 degrees and blood heat is around 99 degfees), kept at that temperature 20 to 40 min utes, then cooled This heating is sufficient to Kill any tnbercle baciili typhoid baciIii, diphthe- ria bacllii, stfeDtococc of septic sore throat or scarlet fever that may happen 10 be in the milk Tn every town city where milk is sold to the public, there are only two grades of milk which are sofe, First, certified milk, which is the pIr- est, finest raw milk money can buy; second, pas ieufized milk, which Is any milk that has been heated as described, Before the city health aus thorities attempt to compel milk producers or n central pastearzation plant which should bn conducted by the health department and all milk offered for gale fin the city (axcept certified mil<) should be required to go through the pasteuFiza- llon process under the supervision of the health department Any othsr pretense Of pasteuriza. ton is unreliable
 Mysteries Of Diet Why Is pOached egg generally specified in c light diet prescribed by the doctor. preferably to . boiled egg? (NuPsc).
 ABswer-oh. maybe the doctor lost flllns irving 10 nlastieate boiled egg, IL the patient s allowed eggs there is no good reason why his personal preference should not be consulted as 10 the method of cooking,