The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-30
AMBULANT PNEUMOTHORAX AS As THE HOSPITAL KIND

A comparative study of 47 patients who were not required to stay in hospital and l24 nospitat for tuberculosis by Drs Polk and Bosnieres or paris convinced the doctors that there Is no su- periority in the results obtained 9y nreat im- portance of giving the patient proper rest anu m proper diet at home as he would receive ' II ,,n me were in the tuberculosis hospital, especiaiy uui ing the. first six months of the treatment
 This pneumothorax (air in chest cavityl treat, ment is much used everywhere nowadays @ ana ma riicularly for cases where the disease IS i'm tied or definitely established In one lung me treatment consists in regular in1ecuoms ot cni ' or of oxygen with air, for the purpose or coi- Ia psine the diseased lung more or less or per haps it would be more accurate 10 say; I. Ies'Ilo ing it's movements thus giving the SICK iuns res'' This greatly aids the natural healing process.
 In the ambuant treatment the pauen. repoL. t . .o to the doctors office for the ar IhJeGoe, ,-M.mv tervals of a week. for several months OsuanS half a pint, more or less, of air or air and oxy, gen. is injected at each sitting. Alter seve,ai months the air is given only once In two weeks.
 Retween treatments the patient remains in bed at home, and follows the doctors instruc. tions just as carefully as an ihtelhsens pae pStn would in any case where tnere> ID i'''' ~ imitation to recover. , ,.rova
 Here, then, is still another modern improve ment which enables better treatment to pc s,sen tn more people First hailed the modern method of treating varicose veins py c~nenlcai ~ obliteraton this has given srea. reheu would ,U % or could have entered hospital ana unaersone the old and formidable surgical treatment. Nexs ns came the diathermy eXtirpation or tonss' anu os thai we need say nothing more. Quite recenet- W came the ambuiant treatment of hernia (rup- ture breach) which l do not % nes,noT auaony ~ ntei lieent people, no matter what the opera'.ns su @ , geons may think or do about IL: Ana t now rene we nothorax treatment to patients who are taking the at home. x,, L.,,Ia t,a ,roud of such progress Personally, these new de- velopments in therapeutics make me 1eli very envous of the young doctor wno is Jus. t,;ms mon nractice He has some mean ana trying vexations to cope with, in the shape of imposl- tions and ndgnities heaped upon the proiessioh ,, bv a grateful public, and inspiration in the pow ments place in his hands.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 protrutiing Ears Corrected her sons protrtding cars, should !ikc to tcn you of our experience. Our year 0ia D0y was similarly affected and ke grew older nc De- came more conscious of his ears. and 1t was ss changing his otherwise cheerful dfsposiuon. Dr performed such plastic opcrauOn as you ,a recommended, removing almost an inch of the cartilage from eacI, ear. That was done last spring and the scar IS barely pcrccptiblc now. surcrs %r from his ear complex. Mrs J. K. M:l
 Answer-Thank you. Your experience will re- assure many parents.
 Apprentice Lacks Skill
 T recently had my tonsils out by diathermy and 1t was very painful thought couldn't stand the last three treatments do not see how you can say it is painless. Miss ID. MD
 Answer-All know is what read in the let ters have q large rumber of letters from peo- pie who have had ;heir tonsils extirpated that way and nearly all of them declare they didn mind the pain or discomfort of the treatments Perhaps you chose amateur or apprentice at the work.
 Excessive Precipitation
 Please give your formula for something 10 cor. rect excessive or unpleasant precipitation under the arms. (Mrs s. w. P) &s.Fe.s
 Answer-Sponge or mop the skin once each alternate day for three four times with a solution of half an ounce of aluminium chloride in three ounces of distilled or rain water. Let this dry in the air before dressing Discontinue It's use for a time after the three or four applications, and later one application week will probably control the trouble.
 The Jug Busted
 wish you no III luck but if you ever try tak- ing gallon glass bottle or jug Of hot water t0 bed to keep your feet warm I'd like to be there to hear whas your remarks might be when the cork came o;it or the tug busted (Mrs H. E Wl
 Answer-Madam require no such contrap- tion to keep my feet nice and warm at night; I'm married man.
 lcoDyright John E. Dille Col