The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-19
THIS MAN WANTS A BELT IN THE BACK

A while ago we reported the sad case of thu | chap who asked us to recommend dentist com petent to make X-ray examination Of the teeth When we recommended one Of whom We Jus ] happened to know, the customer came back witi | the complaint that the dentist we recommendet was four blocks away. and he would prefe | something near by. Today another customer insists on a belt IT the back Perhaps some readers will not unaer stand the metaphor. Some 10 years ago tha famous little Jew comedian with the eXophtnai mmost or pop eyes staged the most excruciati's funny bit have ever seen, where in a customer pIucked from the passing throns tried on every thing the gents furnishers have in stock, but al the last minute invariably puts all to nought pS demanding one with a belt in the back, that be- ing alas, the only style of garment not dealt Tn To days customers comes at us like this:
 pr William Brady.
 Dear Sir: I have been reading your articles
 for a while now & am beginning to feel be-
 tween the devil & the deep sea. You renlnd
 me of the young lady who asks if one has
 heard about so and so and then says But u
 better not tell you!'
 don't doubt but what you say about nerves.
 etc is quite correct, but some of us who nave
 suffered from the so-called nervous tt.isd pfean,
 to know what is wrong with us. Telling a man
 what isn't wrong with him isn't going to cure
 think it only fair to let us keep our illusions
 or else correct them.
 think you will agree that you cant over
 come any trouble unless one knows what me
 trouble is.
 might add
 ReSpeCtIully yours, Note that every paragraph in our friends let ter begins with the first personal pronoun. Ina is quite all right from the literary point of view and defy anybody to say why 1t isn't. But IL t II II rather significant in this particular instance, or truth which have uttered here now and agaiI about .'nervous' people-not that like to hur them but merely that hope it may help some of them. The truth is that such people are seihsh It is one thing to explain ones shortcoming' away by pleading nervous" temperament. N. great harm in that except thaa n senIs sns uo w,th sometimes it is good for your soul to acknowi. edge your fault and take full responsibility 1oi it and try to behave yourself better next tune. When an actual incompetent or invalid driftl along on the nervous breakdown illusion, tha
 is. believes seriously that his impaired health ol efficiency is due to some vague exhaustion o nerve strength or power--which doesn't exst- why. then think 1t is good to try to dsabuse hi him by intuition or by long-distance divinatior what really is the matter. There is always the possibility be it ever so remote. that 1T such al invalid once gets his mind freed from the nerve strain" nonsense. he may take proper steps tt learn what he is suffering with.
 Near the close of our friends letter he says he has never taken any medicine and don't intent to-" surmise he has never even consulted physician-certainly not good one
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Mere Power to the Both of Them
 Please settle m argument claims whii'
 Answer--No. let 'em go to it--I hope they botf win.
 Aw, Dry Up
 Several months ago wrote for your advice fol he'd -wetting Your advice was csrcfully followed and we are happy tQ report that the boy is nov . dry. Mrs N. B. D.) Answer--Giad. Instructions for correction O bed wetting to any parent or guardian who state his child has habit. Inclose stamped addressed | envelope. No impsrsonai information or advice | about this is available.
 Ivy Poisoning
 Eating poison lvy leaf positively cures. on. without any ili effects Co throat or mouth. buf fered all my life tiii l read in y0ur column abou this. [ then ate . small piece of fresh younI leaf, and in abOut week whole Ieaf Now can walk right through poison Ivy without scs ting i. (Mrs n. F. Jb
 Answsr--Mnd. other folks. 1 do not Adyla anybody tO eat poison ivy, ! merely report th experiences 0f our readers. Many haye assured mo that by eating . small piece of leaf or 1 blt of ono Of tho berries, each spring of autumn they acquire or mainiain immunity. Two o l three have reported severe inflammation q mouth, throat and stomach from eating pOisgI Ivy ieaf--but believe ln every such instanes ih | first dose has been toe large, Wise Go chew piece not lnOmfe than enesfeufh inch square hn' | If nn dnabfeaabIa result, then Q whole leaf Q l.maa Nuaa asnM Ial