The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-03
DIR CONAN DID NOT GET pNEUMoNIA

Remember the news from Antarctica about the antics of young Dr Conan who liked to play around down there with nothing when the temperature was 40 below zero? Well, so | far it seems he has developed neither pneumo-
 mia nor rheumatiz. But then, he is young yet. When I was his age looked forward eagerly to the time when I should know more than did then. Many of my elders had assured me such time would come, though 1t didn't seem possible to me then. But now begin to fear it was just another illusion. don't think know bit more than did when was thirsty. Mill lions of people younger than I have delusion that Dr Conan took big chance of getting
 pneumonia. and some of em are physicians. Not long after Dr Conan did his crazy stunt down south an inconscipcuous sticktul of type | told about handful of brave men at Cam bridge, Mass. who had tried their darndest to
 catch cold in the traditional manner-working up sweat at tropical temperature, then going right out in the cold winter air with nothing much on-and the results of the experiment
 were nil call them brave men because they
 were all doctors and undoubtedly some of them harbored the delusion that the stunt was dangerous.
 Only a few doctors fear, are as yet ready to admit that such exposure involves no dan ger aside from that of freezing or frost bite. That in itself Is dangerous in doctor. for if the doctor is little afraid of cold air his pa tients are not likely to enjoy all the benefits of open air life and open air treatment. Of course it may be that I'm the crazy one and all the rest of the world Is sane about ex- posture to cold If you're really crazy you're the last to realize it; if you just think you're going crazy or off your nut that is pretty good evil
 
 The other night the thoughtful quiet of our stroll was rudely broken when Tony the In quisitive came upon something in neighbours garden. From the commotion I deduced the perpetual pup had caught another police" dog at least But when he dragged it out under the light it proved to be wise old rat that didn't seem so wise now. My first impression that it was police" dog was an illusion Had called witnesses and insisted that it a police" dog, that would be a deusion. Had professed to be terribly sorry about it and loudly bewailed that the Troublesome Terrier had killed my mother-in-law, that would be a hallucination and they'd run me in for lun- acy examination forthwith.
 Sane folk often have illusions only the n- sane have delusions or hallucinaticns. Many times an insane person has his delusions so thoroughly systematzed that he can worst a sane person in an argument about the subject. So keen some insane persons that they can convince judge and jury and win freedom from detention--to go out and commit some atrocity. So carry on, assured that am right about the harmessness of exposure to cold and wet. and all who imagine there is danger in it are
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Another Remedy for RngwOrm of Feet
 Your remedy, salicylic acid and alcohol, for athletes foot is unexcclled. (M s.
 Answer-Still, many victims think Whit fields ointment, photographers fixing agent
 (sodium hyposulphitel. plain gasoline or some other remedy is best. There are more remedies for this pandemic fungus infection than there are names for the trouble Athletes foot" is the numbskull name for it. Trench foot is a is a medical name for it. Foot itch is a com
 mon name for 1t. Patrons of public or semi private swimming pools. shower baths gymna- | sums pass the Infection around by walking | barefoot on the floor ground. The formula M. s. praises is. I think, one suggested by Whitfield for use in the daytime (the Whitfield ointment being applied at night):
 Benzoic acid ................lh lh drams salicylic acid .................1 dram Diluted alcohol, to make four ounces Pettlng
 Am I iDstructing my growing girls truthful. ly? tell them that "pctting' results ln spoiled figures. etc. (Afrs G. O
 Answer--Unwisely, should say. for the girls can just look around and see for themselves | that 1t is not so. don't know how you should l instruct them. It depends upon their education and environment There Is one truth they may he told and that Is. no man cares to marry I woman whom he thipks other men may have | "petted." When n man narres he likes to feel that no is getting something not shopworn or slIRhfiv used.