The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-20
THE PATIENT ADVISES THE DOCTOR


 It seems to me that the patient should tell the doctor the symptoms, and not vice versa. Still lot of folk ask to tell em the symptoms of this and that disease.
 Now Mrs H. H. l.. thinks doing much harm by advising those with high blood pressure to forget it." and she backs up her opinion with four cases. to wit:
 l. Man fond of hearty food, told by doctor to go home and forget his H. B. P. Ran for streetcar. had stroke. and was helpless par younger generation with whom he had to live after he had worn his wife out.
 2. Woman active in social and philanthropy c work. Physicians told her her H. B. P; was "esSential' to forget it. She obeyed; and short ly had stroke, and has been totally paralyzed for year. with guardian appointed to take care of her affairs.
 8. Woman, hard worker washing, ironing, told by physician that her H. B. F. was rather beneficient She accepted this assurance. She had stroke and has been paralyzed for sev- eral weeks. The doctor now believes hers will be a long lingering illness and if she lives she
 A. Mrs H. H. L. herself has had H. B. P. for years. She has been told by three of the best doctors in the state that it is essential hypertension" and to forget it. She obeyed for a time. But after a while she began to think for herself. The blood pressure was so and so systolic and such and such diastolic She worked out diet for herself. took sunbaths and lot of other monkeyshines which we are not going to mention in a health column, and finally she has brought her blood pressure down to point considerably lower than 1t was, and she says in another month or two she
 
 it should be. She brings the to close with the declaration that while she too. may be paralytic some ,.,,d day A it won't be because she has been gullible fool
 We'll, don't know about that.
 The lady rakes off, nonchalanty as any lay man who thinks he knows a bit more than an ordinary doctor does, with the presumption that high blood pressure is disease or ailment In it. self. It isn't.
 Again the lady imposes her own ideas on the whole science of medicine. considerable in- crease in the blood pressure IS benefcient and n11 hoip Sv,f of certain disease conditions. If it falls to what might be normal for well person, the patient is likely to suffer serious effects from the failure of the circulation
 As for "essential Apprehension" there is no such thing. Some of our laboratory doctors, in- experienced and incompetent appendages of a clinic some such machinery may decide the patient has essential Apprehension" when they are unable to find out what ails the patient But real doctors do not perpetrate such trick diag- noses. If they don't know what ails the patient they say so. Essential Apprehension" is a bit of refined quackery
 Now that we are knee deep in the morbid mess may we'll go all the way. I just want any sudden or large reduction of the pressure their own. for the lowering of pressure and slowing of the circulation may favor throm- bosis, which is clotting in the vessels, and when this happens in the vessels of the brain, well, you might well have had regular stroke.
 Incidentally do not tell people to forget their high blood pressure tell lem not to trife with things they don't understa nd; the blood pressure is no more matter for patient to deal with 'nan 'S 'Vptfs 8GEsGgoNs iGtss' AND 1'' ANSWERS
 Taking calcium lacta.c. 10 grains twice day, as you suggested, has greatly helped long standing case of angioncurotic cdema have had Will you plcDsc explain for me what your rcgen- crative diet is? (Mrs H. B. M)
 Answer-Angioneurotc edema is $10 name for giant hive.A The regenerative diet is cor rective protective diet especially for middle aged folk who are getting ready to commence to start breaking down, having rheumatic high blood pressure, tired feeling and all that. The instruc- tions together with other helpful hints to grown ups, contained in the Guide to Right Eat ing" which you may have for a dime your writ ten request, and stamped envelope bearing your address
 Banana Brought Bimbo Back
 Our montNs old baby had severe chronic diarrhca from birth. pr - treated him with Then we called Dr - and with the aid of nc medicine at all. only pot cheese, banana and lac. tic acid he has succeeded in bringing the baby
 Answer@Uh- huh? I am probably dumb but don't know what pot cheese is. If 1t were Swiss now, could say Youmum. If 1t were Limberger plain it in words of one syllable. please?
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 I note you suggest saturatng the hair wttf kerosene and vinegar to Kill lice. l have found from any drugstore at 3S cents bottle, cradi' cates them in three applications three successive nights. It is dangerous to the eyes but Will no harm the scalp hair. (Mrs B. IL. D)
 Answer-Larkspur is an old remedy. However believe kerosene Is the surest, though 1t Is more or less irritating to the scalp and when using fl great precaution against flame is necessary.
 Perhaps an easier way: Comb the hair close to the scalp with fine tooth comb, being sure tt cover every spot thoroughly. Do this once day for week By that time any r'i ree aay more after the last louse has been found: Then the hair will be clean and free from nits. have had plenty of experience and know this way
 Xnswer--Take your choice. folks.