The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
HOW THEY REACT TO THE MODERN
 TREATMENT

These three letters arrived In one mall today Dear Doctor: Your advice led me to Dr tcall him X) who Is talented gentleman and who cured my tonsls In nine vislts without pain and without stopping me from attending my buslness-G. D. M.----). Tho correspondent goes on to assure me that have rendered him another service which makes him grateful--to wit, my articles about nervous breakdown" made him realize he only imagined he was sick and since he real Dr William Brady,
 Somewhere in America,
 My dear Doctor: My sincere gratitude to you for recommending, Dr (%). My tonsils have been entirely removed with n very neg gble amount of pain. no bleeding and no interference with daily work or meals.
 A nose and throat specialist in Gan instltu- tlon) pronounces it "perfect piece of york;
 To, mo 1t seems the only safe and sane method, unless one enjoys a vacation In bed with plenty of discomfort.
 Sincerely
 P. A. D.. II. N Now We turn to the third letter:
 Dear Dr Brady: After carefully reading your articles began taking the diathermy treatment for removal of the tonss, and l kind and patient man. The treatment Is ab- solutely painless with tho exception of slight sore throat after each treatment which. does not prove very distressing and does not interfere with eating.
 My tonsils were pussy and deeply em- bedded After three treatments on the left
 
 should like to say that have been visit ing my dentist regularly for treatments ut the same time, and much prefer diather- my treatment to the drilling of a tooth.
 Sincerely yours
 (Miss) H. K. c. Right along with these three letters about the work of one man came another about the work of a doctor in another city. and this one also praised the doctor and the method highly l have had numerous other letters from this second doctors patients--I envy the man the admiration patients have for him.
 There is only one drawback about the dia- thermy method of eXtirpating enlarged or in- fected tonss, think. That Is the fact that it Is not suitable for very young children. Few doctors attempt to use 1t for patients under ten years of age though know that the Dr x mentioned by the three correspondents above has employed the method successfully in sev- eral instances where children as young as six years were exceptionally tractable. But 1t re- uuires not only q very well behaved patient but doctor exceptionally skilled, patient and gentle.
 Whatever may have been the views of med ical men three years ago about this diathermy method of extirpating tonsils. there can be no question that it Is now the method of choice treatment. When say afford mean not only the cash cost, which is little of any more than the cost of the major operation as usually per formed in hospital, but also the patients time visiting the doctors office perhaps a dozen times instead of visiting the hospital just once for a nice long stay, sometimes bit too long. but always, l think, Tor total exceeding the sum total of visits to the doctors office for dia- thermy.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Dcpilat0ry Lore
 Perhaps I have suggestion for your cor. respondent who complained about the pain 0i pIuciing tine eyebrows. apply witch hazel td my face every night ut seems to stop break- ing Out). One night [ happened to pluck my eyebrows immediately after applying the witch hazel and it scarcely hurt at all. Since then nave ionna thaf pre.mlnars apl"'cauon . ns'. os makes the piucking practically painless. tE. J' GD
 [ tried ihe suggestion one 0f your feminine correspondents sent y0u. namely. ti'e applicn. ton Of e paste Of ordinary saieFatus tbakins sOdal Or sodium bicarb0nafc and water t0 tlc upper iIp foe . few moments each evening. lt does cause supcFfiHOus lBniP Co become usucti lighter and less noticeable. (R. Q. G.) Answer-Doth harmless enough. if of any help.
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 Would roller Ssniing tend fO strengthen tho arches Of tise fcef7 iF. ". Al
 Answer--l believe walking, running, oTdln' ary play are better for tho purpose.