The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-04
A TOUGH OF NEURITIS IN THE
 RIGHT PLACE

Having acclaimed for years and years that l there was no such thing rheumatism, l gave ! many of our older readers great joy when an- | nounced here last winter that l guessed was developing little rheumatiz in the left knee. But the glee of our friends was short hved TOT only a few months later I was reluctantly con strained to report that the rheumatiz or what ever it may have been had cleared up after a | short spell on a modified Langstroth regimen. | Don't interrupt me to ask what the Lang- stroth regimen is-it's a diet and if you want to | try it your just write in, ask for it, say what you think ails you. and inclose stamped en- velope bearing your address. Don't try to make | clipping do in lieu of your own request-if you do, promise you will not get the regimen. | I have never asserted that there is no such | thing arthrtis-that's just medical word meaning inflammation of joint. have never tried to make anybody believe that neuritis doesn't happen either. Neuritis is another medical term | meaning inflammation of nerve. What do say is that you can't have neuritis just in your mo- ments of boredom, by spells off and on. If you do have neurtis you have it day, to -mor- row, next Sunday and the week after rain or shine wet grounds or double header. I must in- slst on this. because if become too indulgent with the, the idle wives of the tired business men time and in that way the imaginary malady might become established as firmly as the older dodge of 'nervousness.'
 | I experiencng-one can scarcely say suf. ferinG-a touch of brachial neuritis at present. DO not be disturbed by the adjective I apply to my neurtis. That merely indicates where the trouble is or what nerve is involved It is only polite to give inkling like that if you're going 10 mention your trouble at all. If you tell
 
 indicate approximately the name or at least the s1tuatlon of the lesion, even in everyday gossip ,atta .neawise @ It would be needless to mention the | matter at all. So when you seriously mean vou nave neurltls you should say so, as I do You must apply the appropriate adjective such as sclalc optic facial, intercosa or brachial if vou expect intelligent people to take your diagnosis seI:iousiy If you go about prating of your "neu. rltls the only logical conclusion We con draw ;s that you have too much imagination or ;s thona Is anything actually the matter, then YOU must consult a physician 'N o"s"' u
 There is a type of brachial neuritis that occurs m dfivers of closed cars. This form of brachial th earl,s IS always on the left side, the side nex, sne open window, so the French physicians as- sure us They describe it as 'sciatca" of the sn2uider Mine developed, our old timers will he uehshted to learn, immediately after a drive ot several days country I had tHe windoue on .me lelt open most of the time; when the wind wind waS LOO strong that window closed and the
 iuoW on the right was open. Did take "cold, Tn the brachial plexus? I supnosa the ola % ti
 e,s @ VIII VIII reel positive I did But I don't believe very hes h Ul neurits is ever caused cold At the
 e nt'a the evidence in all such cases seems to
 e Just about as unconvincing as it is in rn1, nv where oI come I. didn't get it on the left side occurs? soes say It lnviriabl;
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 More Funny Physiology
 , inc physiology class of school ,,oL, WIG WE.t to know something about aspirin tablets T Ma' uo tney contain. what is the effect of Isin" ha, esuafiy, and arc Blanks make nure and harmless as they arc claimed in hoo I>T rS anu
 AGwer-Physiology covers multitude of | .hlnss Tn the public school currcuIa "A snirin, | aoo.G % G comInon name for chemical compound acetyl-calicylic acid ester Your chen,istr, tooh CT can tell you what that means No one non,,
 aetuier mas purer or less harmful aspirin ina n | 'io.iier. The drug denumbs sensation and 60 | reneVes all kinds of aches pains and nnn1aoso nt | inss' even normal sense of fatigue or wear ness, as many a misguided victim of tho dr,,o @ ," ui,scoVered to her cost in health know n1 ,o oeher paln-killer less injurious than asn;rin u ssyailows n do siile l think anybody who lightly IFS ~. " oose or aspirin in the childish heia, : iIol It can cure or remedy anything other thn :, | nat, VI acne or sensation is to be pitied for oonnt .le urug Is not a miraculous agent and al Gahhot Denumb sensation without hovn9 nortn;! harmful by-effects. One of these is .ei la VI aeu corpuscles or interference with their oxvaor ttaaIryhg 1unctlon-which is important whern U ons nffaat mas the aspirin habit. Another injuri- Eus erect IS poisoning and impairment of the Heart muscle. I'm a coward and I inst love to e h SoIhlortaDe, but I'd rather put up with an or oIafy s acne, pain or vague depression than take 10 question of downright disabiinp baad danhe e UT pam Tn the neck something I'd rather toLe chance with few aspirin tablets than wifi ar y yo1d Td tme popular headache, neuralgia grippe 1 UT coid cures, so-called e-pr>
 Eating Glass
 A party claims he saw cat small fssf1iOunt of glass. Can that be true? Would an preciate 1t if you will answer same as much ar- R.) > IL Answer-Certain defective individuals include bits of glass, along with nails, buttons, and the like in their menu The dimes and quarters they collect from the admiring spectators scarcely pay for the anesthetic for the operation that be comes necessary eventually to remove the for eign bodies from the stomach-if the heros sur. vive occasional attacks of acute alcoholism and the plague, that attend depraved existence. The popular notion that ground powdered glass is dreadful poison is still popular but the truth is that indulgence in powdered glass is not fatal ai all.