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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-29

A correspondent says he has been using ear
 drops as suggested in this column Ca few drops of solution of 10 grains of boric acid to the
 ounce of pure grain alcohol, put in the ear
 once or twice daily, for chronic running ear)
 and he derives much benefit from it. Many correspondents have testified to cure of chronic | running ear by this remedy. l don't know
 about cure, but anyway 1t is harmless to try 1t
 out for. say, month. If your druggist seems
 difiident about putting up the solution with a prescription for the alcohol, that's too bad. Nothing can do about 1t, except to warn you | against using anything but pure grain alcohol. The correspondent says that lately he has been using boric acid solution, in the propor- tion of tablespoonful of boric acid to the pint
 of water, to syringe his throat and nose. what
 ever that may mean But 4 ms <, wife thinks d T. throat as she has heard it is poisonous. But the wayward boy keeps on using 1t in the be- lief that 1t may serve as preventive against actching cri-
 oh, no, of course the didn't use the term cri. just insnuated that for propa- ganda purposes. What he actually said IS that he boric acid solution in the belief that 1t may serve as preventive against catching
 diseases that enter via the nose or throat. |,
 in my queer way, group such diseases as com or all of them CRI for short. But don't get
 restive, dumb folks. You may go right on, in
 your gentle bovine way, calling cri cold, Tor all care. But you can't call 1t that when you speak to me- wouldn't know what you're
 talking about, and neither would you. Whether the use of a nose spray. or gargle,
 
 solution is of any value in preventing respira- tory infections don't know. but if any anti-
 septic medicament Is effective in that way l
 believe boric acid is the best agent we have
 for the purpose. Indeed, boric acid is the es-
 sental if not the only real antiseptic ingred- tent of many fancy preparation which is highly extolled for this purpose.
 The strength of the solution for spraying
 the nasal passages or for gargling or mouth washing should be rounded or heaping tea spoonful of boric acid to the pint of boiled water. The same solution by the way. is sat- | isfactory as an eye wash or for eye drops. | Always have the solution lukewarm or about the warth of the body, especially when using | it in the nose or in the eye. Be sure the wa- ] ter has boiled at least minutes. Tap water 1 is all right. but distilled water or rain water l or snow water is better
 | If swallowed in large quantity boric acid is | somewhat poisonous, but not in the amount one uses in gargle spray or mouthwash.
 No harm if some of 1t is accidentally swai- lowed.
 Another of my notions is that boric acid
 is particularly efficacious against the pneumo-
 coccus
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-29

Now some ol lhl late s,s oN equipped with lhe so.e.Iied '1ulomalie elalth '" which i1 really a sear-shiil methanism opsf. sted sopewhal as usual except that it per mils the changing gears Co mesh easily and smoothly and does away with the use of the clutch pedal.
 It is but a step from such an arrange ment to a really automatic control of speed by which the driver merely feeds the fuel and the car selects its own gear for speed. The car in that case would probably use better judgment than drivers often do. sav- ing gas and running more smoothly. and the driver could attend better to traffic problems That is. if he could keep from going to sleep. Such devices. it is said. are already available. Future drivers won: have to know much.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-29
So They Say

Pain is the impetus of most of our progress. It refines our senses. It challenges our mind. It helps us to discover beauty.
 Dean Van Clute, New York writer, an invalid for IS years.
 Beer has nothing to. do with stu dents, no matter what is done about it in Washington.
 Professor William R. Slaughter.
 publication adviser. Northwest
 ern university, Evanston, III. What does price mean in 2 country where A of single pound of coal can do the work that the average man can do in eight
 ~Howard Scott. "Technocrat. 7
 director of energy survey of
 North America.
 feel that those who voted me down will sooner or later realize the wisdom of my purpose, Tor Frances entire foreign policy is based on respect for existing -Edouard Herriot, former pre-
 mier of France.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-29
Control Is Assured

When the State Supreme Court of Er- TOTS refused to order a recheck of the No- vcmber vote in the 21st senatorial district it automatically insured the democrats of con- trol of this house of the General Assembly. There is now no legal redress for the repub- lican candidate in this particular district His claim has been rejected by both the superior and supreme courts. What other means would he take to dispute the vote which showed the democratic candidate elected by scant majority of slightly over 20 votes? None so far as we can see.
 Of course great deal hinged on the out come of this protest, but from the very beginning it was apparent that the demo- cratic candidate for the Senate stood the best chance of being vndicated, in short of being declared the winner in the contest If there had been any great indication of ir- regularity in the Bridgeport sections, com posing the 2lst district there would have been more of an effort made by higher republican officials to secure this seat in the Senate. Inasmuch as control of the State Senate hinged upon it there was every thing to gain and nothing to lose. So far as we can see the only compliments were the losing candidate and several g,o.p. election officials.
 Now that the democrats are assured ot control of the Senate we look to thenp to initiate some of the many reforms they sup ported so vigorously two years ago. We refer particularly to reform of our existing . minor court system. old age pension leglsla- ton. extension of the powers of the gover- nor, unemployment insurance, etc. In l93l the democrats were in a minority in both houses of the Legislature. They were fighting minority to be sure. but that is of little avail. In 1893 they can give and take. The republican party so many years dominant in state politics must comprom- ise. It must back down on some of its fronts.
 There should be great deal accomplished by the 1893 Legislature despite any appar- ent impasse It would seem as . if both houses would collide head-on where each one is controlled by different party. But the contrary is apt to come true. The spirit of compromise will be rampant next year. If one party wishes to accomplish some reform it will accede to another to do SO. In the end the state will benefit thereby. We are glad to see the democrats in control of the Senate for that one reason. It means real advancement along certain lines where we have retrogressed in g.o.p. domination. May we trust that our faith in the democrats to produce sound legislation is not misplaced
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-29

Here's eonsoling news for a great cross section of the nation. Beer< will drive the crooner out of existence. Just as prohibit tion has wished multitude of sins upon us SO shall its successor remove them. But no doubt may put some of its own in their place. However. of the two. erooners and beer garden warblers. we prefer the latter. pr Hugo Riesenfeld. leading orchestra die rector in the U. S.. believes that the con- suming of beer can't be accomplished by such light singing as the erooner is capable of. but must produce something more robust. He says. We'll have strength and melody in our music in the future. Prosit is the death knell of broken hearted laments." And perhaps the little German band that SO many singers now mention may be brought back along with great big stein of ale. Wassail!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-29
Seary Capital

There is considerable sentiment for tax ation policy expressed in the eloquent words. Soak the rich!" It is natural, in a time when taxation bears so heavily on all. to demand an increase in the burdens of those who can best afford it. A banker r-economist, however, gives warning: The govern. ment must stop driving private capital out of private industry into government securities. This is the obvious tendency at present. Wealthy capitalists are putting their funds more and more into government certificates and bonds. Whether it is a good or bad thing is open to debate.
 At present, there is a general belief that the country has suffered from having too much wealth in productive employment the rich were taking their profits and blow ing them right back into industry, increasing production of commodities until there was no more market for them. If this view is cor rect. then it may be just as well for them to go on buying government bonds. That takes the pressure off production and gives the government money at lower rates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-29

When linguists get together, there's always room for an argument. The annual meeting of the Linguistic Society of Amer ica at Yale University this week is no ex- cepton. Just now whatever news of in- terest is emerging from its inner councils seems to have to do with the pronunciation of one of our states Missouri to be exact. There seems to be question whether the word is to be pronounced ''Mizzoury or "Missoori' The former is the way the natives pronounce it: the latter represents what the outlanders say. And the people of this midwestern state are vitally interested in having their state pronounced correctly. don't forget that. Can you blame them!' However, we don't suppose Missourians are any more vexed over diverse accommodations than are the natives of Iowa. The trouble out in Missouri seems tc have arisen with the importation of teachers from other states of the Union. They pronounce the word
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-29
NEA Service Writer

NEA Service Writer
 Washington-How do you ball. ance a budget
 Answer: You don't!
 Doubtless the job has been done. somewhere at some time. But in Washington the calm of it's Achievement is polite euphemism and the annual attempt at 1t ap- parently is only the establishment of a bright shining goal for which all right-thinking statesmen should aim, more or less blindly.
 In Washington the theory of budget balancing has come by common consent to mean Q pay-as- you-go system, squaring of rev. enues and expenditures without any aid from bond issues. That objective, despite all the clamor here last spring, was missed by a wide margin for this fiscal year, which is piling up a third success siye large deficit. And only. heroic measures by the special session Roosevelt is expected to call, 1t now appears, can avoid another large failure at budget-balancing for 1933-34.
 one school of thought holds 1t isn't necessary to balance the bud get, especially since federal credit is still proving itself healthy through the enormous oversub- scriptions to treasury obligations.
 But a reasonable approach to balance will be necessary before long, either through a business re- vivai or drastic economies. The national debt has increased $3,300,- 900, 900 in the two previous fiscal years, thanks to deficits, and this year is likely to add $1,500,000,00O more. That can hardly go on in- definitely.
 The fact that no near- balance has been or is being achieved IS due primarily to the federal tend- ency especially in congress, to avoid both new taxes and real economies.
 This reflects the widespread dis agreement as to where taxes and economies should be imposed. All major proposals are matters Of heated controversy involving con- gress, the white house and many large, influential groups.
 But the failure to balance for 1932-33 and the probability that there will be no preciseness about current and near future attempts must also be laid in part to the notoriously cockeyed mistakes of the treasury department in estim- at!ng future receipts from given sources.
 The fact that some of the war debtors have defaulted and that all further payments are very doubtful is complicating factor. But the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-29
PAUPER COUNTIES
(Btidgeport Telegraml

If any resident of Fairfield county
 is approached by a resident of an- other county on the proposition that this end of the state has no right to ask, out of state appro- priations, a sufficient sum to build the Merritt highway, he need not shrink from the argument.
 The counties of Connecticut may be divided into two classes: The supporting counties and the pauper counties. Fairfield county belongs in the former class. Several other counties which we will not name
 belong in the latter.
 The supporting counties contrib ute all of the tax money which Is spent within their own borders for | improvements and service carried on by the state. The pauper coun- ties contribute less than they re- ceive. The deficit in the pauper counties is made up by the surplus
 exacted from the supporting coun- ties.
 Getting down specifically to the relationship of roads. and the mo- tor car licenses, gasoline taxes, etc, from which all road appropriations are drawn, Fairfield county con- tributes today (afid has contributed
 for many years) 25 per cent of all the revenue received in the state,
 but seldom. except on rare occa- sions, has 1t received back more than half of this expenditure in road and highway Improvements A study of several years shows less
 than 50 per cent of Fairfield coun- tvs highway money coming back , to 1t.
 The Merritt Highway arguments
 can be simmered down to this: Give us our own money and we will
 build the highway. More than that
 we will take care of all the other
 road obligations around the county
 and have some cash left. When
 the rest of the counties talk about
 our not being entitled to 1t they
 are merely stating their hope of
 continuing to build highways ali
 over Connecticut on the proceeds
 of motor car licenses and gasoline
 taxes raised in Fairfield county.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-29
Easy Driving

Driving car is going to be absurdly easy. except for external perls. One of these days" writes an automobile editor, the gear shift lever will be as obsolete part of the automobile as the whip socket that decorated the earliest gasoline buggies. And indications are that the day is not far ahead
 For years it has been recognized that the most clumsy device remaining in automobile mechanism was the gear-shift arrangement. or rather the combination of clutch and se- lective gear-shift, which required one hand and two feet to operate was difficult to exc xp. and wasted time, not to mention the wear on clutch Things and the danger of stripping the gears.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-29
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2s, 1882
Die Rogers Brothers

Old time followers of the musical stage must recall the Rogers Brothers. Years ago they were to the profession what Mont gomery and Stone later became. They were of the Weber and Fields type. in fact. they were rivals of this famous dialect team. But Weber and Fields are still going on, while the Rogers Brothers are no more. Max Rogers, the sole survivor of the duo, died Monday at his home in Brooklyn. He was only 59 years old. Max Rogers tried to carry on when his brother Gus died in 1908. but the act was never the same. He was unlike Fred Stone in that respect.
 The Rogers Brothers reached the apex of their careers from 1900 to 1907 in series of musical presentations entitled, The Rogers Brothers in Wall Street, Central Park" Washington" Harvard" Lon don." Paris" "Ireland," and Panama" Their first appearance was away back in 1885 when they offered a song and dance act in the old National Theater on the Bcwery. That was before they found them selves as German dialect comedians. Once they adopted this mode of presentation, their regulations were established. And in addi- tiCu tO tileiI Ndoliy luHhy Ndt NaSt Y wac in those days) dialogue they were danasrs and singers.
 A season without new Rogers Brothers play was a novelty thirty years ago. But with the death of Gus Rogers fame slipped away almost as easily as it came. Max Rogers played for time with Weber and Fields. but the old zest seemed to be gone from his ridiculous lines. His dancing lacked its former spirit. He appeared last on Broadway in 1913 in a Winter Garden production, The Pleasure Seekers. Many people had forgotten about the Rogers Brothers until the obituary of Max was published this week Now they can open the door to old memories. all of them pleas ant ones where the Rogers Brothers are concerned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-29
AN OLD DEFAULT
tNew Haven Journal courier)

(New Haven Journal-Courier)
 er-govsrnment debts are at present stiniulants for all manner of discussions and arguments. The majority of Americans are inter- ested in the amounts owed the United States by many countries. including England. But there Is a group of Englishmen at present in- terested in the amounts owed them by the American state of Missis- sippi.
 In 1888 this state chartered two banks and authorized bond issues. The majority of these bonds were purchased by English investors. But by 184i the state, acting upon the theory that the authorization was unconstitutional. had defaulted on payments of both interest and principal. Later that year "Repu~ diate!" became a campaign slogan and carried it's supporters to vic- tory. After the Civil war repudi- ation became permanent. In 1875 an amendment to the state cpnsti- tuition outiawed any payment whatsoever.
 Tine last personal appeal from English bondh0lders was made in 1882. when a MT Howard of Lon don came to Jackson, Mississippi. and collected precisely nothing. Now in 1889. rtirnors have been re- vived that, another appeal will he made. For the new governor. M. sennett Conner. stated as the chief objective of his term restoration of the full faith and credit of Mississippi." Reports from Eng land indicate that some pamphIe- teerins has been done encouraging further demands. Meanwhile, Governor Conner states succintiy, ''r have sworn to uphold the con stitution of Mississippi, will"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-29
A DEvoTEE OF POLITICS
(New Y0rk TimeB)

(New York TlmeBl
 The personal affection in which the late Norman B. Mack was held is shown again by the sympathetic messages which his death evoked. He had a marked talent for friend ship. Even people who sharply dis agreed with him, or even fought him politically, could not help like ing him, He was man who took the smiles and frowns of fortune with equal grace. Unlike many party leaders of his time, powerful in given locality. MT Mack was never thought of as a tyrannical "boss." Ofiice for himself he never sought but frequently declined. He was in politics for love of it. TO him it was the most interesting thing in the world. To know what was going on within the demo- cratic party, to be admitted to it's inner councils, to have hand in managing state campaigns and to be known for many years the country over as national commit teeman for New York, filled up the measure of his happiness. in par-'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-29

There have been perplexing legal prob- lens as well as legislative in the days gone by, but nothing quite equals that in Wyom- ing today. To all appearances the state has two governors. One was elected in No- vember to fill out the unexpired term of the late Governor Frank C. Emerson who died. In Wyoming the guebrnatorial term is four years. But when Governor Emerson died in lo3l the secretary of state assumed that office and has since reigned. Due to some unforeseen circumstance the governor-elect was sworn into office earlier than antici- pated The easiest way out is to let the aet- ing executive finish out the year before oust- ing him. It's cruel world, you know.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-29
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Don't Dclye in Morbid Reading

Don't Uclve m NlOFDiu htcaulnB Appreciate 1t if you could send me some reading matter or suggest reading matter on ParlxinsOns disease (M. S.)
 Answer-I advise you not to read such stun.
 Feather Bed
 Somewhere have read that sleeping on . feather bed. that Is, tick stuffed with feathers on tOp of the regular mattress, Is bad for health, as the feathers are nOn-c0nductors Of electricity. Is there any truth i'm this (C. R. K)
 Answer-I suppose dry feathers are non- conductors of electricity. but that would never make me hesitate to dive into nice feather bed on a cold night.
 You Just Imagine It's Clear Does applying mentI'of ointment inside the nose 10 keep it clear, once OF twice day, do any harm? (G. Q. FL
 Answer--1t doesn't keep the nose clear-the pungent effect of menthoI just makes 1t feel that way. Can't say 1t does any serious harm. but surely 1t does no good.
 (copyright, John E. Dille Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-29
To-day's Selected Poem
SMALL THINGS

I like little house With walls not far apart; I like a little room With firelight at the heart; I like the little sounds That stir there all day long, Quick feet and dishes din, Chatter, and laugh, and song. I like a little house Where small things go to build home with every nook Love and contentment-filled; Where hospitality Smiles at an open door. And those who leave awhile Gladly return once more. : -tElizabeth Fleming in the Christian Science Monitor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-29
Personal Health SerDice (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not dscase diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Dr Brady Address him, care of the Democrat, sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-29
RECALLING A FAMOUS EDIT.
 TORIAL.
(Hartford courant)

In introducing vice-President Curtis over m international broad cast hook-up christmfs eve. sena- tor capper of Kansas recalled the New York Suns famous editorial "Js There q Santa Claus, which he attributed to Charles A. Dana. Many outstanding editorials came from Dana's gifted pen, but this was not one of them. It was writ ten by Frank F. Church of the Suns stan but its authorship was not divulged until his death in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-29

tisan politics he was always reg ular." but in private life he per mitted nothing to interfere with the play of his genial disposition or his readiness to make and retain friends from all sorts and ccndi-
 tions. He was often spoken of as a type" in our politics. It was certainly good type in its place. and with It's limitations. We shall not soon look upon it's like again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-29

1s lhly h,d ben nusAl st Q, thly bll|ltN il should De- As a te1oh thl na 70 ys,ls have been a continual turmoil for thoSe Missoutians who hold the correct pronuncia. tion of their states name near and deaf to the heart. We suggest that Congress invss- tieate and announce a public decision.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-29

We can't quite imagine Senator Jim Ham Lewis giving up his seat in the Sem ate now for federal judgeship. Yet that is just what is being rumored in official Washington circles. However, the senator himself says there is nothing to it. We shouldn't care to see Senator Lewis out of the Senate quite so soon. His return was only few short years ago. Let's have more of his pleasing presence and his enter taining remarks. He's a. Capitol adorn- ment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-29

Wouldn't you think ali this forced leis- ure by giving people so much time to think would bring about intelligent plans to avoid forced leisure?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-29
LUCKY HERB

Ho0ver's on fishing trip, Past Father Neptune's gate, Worries fail to trouble him Likewise affairs of state.
 0-O-o Just as soon as Roosevelt an. nounces the cabinet he's picked, the newspapers will start picking 1t apart.
 o--O-o Clam diggers are said to be silent people. Much the same as what they dig.
 O--O-O New cars, are what they term. lair lined'. But the usual hot air will mark the back seat driver.
 o-O-o There's always sun enough to go round, If you'll try and see 1t that way.
 O-O-0 Men climb high mountains to get a look at the lowland when the same experience could be encoun- tered by sitting in an airplane and going for a ride. And look at all the human energy saved.
 o-O--o