The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-22
THE POOR LITTLE LONE CHILD
An attorney writes:

An attorney writes:
 My year old son has been accused of be- | ing high strung" He abhors large gather ngs of friends, relatives or strangers, but Is on the highest plane of social ability with all new people whom he meets singly or in pairs. Introduce him into large group and he IS the proverbial wallfower. When he began attending school he devel- oped peculiar reaction, which may have re- suited from this timidity in meeting large numbers of strangers. The first morning he vomited his breakfast just before leaving for school. He repeated the performance reg ularly each day. Saturdays and Sundays in tervening between school days were not marked by vomiting. What is the cause and what can be done about that? The doctor attributes it to his "high-strung" nature. In practice a doctor can't always tell the truth, lest the patient drop him and take up with another doctor who knows better. Even in print it isn't always safe to tell the truth have lost some of my best customers, sub scrbers, patrons by telling the truth in print. But then, aren't we all? From the history recited by the corre- spondent it seems to me that what the doctor means by accusing the child of being "hgh strung" is that the poor little lone kid has neurotic antecedents, Oh, we'll now that we're in way may well duck all the way in and behavior naturally; some faulty material en- tered into the child's making.
 But then, arne't we all?
 Somehow I get the impression, though cer- tainly the correspondents letter doesn't say, that this is only child and consequently a spoiled child. An only child Is unfortunate; his parents it to him to adopt one or two brothers sisters to share things and to con- tend with him. Brothers or sisters save the poor little lone child from being spoiled.
 The child vomits for the purpose of getting something he can't get without vomiting. Even if 1t be only sympathy and attention from par ents, nurse, teacher or other children The cure for that sort of conduct is to ignore the act and besides to impose some penalty for every | Atanfif ion 1nh nd nf a nriu Q pleasure which the child would ordinarily be given.
 This boy should either be placed in a well conducted private school where the staff un- derstands such cases, and left at the mercy of the school teachers that is, he must be made to understand that the teachers have entire charge of his education and they are to employ whatever discipline they deem best; or the boy should be sent to the nearest. public school where he will be thrown amongst other boys of his age and he must be left to fight his own battles. within reasonable limitations. The less the parents, uncles. aunts or other relatives interfere or concern themselves about the boys behavior the better. He is unhappily sensitized to neurotic environment The par ents and other relatives sare the neurotic en- vironment
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Ins,Iin for Physican's Use
 have been to several doctors, including our family doctor, and not one will give me insulin for gaining weight. thought perhaps could take 1t myself beginning with three units and
 
 gist advised against 1t and said 1t should be giv- cn only ny n physician who understands his pa tent (Mrs E. c. F.)
 Answer-That is right. If your physician does not consider the treatment suitable for you, you had better try other means of gaining weight. Glad to send instructions for gaining weight If you will inclose with your request stamped envelope bearing your address.
 Drinking Water
 Can one get fat drinking water? Your an- swcr will settle an argument in our family. (Mrs H. L.)
 Answcr--Yes, if one eats enough. Water has no o.inHuence on obesity.
 Immunity Against Dipbtheria Criticised because ! have not had our two young children lmInunlzed against diphtherin. believe it Is better to walt until know they have been exposed or until they show signs of the disease. (Airs II. McC.)
 Answer--That would be too late. It requires two or three months for the immunity to de- vciop after the taxin-antitoxin Cor toxoid) is given. So you should have the children im- munizcd Dow