The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-12
ARrIFTCrAu FEVER AS A REMEDY

Nine out Of ten laymen, even those who pur- port to be educated, think the high fever of lobar pneumonia ("lung fever'') is an unfavor- able feature of the illness and the crisis per- ilous event. The physician knows that the fever within ordinary limitations, is benehcent to the patient, and halls the crisis as a happy ending of brave battle.
 Likewise with sore throat When child gets acute sore throat with high fever, we may feel reasonably assured of the outcome of the ill., ness, but if the child with the sore throat has only little fever, then there Is reason for alarm
 Certain drugs produce, as one of their physi- ological actions, lowering of the body tempera- ture, whe ther the temperature be normal. be- low normal or above normal Old time physl- clans, having only crude conceptions of pathol- ogy (nature of disease) and therapeutics (sci. ence of treatment) sometimes administered these drugs to lower the temperature in cases of fever and in every instance decreasing the patients chance to win his battle. Not invariably but as a general rule we must regard fever as natural method of cure In explanation suffice to mention that the in- creased heat within the body makes less fa- vorable environment for the multiplication of disease germs, and at the same time increases the rate of those chemical or me.aDonc process If this Is too technical for you just skip It. In- stead let me assure you that fever is good thing for what ails you.
 prolonged chronic illnesses. If the patients hap pened to suffer some intercurrent acute illness with high fever. a remarkabV remission or nm
  Thus in numerous instances patients In an ad- vanced state of physical and mental inirmity from paress (general paralysisl nave recov- cred sufficiently to resume domestic or business activities following an acute attack of malaria.
 Notwithstanding the vehement assertions of the various fad healing cults that all disease IS due to displaced bone, a pinched nerve, mental error or some vague failure of the body to throw off some equally vague Stoxic pois- on" as the ignoramus calls 1t. malaria Is caused by inoculation of the blood with the germ or plasmodium, as 1t is scientifically known. NO matter whether the agency of inoculation Is mosquito or hypodermic needle. The bite or lection of d bit of blood from person who has acute malaria, will produce the disease In healthy person. Likewise It will produce the disease in sick persons The inoculation of paresis and iooomotor ataxia patients with ma laria has been practiced in great many cases in recent years and where the chronic disease process is still progressive, that is, the germs or virus still active this malaria inoculation oft en brings about a vast change for the better. Of course 1t is futile to expect any great improve burned itself out and left only broken down or degenerated organs and tissues.
 In another talk other means of producing therapeutic fever will be described. The little lesson in hygiene today Is this: A tolerable
 A0' auEsTI6Ns AND ANSWERS
 Wien person receives . blow on the nose and blceds, from what blood vessel does the bleeding come? (E. S)
 tum or cartilage that partitions the nasal cav ity.
 Gasoline Lamps
 DO rasoIfne lamps used for ilIuminati0n i'm q house give off carbon monoxide gds, just as an automobiIe does? (lfrs II. F. Al
 Answer-Any fuel that burns may give off carbon monoxide if insufficient air is supplied to the flame so that combustion Is incomplete Of course lamp could give off only a small fraction of the quantity an engine gives off
 Mercury Poisoning
 .,.. ass0arpP from mercury DOaaouiHQ. If \ allow the wind to blow on me in the vicinity oi the poison am almost sure to set it. Can you tell me how to acquire immunity? (W. C)
 Answer--T do not know. As you do not ex- plain surrnise you work with mercury. tr- ranEe the ventilation, or install exhaust fanl to carry the fumes away.