The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-12
MYTHS ON WHICH THE MARKING SUPERSTITION THRIVES

1 T seen your article on Non-Explodable super stition, writes a Californian. beg 10 say - know of four cases of markings as folloWs. young man selling books had lost an ear in .. o. | accident He rang doorbell and Mrs ---.- l. was startled so on seeing the young man that when her son was born he had only one ear They owned large dog. One day the ooE .ame up behind her chair and put his paw on aer hand where it rested on the arm 9l sAs
 chair, and when her child was born lt naa na,,. z
 leformed hand one armed eS s.ass ta t,er teii | eft package on the porch and stopped 10 teli Nr and Mrs he had left the package.
 When the child was born to this couple hls leit
 .rm was missing and he drove horses as oau l ha eta pa drver Mir @ store and md he done most of his own butchering. One day he came home with a spatter of blood on his cheek. His wife was startled because sne thought he had been hurt, and when their son was born there was red mark on one cneek My mother burned her foot when young' 90 that one toe drew down under the others. was born with both feet with toes drawn down that way. We'll now, folks, without alluding to the Calfornian's obvious ignorance of embryolegy
 and other things isRt it all pretty silly stun TOT
 grown men and women to retail? Especially the
 one about the family dog putting his paw on
 the expectant mothers hand = might nave
 been more impressive if it had been some foam on his mouth and fire in his eye and all
 that sort of hokum. But to ascrlbe any sucn
 ,ongenital defect or abnormaity to the affec- donate gesture of the faithful old dog ls-Well, it goes to show how much these superstitious people will strain the facts to make story' g story cruelty and viciously calculated to keep ignorant expectant mothers in constant state of anxiety or terror lest some such marking occur to them. Only ignorant people take such superstitions seriously. If common schcools properly taught our youth then every schooipoy ana every schoolgirl would known as much as do |about such matters and no prospective mother |would ever worry a little bit about the mark ing" superstition.
 bo hoy was |seen" and The done" that are readily deluded about this and many other supersttions anect- ing health. Plenty of high school and college graduates are ignorant and credulous concern ing such matters. Precious little human
 anatomy, physiology and hygiene is taught in high schools or colleges. The quack and nos trum interests see to that, for they prefer the picking as 1t is now.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS e-Lighted A~ I followed your advice and had my tOnsils re- moved the modern way and believe me 1t Is
 wonderful Dr - made a very nice JoD oi 1t. I am a firm convert to this new method and am very grateful to you. (B. H. s. ID. D.. S)
 Am going today for final inspection of my throat, after having had my tonsils removed successfully by 'diathermy. Had throat trou- ble 22 years and must say my entire life has
 been changed by thus getting rid of my trou- ble.. Dr -->took excellent care of me. His fee was less than I would have had to pay the
 other way. (Miss H. F. O. coco.
 Answer-Thank you. I am always glad to learn the name and address of a physician or specialist who has ability skill in any parti- cular line. That is the way compile my lists. What a doctors patients think say about him means more than any routine hallmark of pro-
 fessional standing.
 GallstOnes
 Please name the foods which contain choles- teroI the substance found in gallstones (W. D. D. Answer-Yolk of egg, cream, liver. brains, | animal fats, olive oil peas, beans, wheat. These
 contain considerable cholesterol. Other foods
 contain insignificant quantities.
 Gritting Teeth
 My 5.year-old daughter grinds her teeth at night. Many people say that is q sign Of worms.
 She is nervous and restless day and night. Her
 appetite is poor. Do you think she needs q
 tonic? (Mrs l.. G.) Boy of s seems perfectly healthy in every
 way, except that he grlnds his teeth in his
 sleep. He has done so for q year past. He Is
 not nervous, and has a well balanced diet (Mrs 5. B)
 Answer-Many children have worms. wheth- er they have any symptoms or not. Careful in.
 vestigation has proved that gfitting the teeth in sleep Is as likely to occur in children who have
 worms as 1t Is In children who haven't worms.
 The grinding of the teeth may Do due to local irritation which calls for the advice or services Df the dentist, or to some reflex Irritation, for instance irritation of the bladder by exeesssiye- ly acid urine which calls for the advice of ths physieaR, Sometimes q largely vegetable and fruit diet will suffiee to correct ths excessive aeidity. Such child should have tho benefit of exposure Of the naked body te sunshine, and