The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07

| caus+ones and stones in the kidney or biad- l der have nothing whatever In conlilioh N should never be confused. ~ . . l Whv neople have gallstones is still In part |.
 speculative question and in part ma'.er oi | scientific knowledge. ~ |, |, | Tn nearly if not quite all cases there IS nidus of bacteria upon which the substances l from the bile are deposited In successive iayels until a concretion is formed. The concretioh
 may be the size of grain or sand Ut IrsusiIv l there are many such stones present put some. times just one large stone. They form III '"e gallsac in the bile ducts.
 are sterile so far as disease producing germs or bacteria are concerned. In various illnesses suon germs may be eliminated through the olie ap paratus or a colony of pathogenc germs may become esta ablished in focus or ln1ectlon III inc callsac Typhoid fever is notorious for this' Many typhoid "carrier" owes his state 10 the nersi:tent multiplication of typhoid baclln III his fs llsac perhaps years after the original at- tack of typhoid fever. Many victim or gaii, stones owes his trouble to an attack or Ephoiu years ago. In some instances typhoid paclih l have been found in the center of gallstone more than 30 years after the attack of typnolo | fever. - | Whether gallstones or do form from other causes than bacterial infection, l am un- abIe to learn Because women who are fat and forty are particularly subject to gallstone dls- case and because most of these suferers nave I.wo bad habits, namely, dodging work, play or exercise and wearing stays. corsets, supporters sirdes and other belly g. accouter, lment, it seems to me that the sins lndlcateo may contribute to the trouble. We shall refer | o this factor in more detail in a later talk. l Gallstones composed of cholesterin, or of lime salts, or both, with some coloring mat Iter all the substances entering into their for- nation being derived from the bile, in which lthey are normally present. Gallstones composed lchiefy of cholestern are softer and less easily detected by X-ray examination than are stones containing considerable calcium.
 | Anyone, particularly woman. who begins
 1t middle age to have f1atulent dyspepsia should o.~,;,, fo.. l evidences of cardiovascular disease, gallstones or cancer.
 The common colon bacillus, normal inhab- lltant of the intestine which under certain ab- normal circumstances becomes capable of caus- ling disease, is often found at the center of a
 sallstone The notorious streptococus is another
 germ that may provide the indus for the for nation of gallstcne, the streptococcus reach | ng the bil tract from some septic focus else where in the body.
 In the great najoritVof cases gallstones pro- duce digestive disturbances only and in only one out of five cases doestthe patient suffer with jaundice or biliary collie.
 l QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | Safe Milk
 Would not drop or two of tincture of iOdin in the quart>Of milk make ordinary market
 milk safe as pastcurized milk? (M. S. K.) l AnsWer-I don't know. A drop two of Itincture of iodin in a quart of doubtful water makes the water safe to, drink after the mix Lure has stood 20 minutes, in an emergency But 1T you are 0OuDtIul dDOuL the purity or the
 market milk suggest that you boil it five min .
 utes. and then it will be ls safe as pasteurized
 milk. Or if you have a special thermometer lyou can pasteurize the milk yoursef-that is
 heat it to 145 degrees F and keep at that tenn Iperature 20 minutes, then cool again. That is lpasteurzation, and such par-boiling is suffi- lcient to kill tuberculosis. dphtheria. scarlet
 fever or typhoid germs which might be in the milk.
 | Paint to Conceal BIcmislles
 | Some time ago you gave prescription for q paint to cover white patches in the skin. Would It bc good to conceal red scars? (Miss E. Al | Answer--Any blemish that is level with the skin surface may be concealed with the paint: | Mix I-2 ounces of zine oxide and calamins powder with three drams @ teaspoonfuls) oi | glycerin and pint of water. To this add drop by drop. tn a tint to match your normal skin
 Is obtained. ichthyoi. Usually not moro than .
 dram of ichthyoi is required
 varic0se Veins
 Veins on ti.e leg which stand out. am qniis young and this spells many enj0ymepts such e, swimming, gynnasium and dnncings n. H.b
 Answer--Any geod physician can obiitorats lthe veins by Injection of medicine