The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-01
NEyUS OR BIRTH MARK CAN BE
 REMOVED

| cosmetic concealment of a flat nevus, birth mark or any acquired white patcn or dlsooloie z | tion of the skin Is pest achieseu ny 'iio "s VI | this paint
 l TWO or three teaspoonfuls of glycerin 1 One and one-half ounce of zinc oXid ! one and one-half ounce of calamin One hint of water | Ichthyol to be added drop by drop un- | til a tint to match the normal skln il,l IS obtained. From 10 to 50 drops ol ich- thyol may be necessary. If the services of competent and respons- ible physicians available, tatoolng "ith suitable dyes will give permanent conceamenl m of the blemish but we warn against attempts at such treatment by others than rePutauie qualified physicians.
 Electrolysis applied by the skilled physician is the best way to destroy the coarse hairs that
 grow in notes.-the protuberant usualy pig mented spots These moles, when small. may be satisfactorily removed by excison, or py
 electrolysis applied in multiple punctures
 The younger the patient the better the cos
 metic results of any treatment for the removal of nevus.
 Destruction by freezing with carbon dioxid is a satisfactory method in cases, but
 only the skilled physician can safely apply I such treatment in any case X-ray or radium treatment is now the pre-
 ferred method for treating fiat vascular marks commonly called port wine stains).
 These port wine stains are sometimes cleared up with concentrated ultraviolet light filtered through blue quartz, with exposure long enough to produce an intense sunburn which leaves a blister. The blister is followed by crusting and the crust drops off in two weeks leaving dull red which gradually as- sumes a normal color This may have to be repeated to obtain complete disappearance or the mark.
 Physicians skilled in surgical diathermy find that this newly developed therapeutic agent
 gives the finest results in the treatment of large cavernous nevi, and the kind made up of net work of blood vessels. One out of every three unborn babies has I Iaco hIIff nrt
 mark is usually elsewhere than the face. Many
 of these spots are not apparent when the baby is born but appear within the first month of life. Occasionally the mark disappears spon- taneousy after a few months Perhaps this spontaneous disappearance is favored by the application of film of collodfon to the spot every few days, to maintain slight pressure upon it by the contraction of the collodion as | it dries and hardens QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | Cream of Tartar What do you think of taking a teaspOOnful of 1 cream of tartar with spoonful of sugar i'm n
 glass of water once a day, as laxative? (W.
 l.. S.)
 | Answer-It is as harmless any other saline
 laxative (salts) if you prefer it to other salts.
 I should not advise daily or habitual use of any
 salts.
 | Soda for Cramp fin Thigh A medical friend who does not desire pub- | llcity informs that he has found by accident
 that dose of sodium bIcarbonatc (saleratus 1 sOuaD, retcSes cfdnip m tne tSttGn ubuncice | promptly. ln from three to Ave minutes We
 should like t0 near from OUT readers about this | The doctor docs not say how the soda Is to be | takcn.-suIt your own prefcrcnce-takc h as | powder washed down with water or dissolved
 In . half sIassful of water What No Pillow?
 Oar tlsvcc children. 2. 6 and 2. have ncyes
 slept on pillows except as young infants N0nc | of tho adults in our family uses pillow. What
 Is your opinion of this? tH. A. J1
 Answer--it is immaterlai so far as health ii
 concerned. Use pillow. two pillows or none
 as you prefer.
 insulln for Progressive Artiiritis
 four article told of the Use Of inswiin fos pr0sFessIte arthFits. aisD parathtrold S0rMOns injections. Could nis n0iller who receives in.
 euIin f0r diabetes nnd ais0 suffers frOm i0Inl
 tF0nbie inke iiaFsihyroid injections advantage.
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 1 AnHAer--fhs remedies have no specific ef. | feet on Arthrifia but hfos rather given tO In. prove metab0Iinhl. Y0Br mothers physician | can hest judge whether such treatment would ba adthnfnnG0un 10 heP