The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-30
CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE ARTHR1TIs

Three or four years ago French physicians
lowed injections of parathyroid extract in cases
Of chronic deforming, disabling arthrttis. The
French physicians called it progressive chronic
deforming rheumatism--but then, they keep
up many quaint customs in the old country.
Lest our Scotch readers. If any left. try to
procure trial package of the new rheumatism
treatment, we mad better explain here that no
layman can get the remedy. VOLTA.
Patients experience feeling of we'll being
after the first few injections. and presently
greater iexibility of the affected joints. This
effect appears half an hour after dose and
lasts for many hours.
chronic disabling arthyitis is comparable with
the effect Of insuln Injections in diabetes. The
remedy is effective only so long as each dose
acts--but the patient profits by the benefit
gained while the dose Is acting. The patients
general metabolism Is improved.
You know, II you take an Iodin Ration. You
know IL you play the Last Brady symphony.
Just as every sufferer from diabetes should
have the benefit Of insulin treatment. SO every
victim of chronic disabling arthritis should
have at least the careful consideration OF the
newer ideas or principles Of treatment by his
physician.
brought real benefit In many cases Of chronic
disabling arthritis. That IL insulin treatment.
English physicians have found that such pa
tients experience gratifying relief when given
insulin long enough to bring their weight up to
or near the normal. No miraculous results
should BE- but Just
bedridden patients have been restored to fair
degree OF activity by this method. Improves
crack a time or two more it viii begin to look
like a racket.
Don't go yet. have still another practical
other two ideas, in that you can try it your
self (Oh you Scotch subscribers!) without
benefit of physician. Just lay In stock Of
calcium lactatc tablets Take ten grains after
food three times a day for at least ten weeks
II 1t does good. another ten weeks course of It
along in the summer or autumn II 1t does no
good, 1t at leaSt can do no harm. This remedy
goes well with the parathyroid treatment by
the way, and 80 far as know 1t does not in
terfere with insuin treatment. Calcium iacsats
goes down oil right, especially II 1t is first dis
solved in some hot water, and that mixed with
a little orange or lemon juice or syrup. This is
one of the suggestions little lesson No. ~ In
the ways of health, 1.-THE Ills Called Rheuma.
tism." Send dime and stamped envelope
bearing your correct address and ask for the
booklet.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Oily Scalp and DandruR
/ have a shampoo every two weeks, yet q few
days after u shampoo my scalp and hair arc
oily again, and there Is q good deal Of dandruhF
Answer--Shampoo every day or two, or at
least twice a week. Or remove excess of oil
from hair by drawing strands through soft
cloth wet with cologne water your favorite
toilet water or bay rum, containing five grains
of salicylic acid and five grains of resorcin In
each ounce Oh the uQu1o. A rev drops OF this
rubbed into the scalp daily Is good for oily
dandruff or seborrhea Excessive flow of oil on
scalp). Remember that resorcin tends to stain
very blond white gray hair reddish yell
low. The best remedy Cor dandrun. think, is
ponade systematically applied according to
directions given in a monograph on the Care
of the Hair. Send stamped enveloped bearing
your address and ask for a copy.
MOonstruck
Argument maintains that II q person were
to sleep exposed 20 the moons rays the person
might in later life be Observation-Disclosures. or
walking In sleep during the fun OF the moon.
or even going insane doubts this. &C. n. CO.
It's good thing for the world that there
are so many skepfice Of BIS persuasion.
Copyright 1888. John r. Ollie Coz