The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-28
NERVOUS WRECKS ACCUSE THE CONDUCTOR OF WRECKIN' FEM,

Inspired by philanthropy the conductor of this train of thought recently lost sight of tact ed some rather raw, unvarnished truths about ''nervousness' or weak nerves" The motive of these talks about nervous imposition was to offer them our sympathy The victims, wo must explain to our dumb readers are those who suffer from the imposition.
 These frank discussions of the racket have elicited a characteristic reaction. On the one hand the conductor has collected a series of letters of putative percentage containing some of the finest billingsgate he has yet procured for his scrapbook. On the other hand no less than three victims of nervous imposition have written to express their thanks.
 What I admire most about your col
 umn is your straight from the shoulder.
 sister, who Is nervous .. brother and
 have a merry life with her tantrums. ..
 she thinks you're the bunk"
 This nervous sister who is GA inches tall and weighs 115 pounds has reducing obsessiors and insists that her plumper sister adhere to the same starvation diet she chooses, going into one of her tantrums whenever she finds or sus- poets the victim of the imposition of sneaking any additional food. Sounds more like mental alteration.
 A practitioner of nervous imposition writes: Your article saying that neurotic adults
 are mere spoiled children Is inhumane. There are hundreds of different things that affect the nervous systen and not being made of bricks and mortar of course human beings cannot stand the strains of life quite so well as brick buildings. if 1 sought your advice and you called me
 dishonest I'd surely drag you in an alley wallop you good.'
 We have Q convenient alley back of the play room for the use of our customers. The con- ductor will be pleased to tell anybody at any time that what purports to be neulasthenia. weak nerves exhausted nerves, nerve fatigue | or nervous breakdown is either deception of the patient by himself or deception of the pub lie by both of them. This is a concession that in minority of cases the practitioner of the imposition honestly believes 1t is some actual weakening or exhaustion of his or her hypo- | thetical nerve energy" (of course physiology recognizes no such force or energy). Strength, energy, power, vigor, vitality, endurance, re-. | sistance, pep, or whatever name you prefer to give 1t, Is neither produced in or by, nor ex- pended by nerves, brain or other elements of the nervous system. Show me any quack 6 elucidaton of the nature of nervous exhaus- ton and I'll point out precisely where the quack is bamboozlng his gullible or unsophis- ticated customers. Cite any medical author. ity" who teaches that nerve exhaustion" hap pens and watch one or the other of us squirm. You tell the truth to people no matter
 whether they like 1t or not. and that Is why 1 like you and your articles. some-
 times does good to jar mentally sick people out of their queer ideas" Uh-huh, let us hope 1t may, in tho next world If not in this.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS We're All Human Under the Skin
 Kindly explain the difference between negro blood and white blood. co. O Answer--There is no difference. No one can
  ticular race The only difference between whites | and members of any other race is in the rela- tive quantity of pigment under the skn Deodorant Efficient deodorant, harmless to plumbing, to use in septic tank. co. c. O. Answer-A correctly constructed and well planned cess pool or septic tank should give lit- tie or no bad odor. Tho use Of deodorant iA likely to defeat the natural bacterial action of tho tank. However, an occasional flushing of the drain with a gallon of water containing q tablespoonful of chloride of lime" (from a freshly opened can of chlorinated lime) may serve your purpose.
 Sleep As You Like What Is the best position for sleep? (Mrs J. r. ID
 Answer--Whatever position you naturally assume or find comfortable. Curled up, or stretched out On either side, or prone or supine. Just avoid placing the arms in an awkward or strained position. Pillow or two or none as you prefer. Head moderately iexed-- chin in, crown high.