The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-09
WATCH OUT FOR ADMISSIONS

Adhesions, mucous colitis, nervous exhaus- nothing about. So there s no point in writing to mo about your o.. me- or n.ey unless you simply must get of some sarcasm: When It comes to sarcasticatng, believe mo can give and take. Anything but reproach. Please do not take 0 reproachful attitude when you write
 mo aeeIt your S me- Gr ns For %o sl my
 proach me- Scod me or abuse me or call me
 names-go as far as you like.
 never did take much stock in adhesons. It
 ousy. But noticed c gentleman passing my
 playroom just now, q gentleman probably 6s
 years old but he could easily pass for 7S. A
 counter with him. Had lot of heavy books
 temporarily occupying the sidewalk-books
 moved into my playroom. The gent with the adhesions happened along. He might have
 stopped off the walk and around the obstruc- | ton without any trouble. But instead he com.
 his rights and demanded to know how long we
 meant to keep the walk obstructed, and when
 we informed him that 1t would not be for more of duty done and wish that there was an ill.,
 natured police officer handy.
 The old chap has something the matter with
 his shoulder. l hope 1t isn't bursitis. indeed do. But from the way he carries 1t I'd take q
 3 to 1 bet that 1t Is subacromial (subdeltoid) )
 bursits, WITH adhesions. In fact have little
 lection of tho little bursai pad has long since cleared up or healed spontaneously, and all
 that ails the gentleman. now Is adhesions.
 There is only one thing to,do about 1t now. | Have to anesthetZe him and then manipulate
 that shoulder in every direction. normal | shoulder joint should move, breaking or tearing
 b sse It wS Woa hs s
 better. of course. diathermy.. we could keep
 him tolerably comfortable till the reaction | thereafter. by firmly bat gently moving the | shoulder for him. and later seeing that he | moved 1t in specially prescribed exercises every day, in few weeks we could restore the shoul- der to nearly if not quite its prestine freedom. | All adhesions that ever cause any trouble are mainly due to too much rest, too much coddling, too prolonged splinting, binding ban daging, bracing or supporting. and too much reluctance to resume ordinary activities play, work. exercise, following illness. accident in- | jury or operation.
 know it is no fun manipulating one's in- jured or lame joints for the purpose of prevent ing or breaking up adhesions. I've been there. | also know how essential such intelligent aft er-treatment is to prevent permanent crippling. Not just any kind of exercise, but the special movements or pastures or maneuvers pre- scribed by the physician.
 large part of the permanent crippling | caused by fractures and the like, under the older methods of treatment. was due to adhe- sions which proper after-treatment prevents QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Interested in your recipe for paint to conceal white spots Would 1t cover fiat birthmarlS. | Miss w. J. M.)
 | Answer-Well, no harm in trying it. The paint is mixture of 1-2 ounce of zinc oxide. |
 glycerin and a pint of water Stir in, drop by drop till you gete the desired tint, ichthyol.
 Generally less than one dram of ichthyol (tea-
 spoonful will suffice.
 | Grinding Teeth
 Three year old daughter grinds her teeth ter
 ribly when she is asleep. thinking 1t might
 be worms gave her. (Mrs E. N. M.l | Answer--Most children who have worms dc not grind their teeth" Most children who | grind their teeth do not have worms Few chil. dren but have worms at one time or another | of health caused by worms When worms dc
 cause ymptoms or disturbances of health the | symptoms are seldom anything like what the
 neighborhood saireygamps ascrIbe to worms. II
 grinding the teeth is to Indicate any treatment | let it be better det--more pure fresh raw milk. more pure fresh (unpasteurized) butter
 more eggs. greens. fresh vegetables. More sun.
 shine on naked skin. A daily cod liver oil ra. | ton.
 (copyrisht 1888. John F. pilie Col