The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-01
doeldod to cnll upon Dr

ThlA ia phrt Of tho narrative or IeVeishohd' cd young woman who H0uRht to hhVc nor toh' aIls removed In tho modern way . doeldod to cali upon Dr tan nsslatant instructor in a medical school nnd
 ono of a huddle of ambitious doctors who
 seek business under tho nhmo or 'elIhlo ,,
 IIe told mo that ho hHd undoubtedly removed
 more tonslls by tho diathormy method than
 any physician In +-s-----~-- ana no put tho
 whole thing down hB hugo ndVeftlhlhB
 AGhemo by tho manufacturers of tho machine
 Iio warned mo thnt was In constant dnngor
 of hGm0rrhngo If chose that method ma
 thnt [ would loo tho victim of foul bfohth,
 etc.. etc., and urged mo thnt tho only thing
 to do wnB to ontor hls department In tho
 hospital and let hn cut them pul--
 which did not do.
 rho young woman g06B on Co toll how she found n physician who mndo no b0noB about giving her tho dnthcrmy trohtnont ana now grateful Hh0 fools tOWnrd mo for having brought this mOdorn method Go tho attention or tho pub' ic Sho ndda thnt in tho phBt wlntor sho boh' several young porbohH "h0 were under nel tutolng6 Go tho physlGlnn who b0 hueceMtuy removed her tonhlls nnd they have f0und the method uniformly sntisinctory. Now, let's geo nb0ut tho assistant pr0fessorl blind spot, In tho first plhco no lb G0nhectod with n medical school thnt sanctions almost my cheap trick tho ambitious young doctors on the touching starr mhy hnd noGohHhfy to got some business. Tho "GllnlG' racket is only ono or the | tricks.
 rho assistant professor. with truo quackoyS instincts, boasts tO tho p1tisnt that no hhh TO.
 
 than any other physician In tho Hthto vet ht Hssortg thnt tho method lA merely big hdVer' tiAlng scheme and thnt tho victim ls In con mnnt danger Of h0n0rnllngc, NO doubt nc learned thoBo sad things by snd eXperl6nGo' Bu being m assistant proIoHHor ho had to carry or | with tho w0rthGBs, dangerous method untll h' could boast he had employed it ln many ehbtH Struggling young medical school lnBtruetor' and hanRors.0n nt clinics haVo to roBOrt tt every expodlont to get enough pnylng prncue. to 1.-Two on, In many GnAcB tho prlVation hhd want such doctors nro compelled Go endure foi years and y6ars nr0 phthotle ana even tnef | they hro nGvGr sur0 thnt they VIII gain 70 SUD atantlal practice hB continent hpecIhl'bb ih tn' end. -
 Onco more it is noeossary to state that n qualified hands tho dl1thormy method or tonsl GXtirpat0n iB tho SAFEST method we nave | rho danger of hGmOrrhago lB infinitely Bfehtel with tho standard gullotlno and snare tonsll' I0Gt0my thnn it is with dinthermy Tn fact hcm' 0rrhngo iB almost unknown whom tho dihthermS method lH used by n competent physlcihh' QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Maybe We Can DO Something | Topic for debate by our class: is our time on rnptI predetermined sO that there ls nothing we can do about tt? 1 maintain that premature Ienth k n result of accident OF cHrciIsssncHs. Oi from dlscnsc which some dnS VIII Dc pfe'ehte" | lT. E, k.)
 Answor--Good thing some physIcinns are moi believers in such d0ctfne--tho victims oi shock, ngphyxin, carbon monOxido gasSing, pos- Oning, BubnlcrBloD, or hemorrhhse wouid pe out of luck.
 Keeps thc Doctor Away
 Kindly tell me what medicinal qualities gar. lie hna. It hns been recommended to me for asthma. (Mrs l.. McI")
 Answor--So far nB l know it has no mcdlcin- nl qualities Likc onion it tends to stimulate in- areasod secretion of acid in the stomach. TuIaremia
 Can tulnrcmia bc caught from rabbits Il thcrc is no break in tbc skin Of the person Z Wiii ordinary dIsinfcctaDts such as - XII Inc germ? Is there any danger of catching the disease from hunting clothes or from impIc' mcnts several days after hunt? What pres ,antiOns are best? e. II. ID
 Ansewer--Tulhrhmia is usually contracted by infection entering through some cut. scratch or punctuTc of tho skin of tho person, skinDlng dressing or preparing the rabbit for cooking Domestic rabbits aro not infected, only wild rabbits. Any rabbit that fails 10 try to gel nway may be regarded with suspicion. The liver of the infected animal shows many little whit. lsb spots. Handlers Of such game should wcai bcavy rubber gloves. Hot water and soap ! best dlsInfcctant. Any abrasion or wound o skin shonId be immediately disinfccted wti lodin. Thorough cooking Kills the germ Of tb' disease.