The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-04
EASY FOR THE PATIENT, HARD FOR THE
 DOCTOR

In isolated sections, I gather, some of the old timers in general practice as well as ola Iogies | in the nose and throat hed are still assuring l their trusting patrons that the newfanBlee | electric" method of removing infected tonsili
 is unsafe, unsatisfactory or unaceepted' That's just too bad for their patients. l have on my desk eight letters, all receiveo from readers who have had experience with the dathcrmy method, all of them as patients of one physician to whom I had advised them to go for this treatment. It Will give fair impression of the method if quote briehy from those letters But readers VIII please not ask to be put In touch with other corre- spondents. l am not privileged to divuIge the
 identity of q correspondent. However, I am al- ways glad to name competent physician Tor this or any other treatment recommehd II a correspondent asks for such information.
 First is 0 letter written by boy only seven years old! He says the doctor has just tnlsned his tonsils and he likes 1t much better than the operation he had three years ago. That IS not m uncommon eXperience,-the standard tonsiI-
 ectomy leaves much to be desired, ana later the patient finds relief in diathermy treatment. Not all physicians can successfully treat pa- tients so young with diathermy. but this ono happens to have the patience, tact and person. |ality to manage children,
 Next n man writes that he had hls tonslls re- moved by Doctor - on my recommendation and Is pleased with the result Third Is Q womn, who says "Even after the first two treatments the relief was wonderful and l slept us had not done in Q year well on tho road to recovery from severe case of actlnomycosls! :" Actinomy- coss Is u serious and most obstinate type of inc focton, and In ths instance the diathermy treatment proved curative
 Fourth, q woman says ''I never would nave had my tonsis removed In tho ordinary way. foared surgery too much. Your articles about
 iiathermy interested mo found our ram fly physician himself had had his tonsilB re- moved by diathormy at tho hands of Doctor -" Three other members of thls wom- ms family have had their tonsils satisfactorily removed by tho same method ana the same nan.
 Fifth, n woman says her dentist warned her ,he has thin blood" and she feared the stan- dard tonsiectomy. Our old friend Doctor --- has removed her extremely large tonsils eom- pletely, and sho never lost drop of blood
 Sixth, n man says Doctor -- completed tho extrpatlon of his tonsils with 12 diathermy treatments ut intervals of n week. He says no local anesthetic was required, as he didn't mind tho application of tho noodle. He never had enough sore throat to prevent him from taking his regular meals.
 And so they run.
 | The old fossils ought to snap out of 1t and give their patients better break. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS The QuncIs Corner Druggist black spccks In front of my eyes on rls' ing i . asked the druggist in our neighbor
 hood what he thought He said it may DC either
 my liver or cyestrain and he prescribed caln
 mel and masnesla also also boric .., asld eye psth H | Answer--IIavo you consulted the traiile cor
 at your corner or tho specialist who collects th,
 garbage in your nelshborhood? f;ay ! infer you ar'
  | Right Eating | For nearly a year 1 have been following th
 menus given in your "Guidc to Eight Eating
 and we believe (as does our physicianl that m | husbands duodcnal ulcer Is cured, at least h
 has been free Of all symptoms for severn, | months now. From the bcgeft we have had | that Little Lesson in the Ways of Health No
 89 should cost siO instead of % cents. Mfrs \ IW)
 Answcr--I did try to concentrate in it tn dlototic information most people soek' Aeidity protective diet, vitamins, dict for poptie ulee
 patient and rest of family. and general rulel Ask for "Guido to Right Eating" and inelos . dime and c stamped envelope bearing you
 address.
 Wide Pupil
 | Is It necessary Co dllate tlie pupil Co examiil the eye correctly? (J. B.)
 | Answer--No. often C more accurate meas uroment of the vision can De made whllo n focusing power ls temporarily kept at rest D means of drops. it is only incidentally that th drops dilato tho pupil. This is most essential ] tho measurement of the vision Of youngc