The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-24

to books that tell advantages and disadvantages of a medical career and something about the require ments and standing of various schools.
 I know of no book that tells the advantages or disadvantages of Medicine. The prospective medical student should inform himself about the standing of various med ical schools, however, and believe the American Medical association. Chicago, publishes a pamphlet about that, which sets you back two bits. if recollect.
 The air of this young mans let ter, perhaps unconsciously, is quite modern. He seems to announce that he is presently to be available for a career, and what have we to offer as an inducement? The thou sands of university graduates at present holding menial jobs or looking for them would enjoy this youths complacency.
 The boys family physician also suggested that he ask about state medicine. Are we likely to have it?
 My impression is that we've had 1t for quite while now, and on | the whole it has proved quite as satisfactory as any such intimate, personal service managed by Yam kee politicians could be. It is the riffraff and scum of Europe that wants state medicine in America. | Defective, degenerate. .indigent, | ignorant folk must be cared for by somebody, so it might as we'll be | the state.
 There is still a, perceptibie Ndiffer- ence between the Russian peasant | type and the American working man. though such bureaucratic schemes as state medicine make it A boy ought to know beyond all question or doubt whether he wants to study medicine and why. Or girl either. No reason why a girl should hesitate to study medi- cine. Women are doing much of the best work in Medicine today. both in the field of practice and in the scientific field. Any and all quaint prejudices against women in the profession have long since van- ished from the minds of intelligent folk. If boy hasn't made up his mind what he is going to do by the time he finishes his high school course, he would better mark time and spend a season at whatever work he can find to do, until he does know his ambition. It is tragic for parents or indulgent relatives to send a boy away to college when he has no definite notion about his career. That is too hard a test of youth.
 Grocers, teachers, lawyers and doctors always advise their chill dren not to take up grocerying, teaching. law, or doctoring respec- lively. But that's just human na- ture. Actually they are delighted if son or daughter decides to follow in fathers or mothers foot steps.
 There are plenty of onerous diff faculties imposed upon regular phy- sicians by the customs and the law nowadays. for the special privilege of one irregular healing cult or another. But then, there are tricks in all trades. If you are called to Medicine all these petty drawbacks will trouble you little. Whether your bent is for scientific or for practical work, here is a profess sion to which. you can joyfull de- vote your life.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Gadget.
 Have an oscilamanipulater. The chart shows two different ways of adjusting the belt for high blood pressure. In your opinion which way Is best? co. w. CD
 Answer-I wouldn't monkey with khe gadget at all. Just draw your belt up to q comfortable tension and go out and get few miles of oxygen on the hoof every day.
 Salt and Heat
 You do put out something now and then I regard as bunk. For in- stance the assertion that lots of salt is a good preventive for heat. South Africa natives get very lit- tle salt. while tho scandinavians living in cold countries get lots of tt (W. D. T)
 Answer-The suggestion gave is that q little salt in the drinking water. or plenty of salt in or on the food, tends to prevent dehydra- ton. In actual practice, as in tho Boulder Dam work, this has proved (coDyrisht 1884 John r. piIIs Co, CARROT HAD so-INCH "TAITr
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