The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-05

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 tie alcohol in drivers blood not only slows his reaction time and makes him a menace to all other drivers and pedestrians but also benumbs hsi conscience or sense of right and wrong, if any, 50 that he can dispatch his victims with out a. qualm.
 The law in Yankeeland goes fur ther than that. Not only is it legal In some circles quite the correct thing for an automobile operator to dope his wits and his conscience with cocktail, highball or othei drink, but in the event that the potential killer pulls off a job and through some inadvertence gets hauled into court, the law comes to his rescue once more, for 1t is so cunningly arranged that the culprit has only to swear he was not drunk and there is no precise test by which intoxication can be proved. Scientifically, actually, w can determine in any instanct whether an individual Is under the influence of alcohol, just as certain. ly as we can determine whether
 
 or hearing. Enlightened countries apply such test in routine police practice. But here in Yankeeland the law prefers not to recognize such a test, and the lawyers make a lot of jack out of the peculiar circumstance.
 Sometimes Americans remark on the cheapness of life in other countries. It is pretty cheap here. too, if you haven't money or influ- ence.
 In 1892 the death rate from dia- betes was the same as that from automobile accidents in this coun- try. It is now fifteen years since Banting discovered insulin, a rem- edy which, if you can afford it, will control the disease and save your life.
 Insulin was patented, so that no one can make it except under li- cense of the patentee. The patent was assigned to an institution and the royalties used for scientific rec search. Thus the victim of diabetes is compelled to support medical research, which may be just and right, but I don't believe 1t is just or right to compel the poor to support medical research, and believe the medical profession has lost one of it's finest traditions by giving tacit or open sanction to the patenting of a remedy on such conditions. If the state will not or cannot support medical research, then the burden should rest upon the rich.
 Suppose some research worker discovered cure for cancer. Fol lowing the newly established pre- cedent he might choose to patent the remedy and assign 1t in whole or in part to the labratory or the medical school where he car ried on his work. What sorry po- sition the medical profession would be in--asking the poor victim of cancer how much he could pay to live.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Kidney Stone and Vitamin A.
 As am a sufferer from stone tin the kidney I am greatly interested in this newspaper story and would like to have your comment. CT. F.l
 Answer-The news item tells oi the surgeons belief that kidney stone may be prevented or cured without operation, by a diet which maintains normal acidity and pro yides adequate vitamin A. This Will do no harm in any case. and per- sons subject to urinary calculus, stone in kidney, bladder or ureter' renal collie. gravel, nephrolithiasis' as it is variously known. had bet l ter have a go at it. This disease should not be confused with gall stones. The best sources or vi- tamir A are escarole (chicory greens), rornaine lettuce, carrots. butter, cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, American cheese. liver. peas dried or green, tomato raw or canned or tomato juice. spin ach raw or canned, string beans, egg yolk, prunes, kidney. dried | whole milk, banana. Accidentally, cod liver or halibut liver. or shark liver or salmon oil is rich in vita-. min A.
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