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QUESTIONS and ANSWERS. Diathermy Extirpation of Nasal
 POIyps


 Baltimore nose and throat sur geon, addressing Knoxville, Tennes- see, Medical Society, concluded:
 l. Surgical procedures in the re- moval of polypi in most instances do not give permanent results.
 ?. Surgical procedures are hazar- dous and there is a mortality rate. 3. High frequency current proper 'ly applied gives permanent cures. 4. There is no danger of hemorr- haze.
 5. There is no loss of time from occupation.
 6. It is the only satisfactory method of completely eradicating nasal polypi.
 Buffalo nose and throat surgeon informed me that he couldn't mas ter the diathermy method for ton- sils, try as he might, but in obstinate sinusitis cases diathermy or lectro- surgery had given him the best re- suits he ever saw.
 Yet there are still a few long, cared old humbugs in the profession who. would have the dumb public believe diahermy is no good, es- pecially for extirpating infected tonsils.
 Filling Temporary Teeth.
 Son, AZ, needs some filling in his back teeth. But he is too fright ened. Dentist said only way would be to give him ether and fill them .. "A. c. Al
 .Answer-let the bog go when father or mother has g filling or
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1a teaspoon salt
 1 tablespoon sugar 1 egg, well beaten

2 tablespoons melted butter
 Sift flour once, measure, add bak- ing powder, salt, and sugar. and sift again. Combine egg and milk; add gradually to flour, beating only until smooth. Add shortening. Bake on hot, greased griddle. Serve hot with maple-fiavored syrup, Of blueberry sauce. Makes 12 to 15 griddle cakes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-31
By ROSETTE HARGROVE NEA Service Stan Correspondent

. Paris.-The outstanding features in the new collection shown by Agnes, important hat couturier, are long, flowing veils, some of which reach almost to the hips; small, early Victorian bonnets, demurely trimmed with neat clusters of flowers at the front and ribbon streamers to be tied under the chin; and fascinating decorations that in- clude osprey and aigrette feathers. Some times these colorful touches are shown not only on a hat but on the scarf or huff to match.
 Bright Colors
 PredOminate
 There is gay, optimistic note prevalent throughout the entire collection. Bright shades prevail. When black is used, it gen. erally is trimmed with vivid touch of color.
 Velvet, in the panne, silk and cotton va- rieties, and lame go to make up the formal creations. Soft felts fashion sports and daytime hats with high, intricately-cut,
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Gold and black novelty wool dress sounds the military in M standing collar and shiny black of <he bodice The wide belt is black suede.
 Mack novelty crepe silk eggplant vvcteen ,aupe wool jersey other interesting schemes for this
 Style Nc 2s69 designed for sizes 1 l6 IS years @ 3S and Oinches bust Size 6 requires 3M yards of 3onch material A leather be!t may be
 Send FIFTEEN CENTS (eoin preserre for p..tern Write sainiy YOUR NAME. ADDRESS AND STYLE NUMBER. BE SURE TO STATE SIZE YOU WISH.
 Fan and Winter Fashion Book Costs TEN ITS Send for Yonr Copy Today BOOK and PATTERN together TWENTY. FIVE CENTS.
 Send your mcnry and order to Pattern Department
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Bright Colors PredOminate
PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICE
 BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. D.

pertaining
 
 
 
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two. He will see 1t doesn't hurt. Gradually the dentist can get his confidence and insert the killings.
 Copyright 19S5, John F. bile Coo
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RECOGNITION OF CONvERsA- TIONAL SPRAY INFECTION.

RECOGNITION OF CONVERSA-
 TIONAL SPRAY INFECTION.
 In the Public Health Reports is- sued weekly by the U. s. Public Health Service, U. s. Treasury De- partment, Washington, D. c. there was printed Aug. 9, 1885, 8 report of 8 committee of the American Public Health association on control of communicable diseases. This com- prehensive report embodies definit-. ions of terms, lists of notifiable dis eases, communicable diseases not everywhere notifiable, non-infect- ious diseases which are preventible, and SO on. Besides this, the report summarizes the essential informa- tion about each of these diseases, and therefore constitutes an admir- able compendium for any health officer or physician or nurse or other person who has to deal with disease. Any one may procure a copy of She Public Health Reports bulletin for Aug. g, 1885, by sending the price, cents, to Sup. of Docu- ments, Washington, D. c. and ask ing for it.
 I find in Supplementary List B Communicable diseases for which notification to the health authori- ties is not everywhere required) such familiar maladies as pediculos- is skip 1t if you haven't got it). ringworm, scabies, ascariasis (round worm infectation), impetigo conta- giosa, Vincent's angina (trench mouth) and eke the common cold" And here, at last, is an in- transigent definition of the alleged entity:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-31
TODAY's FASHION TIP

Long sleeved black velvet, high at the neck where g heart has been cut out makes a sophisticated din-
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selves wish to tell you laymen that I am quite sure the conversational spray range is up to four or five feet, especially with explosive man. ner of speech" Govern yourselves accordingly. It may be fairly safe to sit or stand within four feet from the bazoo of one with an alleged common cold" if he or she is quietly conversing-but you had bet ter leap back couple of feet if the brighter lets out a sudden vehe- ment exclamation or shouts toward you.
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'1. Recognition of the disease.
 An acute catarrhal affection of the upper respiratory tract, usually accompanied by a slight rise of temperature on the first day and chilly sen- sations with coryza, and gen. eral indisposition and lassi- tude lasting 2 to 2 days. 2. Biological agent.
 A filterable virus.
 3. Source of infection.
 Discharges from nose and mouth of infected person. 4. Mode of transmission.
 Usually directly by cough inf, sneezing, and explosive manner of speech by which droplets are cast out into the air from the infected person to be insalled by, or im- pinged on the face of, sus- ceptible persons within short range of three feet or so; also by hand to face transfer of dis charges, and indirectly by handkerchiefs, eating utensils, or other articles freshly soiled by discharges of the infected person."
 I congratulate the American Pulp ic Health Association on this This is unquestionably he first authoritative recognition of spray infection. It seems regrettable however, that while they were at 1t they didn't sake enough range for the .conver- ;ational spray. Three feet or 50 Is , great cof1cesson and I am duly -.-,-s ..-''. p s..se '...f '-sl 4-.@@ T, f,s,.
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NEXT: Aids to beauty.
The Washington times., 1935-01-02
The Greatest Show
On Earth
BV John Snure, J,

the opening Of Congress. And
there are plenty Of tham.
With "a Senators to be sworn
in, the guest list is extensive.
Thousands wish to see their"
Senator inducted into office. So
requests are numerous.
Over on the House side, Ser
geant-at-Arms Kenneth L. Rom
ney is having an equally tough
time.
Not only do thousands OF
people want to get in the gal.
leries for ordinary procedures
of the opening Of Congress but
Representative Joseph w.
ByrnS, of Tennessee, is to be
sworn in as Speaker.
And from all indications al
most the entire population OF
Tennessee UGntS to see him
take oUer the gaUel.
Tammany fights for mora
Federal and State patronage
to take care Of the favored
multitude.
And when Tammany seeks
patronage it usually gets at
least a fair share of the Jobs.
James J. Doolino, Tammdny
leader, has spoken - Which
means that TGmmanyites in
Congress this year are going
to be forced to do more work
than Just attend to ordinary
duties.
Usually members of Congress
have something to say about
disposition of jobs that are
patronage. OF course, at times
some ward heeler or State
political boss may advise" them
about the proper persons to be
placed, but all in all they do:
have some rights in the mat
ter.
That does not hold true with
the Tammany members of Con.
greSSs
Their clerks, stenOgraphers,
and secretaries are usually hired
because Tammany tells them
who to hire.
Patronage jobs allotted to
them are dispensed by Tam
many.
A TGmmGny member may
not haze ever known the Secre-
tory that arriUes at his office
1Oith instructions from the
WigWam that he or she is to
90 to Work.
The patronage is pooled and
Tammany rules on its dispenSa-
ton.
So now that Mr.. D0OIing has
asked for more patronage, the
Tammanyites will have to find
it for him.
Conyrieht 1898 The Washington Times
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evil smelling gas was given
off. Its odor suggested garlic.
Davy collected a sample and
found he was the discoverer of
a new gas. It's chemical make
up was C2H2, which means two
atoms of carbon combined with
two atoms Of hydrogen.
Realizing that he was the
first man to produce this gas,
he set about investigating its
qualities. He found that it
burned intensely, brighter than
any known gas. Moreover,
when mixed with air and igni-
ted, it exploded with amazing
violence. But, as Davy produced
it, the gas was very expensive.
Given the name "acetylene," it
was placed upon the shelf with
rare substances which, while
intensely interesting, were too
costly for practical purposes.
STRANGE SUBSTANCES
When fifty years had rolled
by, the electrical industry came
into being. For the first time
huge amounts of electrical
energy became available, and
this Led to the development of
the electric furnace, wherein
temperatures never before ap-
preached could be attained.
The melting of all sorts Of
previously unmeltable mater.
ialS produced many new and
sometimes strange substances.
Sand and coke made "carbo-
rundum," an abrasive ap-
preaching the diamond in
hardness. The same sand and
coke subjected to a still higher
temperature yielded a graphite
of a better quality than the
natural substance.
Among the many experiment.
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simple statement. stood by it,
and have been more than re-
paid for our bulldog Spirit.)
If you will remember, there
was a great to-do a year ago
about pouring out this mon"
strous mass of glass at the
Corning works.
Astrologers beamed, photog-
raphers were sent upstate, and
the news of one of "the greatest
triumphS of modern science"
was flashed around the world.
All that we said was: 100000
pounds of glass is too much
glaSS!"
Then came the news that the
giant reflector had reached
Pasadena and had been in
serted into the giant telescope,
but that, when everything was
ready, they couldn't find a
place to put it! That was only
to be expected in a fly-by-night
scheme like this. Our comment
was: Even if they do find a
place to put it, they probably
won't be able to see through it. :"
A few weeks ago, imagine our
surprise (touched with chagrin)
to see photographs in the roto-
gravure sections of the same
pouring process as last years
at the Corning works. "An
Astronomers Dream Come True:
10000 pounds of molten glass
are poured into mouldS at Corn
ing, N. Y. in the record time of
6 hours and 81 minutes" Could
it be that they were going to
make another giant reflector?
But no! One caption-writer
spilled the beans by saying,
"The new reflector, duplicating
one cast last March which de-
veloped defects, was poured
with complete success" The
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to seize on all that and turn
it to our advantage. We, too,
we're sure, could use a few
stars and angels. Even a little
myrrh and frankincense might
not come amiss after four
years of bad breaks.
But there's one angle to the
story which, enthusiastically,
we Americans seem to over
look, and that's the part about
the manger.
Christ, you will remember,
was born in a manger. Moth
ing spectacular about that
manger. Just a simple, old
wooden box with a chawed edge,
such as we've all seen as kids
down on the farm. Or maybe a
crude trough of stone.
NEW DEAL
The plaineSt sort of thing,
made with whatever came
handy, by calloused, sweaty
hands; filled with whatever a
poor man might find-field
grass, or wheat boarded Scanty
bit by bit from forgotten har.
vests. A common manger, hum
bleSt thing on earth.
And how touching it was, we
think, that Gods Son should be
born in such a place. That's
what we think, and that's where
we stop. But that isn't half the
story.
The manger meant more than
q picturesque setting for the
birthplace of Christ.
It meant the starting Of a new
deal for everyone on earth.
Love wasn't the only thing
that came out Of that wooden
trough. Hope was born that day
for those who had been hope
less. Courage for those who
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The fact that President
Roosevelt has approved the
program almost entirely will
also enhance its chances for
passage in this Congress.
Heretofore, members of Con-
gress have shot at the War De-
partment's programs, without
fear of objection from the
White House.
Members from States lying
inland that had no Army posts
and small National Guard at
tempted and secured curtGtl-
ment so as to impress con-
stituentS 1Dith their efforts to
economise.
Under the present circum-
stances, however, they are very
likely to hesitate before attack
ing the program approved by
the President.
If successful in securing favor.
able action on the present pro-
gram, 1t is likely that Secretary
Dern will make additional moves
to bring the United States up to
the standard of the national
defense act that has been SO
deliberately and definitely
scrapped since its adoption.
Genial Chesley w. Jurney, Ser
geant-at-Arms of the Senate, is
having a time.
1t is up to him to make ar
rangements for the seating Of
spectators who wish to attend
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SHOWS EXPERTS TEACHING GERMAN CHILDREN WEAR
MASKS FOR PROTECTION IN CASE OF WAR
The German people, children included taught scentif
e how gas masks that protect the lungs from deadly
poison gas in Of airplane attacks.
As you here German children taught the protect
ing gas Masks they taught in France Italy other
countries, including Russia
They taught the meaning alarms would be sounded
In of aplane attack and trained to find their way the
nearest proof and refugees that pro
yided in great European cities.
The gas masks hdeous but hdeous the death
chat unfortunate children and adults would die gas attack
through the air should find them unprepared.
Even the masks alone would afford protection
against all gases Some of them would burn through clothing
and attack the body causing gu agony and death without
any breathing of into the lungs For modern gas attacks
only Masks plus proof and bombproo refugees would be
satisfactory.
This deuded country finds comfort foolish thoughts
"Surely, such horrible thing could happen"
week before the Great War broke in 1914 and
newspapers saying, "There WH not be any Eu
UOud not risk self-destruction" But Europe DID
risk self-destructon and it nearly came.
In this country entirely unprepared for content
selves with few aipanes small fleet of submarines inferior
TO the submarine fleet of any other fstcass nation
fighting air fleet is inferior EVERY OTHER FIRST CLASS
NATION.
attack were made on New York city millions would be
killed by gas before the population could possibly escape
the country subways would be refuge for the gas
heavier than air, would flood the subways first Bombs
dropped roofs would drive terrified inhabitants
Streets and there the heavy layers deadly gas would quickly
destroy life.
has been declared in the British House of Lords without
contradiction that single gigantic gas bomb of the latest
type dropped in great city would kill every human being
within mile of the spot where it landed.
And we are content to say, "Oh, surely THAT could
neUer happen"
This country will begin and will give unjust provo
cation for war; It should be able say other nations
ave and shall utterly annihiZate you If you are
sTiminalLy foolish enough to attack u.s."
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Listen, World!
BIZ Elsie Robinson

were too broken to fight. A new
chance for those who had never
had any.
A NEW DEAL FOR EVERY
ONE.
Starting where? In a royal
palace? No. In some magnifi-
cent Roman forum? No. That
new deal started in a hand
hewn, sweat-stained wooden
box, symbol of all that was
rough and plain. hardy and
fortnight, humble and whole"
some in life.
It started where every new
deal has started, AT THE BOT
TOM. Where this nation started,
ON THE GROUND LEVEL,
WHERE THE GOING WAS
TOUGH, and where a man had
to make his own luck out of
whatever came handy.
In a manger-that'S where
the new deal for all humanity
started 1885 years ago. And
that's where a new deal will
have to start in this country If
it starts at all.
NEW START
Five years now we've been
hanging around waiting for the
good old days" to come again.
Well, they're not coming.
They've run their course.
They've run their course as
greedineSs always runs its
course. Americas Boom Days
are in the discard FOREVER,
along with Rome's and Jeru-
Salem's.
And now we're standing
where Rome and Jerusalem
stood ON that Wintry night the
Christ child was born. Fed
up and washed up-at the end
of our rope-With just one
chance to get going again.
Meaning what?
McduAHS-3 new start In q
manger!
A new start in that ancient
humility where our first start
was born. An end to our soft
living, our greedy wallowing
and our idiotic showing-off.
An end even to Uur desire for
these things that rot and waste
life. A stArt-in a manger.
Plain living. Straight thinking.
And an equal deal for every
one. in that rebirth of young,
clean desire.
That's what you need, and
what I need today-TO BE
BORN AGAIN IN A MANGER.
That's what all America needs.
And unless it happens? Then
the jig's up.
Copyright. 1888, King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1935-01-02

ing IN LnlS new elecCf1C 1ur.
mace field was one Thomas L.
Wilson. One night in his
laboratory at Spray, North
Carolina, he was idly exam.
lining samples made by melt
ing a mixture of lime and
coke. When he had gathered
up his apparatus and samples
preparatory to going home, his
last act was to brush a collec.
tion of "slag" crumbs from
his laboratory bench. Fate,
stepping into the picture at
this point, ordained that a
bucket Of water should be on
the floor beside the bench.
GREAT INDUSTRY BORN
When these crumbs fell into
the water they hisSed. Wilson's
trained mind instantly noted
this hiss. He asked himself
what there was about these cool
crumbs to cause a kissing sound
in water. Notwithstanding the
lateness Of the hour, he decided
to drop a few more crumbs into
the water.
He was astounded at the re-.
suit. A large quantity of evil
smelling gas was evolved. Its
odor suggested garlic. He knew
his "slag" was a compound of
calcium and carbon, and he also
knew the water was H2O. Be.
ing a chemist, it came to him in
a flash that the calcium must
have Joined with the oxygen of
the water, thereby turning to
slaked lime, and that the carbon
must have Joined with the
hydrogen Of the water, making
the rare gas, C2H2.
He had discovered an mex
pensive way to produce
acetylene.
Today the making of calcium
carbide, whence comes acety-
lene, has become a great in.
duStry. Acetylene and oxygen
cut steel with the ease of knife
cutting cheese. An entire new
art in Woodworking has been
created from trivial happen
ing. and the name of Thomas
L. Wilson caused to shine in
the galaxy of scientific stars.
Copyright, 1885, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
(Articles by Mr.. Maxim ap-
pear each Monday, Wednesday
and Friday. The next Is The
FOur.Cycle Engine.)
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ing. It is the idea. And when.
next December, you see the pa.
pers full of photographs showing
"An Astronomers Dream Come
True! 10000 pounds of molten
glass being poured at Corning,
N. Y, for the third giant re-
flector for the telescope at Mt.
Palomar, to replace the first
two which developed defects"
just write to your Congressman
and ask him to support the
Benchley bill to prohibit the use
Of too much glass, or too much
anything, in anything. We can
scotch this viper yet for we
have Nature on our side.
Articles By Robert BencEIey
appear each Monday. Wednej-
day and Thursday.
Copyright. 1884, by King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.1
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one cast last March which de-
veloped defects! (See this
column for April II, 1884, and
October 81, 193N.
This was the first anyone out
side of Pasadena and Corning
had heard of any defects. They
didn't take pictures for the
rotogravures Of the defects.
Oh no! They wanted us to
think that the first one was
such a big success that they
were casting another, just to
have in reserve. Well, thanks
to a caption-writer's slip, we
know now.
How long are we going to stand
for this hoaxing of the public?
How long are they going on
pouring and casting 10000
pounds of glass without taking
this departments advice?
This being the first big cam.
paign Of vituperation in the
public's behalf that we have ever
instigated, we naturally feel a
good deal of pride in the re-
suits.
We are looking around now
for something else to attack,
preferably something enormous,
like the bridge across the Gulf
of Mexico. That will never
work, either. (Save this clip.
ping).
1t isn't glass, as glass, that
we are fighting, and it certain
ly isn't astronomy or glasS-pour-
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The Big Glass Scandal
By Robert BenchLeu

Those of you who are old
enough to have followed this
departments bitter campaign
against the giant glass reflector
which is constantly being
poured at Corning, N. Y, for
the largest telescope in the
world" at Pasadena, Calf, will
be interested to know that we
have won the first leg Of our
fight.
(Our contention was merely
that 10000 pounds of glass is
too much glass. We made that
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1886, was that
it would come
to be used in
huge quanti-
ties for cut
ting thi C k
steel and for
Welding.
Davy W a S
S e e k ing an
! IL Z Il pC4NAVC
way to pro-
d u ce potas-
Sium. One
day, W h ii e
trying calci-
nedpotasSium
t a r trate, an
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y you' re re-
ligious- mind
ed or not!
S o m u c h
b e a u ty in
t h a t sacred
picture. Shin
in G S t ar
singing an
e els-Wo or
shipping wise
men.
The pomp
a n d lory
a n d glitter
ing lovelineSS
of it all
W e. olIick
The Washington times., 1935-01-02

Advocates Of adequate Ma
tiOnal defense received with ex-
treme interest the report that
President Roosevelt had ap-
proved substantial part Of the
War Departments S17,OO0,OOO
plan for m0dernizatiOn Of equip
ment.
Secretary of War George H.
Dern made the suggestion at a
particularly opportune time
with sentiment increasing gen.
orally for preparedness.
The aftermath of the World
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Words of Wise Men

He that will not reason is a
bigot; he that cannot reason is
a fool, and he that dare not
reason is a Slave.-Drummond.
Ones real life is so often the
life that one does not Lead
Wilde.
No one should praise poverty
but he who Is poor.-St. Ber-
nard.
The Washington times., 1935-01-02

An old saying, sanctioned by
time, becomes an ordinance
Plautus.
No profit grows where is no
pleasure ta'en.-ShakeSpeare.
Prudence is the first thing to
desert the wretched.-Ovid,
Impossible is a word I never
say.-D'Harleville,
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w q r W a S
such, ro m
ii surveys,
that attempts
to maintain
an adequate
standard of
defense fell
far short of
the mark.
Observers,
however, be-
lieve that at
tn e present
time there is
a more defi-
mite trend to-
ward defense.
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The World of Science
Trivial Accident Leads to Discovery O
AceNIene Production Method
By Hiram Percy Maxim

The last thing Edmund Davy
would have guessed, when he
discovered the gas C2H2 N
The Washington times., 1935-01-02
By Nelson Harding

May it's flight be swift, but steady,
Is the hope of all the watchers.
May it's pilots guide it wisely
To safe and happy landing.