The Washington times., 1936-02-03
Health
Auto Injuries
Mount
By LOGAN CLENDENING, NJ. D.

Inc saying 10 ooSAASOA w NAAS
great comparative anatomlSt'
Cuvier.
"If you will hand me . single
bone of an animal, will con-
struct the entire animal for
yOu."
Something like that kind Of
prophetic wisdom is becoming a
part of the X-ray specialists
equipment. He can take a pic
ture of an injured leg, and from
the nature of the injury recon.
struct every detail Of the accident.
This applies, of course, only in
certain cases. He can say, for
instance:
"This man has . fracture Of
the bones of the lower leg Of
certain kind 50 definite that I
know that he was hit by the
bumper of an automobile while he
was walking on the street, and
the car was not under control BY
the driver"
OON0A EN- E4SfANA \ O4Sk10
These bumper" fractures are
only the latest Of the series Of in.
jurieS which are associated with
automobiles.
In the old days, a characters
tic fracture of the wrist was
caused by the reversing Of the
crank by the backfire Of the
motor. This was before the days
Of selfStarterS. Equally definite
fractures of the kneecap are a
result Of a change in body styling,
and fractures of both sides Of the
lower jaw have appeared since
the use Of non-Shatterable glass
in windshieldS.
The new bumper" fracture is
due to the low placing Of the
bumper, and especially to the u
shaped depression which manu-
factlrerS, for some unknown rea.
son, have placed just in the cen
ter Of the bumper. This is about
one foot from the ground, so it
strikes an average sized man ex-
actly in the center of his tibia, or
Shinbone.
Modern cars are so queer in de-
sign that it SENS like adding in
jury to insult to make them dan
gerous as well. We have read a
great deal in the papers lately
about the mounting toll Of deaths
from automobile accidents.
It is appalling to add to this
the fact that in 1884 there were
1880, 900 non-fatal automobile &C.
cidents, which is more than 16
percent of all non-fatal accidents
occurring in the United States.
QUESTIONS FROM READERS
s. Wa. "(l) Is it true that
tOnSiIS play q part in the function
Of excretiOn? ~ Are the tOnsils
apt to become q dangerous source
Of infection? (3) Do you advocate
tOnSil removal in children"
Answer: Cd TonSilS do not
play any part in excretion. (2)
Tonsils may become a damaging
source of infection. 90 I advo-
cate tonsil removal in children
when the tonsils are infected; not
otherwise.
]. v. D.: "(D I am troubled
with constipation and neither
salts nor castor oil will do me
any good, but q glass Of kraut
juice will very often give results
in 20 minutes. What does my
system lack to cause this? ~
Also 1 am troubled with heart
| burn for which 1 take bicarbO-
nate of soda for relief. Is this
harmful?"
Answer: Kraut juice, like most
fruit juices, has a decided cathar-
tic property. The fact that it acts in
this way does not imply that your
system lacks anything. 1t is simply
q function of the juice. (2) Bicar-
Donate of soda is very good
remedy for heartburn and cannot
do any harm.
Mrs. H. M. E.: "(D Can you
tell me whether tomatoes, cram
berries, pineappleS and pruneS are
injurious where urinalySiS shows a
faint trace of acid? (2) Can you
give list of fruits and vegetables
in which alkaline characteristics
predominant when eaten? ~
What foods should be avoided in
angina peCtOriS?"
Answer: 1t is perfectly normal
for urine to show a faint trace of
acid. Contrary to general belief,
and in spite Of the fact that to-
matoeS, cranberrieS, pineappleS
and pruneS appear to be acid in
taste, they all turn the body to-
ward the alkaline side after diges-
tion. The acids which they con.
tain are mild organic acids, and
are changed into alkaline phos.
pilates, citrateS and carbonates
after digestion. (2) All fruits and
vegetables, as can be seen from
the above, predominant n alkaline
characteristics when eaten. CD
In general, the foods which are in
terdicted in angina pectoris are
meats and salt.
Editors Note: Six pamphlets
by DR.. Clendening can now be OBJ
tanned by sending 10 cents in
coin, for each, and Self-addreSSed
envelope stamped with q Scent
stamp, to DR.. Logan Clendening,
in care of this paper. The
pamphlets are: Indigestion and
Constipation" Reducing and
Gaining" Infant Feeding" I'm