The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-08

it is no wonder some men wait too long before having an operation when fees are. so high. Why, some men are unable to pay such exorbi- tant bills.
 Well, Skinflint, wherever you are and whatever your real surname is, be of good cheer. This is a free country, and nobody compels you to have any truck with surgeons or physicians if you feel they are rob- bers.
 No wonder some men wait too long and become nuisances to them selves and to their families, when they cherish such childish, peevish notions of the value of comfort and life and self-respect.
 Few men under sixty really need removal of any part of the prostate gland. One urologist, reporting his experience in 600 prostatectomies by the older method (perineal or sup rapublic operation) and in 500 transurethral prostatic resections, all of the latter being cases ill which formerly he would have done the perineal or suprapublic opera tion, says he believes the trans urethral resection is possible in any case in which the instrument (called resectoscope) can be intro duced into the bladder. Of course, the patient is under anesthesia.
 While I have no patience with such cantankerCus complaints as this of T. w. Skinfiint's, I have seen enough of the wretched re- suits of prostatic obstruction in men past sixty to syuapathize with any victim of this trouble. And have seen enough of the misery that comes to men who procrasti- nate too long, to exhaust my pa- tience. Most men at sixty or older are rather poor surgical risks any way: they become steadily poorer risks if they suffer prostatic ob- structiofl and put of the only ef- fective treatment for many months.
 x-ray treatment has been used to a considerable extent for .en. larged prostate and with consider able success.
 A competent proctolcgist makes this observation: Every once in a while some patient past middle age, under treatment for some rectal trouble, remarked how much bet ter his prostatic trouble was in fact, where he used to get up many times at night, now he slept the night through" This prompted him to try out diatherrny to the prostate through the rectal speculuin, and such treatment brought prolonged relief to many sufferers from prostatic obstruction.
 Multiple Sclerosss
 Please repeat the diet you men, tioned a5 beneficial for persons with multiple sclerosis. .. (R. J. JJ
 Answer Mellanby tells about 1t in his book on Nutrition and Disease (Oliver and Boyd, London). Partic- ulars in booklet Chronic Nervous Imposition" copy of which sets you back ten cents and stamped enve- lope bearing your address. High vitamin A diet: l to 3 pints milk daily, 2 eggs, liver, green vegetables, carrots, two teaspoonflils cod liver oil twice . day. Lists of foods rich est in vi;amins A, B, etc, in book let Building Vitality.s available on same terms. Can't. repeat things here casually haven't space.
 Polishing Glass
 My work is cleaning glass for mirrors. I use red rouge powder mixed with water and ammonia. and polish the glass after this dries I breathe more or less of the dust ell day. (W. R. H.
 Answer Red rouge is iron oxide. Harmless. If you have no hron- chial, lung or throat trouble to be- gin with. such work is not harmful to health.
 tCcpyright isss, John Y. DiIIe CO.,