The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-22

rendered general anesthesia more than ordinarily risky.
 It is kind of you to sing my praises, but wouldn't 1t be nice to tell your friends about the doctor who did such fine job of extirpat- ing your tonsils?
 Years ago 6 good many we'll meaning but not well informed doc- tors would not recommend the diathermy method, and indeed many throat specialists who had not yet learned the difficdlt technique of the modern method actually cor- demned it as incomplete" "un- satisfactory" too slow" or even dangerous" A few Of the more ex- citeble ones broke into print and published ill medical journals rather childish diatribes expressing sll sorts of theoretical objections to tne new method and betraying wide ignorance of 1t.
 But all that is history now. You will have to search long while to find doctor of any standing or a throat specialist of any standing who condemns the diathermy meth cd. It is now in universal use and is the only method by which the resourceful physician may deal ef- fectively with infected tonsils in patients who, reason of some com- plicating handicap such as heart trouble. are bad risks for general anesthesia or a major operation.
 The memory of the rank and file of dumb doctors in Amercia is short. It was only year or two ago that they were assured by the loud and fast speaking Pooh-Bah of the A. M A., that this new fangled method (which, unfortun- ately, I had been urging upon the pub1ic) was inadequate and unsafe the dumb docs believe whatever they see in print if the hokkum bears the trick seal accepted by the American Medical Association They've too childish to comprehend that for all practical purposes the Pooh-Bah is the American Medical Association.
 QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
 Hair
 Will cod liver oil rubbed on the face grow hair? Have been told it is very good for the skin but am afraid to use it. (Miss A. F.)
 AnsWer-No. Any frequent irrita- ton may cause the invisible down that covers woman's skin to grow heavier and become visible.
 Beery Mentality
 Husband, successful in business drinks nothing during the day, but every evening regularly consumes to 10 bottles of beer and becomes quite silly under the effects. In reply to my protests he claims you advo- cate yeast for health and he gets the benefit of it in beer. (Mrs. E. J. W)
 Answer-And that is silly, for beer contains no yeast, practically. Chronic dilatation of the stomach and pathological obesity are early results of such hoggishness; serious liver and kidney lesions develop later Alcoholic (multiple) neuritis is likely to set in eventually if { drinker relies on such a source for calories-instead of getting calories from food. To prevent such neuritiA it is well to supplement the diet with vitamin B.
 Cracker Are Good Food
 Do crackers dry up the blood? Is is harmful to use water on the hair every day? In winter sometimes 1t freezes. (F. B.
 Answer-Crackers are good fooo and do not "dry up" the blood. Only objection to frequent wetting of the hair is that it removes the natural hair oil and leaves the scalp and hair too dry. Send stamped en- velope bearing your address and ask for monograph on Care of the Hair and Control of Dandruff. Copyright 1888, John P. Dille Co.,