The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-14
QUESTIONS 8 ANSWERS
Ask Me a Hard One

ASK VvAC u kAdtu Oue
When a fellow gets attacks of
rapid acknowledgements, or what
ever it is called-lasting for hours
at time, should he rest quietly
until 1t Is over or should he follow
your Nerves and Nutrition advice
about activity for dispelling emo
tons? (M. o. To
Answer-Try the eeny-meeny-
miney-mo method of selection. Or
wrap the fellow up and parcel post
him to me and I'll make a stab at
it. Darn it al, I'll have to prepare
still another pamphlet or booklet ex-
planning why I cannot diagnose or
treat ailments by correspondence.
Will it do any good. I wonder, to
repeat that this is merely a health
column, not a clinic.
The Old Acid Food Obsession
On diet prescribed by doctor.
I am troubled with arthritis or neu-
ritis. I must take no acid foods.
Please tell me which foods are acid
and which are alkaline. (M.S.D)
Answer-Don't be silly, man. No
real doctor would advise such diet.
Only charlatans, mail-order quacks,
near-doctors and queer-doctors ex-
plot popular credulity concerning
"acid' and alkaline foods. You are
doing yourself an injustice mon
keying along like that. First, why
not loosen up and squander the price
of a medical examination by a real
doctor, to find out what is the mat
ter? That would be at least q step
in the right direction.
Latin
Is a doctor compelled by law to
write a prescription in Latin? If
a patient asks to have the prescrip-
ton written in English would the
doctor be allowed to do so? IT. b.
Answer-There is no law about 1t.
The doctor may write a prescription
in any language he knows. Latin is
used because it is the universal Ian
guage of science-names of medi-
cines in Latin are the same to ply
sicians and pharmacists the world
over. The prescription is merely an
order from doctor to pharmacist.
Most doctors will interpret per-
scription to the patient, or write
it In simple English, If he requests
it.
Safe Milk
Patient in tuberculosic sana-
forum. We get only pasteurized
milk here. Clipping inclosed = q
letter to the editor of local paper -
makes some alarming assertions. II
you agree I can have milk sent in to
me daily, raw fish milk from tuber-
culin tested herd. q. H. A.
Answer-The writer o. the etc
the Editor" letter asserts that pas
teurization does not kill tubercular'
germs but does kill "the Tactic acid
bacteria that is so aluable"-whict
Is sufficient evidence that the writer
Of the "To the Editor" letter Is
mentally at least eight years old
Pasteurized milk is OK. as long as
you like 1t.
Monographs
Please give a list of the health
hints or treatises you have available
for correspondents who ask fol
them. Il. B. S.
Answer - For one send stamped
addressed envelope. For more, ten
cents for each three. Group, Piles
Diabetes, Chorea, Asthma, Styles
Suffering, Pruritis, Leucorrhea
Sterility, Ichthyosis (fishskin), Hives
H ca d ache, Syphilis, Gonorrhea
Gaining Weight, Insomnia, Menstru-
alton, Menopause, Muscular "Rheu-
matism," Spray Infection, Sweating
Somersaultauqua, Bread and Milk
Club. Ivy Poisoning, Sanitation in
the Home, Boils, Pocket Emergency
Kit. Constipation.
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