The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-26

DID THE DOCTOR DO RIGHT
Perhaps there Is, after all, some-
thing In the idea that every one
has more or less complex PERSONAL
ity, q dual personality, though not
necessarily an alternating one such
as the Jekyll-Hyde fantasy. At any
rate there is a rhythmic periodicity
in all life processes and particular
ly in bodily functions. The endocri-
nologists and the psychologist
maintain that q normal individual
is heterosexual only because his or
her homosexual tendencies were ar
rested, displaced or overlaid by
heterosexual (normaD inclinations,
tendencies and behavior before they
developed to noticeable degree.
That is the psychological view; the
meteorological or physiological
view is that there is a certain
amount of masculine ductless gland
structure and hormone or internal
secretion, and certain amount Of
feminine in every individual, and
the predominance Of one over the
other in the growth and develop
ment of the individual determines
personality, behavior and bodily for
nation and mental character. Here
again arise the question Of heredi-
ty versus environment. Your duct
less glands are your inheritance.
Still, environment, instruction and
example, early associations, the
type of persons the child plays
with in preschool days and asso-
ciates with in the early teens, UNI
questionably have as great influence
upon the personality and character
of the finished job. The job is fin
ished, as rule, by the time the
child Is twenty-five years of age.
II went to our DOCTOR" writes
the mother of a family, Eat the first
sign of a discharge which began
several years after the menopause.
This was a year ago.. The doctor
laughed at me and said not to
worry, that I had worked too hard
but 1t would be all right in a short
time. He told my husband to take
me to movie occasionally :"
1t is conjectural whether the doc
tor examined the patient. The let
ter sounds as though he did not. If
so, then as the history unfolds it
will become apparent whether he
did his honest best.
II went back, and yet he said the
same thing and assured me it
would stop. After two or three
months it did, and began to feel
! little better, though not as well as
should, and the doctor said this
vas because was getting older.
Some months passed, and still
lid not feel at all well. Then read
n your column about changing
doctors. So I did, and to my grief
found that had fibroid tumor
which had become cancerous. 1 had
IN operation Immediately, but 1t was
100 late, as the cancer had spread
30 far that nothing can be done"
The correspondent does not criti-
,ize the doctor. Perhaps the doctor
Knew from the first what the con-
dition was. If he did know, per-
maps he did right. It would be the
best course in any case to leave 1t
10 the judgment Of the family doc
Tor and any responsible member of
the family whether to tell the vic
Tim of cancer the truth or to deal
with the problem as the family doc
tor did in this instance. At least
that is my opinion. .gsr
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Three Guesses
Receiving treatment from local
physician for condition diagnosed as
'persitis" (phonetic spelling). Please
advise whether this can be cured