The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-12-16

sweets disagree with him, he says,
Likewise milk and eggs.
Boy, that's tough going, trying to
choose something good TO eat with
out including any Of the items pro-
scribed. h
Just what the man means when
he says something ''disagrees with
him" Is q delicate question which
one can scarcely venture to dwell
on. wonder II II Is anything like
mashed potato. There's an item I
wouldn't mind II I had an allergy
to. They made me eat some mashed
potato with my turkey once when
I was @ little boy. What is the re-
suit. I have 0 furious seizure II any
one attempts to foist mashed potato
on me, and as for turkey, you can
have all Of It, I'll take o hot dog or
any other fish or meat and thank
you. oh, I can eat turkey II my
mind Is on something else, but "a
have to be terribly hungry before I'd
voluntarily push q COB Of mashed
potato down my throat.
The business man assures me that
none Of the many doctors and spe-
cialists have found any organic
trouble to account for his condition.
AS nearly as I can understand IL,
his condition Is q chronic progress
sive introspection. His mind never
gets far from his stomach, liver and
other bits Of internal machinery.
Now II I were the business mans
doctor and had absolute control Of
the patient I'd treat him Just as I'd
treat ell the sufferers from the con.
stipation habit. I'd take the consti-
patton victims to an isolated place,
an island preferably, where they
could not possibly get any physic,
give EN- plenty Of plain wheat,
some vegetables, fruit, meat, pie,
tea, coffee, milk, and say $50 long
I'll be seeing you In O week." I'd ex-
pect to find 90 per cent Of them
cured In o week. II generally takes
Ave days for nature to resume con-
troll when the physic Is stopped.
Sacro-Iliac Geography
Please tell me where the sacro-
lilac joints are, and what bones are
Joined In these joints? ! can find
no mention Of them In q college
textbook on anatomy used when I
was O student. 70. P.)
Answer-They are not joints In
the usual sense Of the word, but
rather functions. Joints admit Of
motion; functions are rigid unions.
Medical terms for union between
sacrum Chase Of spine) I'd wig or
flank bone (illiurn) Of hip or pelvis
Is sacro-iliac synchrondosis without
CARTILAGE. Controversy long waged
between regular medicine and osteo.
patty over question Of mobility In
sacro-iliac junction; osteopathy
finally won, and slight mobility In
the normal synchrondosis now rec.
ognized. II you place hands on hips
with tips Of index fingers on hip
bones" your thumbs will be directly
over sacro-iliac functions.
Title Of 'Doctor" Sometimes
Deceptive
I want TO thank you for service.
Wrote you inquiring about one
Doctor" here who claimed 10 be
o specialist In the treatment Of
-. You informed me the man
was not q physician OF all. This
shocked me, for he had high social
standing but on further In
vestigation we found you were right.
We are grateful that you saved us
from quack exploitation. There must
be many readers Of your column
who need Just such sound guidance
but will they stop 10 ask for II
when they contemplate seeking
treatment by such 0 charlatan7
(Mrs. @. M
Answer-Probably not. They gen.
orally swallow the quack's bait first,
and later investigate.
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