The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-29

good nutrition or good dentistry is from the rite of brushing the teeth.
 Contrary to Q common belief, there Is nothing in the dressing or medic. ament . doctor applies to wounds to promote healing. Certainly no antiseptic agent has such virtue. It is Q distortion of the truth to i'm. ply that an antiseptic remedy even "heips" or "alds" helaing. The truth Is that ct best an antiseptLs can only prevent delay in the normal healing process in certain circum. stances, If you prefer to think that this effect virtually promotion of healing, all right, it's 6 free coun. try. But for my wounds, burns, or other lesions, no antiseptics, f you please. I prefer aseptic treatment, simple cleanliness plus rest, sc!en. tific neglect or intelligent let.aloie,
 No, children, there is no magic touch in the healing business. An, but there Is the antithesis of 1t, the tragic touch, which 50 often and so easily undoes all the exquisite pains taken by doctor and nurse to pre-. vent infection, either the contam. ination Of q clean wound by invisible germs or the spread of contagious or infectious disease from the pa. tent to others. Every doctor and every nurse who has had proper training ia aseptic technique knows how difiicula it Is to maintain asep. tic conditions when the patient is not under strict professional sur. veiilance, so 10 speak. Even in the first aid treatment or tho after- treatment of tho simplest wound q touch by an iflquisitiye finger or 6 single application Of some fancied remedy which, though purporting to Dc "antiseptic" or healing" is cor- taniinated, may have disastrous re. suits,
 QUEsTIONs AND ANSWERS Goats MiIk
 Skin tests showed that I am ai. iergic to cows milk. Using goats milk, but cannot stand the taste after 1t is boiled. underhstand Bangs disease prevalent among goats and the raw milk unsafe to drink. (T. s. M
 ABswer-Your physician or your local health authorities will know whether Bangs disease tcontagious abortior) Is prevalent ifi your viciD. ity, If not, then raw goats milk Is wholesome and healthful, Bangs disease, contagious abortion, byuceila fever or bruccilosis, unduIant fever, Malta fever, Mediterranean fever, are different names for tho same dis- ease. Probably most cases in man occur from accidental infection in caring 10 rive stock, handling hides, etc,tapd few from drinking raw milk from infected animals.
 Iodin Ration
 Your iodin ration has helped mo very much and aHn grateful. I te. iieve f the psychologists would sug. gest t to their irtFoverts they'd hear no more from them. "A. #, n
 A1swer--After oil, I'm . phychoio- gist I have been suggesting 1t to ttl. tr0vefts for years; children in their teens who gre moody and given to drydreafili1g; mature adults who gre . bit stale, For instructions for tak. ing the iodiii ration send Q three. cent stamped envelope bearing your address.
 Benighted People
 Members Of board Of health and board Of education heTe agitatlng for compulsory vaccination that is, they propose to exclude tinyaccinat. cd children from school, then prose- cute parents who faiI to send their children tc school Please give us the benefit Of your opinion.
 (MTg. c. M
 Answer F-PeSpouaiIy ! like to be protected by vaccination, and I ad- wise aDy osle wto asks my advice to have the same protection. We wbo are co protected have nothing to fear from any one who is not % protected, Therefore there 6 no|