The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-20

uting cause of alcoholism or drug habit are probably right. If your grandfather was epileptic or your aunt feeble minded or your father a notorious gangster or gambler, you may fairly blame your weakness on the poor material used for your con- Struction.
 But my own inclination, whenever I hear the hereditary influence stressed as accounting for the ex- cesses of young person who has gone wrong is to emit Bronx cheer but remember, please, am ad- dicted to that low behavior.
 There are two other factors which, in my judgment, are each as im- portant, and in a practical way far more important than bad inheri- tance in the causation of the abuse of tobacco, alcohol and drugs. These factors are first, environment and example and, second, malnutrition or specifically the nutritional defi- ciency, the physical, functional or physiological weakness due to habi- tual shortage of vitamins in the diet.
 Since have been recommending the practice of keeping on the breakfast table a supply of the es- sential vitamins (B-complex and D) in pleasant form and eating the days ration of these vitamins with breakfast every day, have received reports from a great many persons who have found that this practice of min-poor diet soon makes them feel so much better without the usual indulgence in tobacco, alcohol or drug, that they can get along better without the drug than they ever did when they indulged.
 Anxiety, worry, fear, ennui, lone- Illness, brain fag," nerve strain" {, high tension" fatigue, weariness and other emotions or affectationS may seem to the child-minded nidi- vidual sufficient excuse for resorting to tobacco, alcohol or drug. So it seems to me that when the nutri- ton is good one does not feel the need or or desire "stimulant," @ "pick- "refreshment" or whatever fancy name you please to give your favorite indulgence.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Doctors, Dentors, Osteopaths Some time ago you stated that you would be glad to furnish any medi- cal colleague with any of your liter- ature or give him any references you could, on request. am not sure whether you regard a lowly osteo- path as a colleague, but if not I'll gladly pay for copies of your pamphlets dealing with <. (R. E. w., D. O.
 Answer-The term colleague in that sense includes all doctors-who write me on stationery or otherwise make it clear that they have the de- gree of M. D., D. D. S., D. M. D., D. O., D. D., Ph. D. or any other doc- torate degree.
 Common Iodine
 Is common iodine used for cuts, sores, sprains or strains the same as tincture of iodine which you recom- mend in your well known iodine ra- tion". Can your iodine ration" be taken safely without using any anti dotes? (S. T. Mo
 Answer-Yes. For instructions send stamped envelope bearing your ad- dress. No reply can be made to postcards or letters not inclosing properly stamped and addressed en- velope.
 Pneumonia Is Infectious
 Is pneumonia contagious? How long after exposure before the illness develops? (Mrs. E. c. D.
 Answer-It is infectious, due to invasion by pneumococcus, which is spread as influenza is spread, mainly through droplet infection-in the spray from mouth or nose of indi- vidual coming down with or ill of the disease.
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