The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-16
MORBID INTROsPECTTON GIVES YOU A HEADACHE

As boy of seventeen spent an hour or two in a museum of path ology one day-one run by notor- ious quack as feeder to his busi- ness. What I saw there made me pretty sick, seasick like. A few years later, after I had learned something about physiology, hygiene and path- ology, I again visited the quack's museum. This time what I saw amused me and taught me how NOT to instruct or enlighten pa- tients or others.
 I became sick the first time from worry-I suffered precisely the effect the quack counted on. That was the reason he maintained the exhibition No such unpleasant effect occurred the second time because by then I knew enough to know that the les- sons the quack imparted were not true.
 The other day we considered the question of So-called "autointoXica- ton" headache which good many misguided folk earnestly believe they have when, for any reason, the l UOWCl 10 uCAcyVA AO4 hours or days. That is a good reason why the use of the term "elimina- ton" for defecation should be drowned upon. It is well recognized by physiologists that there is neither absorption of anything from nor ex- erection into the rectum in any cir cumstance- absorption and excre- ton or elimination are all through by the time the residue of digestion reaches the descending colon.
 It is well established, both eXper- mentally and clinically, that any headache or other mean" symp- toms the individual has when def- ecation is delayed may be ascribed to CD pressure by dis.ension Git has been proved experimentally that air or cotton will give rise to the same sort of headache-or CD morbid worry about the imaginary ill eff fleets of retained wastes"
 When it comes to the headache and other mean" symptoms wom- an with displacement complains of, the factor of pressure may be dis missed in nearly all instances and the symptoms ascribed wholly to worry. We know this is so for two good reasons. In the first place, many woman who has displace- ment never has any such complaints, as long as she is unaware of the fact that there is displacement. And many a woman has been cured of the hearache and other Symp- toms attributed to displacement when she has received treatment which presumably corrected the dis placement, although in fact it had no effect whatever on the displace- ment.
 This is not the place to suggest the symptoms which may occur from displacement in some circumstances but can say emphatically that dis placement practically never causes headache, although morbid intro- spection and worry about imaginary consequences of displacement may I give the unenlightened victim 8 ; headache. The best remedy for that is an examination and advice by , physician.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Anemia Rarely Causes Headache Il have dull headache nearly every day. think I must be anemic. Can you suggest anything to help me? e. R.)'
 Answer-Anemia rarely accounts for headache. Send a 1-2-ct.- stamped envelope bearing your ad- dress and ask for monograph "Why Have Headache?" Inclose ten cents coin if you want a copy of booklet Blood and Health"-it includes re- cipe for home made iron tonic fol anemia.
 Scant Clothing or None Your opinion on wearing short soS in the winter months by children , too old to wear leggings and averst