The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-01
SMILE WHEN YOU CALL
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Dignity is difficult to define. Ele- vatIon of character, nobleneSs, qual- ity of being worth, honorable or es- teemed, elevated rank or office or position-these are some Of Web- ster's attempts at 1t.
 Esteem would be my choice. With out esteem 1t is only false dignity, pomposity, snobbery, stuffed shirt or biz shot. You combine admiration, respect and affection, especially af- lection for the individual you con- sider digAihed. Without the affec- ton it can't qualify.
 mentioned here, recently, that 6 colleague of mine FemcnStrates against what he calls my conceit Che is my senior in years) in referring to myself as "Op Doc Brady" and 50 prompting others to address physi- clans likewise. Medical men need to maintain their dignity, he says, by diScouraging that familiarity which breeds contempt.
 Although have never in my life referred to or addressed any one with e doctorate degree aS Doc" with 6 single exception where Q dentist friends own family imposed it on lne) and have never permitted any one to call me Doc" in actual professional intercourse, my embar. rassment Is not wholly from Q sense of shame. There is tinge of irri. tation or irnpatience in 1t.
 A young man named Herman left his job In 0 bottling works to enter medical school. After what seemed c few short years he set up in prac- tice in a nearby community. A for- Tner fellow shopnan of his, having some simple ailment, went to con- siderable inconvenience Gin those dayS) to pass by the home doctors and travel to the other town to con- suit the new doctor. In great good will be congratulated the young doc- tor and assured him the boys in the shop were all proud of him. we always knew you'd succeed, Doc" he said--and right there Dignity barged in. Doctor, If you phase, Ton," cor- rected the young man who had moved Up in the world. It Is not recorded whether Tom conformed to the new rules, but he never forgot or forgave the rebuf.
 This episode occurred before be- gan the study of medicine, but 1t made q lasting impression on me.
 If some of our readers choose to refer to me as "Ol' Doc Brady" as-' surne they do so in the same spirit as that which Tom felt for Herman's new station in life. If any of them choose the cognomen with the desire to deride or disparage still believe 1t has no effct on true professional dignity.
 Did the late Luther Burbank lose any of his dignity by rolling somer- satiltS on his lawn for the news pie lures on the occasion of his Beven- tieth birthday Did the beloved T. R. lose any dignity when he allowed people to call him Teddy?
 It might be beneficial for any one who is at all anxious about his or her dignity to cultivate the habit of rolling c few somersaults first thing every morning on getting out of bed. At any rate 1t will improve circula- ton and health.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS /
 Tomatoes Contain VltamIn 0 l. I have noticed several times that you say commercially canned toma- toes or tomato juice contain vita- min o, but home canning process destroys most of the vitamin Q in tomatoes. My process.
 (Mrg. 0. R. O. AnSwer--Heating or cooking haS- tens oxidation and oxidation de- stroyS vitarnin 0. Commercial can- ming Is by vacuum process, hence less oxidation of yitai1in 0.
 Beri-BerE I have oil the symptoms of heri- beri. Kindly advise how much vita- min Bi I should take.
 (Mrs. W. Y. O. AHiSwer--Y do not advise you to take vitamin Bi at all. Better Bllb- init the question to your phySician.
 Deafness
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