The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-06

something about it, or to stew ip my own juice.
 Long ago I learned c wholesome lesson at the hands of the newspa. per boys. I ventured to name Q tapeworfn remedy in my column adding that certain type Of cath. artic must Do taken just so many minutes or hours after the tApe- worm remedy in order to prevent possible poisoning Of the host, the patient. When the article appeared ln the paper the paragraph had been neatly fitted to the available space by Topping off the allusion to the cathartie. I paced the floor sn . cold sweat for q few nights after that, and Bwore-wall, I grew Bud- denly timid about naming remed- les except in material over which I have absolute control such as pamphlets or monographs or book lets send direct to correspondents.
 This avowai will. I hope, explain to many readers why am reluct. ant 10 comment on the Ideas they submit in the form of clippings-f try to put myself in the place Of the doctor or other individual quot cd or mentioned in the clipping and to imagine how l would feel f I were censored or rIdicuied fer some Of the idiotic health instruc- ton that has been widely published under my name.
 IL ln saAt swaaHlaaf aAttaa samkIs,. larly but the Hippocratic injunction to "do good if you can but do no harm" that governs my conduct of this column.
 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
 AFtichOkes
 We have Ben Told that a person with diabetes can agsimIlate the starch or sugar in artiehokes, pears and honey without trouble and that these foods are as nourlshing or strengthening as refined gthrches or sugars in breadstuffs. Also that there is no white flour in rye flour and hence this is all right for person with diabetes. (E. L. M
 Answer All of which is untrue and dangerous if the diabetIc takes 1t seriously. Artichokes contain as much carbohydrate (starch or sugar or both) as parsnips and peas, near ly as much as potatoes. Pears con- tain as much sugar as apples or apTicOt5. Of course the sugar in' honey is a mixture of dextrose (gIu- cose), levulose (fruit sugar., and some sucrose (cane or beet sugar) - there is no ground for the per- sistent notion that one type of sue gar is more digestible or more as- simable for diabetic or any one else than another type of sugar. Rye flour contains virtually the same proportion of starch as white wheat flour, hence is nosnore suit. able for unlimited use in the diet than is white (wheatl flour. Send ten cents and stamped envelope bearing your address, for booklet Training for Diabetes"
 Men0pause
 I'd like Co have any booklet ot pamphlet you may have prepared dealing with the menOpaIse, not the RsSSAA04g4y VI 4b VI VI 4AGvE8 A0UkAU any practical help in psychological discussions of the subject) but rath. CT the physiological side, which you generally present SO heipsully.
 (B. HI
 Answer Send stamped envelope bearing your address, for mono graph, 'sriae Menopause." rhyBio- logically the Enenopause (''change of hfev) is cessation of menstrua- ton and nothing more.
 AEucus ObBesal0n
 I seem to be full of muclls-tire easily, feel drowsy, do not always sleep well. 70. L.)
 Answer-AGucus has nothing to do with it. No harm at any rate # you would take a suitable 1odin Ration --send stamped envelope bearing your address, for ''InstFuctions for Taking an xodin Ration"
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