The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-14
LITTLE BROKEN BLOOD
 VESSELS

Forgive me, won't you, for mem tioning the medical term telangiec- tases. It means dilated distant blood vessels, or what, just between our selves, we call little broken blood vessels, Not "capillaries''- -capillaries are not vessels at all, just spaces between cells as seen by aid of the microscope, not by the naked eye. They are minute red wavy or twist. ing lines in the skin, which disap- pear nomentarily under pressure but reappear immediately after the pressure is removed.
 They are most common over the wings of the nose, the cheeks. Many women have them over the outer surfaces of the thighs, the belly, the shoulders. Men have them along the lower borders of the ribs and over the shoulders.
 Telangiectases are nothing more nor less than varlcose venuleS - dilated venules. It Is logical to sup- pose that these distant, wee veins, venules, become varicose (dilated, enlarged, but not "brokenD for the same reason that larger veins do In some persons, due to lack or loss of something, we can't say just what, which Is essential in the makeup of the bloodvessels. It is just a conjecture of mine that the essential something may be calcium and vitamin D. I'm just wondering whether the common deficiency in these nutritional factors may not account for such weakness in veins and Venules.
 Telangietases over the cheeks and sides of tho nose often accompany acne rosacea t''rum blossom") but every one knows that many Q teeto- taler has one or both Of these cos metic annoyances, so we can admit frankly that varicose venuleS have no particular significance.
 The little red lines may be obli- terated in any case If the individual has the patience to submit to the necessary treatment - micro-injec- ton, similar to the standard injec- ton treatment of ordinary varicose veins, but the venules must be in- jected with Q very fine needle in- troducted accurately into the central venule of each group of dilated ve- mules. under good illumination and tho aid of the binocular loupe. The technique of this method was de- scribed by Dr. H. I. Biegeleisen In the Jour. A. M. A., June 2S, '34.1t Is tedious, both for operator and patient, but what's e little tedium when Q woman wants to improve her personal appearance?
 A few dilated Venules over the cheeks or sides of nose may be obliterated by electrolysis, but be- ware of the "dematologist" who Is not Q qualified physician and sur- lgeon.
 Physians skilled in surgical dia- thermy can clear up telangiectases satisfactorily with electrodesicca' ton.
 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
 Cooking
 What method of cooking will re- tain the most vitamins and other nutriment in foodsp tp. O.
 Answer-Vitamin B. complex and vitamin c are destroyed by pro- longed hating to high degree The other vitamins are not much affected by cooking. So the less cooking the better. Cooking has little effect on minerals in food Some vitamins, some minerals, arc dissolved out of food in boiling - SO the cooking water should be used for gravy, soup, etc., not thrown away.
 Infection
 am e truck and I suppose ] breathe more or less carbon mono. xide all day. Would that, inhaline fumes of a paint spray gun, poison my blood stream enough to cause bad infection on the back of my neck9 B. R. KO
 Answer-There Is probably nc connection between carbon mono xide or the paint solvents and sucf infection,