The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-29
CLASS B NEUROTICs
 RESENT ENLIGHTENMENT

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 Correspondent who signs his let- ter John J. Doe (let us sayl, Re- search Engineer, Member of Tech. nical Societies, closes with the 1ol- lowing benediction:
 'sIt is my hope that you person" ally may have to suffer from ner- v0Iis exhaustion, 50 that you may face the truth and thereby pc net" ter enabled to more intelhgently aid your fellowmen and women, In the great art of healing the sickW
 MT. Does application has been placed on file. His wish will be duly considered in It's proper turn. We have to take these curses in the order in which they are receiv- ed. Thus the one that may some day be aged and decrepit and SO become better enabled to under stand just how it feels to be an old gee7er or an old fogy, must be fulfilled first, for 1t has been on the books almost from the days oe. fo' the war. Then when can no longer roll somersaults I'll have to develop Q bad case of chronic rheu- matix in order to satisfy the pro- phesy made by many Q poor geek who believes bad weather, expos ,lre, dampness and the like an ade. quate explanation for what ailS him. Let MT. Doe be patient-Ilo telling how soon I may have to have 6 complete nervous break. down in sheer self defense.
 I'm not superstitious but never tlaeless worry e good deal about these imprecations. Not that I fear any such fate, but whatever betideS no doubt a good many people ot John J. Does way of thinking will say with great satisfaction "A~ha, what did tell youl" That would be as hard to endure as old age, the rheumatiE or nervous exhaustion itself. Why, 1t burns me up If some one sympathizes with me for hav- ing a "cold" when I'm merely in. dulging in an hour or two of nasal allergy.
 Of course I haven't the faintest conception what, if anything, ails John J. Doe. He sites as the occa- sion for his letter an article of mine entitled About Weak Nerves" But MT. Doe offers me a little in- struction on the fundamental phy" siology involved:
 "A nerve and nerve impulse are two different things, just as an electric wire and an electric impulse are two different things. A nerve impulse is Q form of en- ergy and 1t can be added to or de- pleted. Depletion can take place suddenly, as in extreme fright! Restoration of this energy Is slower process. Thus nervous ex. haustionI Your statement to the contrary are the result of ignor. arce and the publicity given them Is unfair to those brave men and women who are combating the real suffering from nervous exhaustion" !"
 My ignorance prevents me from comprehending John Does explan- ation of nerve energy and nervous exhaustion. So far as can learn there is no difference between or- dinary physical or muscular ener- gy, expended by muscular action and the energy John Doe calls nervous"
 Now perhaps some Glass A neu- rotic will give us his or her idea about nervous exhaustion or "neu- rasthenia."
 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
 UnduIant (NTalta) Fever
 Sixteen caes of Malta Fever In the past two months--its source not discovered. Does the use of raw silk spread the disease? Doctors here differ. (S. M. O.
 Answer -N Not definitely known whether the infection is transmitted thru milk. More likely contact with infected animals or their flesh after slaughter. However, you can be on the safe side by bringing the milk to a boil for one minute, which would destroy any disease germ in 1t.
 Units
 What is the difference between International Units, .. s. P. Units, and Gammas, in regard to vitamin potercies? (M. H.
 Answer--One gamma is 0 micro- gram, equal to 1.i000th of a milis gram, which Is equal to I-i000th of Q gram, which Is equal to IS grains Approximately o or say o1e-fourth of Q teaspoonful. Approximately 3S3 Information Units or U. s. P. Units In a miligram (i000 gammas or microgramS) of vitamin B-l (thia- nnia). At least that is the way things stood as we went to press: All terms and figures subject to change with out rhyme or reason. You see, this Is all new knowledge and we are learning more and more day by day.
 GFanulated Eyellds
 Daughter has red granulated eye lids mornings, also very red around