The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-10

SMOTHERED IN ONIONS, Ell?
 Frankly I wasn't hungry in the first place. If I had been the boss I would have said Nah, don't want any dinner" But I am not the boss around here, and now after de- cades of freedom I wouldn't be the boss again-or yet--not for a black shell briar with Q six inch stem.
 So I raised no objection when the boss chose the place where we were to dine. It is an excellent place, clean, cheerful, efficient service, wholesome food well cooked (except, of course, French fries, but then, what do you expect for a dollar2) Q place where we have enjoyeda great many dinners. I did make a few tentative allusions to this and that special item available at another place, but my heart wasn't in it., for, say, I wasn't really hungry and could work up no particular enthusiasm for food.
 Not being hungry is In itself a rather serious symptom for me to have. I must make note of 1t and mention 1t next time I interview my doctor. Of course I have doc- tor-dont make that stereotyped crack. Anyone who tries to diag- nose or treat his own. ailments or test his own health has fool for Q doctor, and that goes double If he is a doctor himself.
 On the menu the boss found something that evidently pleased her. You see, I was dawdling, in- different, no appetite juice, no out pouring of HCL in my stomach, no tonic contraction of the muscle coat to produce that sensation which "Wowi When do we eat?"
 The proper treatment for me would have been for the boss to say: Here, take your marbles and go play on the sidewalk-In collect you when I've finished here" As, 1t was I just dawdled while the boss ore dered her dinner, and then ! add ed Ditto"
 What had pleased the boss, was beefsteak slnothered in onions.
 It is 8 long time since suffered the wound which left me with a violent aversion for mashed potato. I was an honest little boy and. I had waited long for the great Thanksgiving come-all-ye, and I wanted only turkey, but I was sternly informed that I must eat 8 bob of mashed potato along with It. A crime, as know now, though the poor benighted folk who per- petrated 1t believed, of course, that 1t was good for me.
 What the boss found on the menu now joins mashed potato in my an- athena, and whats more, warn all parents, aurlts and gran'mas that I'm here to defcrd the right of any child to refuse to eat anything he or she doesn't like, all on sound physiological ground, too.
 Night Blindness
 How much and what kind of vita to take for night blindness. Have tried riboflavin but 1t has no ap- parent effect. No physical trouble with eyes, doctor said. (Mrs. O. M
 Arswer-100,O00 units natural vi- tamen A (not carotene) daily for . week. If no evident improvement in that time it is useless to con- tinue it longer.
 Driven To Operation
 A talk you gave on Indigestion" some time ago was Godsend to me. I went to hospital, had my gall- bladder and appendix removed, and have had no indigestion" since.
 (Mrs. w. D. Answer-Truth Is that whenever alleged Indigestion" is severe enough to call for medical relief the chances are that 1t Is something l more than mere digestive difficulty, | especially if attacks recur or con- tinue. Readers who have "indiges- ton" will find helpful information | ln the booklet "So You Have Indi- |