The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-13
Your Health
By Dr.. William Brady
THE SERVICE PROBLEM

suspension Of one service for the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of 20 many
physicians for military service had
disrupted the special lists labortous-
" built up over many years, and
so 1t seemed loves labor lost 70 con-
ttnue.
The special information required
to put O doctors name on the list,
say as one qualified to give aFnlu.
liant treatment for hernia, dia-
thermy electro coagulation) OF
tonsils, once injection treatment Of
hemorrhoids, etc., Is difficult 70 get.
It Is not TO be CLEANED from any
ofilcial medical directory or pub
lished Who's Who. The good doc
tors who are qualified are generally
reluctant to tell me so themselves;
and doctors being what they are,
II I buttonhole Doctor Brown Of
Squedunk and ask him whether he
gives such treatment, and he says
he does not, ! do not even try to
pursue the inquiry further. Doctors
are funny that way. They hate to
admit that any Of their colleagues
or competitors do anything or can
do anything they do not or cannot
do. That gives you an idea how
hard 1t Is to set up and maintain
practical working list for our par
ticular purpose.
Here 1t is only fair to say that
typical Of o large portion Of the
Doctor Brown Of Squedunk, though
profession, is not typical Of all, for
Of Big Town. II I catch DR.. Green
there Is also DR.. Gren Of Squedunk
by the whiskers and ask him
whether, and he says he doesn't
he very likely adds that one Of his
friends, DR.. Joe (Pinkie) White,
has great success with 1t, and he
sends such cases to Pinkie. But
building a list that way is time
consuming, especially when you
have TO communicate with Drs.
Brown, Green and White by mail.
In some towns or cities there
are so many Browns, so few Greens,
that ! have been unable to learn
whether there are any Whites in
practice there.
So, even II half Of the doctors
who were on our special list have
gone TO war we shall carry on to
the best OF our ability In this Eerv-
ice to readers. We hope readers
who ask for doctors qualified to
give this or that treatment or for
specialists in this or that field will
Cd make the letter brief and TO the
point, 90 inclose q three-cent
stamped self addressed envelope
and 90 not ask for anything else
In the same letter.
One correspondent solves the
service problem in O few words. He
asks for the name Of a doctor In his
community who Is skilled in the
ambulant dnjection) treatment Of
hernia-then adds "You had better
name half dozen. so I'll be sure to
find at least one who has not en-
tered military service" They're all
Browns In that community, so far
as know. 1t Is o town OF 100000
population. All the Whites / knew
there have gone to war.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
kAaSE UH Legs
How can keep down the growth
OF hairs on my legs? With the
stocking situation what 1t Is, bare
legs seem less Objectionable in pub
lie, but not when they show dark
hairs. (MiSS H. G. r.
Answer-Use a dipilatory pasta
made Of a tablespoonful of fresh
barium sulflde mixed with about
three teaspoonfuls Of zinc oxide and
thsee teaSpoonfuls Of cornstarch
powder. Moisten some of the mix
ture with water to make o paste,
apply to the hairy surface, let re-
main about ten minutes. If It causes
burning or smarting, wash 1t of
sooner. Scrape Off the paste with
the hair. using q smooth dull
wooden blade. Or use small safety
razor on the legs, such as Is COM
monty used for the armpits. Or
bleach the fine hairs by applying
peroxide with about ten or fifteen
drops Of ammonia water in the
ounce.
Plates Are Fine
You have consistently advised
veaders that plates will not allow
them to eat properly. would hurt
them and make mastication of food
impossible. am thirty -one years
old, had all by teeth pulled. and
have gained weight and am much
better In general health since. I
can eat and Inasticate quite well.
Oh. v. r.
Answer-No, I have never advised
readers that plates are that bad.
II you got that impression from
anything Of mine I'd be grateful II
you will tell me what 1t was or when
It was printed. I know that some
times I fail to get over the point
am trying to make. Plates, wher
necessary, are q great boon to this
toothleSs or partially toothless. Sc
Is bridge or any kind OF denture
to replace one or more missing
teeth. Send twenty cents and
a three-cent stamped envelope
bearing your address for booklet
Save Your Teeth"
The Old Fossil
Mother bothered with vaTteoSe
veins on leg-doctor insists she &C
to hospital for operation. We be-
lieve you said infection treatmen'
will obliterate varicose veins.
q. W
Answer-Yes. Send stamped en-.
velope. bearing your address, fo1
pamphlet on Varicose Veins anc
Varicose Ulcers.
Copyright, 1913. John F. Ollie Co..
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