The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-12
Health
 By Dr. William Brady
NOT FOR 4 HUNDRED DORkAay

Our daughter, eight years old. hIa had two or three attacks of tUnsill N tls or sore throat this winter. If sh0 plays outdoors ia the cold or snoN she develops Q fever and swollen tonslls and loss of appetite. We took her Co Q doctor here, He gave her q oursory examination, ordered her Co bed, said her tonsils are bad and should be removed Rs soon Ns she is recovered from the attack. I asked if he used the diathermy method of treatment He said ho would not use 1t for Q hundred dol- lars. co. q. E)
 it would cost the doctor more than Q hundred dollars to learn how to cxtlrpate tonslls with diathermy --hed have to go to another doc. tor who has learned the difficult technique and receive instruction from. Aside from the expense of taking such postgraduate in- structlon it might seem too great strain on his dignity to acknowl- edge that any other doctor has more knowledge or greater skill In Q special field than himself, Some such pride seems to explain why 50 many physicians have attempted diatherniy extirpatlon of tonsils, and hungled 1t gT1evously, without seeking instruction by Q master of the method, IT.
 The doctor who installs Q dia- therniy machine and receives in- struotions In its use from the sales man, may think the patient will bo 30 impressed by the machine that he or she will not notice the doc- tors lack of knowledge or skill in the electro-coagulation of tonsils, But judging from the letters such patients write me, the doctor doesn't fool them At oil, Most patients seem well aware of Q doctors sklll, if he has skill, and they are as well aware of 1t If he hasn't.
 So far As my experience goes, I, have had but ono major operation myself-gangrenous appendix-and ! look back on it with pleasant rec- ollections. Having an operation seems rather privilege for which I am thankful. But I'd hate to sub- nit to surgical tonsllleotoniy In any oircumstance. Not while ! could pos sibly have diathermy (electrocoagll- latlon) by Q doctor skilled in tho technique.
 Having studied tho question for many years, weighed aS fairly as. possible the clinical evidence on Fec"' ord, am firmly of the opinion that the standard surgical tonslllec' tony is crude. Diathermy pasteur' iSatlon, disinfection, sterilization, cryptectorny, eXtirpatlon Is In my judgment conservative, rational, one tlrsly adequate In most instances, provided the treatment is given by on operator skilled in the tech- nique,
 QUESTIONS 6 ANSWERS
 Calcium and Tuberculosis
 Would on added intake of cal. cium In some form Do beneficial in combating pulmonary tuberoulosisp have 1t in the first stage. Also has garlic anl remedial value in tuher- culosisp (S. q. H,) fs
 Answer-Probaby 1t would do no harm to supplement your diet with extra calcium and vltamin D to promote assimilation Of the cal. clum), but by oil meanA have your own physlcian's approval ot It. There is no evidence that garlic has any remedial value.
 The Green Book
 From my own happy experience Y believe you would conter Q boon on nervous" sufferers # you would ex- pand that green book of yours Into . regular book and make t avail- able to everybody. (Mrs. Rr l. A.
 Answer-Thank you, Ma'ann. l might talk c lot more without say ing any more. Copy of the green book" Nerves and Nutrition mailed to any reader who sends twentysfive cents and stamped envelope bearing his address.
 Fruit or Julcc?
 I'm 00 and the doctor advised drinking the juice of lemon, al- ternating with grapefruit juice, every morning for @ week at time, for the benefit of my eyes. would canned fruit juice be as good as fresh? (R. D.
 Answer-Of course canned fruit or canned fruit juice loses some Of its vitamin strength, particularly vitamin 0, by oxidation. So does fruit juice Shat stands over night after 1t has been expressed. The fresh fruit or if you can't have the fresh fruit, then freshly expressed fruit juice is always best. I don't know why fruit or fruit juice shouio be of particular benefit to the eyes, although of course fresh fruit Is al- ways desirable in the everyday diet. . or freshly expressed fruit juice as- second choice, or factory canned fruit as third choice, or factory can- ned fruit juice as fourth choice, or home canned fruit as fifth choice. (Convrieht i043, John P. Dille Col