The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-28
Your Health
BY DE-. Wminm BEa1y

ulRmea bslssBu pussalNlng % psR-
Dgnai health END AyFl9e, ~ -
oIazaEo, aIzz1ouIB - tgE35
WIN b answered b. Dr. NHa8g n
q HsaWpea Na1fsn8 aEg emS1sBEo
d uaeBDBuf. EajlNss sAg1ia - eSsgR
me written 81 M. Ne Bgglg en-
- made % quUgi1B nse eo1ssgms
InR % fmAlFwgeIUnB. A94EwB ~
WIHl8w mEaay, NaelUnn1 WUwDs
papeP Services, ~ wei egaslDn
Dtsssb Cnisasa u
a TIP 10 TINE Old ZZAM1B
The craze Tor removing tonrIlB
and adenoids reached 10 height
about the beginning cg The cgntmy
and lasted perhaps Ten years, Uien
declined steadily. Nest physicians
today, real phyBlclanH, that q, not
neag-0OctUgB or uueer-duCturR, take
q conservative attitude On respect %
the tOnsiIg In children and youths.
Physicians qualified By study, train
Ing and experience % deal With ton.
silg and adenoidg no longer think
Or speak Of enlargement of either
the facial tonBlls ttongils visible On
either side Of throat) or tlae pharyn-
geal tonsIl (cOmmunly called rade-
noIdg" when enlarged ~ -growthS,"
but only rs hyperthrOphy, enlarge
nnent or thIckening Of tissues nor
maily present. The old timers
abused the term ''grOwths" because
it made people more susceptible 10
persuasion the old timers
sincerely believed they were doing
good by removing tongils and ade.
noids indIscgiminateiy.
No one knows the function or pur-
pose Of tonsilg and adenOIds, u any.
!, for one, believe the type Of us
sue, called ruund-cell Or adenoid Or
IympfoId tissue, which CUmpuBes
the tonsiis and adenuId, guards
against infection, particularly IN
fection or invasion Of the body
through the respiratory mucous
membrane, and especially n child
hood and early youth,
However, this ~ only an opinion,
which probably The majority Ok
physicians share,
Although the cTage Tor WhI0sgaie
tonslI and adenDsd renewal has
passed, some old timers still haybO.
singular notions on the subject,
From their attitude o. comments
IL k obvious they regard lymphuid
or round-ceII tissue itself - Patio.
logical or harmful, They betFay
this peculiar belief when they ex-
anime the throat Of q patient VINO
has had diatheFmy CeIectr0. cOagu-
Ietion) Of the tOpgiIg and sHugly
say, "YOu stIlI have your tOngslS,o
This trick works we'll enough ~
the patent ~ dumb. But neveEthe-
less II bctgayB . deplOTnble SgnOr-
ance Of or contempt for pathology
on the part Of the doctor.
Except IN cases UE maIignnncy
(cauccF) II Is rarely necessary or
advisable 10 attempt 70 remove Or
ObIiteFatc nj lOf the t0nBIl,
In the child or youth with simple
enlargement Or bypcFtFOphy Of ton
EIIg or RdcnoidB or both, EuIIlcieDt
10 cause obstruction Of breathing
Or car symptoms, 1t is adequate and
advisable 10 remove Or ObIitcPat0
Just enough OF the thIckencd round
cell or IymphOId tissue 10 correct
these conditions, u Is NOT JUST
fable, IN my opinion, 70 subject
such child or youth 10 radical dis.
section In IN attempt TO get oil
Of the t0nEil,"
In the adult who has infected
tOpNIlS with or without c0mplIcnts
ing ailments attributable 10 focal
InfectiOp) I'll that Is JUstiflable ls
On attempt 10 gteFIltgc, remove,
drain, oblIteFate, digsInfcct or pas"
teuFiEe the septic focus IN the tonSlI,
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
9lgnIGBeRnce 81 Anemba
Why not give W. q few talks on
The meaning Of anemIa, causes,
types, remedies, prevention etc'y
I recall o series Of articles you had
on that subject several years ago
and they were excellent,
AnSwer-ThRnk you, I'll ny 70 do
10 later, but meanwhile send ten
cents and stamped envelope bear.
Ing your address for booklet Blood
and Health" 10 contains the gist
Of many such articles, including M
EtFucti0ns for preparing . home-
made blood tonic,
AgwHynuP
Rejected by Army because o.
"syEtOIIc muFmur," whatever thas
means, also under tho heading Of
mental my paper was checked Type
Nv, (Med, Or. No. ], Bel, BeF),
please explain what these tesnv
mean, tJ' - ~
Angweg-A muYmuP IL m unusual
sound heard over The heaFt-it may
have no significance Or II may be
due 70 valvulnH disease, ] hhvent
8 copy Of the No. circular at hand
and do not know what type ~
would be,
CCOpyEjght, 1913, John v, Ollie Co1
coupons, Many Of them are new ht
A.. a~fa A.