The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-24
sYMPATHY AND HEAITR

SYMPATHY AND HEALTR
 Some readers, who probanly do not read the printed instructions to correspondents, seem to thlnx CneC they are entitled to an answer whether they comply with the ia- structions or not.
 T asked you if you knew arys thing about the Pancreas and all I received in reply was this printed form whereby you try to sidestep the question. Do you know any treatment for the PancreaS? If you don't, why can't you come out ana say so honestly?"
 So reacts one correspondent. The printed form I sent the correspond" ent explains that 1t is not practice able to give advice without having examined the patient .. and that I must confine myself to my proper province, which is health and hy- giene, not disease diagnosis or treat- ment. If this correspondent is en- titled to a personal explanation why can't give the information, advice cor opinion he seeks, then many other correspondents who ask for diagnosis, treatment or opinion about their individual cases should have Q personal letter from me and when you have written that many personal letters in q day you are in no condition to give earnest or sympathetic attention to the queries or requests of many other correspondents who comply with the instructions and abide by the rules.
 Believe 1t or not, for all my hard boiled antics and my sarcastic cracks, there's still more Irish in me than a doctor should have-and I mean sympathy.
 Tn a little magazine caller "Cour- age" published for the Fraternity of the Wooden Leg, Q member of the fraternity who is wearing two articial legs offers some excellent practical suggestions for the bene- fit of others similarly handicapped. He expresses the feeling of . great many persons who have suffered serious loss, in peace or in war, thus:
 "Varied reactions follow the amputation of Q limb, contributed to by well meaning families and friends. The greater courtesy to be offered Q handicapped indivad- ual Is, just be as natural with them as possible, the patient re- alizes more than the sympathizer, and definitely, sympathy is the las timing in the world handi- capped person should be offered. To familiarize these well meaning families and friends is the object of my writing -
 Greet the boy who returns from the war maimed or disfigured with @ welcome home and put your heart in 1t, but not one word about the wound or the loss he has suffered unless he himself insists on talking about 1t. Better, as soon as you have told him how glad you are to see him, begin at once to tell him what goes, bring him up to date on the news about old friends, etc. The sympathy that does the most good is not verbal.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 The Dope Habit
 Man who had been drinking about Q quart of whiskey day quit whts- key. but is now taking tone of the barbiturates) three times a day. He claims 1t is harmless and that he has to have something for his nerves. (R. NJ
 Answer-The dope habit is as bad as the drink habit. If the man is in earnest why doesn't he have medical advice and continued super vision2 I wonder if he has made any effort to correct the vitamin de. ciency he certainly had while de- pending on whiskey for calories? This Is of vital importance If he hopes to recover-it Is so1e of the things good medical treatment can do for him.
 Red Nose Club
 I am the red haired, freckled type when I'm exposed to sun, unless wear Q heavy covering Of 1nc oxide on my nose, 1t gets very red and stays red for weeks. (F. H.
 Answer - Wearing a protective cover of zinc oxide and calamine powder .(calamine is a pink or flesh color impure zinc carbonate) while exposed to the sun is~ the best way to prevent such reddening of the nose. For red nose not due to sun- burn use the white lotion" as sug- gested for rum blossom" in parn- pfllet on "Acne"-mailed on request if you provide stamped envelope bearing your addres. Do not send a clipping.
 Copyright, 1924. John P. bile Col with our republic should mark it's anniversary with so many scattered all over the world fighting and