The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-07

alaeaaa. dlagn0sla og eENAtmene <, win ha answered hy Dr. Brady k A stamped eOlgsaddFegsed envelope a enclosed, Letters should be hrlek and written ln lnk. saO reply cen ha made Co queries not cahfOFnA~ lnR tO lnatFuotlona. Address DE- William Brady, National NewaA paper Service, Se0 West Madison etFSet Chicago. IlL
 AN ExCELLENT ANTIsEPTIO,
 DRESSING
 ID my opinion . large wet dres- sing et plain soap end, water--any laundry or toilet soap, with Q slight margin in favor of yellow laundry Boap--ls At least equal Co any other Antlseptle treatment or dressing one can apply Co on infected wound sore, hangnail, boil, eaFhunele, ins flamed vArieeS0 ulcer or other break ln the skin where "hlood poisoning" lS to Dc prevented,
 Such Q dressing should Do volum. lnouB, yards and yards Of WAsheu cheeseeieth (surgeen's gAuBe) ApSi piled loosely and thlekly over the wound or sore, held ln place with 2 loosely applied bandage, and kept moist with soapy boiled water pour additional soapy boiled water on the dressing every hour or two, and keep the moist or Wet dressing undlstuFbed for twentysfour hours
 Dy actual baeterloiogieal tests, As reported here in talks on soap aS an antlseptle, we know this treat~ m0nt ls at least As effieaeiou aas the most powerful" and maldoeroNe stuff the little tin doetor is 30 fond es uslng--and incidentally the soap poultlee ia. NoN.pofs0N0US,
 9oApy water acts by forming A microscopic film around the germs and causes their death by excluding them from their nutritlve medium. Likewise soap forms Q film around germ toxlna--sueh as the toxin Of dlptheria and [ hetoXln Of tetanus tloekjaw) and 90 prevents or Fes tards its absorption and action on the body cells, This is proved by mixing Q lethal dose Of either toxin (lethal Co guinea plg) with Q little Soapy water-then she guinea pig can survive Q desc 100 times as large,
 The young man on the bowllna green was born In ieb0 according to tho Blue Book, and I have been tFyS Ing for years Co persuade him co tell us his secret of youth, At last he eenstnted Co lot mo in on part of it, For one thing" he said, 'eMeking never did me any harm" you see, he has never smoked, I'm afraid l had my pipe with mo that day
 The only harm too much bathing, too hot water, excessive use Of soap or too strong soap Ia likely to do any ont is to cause Q comparatively trlfling dryness, irritation and pru- FltuR or burning and itching Of the skn - and even thls seldom occurs n young persons, usually in people whose skin ls old Co began With, Even they can prevent it by using a suitable skin oil to Ferlaee tho na- tufal sebum or skin oil removed eV hot water and soap,
 Brushing the teeth and bathing will never do you any harm, no mat. tor whether you brush 'em and bathe twice e day or twice Q season,
 QUESTIONS 6 ANSWERS
 Rules for Recovery From
 Tuberculosis rss
 Please tell me who publlsheA "Rules for Recovery from Tueereul- osis", which you recommended sQ highly, You said it was by Lawra- son Brown, M, D., but have been unable to find it At bookstores,
 (B, L, D.
 Answer - intended t0 mention that it was published 20 years ago, by Lea & Febiger, New York and Philadelphia It should Do available in your public library similar books for patients and their trends have been published since, but have not seen any as good as Lawrason Browns,
 Sore Tongue
 Have been going to doctor q year now. He says l have gloSsitis, ins flammation of the tongue, tMrs, ?. Y, B.
 Answer-some causes of obstinate sore tongue are CD dalvanie burn from the miniature battery set up by presence Of two dlssimilar met- ais in tho filings or other dentures. (2) Hypochromie anemia-if you arc anemic send ten cents and stampeu self addressed envelope and ask tdo not send cllpping) for booklet Blood and Health. (9 Prolonged moderate vllamin B-complex, particularly rib" oflavin deficiency-daily consump.. ton of not less than three pints Of mIlk Is best source of riboflavin. co If soreness Is localized to one or two spots, trench mouth, leucoplakia (mokers patch) and ucous patches or the primary syphilitic sore must be kept In mind, Incident. ally ct least half of the victims Of syphilis are infected innocently, SO no moral stigma necessarily ats taches.
 Copyright lS44, John r. bile cc,y speaking for its operation and own. ership by the city.
 Some oppose this form of municap pal competition with private enter. prise. Only if nobody can be found willing to own and operate such place should the city do so, is their view.
 Well, many privately-operated parking stations are not likely to remain such during Q period of pros- perity. The owners of the land might be expected to make more profitable use of 1t during such periods. Every one is aware that 1t was during the depression when buildings were razed in every city in order to avoid