The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-06-06
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DOCTORS ARE DIFFICULT
PATIENTS
The trouble with doctors as pa
tients is they think they know as
much as the doctor knows, forget
ting that illness invariably impaira
the Judgment. Even DR.. Osler who
certainly knew better thought he
knew better what allied him in his
last illness than his doctors did
he said so in his diary, as you may
read in Cusing's great Life OF Sir
William Osler, which Is as enter
tanning as the best mystery story.
and that, from me, is praise.
A physician writes:
am a retired physician.
am a little nervous, especially
following the extraction Of all
my teeth. Had considerable
trouble using my dentures, es-
pecially the lowers, which seem
to get me all upset when I put.
them in.
The trouble seems to be my
mouth keeps too dry
(Signed -. :, M. d..
A pretty skimpy case history, but
then, in my field, long distance
diagnosis, one has to be resourceful
and work with whatever clues one
finds in the premises. Here Is what
made of 1t: ''
Dear Doctor .......:
From your signature infer
the trouble Is not Parkinson's'
syndrome, but you give no hint
OF It's nature other than the bare
statement that you are q little
nervous, especially since extrac-.
ton of all Of your teeth. .eel
Hang on to your Inolars, folks,
here we go again. ~,
can't imagine why you had
to sacrifice all Of your teeth.
Surely 1t should have been fea-
sible to retain few OF them,
even II only one In each jaw, as
a support or anchor. for q useful
denture.
Even II you cannot or will not
wear your dentures 1t Is essen
tial, think, that one at least e"
go through the motions Of reg
ular eating. of rasticating food
at mealtime, in order to stimu-
late, through sympathetic (au-~
tonomic) nerve control or through
hormone function, the successive
phase Of good digestion.
You say your dentureS upset
you - If by that you mean they
hurt, then 1t should be worth
the trouble and cost to have the
necessary treatment or correc-
ton Of the fault by good dem
list. II you mean Just that you
are unwilling to accustom your
self to the wearing Of the den
lures, I'm afraid there is nothing
I can suggest,
Perhaps there are factors out
side OF the impersonal physical.
that are responsible for dryness
OF the mouth and other condi-
tions - would not know about
that.
(signed VIM. Brady, MD
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Bed Wetting Habit
My sister, Is, vets the bed. She
gets so embarrassed when any one
speaks Of II, she won't take any
treatment and cries. Miss r. P.)
Answer - Send me a stamped
envelope addressed to your sister or
TO you. and I'll mail a pamphlet
about 1t. Thousands OF girls and
boys OF her age and older have the
same trouble, and with the right at.
titude and effort most Of them get
over II. ''...
Raw Carrot
Talkative chemist for vitamin
manufacturer asserts that very little
carotene Is derived from eating raw
carrots, that II Is necessary TO steam
the carrots TO break down the cells
and obtain the carOtene. (E. M. d.
Answer - Eat the raw carrot and
you Will get all the carotene (from
which vitamin A is produced in the
IiVer) It is possible to get. Whether
The juice squeezed from raw car
rot or that from steamed carrot
know.
Ambulant Treatment Of -
Rupture ta
We took our f0ur-year old child
with rupture to DIR. ..... whom
you recommended, for treatment.
We are happy to report that DIR.
........ obtained fine results. We
didn't believe II pOssible-Other doc
tors had positively asserted no
other cure was possible but an op.
Grafton. wv HI
Answer - The old timer have to
learn the hard way.
Copyright 1914, John r. Ollie Cos