The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-30
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 Pollinosis is ''hay fever' or rose cold" to you, stupid.
 Real pollinosis is seasonal, occurs only at the time of year when the pollen that causes it is given oil by the grass, tree, weed or plant and carried in the air.
 Spurious "hay fever" occurs at any and all times of the year, in any climate or place. In some in-v stances spurious "hay fever" is ac- tually chronic ethmoidal or sphen- oidal sinusitis. In some cases it is the allergic reaction to the orris root the patients wife, let us hope. uses as a cosmetic.
 In most instances whether genu- inc or spurious, the symptoms are manifestations of allergy-not that I have the faintist idea what the nature of allergy may be, but it sounds as though I might know something about it, doesn't it--or 1t did, I thought, until the movies and radio took over the word.
 But I have been mulling over the mystery for long while and read ing what many thousands of suf- ferers from anergy say about their experience, and I have become con- vinced that one reason If not the reason why so many more indi1id- uals have allergic troubles now than ever before is our national lnu- tritional deficiency, that is. pradtic- ally everybody's deficiency of fcal- cium and vitamin D.
 We get insufficient calcium be- cause we do not take enough of the calcium rich foods-milk, egg yolks, cheese, vegetables raw or c9oked,- greens, peanuts and nuts. We get insufficient vitamin D because there is not enough of it i1 milk, cream, butter. egg yolks arid can- ned salmon practically the only foods containing significant amounts) and we do not expose ourselves as much as we should to sunshine or ekyshine. the ultravio- let rays of ,diich, If they reach the skin, activate cholesterol in the skin, conveying it into viosterol, which is vitamin D. Remember, vitamin D is essential for assimila- tion and utilization of calcium in building and maintaining normal. strong bones, teeth nerves, glands, blood arteries-and I was going to say capillaries, but that would be confusing-no one has ever seen capillary-what the old timers con- jured up as capillary vessels are not vessels at all, but just spaces between cells-through which spac- es and blood oozes or seeps from the finest arterioles visible under the microscope to the finest ve- mules.
 It is my belief that individuals who suffer from allergic troubles hay fever, asthma, skin reactions. any form of allergy-acquire at least partial immunity in most in- stances. if they regularly supple ment their diet with an adequate daily ration of calcium and vita min D.
 QUESTIONS and ANSWERS Baby Never Cried My baby has never cried since he was born. He Is now four months old and still never cries. only grunts quite loud. (Mrs I. R). Answer-Unable to form opinion on the meagre information you give. Why not have your baby carefully examined by physician? Nearsighted
 work at watch making and en- graving. l am so nearsighted can hardly read street sign across 8 narrow street. Should I give up this work. Had my eyes tested two years ago and am still wearing the glass; es I got then, although they now seem not strong enough. (S. w. E)
 Answer-No. don't give up your trade. Consult an oculist (eye phy- sician) and follow his advice about glasses and use of your eyes. Copyright 1945 by John F. Dille Co.