The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-09
JUST BETWEEN OURSELVES

The trouble with a lot of neurot- ics-persons who consider them- selves nervous" or endowed with more sensitive nerves or nerve cen- ters than ordinary folk or afflicted with weak nerves" or nervous exhaustion the trouble is that these Class A neuroticS had rather go on believing things which are not so than learn the physiological truth. And the trouble with the old one-horse-and-buggy doctor who says so is that he says things like this in the fewest possible words-in order to save more time to bowl-instead of burying the thought in a lot of psychological double talk as all of the best au- thoritieS do.
 Now will Class A neuroticS please pay close attention while I make with the positive. Nothing imagin- ary or assumed about it-Class A neurotics really have something the matter with one or another organ or function. although it is usually not the brain, spinal cord or nerves that is affected-more likely it is the teeth, the arteries, the lungs or the digestive organs. Chew that over-if you belong in Class A.. There's no telling-you may get a kick out of it, kick back toward recovery.
 What I mean to imply is that any invalid, no matter what the future or cause Of his illness or poor health, is naturally more ir- ritable. cranky, peevish, restless and unstable than healthy person. If the nature or cause of the trouble is hidden or not known it is easy to ascribe the invalid's impatience or oversensitiveneSS to nerves" and that's how so many invalids or near invalids with hidden or undi- agnoSed ailments achieve the de- plorable state of neuroticism. It is as much their own fault as it is the fault of the physicians they con- sult--if they consult physicians
 In actual practice, Class A neuro- tics should understand, patients with lesionS Of the brain, spinal i cord or nerves are no more "nerv- ouS' in the popular sense of the terp than are patients with arthri- tis, peptic ulcer or pulmonary tu- berculosis. ....... ..... .. Unfortunately this spurious con ception of weak nerves" in itself keeps many Of it's victims from con sulting physician in the early or incipient stage of their illness-for instance pulmonary tuberculosk- and thus robs them of the best chance of early recovery. 1 men tion tuberculosis merely for the sake of emphaSis-not that it is likely to be found in many in- stances of what purports to be just nervous weakness"
 Well, I hope what 1 say here doesn't make anybody mad--if it does I'm sorry and say: Oh pshaw Still more I hope It doesn't frighten or worry anybody who pur- ports to have weak nerveS'A-that is, frighten or worry him or hei more than is necessary to make him or her consult a physician.
 QUESTIONS X ANSWERS
 IOdin Ration in Reduction Regimen
 Should one take the Iodin Ration when one is following the reduction regimen outlined in your very en- Tightening booklet Rules for Re- ducing"? (Mrs G. K)
 AnSWer-YeS. In fact I'd suggest taking the Iodin Ration with a re- duction diet, to promote thyroid gland function. The booklet Rules for Reducing will be mailed any reader who asks for it and in- closes twenty five cents and stamped self addressed envelope. Do not send clipping. If you want also instructions for taking the iodin ration say SO. ......