The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-14
TONSILS, SINGERS AND
 SPEAKERS

STEAMERS
 Two wears ago, at the age of - and after much throat trouble (writes a man whose voice is his livinp) my tonsils were eliminated hv diathermy. No throat trouble since and not a cold this past win. ter. During the process Of tonSh removal missed not a single broadcast (three every day) ana not a meal. During recent routine nhvsical check-up examining physl- clan commented on excellent Joo of tonsil removal. When l told nm 1t had been by diathermy the con versation regarding tonsils stopped abruptly. Dr. ......, who gave me the diathermy treatment, pretends to be a general practitioner, put from the skill with which he ap- plies this method it is evident ne knows his antony and his electro-
 surgery. (.....r
 Thank you for the doctors name. My list of doctors skilled in moo- ern methods was all shot by the war, and it is slow work building new lists - reports like your put me on the trail of many good doc- tor who might otherwise work In peace. .
 In an article printed recently in the official organ of medical society Delaware State Medical JournaD my advocacy of electro coagulation (diathermy) in prefer ence to radical surgical treatment of infected tonsils, and tonsillotomy (clipping) in preference to tonsil- lectomy (attempt at total rernovaD for children under six years Of age. was brought forcibly to the atten-- ton of the journals six hundred odd subscribers who might otherwise not have heard what goes on today. Having graftified his childish appe- tite by calling Dr. William Brady. a quack and an ignoramus--1 plead guilty to both of these charges the writer of the squawk made this dreadful proposal:
 "It hardly seems credible that any man claiming to be a physi- clan would want to go back to the horse e-and- buggy days
 Go back? Whoa, Topsyl have done mly best for longer than this little man in Delaware knows to preserve at least the spirit of the h aS b age of medicine spirit which the politicians who have talk en over the business of medicine want the American people to forget.
 Now comes the humorous part of y,,n1aee 1ttt1n tor of Delaware, comes up with this
 T suggest that paper handling such articles submit them to com mittee of local doctors for approval before publication
 There you are. folks. The question at issue is whether your paper is concerned with the public welfare or with the imposition of the ar- bitary views Of a clique Of doctors who would like the public to accept their theories or opinions as "scien- tific' and final.
 If I, Brady, am wrong about any thing that matters, as l am, too often, I blush to admit, I seldom get to first base with my effort But so far as the treatment of enlarged or infected tonsils is concerned. I'm from Missouri and shall carry on as a quack. and ignoramus without much fear of being corrected by the self-constituted spokesm Of scientific" medicine.
 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
 Subject Needs No Discussion
 Why is the subject of circumcision so rarely discussed by you doctors who write newspaper and magazine articles? Some doctors say ~. .. R)
 Answer-I can speak only for my seld. Circumcision is advisable, I believe only when cleanliness or urination is interfered with. That's all.
 Quinine
 Following the suggestion in your booklet Call 1t which, by the way, has proved worth many times the two bits and stamped addressed envelope, we have been giving our four year old child one-half grain O. quinine three times a week all winter up to now. We attribute to this the fact that the child hasn't had any colds this winter. (S. M W)
 AnsWer-1,m sorry, know no more about it than l say in the bookl.t. In your case the booklet evidently failed to achieve the pur- pose-and still call 1t "cold-Which indicates you hardly take my hsf- angue seriously.
 Foretaste of State Medicine
 We need your booklets "Prepsr- ing for Maternity" and "Brady Baby Book Wife is upset because each time she visits the ..e different doctor examines her ana pays no attention to what the doc- tor told her last time She came home yesterday and f1atly stated she is through with "sociahzed medicine"
 e. D. L. U. 8. N. RJ
 Answer-People who want so- cialized or state medicine should not be so finicky-one sardine. in the can is no better, no worse than another. The booklets are free t0 service men or their wives who pfo- vide stamped self-addressed en- velope. Ten cents each to others who ask for them and provide stamped self addressed envelope. Copyright 1945, John P. Dille, CoJ Nor should 1t be for any Of us until the complete and final surrender O