The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-18
WE'LL, HERE WE GO AGAIN

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After luncheon consisting Of
sandwiches and two or three bottles
Of beer, before I had walked twen-
ty feet from the table
This is q reader telling his story,
folks, not Oh Doc Brady, who, Of
course, would not take beer with
lunch or at any other time, as he
is not yet old enough to need a
narcotic to make life easier for him
or to make him easier to live with
the alcohol in beer or wine is Of
course narcotic. The reader con-
tinues:
- ! had a severe pain in my
chest cardiograph test failed
to show any heart trouble on
a strict diet for months . have
strain Job accumulation Of
gas and relief with eructation Of
the gas materially better when
I leave cigarette smoking alone.
personally I think 1t is case Of
nervousness affecting my digestion
changed doctors and the latter
said that in his opinion 1t was what
might be termed case of nervous
indigestion. Il. j. A.
Having so termed it, the doctor
need only continue playing his
cards close to the chest until the
patient changes doctors again.
From the tone of l.. ]. AS letter
1t would seem likely that there will
be change shortly now.
If were the patient and the doc
toc ascribed my trouble to nervous
indigestion I'd change doctors right
away.
I have a healthy fear Of nervous
indigestion, or acid indigestion, or
acute indigestion, or intestinal in
digestion, or any other variety Of
indigestion. I fear it because 1t
never happens. mean to say that
interruption of digestion, or dis
turbance Of the digestive process. or
rebellion Of the digestion against
overindulgence or the wrong kind of
food never explains any real or
prolonged or recurring distress, in
my opinion. That being so. it is
dangerous to flddle-faddle with
"gas" producing medicine or freak
diet or digestive tablets or other
treatment, except possible an eme-
tic or a purgative at once and once
only.
It is contrary to my health policy
to mention or suggest here any OF
the real disease conditions which
may manifest themselves in the
way L. J. A. describes. Surface to
say what have already said. I
hope it doesn't worry anybody more
than enough to send him or her
to a physician-and l hope he or
she chooses one who puts his cards
on the table.
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
Night Air Good for Sinus Trouble
Some Of my family have sinus
trouble. They insist that night air
is injurious, so they leave their
bedroom windows open in the day
time but sleep with them closed
at night. What is your oponion?
IS. G. e.
Answer-That the night air, If it
is outdoor air. is better for any one
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tract disease than is indoor air in
most houses, chiefly because the in
door air, however the house is heat
ed, is likely to be excessively dried
out and more or less irritating TO
the entire respiratory tract lining
Let me suggest compromise-in
stall full sash size unbleached
muslin window screen. That will
admit desirable water vapor, fresh
air, yet exclude draft, wind, rain,
snow, dust.
Eye Wash
Several years ago you published
recipe for home made eye wash
that was wonderful. Please repeat
the formula. Il. S. b
Answer-Well, years ago I recon-
mended a boric acid solution as eye
drops or eye wash - dissolve a
rounded teaspoonful Of boric 10Th
erwise called boracic) acid powder
or granules in a pint of freshly