Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-12
Stop Killing
Yourself
Luzy Husband:
Luzy Thyroid

would like to ask you If
there aren't people in this
world who get actually ply
sically III at the very mem
ton Of the word work. Now,
I ask this In all sincerity,
because I have noticed 1t in
my husband Of 20 years
standing.
He has never in his life
held q legitimate Job as you
and I know 1t. Punch q time
clock and work eight hours
or more and he feels he has
been In prison. AS long as
there is nothing to do he is
happy. But comes the word
work and he becomes furious,
nasty and disagreeable. He
eats like q horse, and loves
to dabble around doing moth
ing Just as long as 1t isn't
work.
He is self employed" he
will tell you. We have no
money except for what little
I make. I've worked for years
and we've saved nothing. I've
had him to numerous doctors
to try to find out what's
wrong with him. When they
say, There's nothing wrong
with you. Get out and work"
he has q relapse and be-
comes detected. What can I
do2-Mrs. Z.
If HE WERE an cleo
trician, you could move to
New York and your worries
would be over. Aren't they
the fellows who have recently
resolved to work no more
than Is to 80 hours q week2
But seriously, / don't know
the answer. Has he ever had
q compete check-up2 In
GLIDING studies of his blood
and thyroid function? I've
known some lazy people who
were that way through no
fault Of their own. Some
were anemic, and had little
pep. Others had low thyroid
function since they were
youngsters and abhored any
physical exertion. The proper
treatment may transform
your lazy husband into o
human dynamo.
&h -
Dear DR.. steincrohn: In o
recent column . lady said she
had heart skips but couldn't
take quinidine because 1t
made her ears ring. My doc
tor also prescribed quinidine
and ! guess I am one Of
those unfortunate people
who can't take 1t. although
It's supposed to be very good
for skips.
My doctor ordered q medi-
cine called proneStyl for me
and 1t made me feel like o
different person. It has been
such blessing for me I hope
you will print this letter so
1t may bring some comfort
to the lady with the heart
skips.-Mrs. +.
HEART SKIPS are not 80
simple q problem as they
sometime seem to be. How
ever, it is true that when
indicated, Quinidine Is an ex-
cellent drug. Also true Is the
fact that pronestyl Is also Of
great help in many patients.
= =
IT'S NOT UNUSUAL for
patients with duodenal ulcer
to become depressed and diff
ficult to live with when their
ulcer begins to kick up. Any
one who has ever had the
knawing pains viii realize
that only q saint can be
good natured when there
seems to be no letup In the
discomfort.
-
Dear DR.. Steincrohn: I'm
laughing again as I listen
to o warning on TV that
people must have routine
physical checkups If they
ever hope to lick cancer be-
fore 1t Is too late. In my
case, II I do have 1t, I'll die
Of 1t for the simple reason
that I can't find q doctor
who will take time to exam
Inc me. All they do is pat
me on the back, tell me I
look fine and send me out
Of the office without doing
Q thorough job.-Mrs. s.
THERE ARE many doc
tors around who are es-
pecially interested In pre-
ventive medicine. Get q list
Of names from your local
medical society.
(Bell-MeClure eyndicste)
Dr.. Stetncrohn'S IeGtIet,
What You Can Do for High
Blood Pressure" No. rs, tDtH
be mailed on receipt OF q
stamped, selt-dddreSsed en-
Delope and 10 cents In coin
for handling. Address DR..