Show amit ami t BY AMY ADAMS J A 4 WHAT HAIL BITERS Dear Amy Some time n ngo o I read in your column letters about nail biting I meant to save that column for future U use Lut the paper papel was destroyed before I could clip the column out Would you ou kindly print It again I teach an advanced class of high lQ Iq stu stu- stu students dents who make a full course meal of their nails disgusting Isn't It and I want to take the column to class Mrs Turner Dear Mrs Turner Y You Ill b ll Dear Amy Tell the nail biters to go o to a doctor who specializes In hypnotism Under hypnosis I was told I 1 would never bite my nails a again ain and when I woke up I never did That was 5 years ago It cost rost me 25 dollars but It was worth it Not Ashamed Dear Amy I used to bite my mj naIls nans until I met my wife She got me out of the habit b making me drop a dollar in her piggy bank every time she saw me put m my fingers in my mouth I had to marry her to get my money back but she cured me mel Artie Ii Dear Amy A am 35 and have finally given up this habit of nail biting I tried everything recommended by friends and my doctor Nothing helped I I no longer called it a habit I called It my hobby My solution I made a Novena to St Jude the helper of desperate and hopeless cases I Amy I no longer bite my I wish Will wm the best of luck lack and andam andam am enclosing a St Jude Novena leaflet I t thank h a n k you for your wonderful hours you have given me God bless you youl 4 Mrs J V H Dear Amy This is in regard to Will and his fingernail problem Evidently this gentleman Is frustrated bored and fun full of false anxieties lie He probably has a distorted view of life and is bes beset t with other of personal hygiene besides mutilated fingernails No amount of pepper vinegar or other strange medications will wUl cure him of nail chewing Hut But a change In his way of thinking will lie He should overhaul his attitude to- to toward toward ward life and make up his mind that he Is as good or possibly better than the next man He should be more aggressive In everything he does without being belligerent That breeds con con- confidence ith confidence comes the knowledge an and certainty that he heran ran can whip any problem that comes his way Ills contempt for himself and his nail biting will turn to an attitude of quiet q ulet and that will vili be the end to nail biting and other signs of anxiety In addition may I stron strongly ly sug t suggest gest that this gentleman take tOI to reading the bible and placing all his problems on the capable shoulders of The Lord With such assistance assistance he cant aut possibly lose Mrs Barna Dear Amy I read In the paper about the young man who has th the habit of biting his nails I had that problem with some girls in my class ass who really wanted to break Finally they bought artificial nails and wore them Hem until their nails grew The habit can be broken 1 H a Dear Amy The only solution for nail biters Is mine Its It's the only sure cure For 35 years I bit my hails bails un until they bled But finally I stopped pe rhe secret have I e ed all the eh h teeth t extracted When I had d to have dentures it 11 was bad enough learning to chew food let alone fingernails I now h have a v e strong lovely nails If I so much as put my fingers near my mouth now my husban l threatens to hide ray my lowers I From One Who Tried I Address all rs to AMY IS o c no TillS NEWSPAPER For a personal reply enclose a stamped self addressed envelope |