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Show IQOOR CHILD Zand the school By Dr. ALLEN C IRELAND Ke Itrttj Sti Dtfrtmnt ef FiHir t.ilrMtlicm Medical Advice Is Cheap Medical advice is cheap. I mean, of course, that in the long run it pays to seek expert advice early, whatever the cost. As the safety engineers say, It is better to be safe than sorry." The idea for this caution grew out of the experience of two mothers who banked too heavily on smat- tenngs oi popular information. One mother, caught in the wave of enthusiasm following follow-ing the announcement of Viosterol, failed to heed the warning on the package to the effect that "dosage should be regulated by a physician." physi-cian." The second mother heard that iodine was essential to health; indeed, in-deed, it was even being given to children at school in some parts of the country. It seemed so safe; the literature so convincing. She started start-ed feeding a salt preparation to her daughter. Here were two in- stances where the eagerness of mother love blotted out that ever, important quality "common sense.' Both cases came to grief; for tunately though, prompt medical care prevented actual tragedies. The possibilities were sufficiently grave, however, to justify this warning. Don't fool with drugs. Don't treat illness on hearsay. Don't rely on limited information. And don't believe all you read in advertisements. You may pay dearly in the end. The most eco nomical procedure always is to find out what is wrong, to have faith in your physician and to follow hia advice. School tports: taft T injurious! Dr. Ireland will tak up thit important im-portant qxiettion tn hit next articlt, |