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Show r 1 " X Uncle Sam. M. D. ! ONLY MEASLES Among the letters received by the Information Editor Is one which j reads: Some friends of ours have I child a year old with a mild attack at-tack of measles. Shall we take our Child, who has never had the mons-I- to rial! the one who hi ill. in or der that he may take it and have it over with, especially as il stems to 1 bea mildcaseV" NO From a "mild case" a se-vere se-vere case may he contracted, anil In exposing your child to measles you are noi only exposing It to that disease dis-ease but to others which often accompany ac-company o.r follow it, Mich as bronchitis bron-chitis and pneumonia. The number of deaths from measlt -reported from 10 slates In PU was 8806. and this number docs not in elude those from the other diseases which were brought about as a direct result of the attack of nfiaasll - As this number p.ptesents only 30 states, it Is safe 10 assume that over IO.O00 deaths occur each ) ar in Ihe I'nited States dom u.M.Y MEASLES." Will Unmarried Woman." who asks advi. e rer.it ding nrinarv trouble. Bend her name and address lo thlfl ; office bo that a personal reply may be srni lo her. Address "lnforma-.non "lnforma-.non Editor. U. S. Public Health Sei- vice, Washington. I. C " BIRTHMARK Q. 1 am a girl 16 years old I have a birthmark on my chest that la tan in color and looks somewhat like a wart, it grows every rear. H ,has grown from my chest over on to left arm. t'ould it be removed? 1 A. Everything will depend on the nature of the birthmark Some of these can be rcnloved by proper treatment. treat-ment. In many cases, however, nothing noth-ing can he done. By all means ask your family physician to refer you to I some experienced skin specialist 1 1 would not delay In the matter 1 CATARRH OF THE HEAD Q Kindly inform me what to use i for buzzing and singing noises in the je.irs It affects only at nighttime .or when lying upon Ihe couch, j A. Buzzing and singing noises in the ears are usually the result of an 1 inflammation in the internal part of ithe ear. and this in turn, commonly 'tomes from chronic catarrh in the 'head The condition is often suc-Icessfull suc-Icessfull treated, but usually requires the services of a voice and throat specialist The trouble may subside spontaneously. KIDNEY TROUBLE 1 Please advise rue a diet for n i:olv who has kidnev irr.uhle Troubled more at night, not being jable to control herself, and causing 1 J b d welling, celling up lour to I Lm 1 a night A. It is not at all certain from ' 1 1 he little information iu this ques !iion that the ladv is really suffering . from kidney trouble Main persons beliee that all urinary diseases are ' traceable to Iho kidneys, though oftentimes of-tentimes this, is not so -Oftentimes . with kidneys perfectly sound.' there j is trouble with the bladdet or urinary 1 passages. The patient should have a thorough examination made by a' BBfl qualified physician Should she be ftH I Buffering from kidney trouble, spe-jcific spe-jcific advice as to diet will depend ! entirely on the nature of the trouble, tor no general directions governing diet can be given which are appll- BB cable to all kinds of kidney diseases. PfLPJ |