CT gC / so \ Ca or 4 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1973 The Worry Clinic by Dr. Geo. W. Crane Hobo should be an object lesson to millions of med- ical patients, For you suffer less pain if you extrovert your attention. But if you focus on your own “innards,” then you can soon become a and a tranquilizer addict! CASE R-580: Hobo, aged hypochondriac (Worry Wart) 12, is a dog. “Dad,” my son David informed me, “he came up to our house last fall and adopted us. “He was a well trained dog but we could never find his owner, Since he was a wanderer we named him ‘Hobo.’ “He likes to ride in the automobile, so Joan takes him in the car whenever she goes shopping. “He 1s meek and gentle with children, but a chronic fighter with any other dogs, regardless of size. About once per week he returns home with bloody gashes on his neck where he has been dueling with other canines, “And when he is in a fight, he is oblivious of my com- mands, though he normally is very obedient, “But this Spring he began to act arthritic and limp bad- ly “It seems to be worse when people are around so maybe he is a hypochondriac.” HYPOCHONDRIA Last week David and Joan deposited Hobo with us at our summer farm home while they were heading for Den- ver, Iobo limped so badly and had so much trouble getting up from the floor after being asleep, that we kept him in the house every night. But when our son Daniel and his wife, Judy, dropped oft their collie dog, Suzie, Eobo perked up and pranced around outdoors as if nothing whatever was wrong with his hips. And if Suzie would scare up a rabbit, Hobo joined the chase as if he were a young dog. Which shows that when we extrovert our attention off our own “innards,” we perk up physically. Veterinary doctors report that dogs can feign invalidism to gain favor with their own- ers, Many human patients like- wise guzzle pills and swill down unnecessary liquid med- icines, due to TV commercials that cause negative thinging! But when they divert their attention from their own in- ner organs they act like heal- thy physical specimens. Even if Hobo were afflicted with arthritis, when his atten- tion was turned outward upon another dog or a rabbit, he forgot his aches and pains. Same is often true of foot- ball players, who may frac- ture a small bone in the foot or wrist and never notice it during the excitement of the game. Or a soldier may even be shot through the arm or leg while in the middle of battle and merely brush it off as if it were a mosquito bite. Afterwards, when his atten- tion begins to turn inward, he begins to suffer pain. Dental surgeons and physic- ians thus know that they can reduce pain by means of drugs. But also by diverting the patient’s attention to an out- side object. Let a child patient thus handle some of the instrum- ents and he does not suffer as much pain. Inform an expectant mother of the mechanics of childbirth and she, too, will require much less drugs or anesthesia. Ignorance of what to expect produces fear; fear enlarges pain, sensations, so doctors need to use more charts and verbal descriptions of what they plan to do to patients! (Always write to Dr. Crane in care of this newspaper, en- ciosing a long stamped, ad- dressed envelope ‘and 25¢ to cover typing and printing costs when you send for one of his booklets.) i Having an open house during the holidays? Then please your guests by serving a holiday-hued punch, cheering to the eye and the palate. A good punch has many virtues: it can be made ahead of time, freeing the host and hostess from the problem of preparing individual drinks to order, and the brimming bowl provides a focal point where guests can gather and mingle. The secret ingredient in a good punch is a base of strong tea. The tea gives body to the punch without masking the flavor of the other ingredients. You can use loose tea, tea- bags or, even easier, instant tea to make the tea base . . . then add the other ingredients—fruit juices, spirits, if de- sired, and carbonated beverages for sparkle. Holiday Punch (Makes about 5 quarts or about forty 4 oz. servings) 214 quarts water 14 cup lemon juice 18 teabags or 6 tablespoons 3 cups vodka, chilled loose tea Superfine sugar to taste 3 (6 oz.) cans frozen 1 (28 oz.) bottle club soda, concentrated fruit chiiled juicy red Hawaiian Punch Bring water to a full boil, Remove from the heat and im- mediately add tea. Cover and let stand 5 minutes. Strain and cool. 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