Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-26
CHR NOTES.

Garr0tSVllle.-Dr.D DAVID II. Reed9r
Laporte, Ind.-Dear Sir: Being a con,
slant reader Of this paper, and much in
terested In your home health discourses
l wish to address you on behalf Of my
wife. She is troubled with her back. II
gives out very suddenly, and she cannot
straighten up. The pain seems to bt
across the small Of the back. She will
suffer from this trouble for two OF
three days and then she will be well
again and continue so for week or ten
days, when the pain will return. She
is sometimes troubled with frequent dis
charges Of urine Of a reddish color. She
is Sc years old, and does her own work,
Lives on very plain food, and drinks
coffee. Can you, from this meager de-
soription, tell what the trouble is, and
what is best to do for it? We live on a
farm. Yours respectfully, j. w.
From the description which you have
given, the indications are that the kid
neys are not in good health. Also, that
other organs, the function OF which Is
TO eliminate the waste matter from the
system. are not properly doing their
duty. The severe pains In the back
are no doubt caused by uric acid, which
would not be the case If the kidneys were
properly performing their duty. She
would be greatly benefited by thorough
hot lamentations, about twice per
weak, across the back where the seat Of
the pain is found. This should be taken
1t night. just before retiring. After
wards the place should be rubbed dry.
and either olive oil or the vegetable rem
edy In liquid form rubbedin thoroughly.
She should also adopt the additional
methods of treatment and general plan
of diet of which / wrote you, and also
drink freely of fresh buttermilk as
often as she can get It Two quarts
daily will not be too much The fasting
cure recently described would also apply
In this case very well.
Omaha.-Dr. David H Reeder, La
porte, Ind.-Dear Sir and Friend: Yours
of the 10th at hand, noted, and in re-
ply will say our daughter is improving
as fast as we could expect, consider
ing the condition she was in. Yes,
think we adopted the right plan. We
are highly pleased with the treatment,
and will continue for some time, as that
seems to be what is needed. wish to
express my kindest regards, also Mrs.
Nc. and daughter John me, in this ex-
preston of gratitude to you for the
kindness and interest you have taken in
the case. will endeavor to keep you
posted as to the condition of her health.
you again, am, Respectfully,
e. Nc.
1t Is very gratifying indeed to receive
such letters as the above, and to know
that the Home Health club work is doing
such a world Of good. In this case, a
beautiful and accomplished young lady
was rapidly going down and suffering
torture night and day. A number Of
physicians were called, but medicine
could not reach the case. A friend Of
the family who had proflted by the club
methods, advised them to tell the club
all about the case. l received a long
letter, detailing the symptoms and
given, and at last, almost as
an after-thought, told Of falling while
skating. promptly advised osteopathy,
and it was found that the spine was caus-
ing all the. trouble believe that
cure will result, although the
case looked almost hopeless from med
lcal standpoint. Drugs have their place,
and are sometimes necessary, but In
many cases dependence upon them blinds
us to the real cause Of disease which can
be removed without them.