The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-19
STRICT DIETING
 IS HARMFUL System Demands Variety of Food DIETING. PREoLUDEs THIS Also Dries Up Gastric Juices and
 Glands. Eventually Causes Chronic COnstIpa-
DIETING. pREoLuDEs THIS
Eventually Causes Chronic COnstipa- f,t tion and Debilltates Entire a
 BOay.

Three reasons have recently been advanced in support of the belief that dieting 10 harmful.
 First, the digestive system employs 6 separate ferment for the digestion Of proteids, fats and starches. Ordinarily. these are In constant use, but one who diets does not use all of them. For a while these unused juices are se- creted as usual and their presence gives rise to that indehnable gnawing." or yea rning for "somethtng''-you know not what. This gnawing or empty" stomach is a sign of partial starva- ton; 1t is sign of the stomach in distress. and should be appeased. If not stimulated with work to do. the glands which secrete these unused juices dry up in the course of ttmei with the result that 1t is difficult to get them working properly again. In the second place, after the food has been prepared for assimilation by the digestive processes, and taken Into the lymphatic system. the muscles. the bones. the brain. the btood---each de- mands It's special nutriment. The muscles demand proteids; the blood, Iron: the bones. lime; the brain. phos- phates--no one food or class. of foods can supply them all. It takes Q we'll rounded diet to supply the human body and keep 1t in normal condition, since an tnsufioiency of any one food ele- ment means starvation for the bodily organs and functions dependent upon 1t,
 Again, for the third reason, dating causes constipation in this way. For regular and healthy movement. tne bowels are formed to respond to a nor mai quantity of waste. They are formed and accustomed to react Co given quantity of unaAsimilated mat A.. ~uya.z Ar-aa often affords relief from conatipa- tion is that it contains a large amount of fbrous material which is not digos- ted in the stomach, but passes into the inteatines and in Q measure "trri- tates' them to activity. A person on a restricted diet does not provide his intestines with a sufficient quantity of such matter. Consequently waste mat ter remains in the intesttnes to fer- ment. purify, and become genuinely poisonous. Variety of diet Overconaes this, and constitutes the only cure for chronic constipation.
 On the other hand. for many people it is impossible at times to eat g va- riety of food without great distress. In such cases 1t is necessary to admin ister an alkaline elixir or neutFaiixing mixture to correct acldity. stimulate the secretions. check the poisonous fermentation and help the stomach carry out its duties.
 The following formula has been suggested as providing a gpod neutral izing cordial for the purp5se: I-2 OF. sodium phosphate, oz. essence of sealmint. lea teaspoonfui good baking soda. enough water to make ounces. Dose: Two teaspoonfuls before each meal.
 This can he mixed up at home or made up by any druggist It ought not to cost more than e5 or 70 cents. It has been claimed that this mixture will relieve gas immediately and will cure the worse case within two weeks, by enabling the ydyspeptic to give his