Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-25
Maintaining a
Family's Health

There is a certain primary rule of
health that everybody should know, and
especially the heads of families 1t is
not vulgar or immodest to refer to IL in
the privacy of the family circle, and
the editor, whose view of his readers is
a peternal one, may be permitted to dis
cuss it.
Reference is made to the matter of
keeping the bowels open every day the
year round. This seemingly trifiing
function of nature is, the primary, es-
sential basis of health. 1t not only pro-
notes health, but the regularity of this
function will often prevent disease and
will nearly always minimize a disease
already existing.
The first question that a doctor asks
a patient is regarding the condition of
the bowels; and an old and eminent
doctor many years ago laid down three
rules of health. They were: Keep the
head cool; the feet warm; the bowels
open" To be careless of the latter sig
nifies an indifference to cleanliness and
presupposes ignorance.
From the time the baby begins to
walk it should be taught regularity of
this function The nurse or mother
should see to it personally. If the
habit of regularity is formed early
enough, it will never be broken thru
life. Immediately after breakfast and
after supper are the best hours for
the child. Most grown people can main
tain health by one movement a day, but
children require two, and are better OFF
for it.
An excellent idea is to give the child
and all the members of the family,
for that matter-plenty of fresh and
cfa al Fruit Nd UnpnfQhlaG
These are usually natural laxatives.
But as all foods do not digest in all
persons, care should be taken to dis
cover what agrees with the digestion
and what does not. For example, ba-
nanas are very constipatdng to some
persons and act as a laxative on others.
II you find a food does not agree with
you. eat very sparingly of it or do not
eat 1t at all.
In any event, children should never
be given purgatives or cathartics. and
by that is meant salts and cathartic
waters generally, cathartic pills, etc.
They have been found too violent for
children, women and old people. A
gentler laxative will do for these.
OF course, there comes time in the
lives of people when fruits and such
things have ceased to have an effect,
the bowels become clogged and some
thing has to be done. 1t is important
at this juncture that the right remedy
is selected. Many things are adver-
tised and many things are recommend
ed, but our personal opinion is, and our
choice has always been, that the best
laxative obtainable is DR.. Caldwell s
Syrup Pepsin. Tho a compound con-
tanning several ingredients, it is what
might be called a natural laxative. 1t
works on the human system as nearly
like nature itself as is possible. 1t is
mild and gentle and is as pleasant to
take as fruit itself.
1t is an ideal remedy for it's purpose,
and especially for the uses of children,
women and old folks, tho, for that
matter, the most ROBUST person will get
plenty of natural action from it's use;
only it is not violent like purgatives and
cathartics DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin
is, as its name implies, a syrupy liquid,
and among it's ingredients is pepsin,
which, as every one knows, is the most
valuable of all indictments as a digest
ant 1t has other ingredients that act
on the bowels. and so naturally does
this combination work that AFTER a brief
use of DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin med
icines of all kinds can be dispensed
with. This has happened not only to
young people, but to very old ones as
well. The remedy can be obtained of
any druggist or dealer in medicines
anywhere for only so cents or 81 bot
tie, according to size Either size is
enough to last a whole family a long
time.
DR.. Caldwell, however, requests ms to
say that If there be any reader of The
Semi-Weekly Journal who has never
used his remedy and would rather make
a trial of II free before spending any
money on it, he or she should send their
address to DIR. w. r Caldwell. 603
Caldwell building, Monticello, Ill. and
the doctor will promptly, forward sam
pie bottle free of charge. There is no
obligation on your part at all. We urge
YOU to take advantage of this offer
Every family should have a laxative in
the house and we can say that better
one will not be found than DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin- Try 1t fEee before
you buy it the first time