The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-10

to his allmentary arrangements, It
would probably be found that II really
originated In the use of sand for the
assimilation of the sort OF food that
SO many Of the Indlanians eat, All
fowls are dependent upon sand to got
rid OF the things they eat, and 1t Is
/ known that different animals eat earth
to help them with their food. Down in
Texas men, women and children cat
clay fof their stomachs' sake and live
to ripe old age many OF them far
longer than is good for the State.
Speaking seriously, the indianapolis
physician has given many good reasons
for the faith that is in HRS In his
explanation of his theory written
years ago. he said:
What is required of digestive
specific is the ability to stimulate the
stomach. liver and Intestinal glands to
the performance of their normal func-
tons improve digestion, increase
peristasis restore elasticity and tone
to the relaxed tissue. The expedient
to which 1 here call your attention
Will do all this.
"Bouchard, in his Auto Intoxicntlon,
clearly shows us that every moment of
our lives we run the risk OF being
overpowered by ,poisons generated
withintour own systems, and that self
poisoning is only prevented by the
activity of our excretory organs. Fail
ure in this respect often results in
arthritism. or diseases caused by re-
tarded oXidations, among which may
be mentioned gravel and govt, rheu-
matism diabetes obesity, asthma.
eczema. and probably. in many cases.
stomach. liver, heart and lung trouble.
Indeed, the more we study the sub
iect OF the torpidity Of intestinal action
the more inclined are we to enunciate
the claim that to 1t may be ascribed
directly and indirectly, the major half
of the so-called diseases from which
we suffer- or, rather, that we come
within their grasp.
THE remedy via which we can often
escape all the foregoing horrid cate
cory that is caused by constipation.
and which now have the temerity. or,
rather, the sand, to introduce before
this august critical body is sand, just
plain s-a-n-d. - When tell
you that have used it all along the
line from childhood to old age. with
admirable results In every case, ! but
state actual experience that each of
you can easily duplicate
AHlInalS eat eartn by instinct.
Liberate a horse after long confire
ment, and about the first thing he does.
after racing around, is to eat mouth
full of dirt. The ostrich is credited
with having the prize digestive ability.
and he eats sand. and big sand too.
while chickens and turkeys can not do
we'll without 1t. If dime museum men
can train their stomachs and bowels
to a diet of lamp chimneys and tacks,
as we know they do, and whole peo-
pies regularly eat eartb as an article
of diet. we purists need not fear an
occasional dose OF sand for the stom-
ach's sake as Paul said. The fanci-
full objection that 1t might injure the
surfaces with which II comes in con-
tact might as well be urged against
the gastric juice. which we know to
be capable of eating holes in the stom-
ach after death, but not in life"
That is very interesting and seems
to have good deal in IT. 1t must
be admitted that any remedy which
would give relief from the drinking of
Boston milk has made good it's claims
to the attention of the profession of
medicine generally, and it is known
that in Virginia there are large de-
posts of the finest indigestion sand
in the country.