Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-30
some OF SIMPLE REMEDIES
They Are often Harmful and n Source
Of Great Danger 60 the
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such an innocent looking remedy az the
| WITHDRAWING cure. says a medical au-
| thority. may sometimes be very rnischiev-
| rus and even a source % real danger 20
those who indulge in a.
No enc. Of course when ne Is taking his
| half pint or pint Of hot water before break
last 70 cure his Indigestion imaEines Tor a
moment that he may be making his ind
| session very much worse. But this is really
d fact when the indigestion arises from
| dlauon OF the stomach.
A dIlated stomach Is a very common
nalady. especially among vegetsrians and
great tea drinkers. The stomach becomes
much enlarged. and in this condition re-
tsins the food for a long time. thus bring
ms about fermentation. ratulenee. and Sc
we're Indigestion
Now the remedy in this case IL the dry
cure Little or no liquid at meals, and as
little liquid at other times as one can
manage
The coplous water drinker increases his
malsdy. lie would probably deny Il
stoutly for the water dilutes the acid
contents and gives his stomach relief for
/ the moment But IL remains there and.
| when breakfast has been added. his poor
| stomach has a burden that no stomach
should be asked to bear
still more harmful in ether cases Is the
excessive swallowing OF water. In certain
disorders Of the kidneys these organs cry
out 10 be spared. and the water drinker
gives them more work 20 do. Very often
they cannot do IT, In any case the pres
sure q blood within the arteries IS raised.
Suppose. then. an elderly man. predIs-
| posed 10 apoplexy. h the person in Ques-
ton. Nothing is more dangerous TO him
than f-a-r - a. 4. -.
this which bursts the little artery In his
brain that for some reason always breaks
[ down IN the apoplectic.
In some. or perhaps all forms Of heart
/ disease, too. this water drinking habit does
/ much harm More work is thus thrown
/ upon the heart already Incompetent to per
! form its ordinary amount % work The
increase OF liquid consumed not only in
/ creases the quantity OF blood that has to
be pun ed, but rises the blood pressure
and makes the pumping more difficult
] In all these cases the quantity OF LIQUID
/ one consumes should be restricted. not In
creased. 1t may be that one feels better
/ after his water cure. but very often the
/ feeling is a snare.
ouinine is another very simple. harmless
remedy in popular estimation. People buy
| 10 cents worth Of quinine. measuring the
2 ANHt u lAAe HoNeEAAl QElk uN the Price.
( put Il In a bottle Of wine. and dose them
selves according 10 inclination
! Or. worse still. they buy the quinine in
powder and take as much as will 90 on a
dime or a quarter. ct does not seem TO
matter which coin is usedD They have not
4 the remotest idea as TO the quantity they
are taking or the effect Of different guam
titles. But Quinine is one OF those drugs
which has opposite effects in different
doses. The person who prescrbes for him
self will take much the same dose whether
I he wants TO increase his appetite and tone
4 up his system or 10 relieve a cold or cure
neuralgia, and he may be taking so small
a dose for the cold or neuralgia as to
leave them quite unmolested. or he may
be taking 20 large = tonic as TO be really
depressing himself and destroying his ap-
petite
Perhaps even more harmful simple
remedy than Quinine, as commonly used.
is ammoniated tincture Of quinine
The plan often followed Is to take il
without any regard 10 proper dosage and
usually TO swallow il in much too con-
eentrated a form.
| II, using this drug. a person takes enough
quinine 10 relieve his neuralgia or TO cure
a cold he takes many times too much Of
the ammonium factor. In any case, II he
continues the use OF 1t for few days
his digestion is thrown quite into disorder.
BY the time the Gold has been sufficiently
dosed the unfortunate stomach is in q pitt
ful state
There are many more simple. popular
cures that work excessive mischief Per
haps worse than any are castor oil. Epsom
salts, SIENNA and other such medicines
with which women keep their children half
the time ailing.
For every pain and fit Of indisposition
some mothers give castor oil or an eQuiva-
lent TO their children II may be g pain in
the stomach due TO acidity. for which the
appropriate cure is something quite diff
ferent; but the unfortunate child gets a
remedy for quite another disorder.-New
York Tribune