The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-20

to neighoors and marveling that .you
can run at all with one kidney and no
appendix
the daytime. wakefuiness at night. all
mean food poisoning. Resort to drugs
for relief. continue to gulp. guIzle and
bolt turning to the doctor now and
then In time OF trouble. and the water
supply gets infected by the sewage.
and the doctors call 1t nervous prostra-
ton. Brights disease. inhammatory
rheumatism. or neuritis. and the under
taker begins 10 take personal In
i tereet In you.
We all realize the dangers from
| strong drink, but strong meat that
| sets up its ferment is quite as bad
| as the product OF the grain that Is
| fermented t,rst and swallowed after
/ ward.
| The craving for stimulants is a
j disease. and never goes with dietetic
! righteousness. Crime follows mai
nutrition. as docs night the day. lr-
ritaeiiity. stupidity. toucniness, are
some OF the results OF food poisoning
/ The criminal IL . sick man.
Twenty-Five years ago Br Chariot,
4! of Paris, said: "Ninety-five per cent
! of all diseases have their origin in
/ ti1e digestive tract.
Most of the so-c called heart diseases
are stomach troubles. The stomach
/ being located Just beneath the heart,
/ fermenta ton causes pressure on the
| heart. and this starts palrifation and
] irreguiaritS Of heart beat; and prob
ably in time may set up regular
heart disease.
/ All diseases of the liver have their
! rise in Imperfect digestion. overtaxed
! Kidneys, with diabetes and Brights
disease. follow like causes. GatAFrh,
hay fever, colds, typhoid, yellow fever
1 and smallpox may originate from i'm
perfect elimination.
Even when there are epidemics Of
1 tVrhniA lfnnY
! only part of the population are in
! tected.
! Disease catches those who lack
/ resisting power Or resiifency. Keer
! Your bodily health up to high aver
| age and You are proof against any
| malevolent germ that may come along,
| Health means that the friendly
germs are fghting for you. and disease
and death are in the majority,
Chemicals that set up an explosion
! in the internal economy were dis-
covered by Hippccrates Ave hundred
upon, and has been all down the Gen.
| turtles, as a wonderful thing that YOU
! en&lc take D. drug and bring ahont a
| certain result In short time.
not known until very recent times. and
| that 10 that every drug has not only .
/ direct but a reactfonary effect. Action
| and reaction are equal.
The use OF dru&e tnat prinH oDous
/ quick action are always followed b.
] periods OF inaction and torpor. Then
| after a time, the individual has 10 take
/ more medicine. He 10 educating hi
| body. and he y wrongly educating II
/ ana in course az time he becomes !
victim OF the drug habit--whtch 10 q
] bad ~ TO be Victim OF the drink
| habit. And. in fact. II II very much
/ Hike II, save that it, symptoms ars
somewhat yelled. but II 10 just a.
/ deadly In It's career.
1 Or. J. III. Ttlden, one of the greai
l moderns, says that In all Of his cAreei
/ he has never known case OF Appendt'
cftis excepting with individuals whit
were addicted to the drug habit
Appendicitis Follows torpidtty. and Il
/ tho natural result Of impActIon. start.
ling Inflammation In = small but yer,
useful organ. The vermiform Appen
| dix becomes fevered. then infiAmed
and fashicnahls surgsry---not heinz
| able " eurN tho complaint -simply
i cuts the organ out
i Every Individual should discover fol
i himself the foods thAt aGreo with hin
and stick - them. He win als<
\ properly discover the fooda that dis
i agree with him. and tn@sss he SHOULD
4 absolutely forage.