The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-05

| to go to the hospital and be operated l upon for appendicitis. Don't be afraid ! to ask questions about the little an | moving symptoms. This department l of the paper Is maintained for the | purpose of rendering service to it's l readers and the more that avail them 1 selves of the service, the better for l them and the more surely will we I know that the work is of value to you and appreciated accordingly. l CLUB NOTES
 I will gladly answer all injuries for l Information on health subjects from 1 readers of this publication if same are | Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago. Send full name and address with 4 cents l postage.
 Dear Doctor:I would appreciate 1 your advice regarding my husbands s ! ears. At times he can hardly hear 1 over the phone and upon one occasion
 he could not hear his watch tick. His | ears seem to fill with a clear wax of 1 dark yellow color that seems to pre- vent hearing. ] will be pleased if you 1 will tell me what to do for him, also
 what should T get to. take for a thorough blood cleansing for spring I use, that will work on the liver and not be. nauseating. One doctor told me that sulphur was fine to take for | the blood in the spring. Mrs. M. B. ] < It is perfectly natural for the wax | to form to a greater or less degree in | the external canal of the ear and
 usually all that is necessary Is to re- | move H occasionally by the use of warm water introduced into the ear | by means of fountain or other 1 syringe, no force, however, being
 used. It may be necessary to drop | into the ear or evenings previous &ratf fIoa o@T1pr ad hydrogen peroxide. This tends to soften the accumulation of wax and | renders the removal easier The ears should be lightly plugged with cotton while the above remedies are being used and also after the swinging.
 The Comp. Gentian is a prepara- ton which would advise as a blood cleansing and system renovating rem edy. It is made of herbs, absolutely harmless and at the same time very effective and is the best spring tonic that know of. have often pub lished it's formula in these columns. Drink also plenty of pure water and eat an abundance of green vegetable
 Dear Doctor:-WiI1 you kindly let me know If there is anything that I could take. that will keep me from falling asleep at night. am all right during the day, but if start to sew or read or while doing anything in a. sitting position, fall asleep. If go to the theatre never see more than one act. am well otherwise. but have had this ailnent about 12 years and it is very discouraging, as am ashamed to go into company at all. Mrs. N. w.
 The tendency to excessive sleepi- ness described in your letter is in all probability an evidence of auto i'm toxication or self poisoning as the re-
 
 ton tract of one of the harmful pro- ducts of imperfect digestion. If there is any tendency to constipation, this, of course, would account for such a symptom and must be removed by regulation of the diet and hygiene The Compound Gentian which has so often been recommended in these notes, is very effective in stimulating the liver, kidneys and other b1ands to properly eliminate the poisons form ed in the system and I would urge that 1t be used. If constipation is present a laxative diet must of course be used, bran bread, fruits, and green vegetables forming the princi- pal part of it. Water also should be taken to at least to 6 pints daily for a time including 1 pint taken hot sup- on rising in the morning. slipping it slowly after adding a teaspoonfu1 of lemon juice The heaviest meal of the day should be taken at noon, so that so much blood will not be required in the process of digestion during the evening as otherwise this condition | would deprive the brain of part of the blood which it needs for active l work. For special occasions, strong | coffee taken with the evening meal | would probably also help to a certain extent in prompting greater wakeful- | ness, but I do not recommend it for general use. Some interesting work | which requires active movement should be taken up during the even | ing for a time in order to break up | the habit of sIeepiness which has been formed. Over-eating is directly re- ] sponsibIe for many cases of this kind l and should therefore, always be | guarded against.
 To the Edior: wish could thank pr. Feeder for his good lectures. He never could guess how much he is do- | ing for the reader, and others that | are told about them. Mrs. H. B.
 Dear Madam: As you find, your let ter to the editor was turned over to | me, after having been duly noted by | him. The more the Home Health | Club Lectures are read, the more they | are appreciated. When I undertook i to write on health matters, some hf- | teen years ago, I failed to realize at | be displayed in these simple articles, | but now do so and your letter to the | editor is one of the many that have l