The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-01
HOME HEALTH CLUB
ewritten by pr. David H. Feeder, Chi.

(Wr1tten by Dr. David 1T. Reeder, Chi
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 DIARRHOEA. When hot weather comes we change our diet almost by looked tempting during the winter are far from being so now. Instead the cool fresh vegetables, not only delight the eye. burt tempt the palate. The juices of luscious fruit expressed and made into cooling drinks did not ap-l peal to in January, but in July we can hardly get enough
 When great changes come suddenly, there is always more or less danger. We are prone to be inte1nperate. The heat opens the pores of the skin all over the body and tiny rivers of water seem to pour out from every little opening. In a short time we feel this drain Of water and we are thirsty; al- most any water appeals to us, but the fruit juices most of all. Perhaps the good old fashioned lemonade. not too sweet, is the most refreshing and healthful Of all, but if we allow our selves to eat of the fresh ripe fruits and berries, as well as the green veg etabIes and then drink quantities of ice water or other cooling drink we at once place ourselves in danger. Ma ture tries to help us by starting up a dfarThoea so that we may get rid of the unaccustomed materials Then fear steps in and instead of keeping as quiet possible and letting the fr- ritating materials be thrown off, we send in hurry for something to check l it. In great alarm we tell the old doc tor of the terrible pains and the grip l ing and the drain upon our strength. He promptly measures out a few doses of opiates and after taking the drug 1 the pain ceases and the bowels are paralyzed to such an extent that the diarrhoea is stopped. What a great i7aIax r91sio fT1x an now we can safely go at the fruit and | the cold drinks again. If another at tack comes the doctor is close by and again he can quickly cure. Never was a greater mistake made than to sup press a, natural activity of the bowels I when they are trying to get rid of a surplus of irritating materials to which they are unaccuStomed. Stop putting things into the stomach. Rest. Use I common sense. Perhaps you will say I that you haven't any or you would l not have so foolishly over eaten. Wher
 a diarrhoea persists even after food
 and liquid have been withheld for 3
 day or more, I sometimes recomm end a small cup of boiled milk, but as g 4 rule the simple act of keeping still and
 withholding food of all kinds is sufh- cfent.
 !. The formula, for several simple hert remedies that are safe and effective are given in the Home Health Cut } book, Vol. B. entitled Medicinal Plants
 of America and others" As a genera i. proposition severe constipation is more
 dangerous in hot weather than mild ; diarrhoea, but have told you so many times how to overcome 1t that yot would probably resent another telling l Professor R. l. Smith, entomologist North Carolina Agricultural Station
 says: "Forrnalin is a very successful
 poison for flies in spite of many re- } ports to the contrary I have recently used it extensively with excellent re } suits. The method that have found most successful Is the use of formahr
 in milk with the following propor ton:
 s'One ounce (two ta'blespoonfulso formalin; sixteen ounces Gone pint) O
 equal parts of milk and water.
 'In this proportion the mixture seem to- attract the flies much better thal when used in eweetened water. Tn . mixture should be exposed in shallov
 plates. A piece of bread in the mid