The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-06
DR.. Brady's Health Talks
What Cam BE Prevented.

There are lot OF diseases which
snst sir eann9t cure In fact there
does not always respond to the uuinine
treatment, though quin.ne Is generally
cited as typical Of specific cures
nowadays no educated physician. OF
whatever school, fmag lnes he can cure
hhn an yd,dr, TT, TIE word cure is. being
time doctors Imagined they really
medicines. It was Because ut the sh r pasir
lie fnsen T So5osy the pss
q a., miracle from the modern healer.
What Is expected from q doctor to-day
teach his patients and all others who
come under the sphere of his influence
now now TO iiye. IN SO far as he can suc-
ruins his own trade-althoush his
enemies and enemies of the community
invariably charge that he is merely en-
seif e y 'u BUSINESS i0r NM
g. The meanest charge our @anti"
friends utter Is that the. principal rea-
vaccination against smallpox is the
dollar. Does any one imagine a doctor
can Ca > , purchase as vaccine virus. -gauze,
and dress the arm from three to ten
times afterward and profit financially
3y the transaction on a fee of 81?
What doctor could afford to ofter three
office dressings for n dol!ai Not a
competent man, surely. =
what liz Prevented Need Not BE
Endured.
Just as reminder we will set down
mere some of the diseases which arc
now now preventable and in most communal
employed by city, State or national gov.
crnments:
Yellow fever-by mosquito extcrmi-
MMahiariia-by MOSQUITO determination.
infested nns,s rats coming from Infected
Gholera-by detecting and quaran-
timing carriers" on shipboard.
Any one whip can doubt that these
measures discovered and applied BY
medlcal men must be Christian
Scientist, Indeed.
And now let us list a few of the dis
eases which are positively prevented
by the personal efforts of your family
smailpox-by vaccination
Rabies-by Pasteur treatment i'm
your own home. ,
!, Blindness of the new .born-by pro-
child.
Lockjaw--by administration of the
n ;I.,it.s, tanie serum Immediately after
Typhoid fever-by prophylactic i'm
Finally permit us to, say: what
dured.
! Mote to the antis-Be brief; be
temperate; he honest; but don't be
Qmention. and AnsNcrs.
n, ); w. inquiries; Can you. tell me
ever been passed upon by the Supreme
Court? And what Is your own opin-
ion about 1t?
preme Court of the United States that
statute compelling vaccination is
eonstitqtional Jacobsen v. Mass. 1877
and me. ] don't believe II is constr
tutional, although / believe in vaeci-
Rebel writes. We have a plague
of mosquitoes about our dooryard this
season. Is there anything we can use\
Reply k Yes s 'ns Use your eyes. and
make sure there are no tin cans, old
paint pots pots or dead pools of water In
mosquitoes there is stagnnnt water
near-by-and stagnant water can al
ways BIO eliminated. Mosquitoes breed
breeding place and destroy It, That
will rid your premises of the plague.
Feotsore inquiries: Is salicylic acid
feet? And in what strength9 e
), Reply Rep, Yes; Half an ounce in half
half an ounce salIcyiIc acid thorough Ge h.
, ~ mixed with four ounces taicum
powder
W p. X writes: ~ What are the
catarrh of the bronchial tubes? (a)
Would such n condition make the up
per chest sore on the outside? t3)
Two doctors have examined me care
ganic trouble. hut that am ner-
vous. They advise vacation. Should
take their advice?
what Is now called broncho- pneumo-
MIA. Broncho- pneumonia would make
the chest feel sore; but simple catarrh
we were told by two doctors after
careful examination that our chest
vous, we'd follow their advice