The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-10-29
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THE HEALTH MASTER


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DR.. Strong. rive seen cases OF peo-
pie drinking twenty to twenty-five
glasses of that harmless stuff ev-
cry day. or course, they were on
the road to nervous smash-up.
But the craving for it was estab-
lished and they hadn't the nerve to
stop"
"The soda-fountain as a public
peril" said Mr.. Clyde, with a smile.
There's more in that than can
be smiled away" retorted the doc
tor vigorously. what between
nerve-foods that are simply dis
guised 'bracers,' and dangerous.
heart-depressing dopes, like brom-
o-seltzer, the soda-fountain does
its share Of damage in the COM
munity."
what about saltwater; that is
innocent, isn't it?" asked Mrs.
Clyde.
"Yes. II the syrups are pure,
soda-water is a good thing J mod
Grafton. So are the mineral wat
ers. But there is this to be said
about soda-water and candy, par
ticularly the latter"
"rve always said" broke in
Grandma Sharpless, that candy
eating would ruin any digestion"
Then you've always been wrong.
ma'am," said DR.. Strong. Candy,
well and honestly made, is excellent
food at the proper time. The
trouble is, both with candy and
with the heavy, rich soda-waters,
that people are continually filling
up with them between meals. Now
the stomach is a machine with
great amount Of work to do, and
is entitled to some consideration.
Clyde, what would happen to the
machines in your factory, il you
didn't give them proper intervals
of rest?"
They'd be very short-lived," said
Mr.. Clyde. There's a curious thing
about machinery which everybody
knows but nobody understands:
running a machine twenty-four
hours a day for one week gives il
harder wear than running ii twelve
hours day for month. It needs
a regular rest"
80 with the machinery of diges-
tion," said the doctor. THE stom-
ach and intestines have their hard
work after meals. How are they TO
rest up, if an odd lot of candy or a
slab OF rich ice-cream soda come
sliding down between whites TO be
attended to? Eat your candy at
the end of a meal, il you want it.
It's good desert. But whatever
you eat, give your digestion fair
chance"
"You can digest anything if you
use ThingumbOb Pills" observed
Mr.. Clyde sardOnically. The
newspapers say So.
That's the kind of doctrine that
makes dyspeptics," returned DR..
Strong. "The American stomach is
the worst-abused organ in creation.
Saliva is the true digestive. If
people would take time to chew
properly, half the dyspepsia-pill
takers would go out of business. II
they'd take time to exercise proper
ly, the other half would disappear"
Liver pills were my regular de-
pendence few years ago." remark
ed Mr., Clyde. Since took up
hand-ball | haven't needed them.
But | suppose that half the BUSH
ness men IN town think they coul1-
MT live without drugging themselves
tw' a thee times a week."
Undoubtedly. Tell the average
American any sort of lie in print,
about his digestion, and he'll swal-
low il whole, together with the drug
which the lie is intended 10 sell.
Look at the Cascaret advertising.
Its tendency is to induce, not an
occasional recourse to Cascarets,
but steady use of them. Any man
foolish enough to follow the advice
OF the advertisements would form
Cascaret habit and bring his diges-