The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-10
Dr.. Brady's Health Talks
NEURALGIA.

Tho eminent neurologist. with all his
special skill in diagnosis or treatment
of nervous disease, confesses himself
impotent In the cure of neuralgia He
IS compelled to cali upon the dentist,
the nose and throat specialist, the
laboratory pathologist, the surgeon or
1t will not do to prescribe q few doses
of medicine and dismiss the patient.
Relief Is not to be obtained so easily.
or nerve nc pain As cry
nutriment, or cry for more rest, or n
cry of temperance,, or a cry for fresh
makes common toothache or a neu-
rttis or a so-called rheumatic pain feel
like slap on the wrist. Neuralgia
Is unbearabie. because one cannot I'M
Ing such terrible fuss
Some Everyday Causes.
tasy u.s. OF bin fos but
good sound teeth to suffer. with tri--
FACIAL neuralgia. The typical. case OF
trifanial nerve pain however, Is g bed,
lady with n cloth round her jaw. and a
fixed obsession that she is suffering ter
variably find her applying camphor or
rology'
But recent experience with X-ray
photography has proved that many n
case of invcterate neuralgia of the
trifacial depends upon impacted molar
roots-wisdom teeth which have nevtr
ructIons In their tomb.
The trifacial nerve apparently de-
lights in deceiving the victim Of ncu-
doloreaux) in the forehead may be the
only evidence of some pressure or itri-
tation involving the branch to the
Jaw.
Neuralgia OF the heart" is q mis-
homer for angina pectoris, which Is
a serious disease and not neuralgia
"gastralga" is usually ulcer OF the
stomach or gallstones.
Anemia is n familiar factor OF neu-
the ribsI nerves. especially of those
which send branches to the skin over
the heart; This intercostaI neuralgia
assures her that the heart is all right
The DnnEcr of Neuralgia Tablets.
There is no question but that ace
antipyrin or other coal tar derivatives
viii relieve neuralgia pain more GER
tainly than morphine itself. The occa-
sional resort to such remedies Is justi-
hanle II you are sure your heart is
normal. But the danger of heart fail
ure and death from the frequent or
The sufferer with neuralgia must have
relief. of course, The wise thing to
do is to have expert advice before risk
ing anything on experiments. 10y
Questions mud Answers
Nj. l. writes: l. Is neuralgia round
the heart fatal. and is 1t durable? 9.
Wda Tar are the ne SYMPTOMS or appendicltis
Reply: l. a common condition is neu-
rnlgia Of the intercostal !between tho
out just over the heart. This Is in no
way serious, though 1t generally alarms
the patent. much less common con-
sometimes called neuralgia of the hea TT
This occurs usually in older persons
and Is often fatal. Intercostal neu-
toris, being essentially a result OF
hardened 4rteries. is not durable. but
attacks may be warded off or relieved
z. The symptoms of appendicitis are
too variable and treacherous to describe
briefly In simple. acute. first attacks
pain, at first In pit OF stomach or just
over navel. after day or two In the
right lower part Of abdomen, ,t2) ten
shining. ca fever. 90 rapid pulse. (5)
o 5ion as siebt rule 90 muscular rightly
symptoms are rarely present in one
case; the physician diagnoses appen-
dicitis by physical signs found on ex-
symptoms complained OF by the patient
Certain cases OF appendicitis will re-
c s', without an neutrality-suspicious. a
third of the first attacks. But recur-
ring attacks are TO be expected If the
appendix Is not removed during or fol-
lowing. the first attack, and the sub
sequent attacks are always more dan
gerous: Appendicitis is n very treach-
alton, performed under modern technic.
is safer than the risks of the disease
When peritonitis develops there IS
small chance or recovery.
c. y. L. inquiries: Can tuberculosis be
cured by. electricity? Have you ever
way?
Reply; we have never heard. OF such
treatment