The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-19
Dr.. Brady's Health Talks
LIAIMENTs AND FAITH.

Angleworn extract and ra,,lcsnake
on sun bring a good price in some
tho rheumatic is exceeded i'm per.
ycrsity only by tho weather. Genuine
dyed in thc-wooi skunk oil. too. has
considerable vogue with horned doe
tors
When a faitn healer sits around and
tAliks-at about dollar a minute
OF goes away OF somewhere and gives
while Old Doctor Nature is making A
cure. you. give the testimonial 20 tho
AZ, healer - ana not 10 nature. BUT
hed NJ. ID. Will paint swollen Joint
with iodine and watch the swelling dis.
with much profit, a,tributng the i'm
provement TO tine change Of color he
has given the skin
Not All Faith. But Works.
Liniinents serve several good pur-
poses In medicine. They often relieve
pain pain; You can, rub it in" without
IS very eGcctuai remedy FOR local
soreness. Linimcnts also keep the
patient contcnted in the thought that
something is being done for him
In these DAYS of elegant pharmacv
the GOOD old turpentine and croton oil
mixtures have been SUPERSEDED by vari-
ous cmcnts--linimcnts put up an
Ii ~ cciiapsible tubes. with parlor car
utlen. l:niments dispensed in soldihed
i"?ni packed in attractive Jars. lini-
ments guaranteed not to blister fas
lorc as they are kept in the original
containcr) and linimcnts warranted to
cure man or beast OF any incura bic
ariiciion either victim may happen 10
have.
Local Effects Are Feeble MT Hest.
iiicuiar erect when locally applied
These things do not enter through the
skin, n" matter how we'll YOU rub it
local action. Menthoi and lis dcriya.
iiycs, s"ilcHiic acid. .aconite. bclladonna.
ana some Of the coal tar derivatives arc
absorbed through the skin in amounts
sufficient I" have general influence.
OF else act rs local sedativcs or stimu-
lantS.
Lnimcnts relieve pain then. BY their
local action and by the massage their
intnt Is suited TO all requirements. any
more than one medicine will help all
diseases. Gdor and appearance cut
III fact, the odor and color Of many
hniments seems TO he about the whole
Questions and Ansucrx
extent of their remedial virtues.
MISS y. l.: G. wishes to know whether
olive ell Will increase ones weight IL
taken In doses OF a teaspoonful thrcc
Reply: ii will increase ones weight
az the rate OF about half an ounce
da! Butter does better.
Is. r. osks: In case OF an outbreak of
scarlet fever in the. home, what pre-
CAUTIONS can We take TO protect HE
other children?
Reply: With the permission of the at
children At once from contact with the
patient-if possible remove them TO
another house. Bcvond this there is
no other prccaution except the gem
cral sanitary conduct of the sick room.
Adelaide observes: So MANY mothers
permit children with whooping cough
TO go about in company with others on
the street. Can nothing be done to
prevent this crime?
Reply: II Your local health depart
to start war of determination OIL the
health department. IT is n crime and
The health department is accessory.
II. w. B. asks: Is there any truth in
tho allegation that dog can carry
dipht liberia?
Reply: We once took culture from
tho throat OF a mastiff in The hospitai
and sent ii 10 the health department
Next. morning the bacteriolosist re-
ported dtphtheria germs present. The
dog was isolated and the epidemic
ceased. Dogs and cats are proba bly,
common carriers OF contagion.
j. OH. r. inquiries: Can a man have
valvular heart trouble and yet live a
fairly active life and feel perfectly
Reply: Many mon do. The heart
muscle undcrgoes compcnsatory de-
velopmcnt sufficient to keep the circu-
lation about normal so long as the
patient is subject to no serious strains
Life insurance examiners often discover
who arc ignorant of tho condition.
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