Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-14
DR. Brady's Health Talk
Tonsilitis Tommy.

He's a good-natured litt,e rascal. but
he rarely blows his noHe.a You might
imagine he and his little brothers and
sisters hadn't nice warm homo and a
nice warm bed to sleep in and nice
from WinfeTs sneet to protect them
piping hot @S3 hssn the em% doeto hous GOES Is
member OF the family he nearly sufre.
Gates. It's SO hot inside. And as for
dommy,s sleepsng-room. its.the warm
Keeps 1t Just as warm as she can. and
nary breath OF cold air gets in while
Tommy sleeps.
And his brother catches cold every time
Tommy has the sore throat, Tommy's
mother mo iea. can,t understand it; She thinks
fierce. Nei 20 something
~ In resting, the appearance of Tom
his encosnters Swollen rsn up on most eae toe of
big for his throat. and little white spots
on them hem But we never worry. He
feel sure he is in no danger rhu IF VIE ,e
were only 100 degrees with that throat
wed send for culture tubes and a
morning.
he Carrie. hi. own Microbes.
Safe and snug in the crypts OF those
tonsils Tommy carries his microbes
and he is generous child. He swaps
He lets them take q pull at his all kda
sucker. Nothing stingy about Tommy
In ;ft are =, always avs more germs where
veritable culture tubes. with ali the
environment microbes require.
his To moaSer got fe nis osrusGispiRty from
generosity from his fathers side. He
got his crypts from repeated attacks:
Tomm Se oh Rs1 ises
remain permanently in the crypts
Tommy's father is opposed to surgery
ing for thy SoetogIs G for e Sssts
to come.
And Colonel r. D., too, is worried
He writes, I'm beautiful, scholarly
hand h ID resembling s,,esIl hieIoglyphics: am
bugs in grandfather's chest" as my
niece ,,ns,s puts puts It, after reading one Of
your talks. Have you any suggestions
to to Offer Offer for the management Of my
out for your daily constitutional; don't
let dark cloud or gloomy barometer
stop you. And. colonel. haven't you
cesses of the. table, you know, due to
cough worse temporarily? Why not
If that seems too hard, join our Bread
end Milk Club as a probationary mem
ber.-no dues, Just one day week OF
plain bread and milk diet.
P. T. writes: Please give me vour
opinion Of Postum as n substitute for
Repiy-It Is certainly harmless
substitute for n beverage which is quite
as harmless when taken by adults in
moderation.
Elsie writes: would be grateful 70,
a suggestion. How long IL one kept
on the feet after an operation for the
removal of a bunion?
Reply-Usually about two weeks
Distilled Water--J. H.. A. asks if it
is advisable to drink distilled water,
and'tf so. Will 1t cure constipation?
Reply-Not generally. Distilled wa
ter is pure, chemically and bacteriol-
ogicaily, and good to drink If you like
1t. But 1t won't cure anything which
tap water or wen1water won't cure.
Contains No Narcotics" Please In
form me which Is best for constipation.
compound cathartic pills or, Natures
Cure Pills. The latter are said to con-
tain no calomel and no opiates.
Reply-When a medicine Is recon-
menaed for what 1t doesn't contain, you
may safely deduce that 1t is harmful
OF useless. Vegetable compound ca
thartic pills contain no calomel and
no opiates, yet I would not recommend
them for constipation. Send stamped
addressed envelope for advice about
constipation.