The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-28

I recently have had worry and sor-
row. Can this be the cause? I am
a farmer 43 years old. N. G.
Many persons become very much
worried when the pulse becomes ir-
regular. that is, that the heart skips
beats occasi ona1ly-somet hing In the
following manner: i, 2, 3, stop, 5, g.,
Z, stop. etc. When the pulse is 9TH
erwise strong such sl1ips are of
slight consequence and are frequent
have been. like you, subject to wor-
ry and sorrow. It is true that certain
heart troubles cause the same er-
ratio movements, but they are then
accompanied by other symptoms.
which which make a diagnosis simple
and certain.
There are, persons who can to
some extent control their heart beats
Fear and worry cause quite great
changes In the heart action IF one
would think of other things than
those which cause the worry the
pulse would become normal The
control of ones self and ones
thoughts Is the principal factor in
overcoming the trouble and in your
case 1T would be wise not to worry
over things which cannot be helped,
for in persisting in it, serious 00ndi-
tions may arise
Such troubles are, not caused by
external injury, but nearly always
from mental affictions. do not
think you require any particular
remedy for, the trouble, but shall be
| pleased to hear from you again In a
few weeks. Should the trouble per-
sist, II will gladly give you specific
| Instructions.
Dear Doctor: am a recent read
err of your lectures and enjoy them
very much am troubled with an
| enormous appetite and obstinate
Ieenstipatton- I have taken cathar-
tics until they cease to act, and am
\ now depending upon colon fIuShings.
I am much overweight, but find it
imp ossible to control my appetite. I
feel sleep a good deal Of the time.
andsanny- hands are always cold. Any
suggestions that you will make will
be appreciated and followed to the
best of my ability. MRS. H. c.
The main cause of all of your
troubles is obviously Overlooking.
/ The appetite you mention Is not a
natural craving for food, but is
merely the gnawing of an infIam ed
stomach, and food only makes mat
tiers worse. The other symptoms all
come from this trouble and you will
lsfn.d they will disappear Of themselves
when you overcome your Indigestion.
$ When the gnawing hunger comes
on between meals. satisfy it by drink
ing copiously of pure water. This
| will tend to haal the infIamed lining
/ of the stomach. After a. few days
you will. find it possible to skip one
1 of the meals and fill the stomach
with water instead You Will find
from the first that the hunger grows
less 9narked,svunti1 after a few weeks
you should have no difficulty in get
/ ting yourself down to moderate
dietary. Once you are on the righi
track your symptoms will gradual
/ ly disappear.
/ Dear Doctor: am, trouble with
a cough that began 2 or 8 months
ago. 1 had the impression that ii
was a mild attack of the Grip. The
coughing seems to be- caused by q
tough ph1eg1n that rises In the
throat. The coughing is almost en-
/ tirely at night, as I generally wake
i up at i, 2, or 3 O'Clock a. M, and the
/ coughing begins. From that time on
I have no rest in bed, so Z get up
and the trouble ceases until the next
night am using cough lozenges