Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-09-20
Answers to Health Questions

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Answers to Health Questions
e. 10. My hands are continual
ly perspiring, which makes 1t almost
impossible for me to perform my
work. What do you advise?
A. Apply nutgal1 ointment or vine
gar to the hands or bathe them in
formalin and water, half a teaspoon
full to a pint of water
" CO. What can I do for red
nose?
-How can l make my eyebrows
darker and thicker?
A.-Pepper, salt, highly seasoned
foods, tea, coffee, liquor, hot oily and
greasy foods cause a red nose. A
plain diet and lots of sleep will help
you. Do not use soap or warm water
on your face but instead use ice cold
water and good peroxide cream.
Massage at night with glycerine and
peroxide, half and half.
| 2Massage into the roots Of the
eyebrows each night with the follow
Ing:
Capsicum vaseline ..1 dram
White vaseline .1 ounce
]. I. s., Newark a year
ago | suffered from a mastoid ear.
was pronounced cured by a doctor,
but since then my ears seem to be
blocked as though by a water bubble
How may l overcome this
A--This condition requires special
treatment by nose and throat spe-
cialist2 Have 1t attended to as soon
as possible.
B. L., Providence, r. I-Q.win
you kindly advise me as to the
best soap I may use to wash the
hair with, while using the treatment
recommended, that will not interfere
with iron and sulphur?
2-Win you please give me the for
mula for the sulphur ointment?
A-Castile soap is advisable.
J 2-Sulphur, dram; vaseline,
ounce
I. N, Newark.-Q-I am thirteen
! years Of age, feet inches, and
weigh niney-two pounds; chest nor
NAL, %; expanded, 80; calves 10
inches; forearms, 1917; neck, 70;
, waist. 2S; biceps, 8; contracted, 10.
Am built to become an athlete7
A-You will make a good athlete II
you DO not oVerdo yourself
: j. Mcc., Newark. -o-Do not
worry. You will soon conquer the
8 habit. Keep up your firm resolution
4 and your good habits and your will
power will soon win out for you.
( e. W, Newark.-Q-Please suggest
s a remedy for hay fever.
e A-Send to the Lederle Antitoxen
9 Laboratories, New York city, where
Q they make new vaccine for hay
: fever, as does DR.. Oppenheimer, of
n New York. This should be obtained
4 and administered by your physician.
The preventative treatment consists
of fifteen doses of the pollen vaccine
/, administered simultaneously on alter
= nate days.
,, L. K, Newark-Q-I am greatly
. bothered with pimples. What do you
- suggest?
# III drink Hamburg tea, do you
!, think 1t has any good qualities? 1t
8, does not seem to help me in the least
S. A-Take three drops of Fowler
II arsenic solution In water after meals
l. three times day. Avoid all oily, hot
greasy, rich and highly seasoned
p foods, sweets, pastries. chocolates
y soups and gravies. AS a face wash
. instead of soap or cold cream use the
= following:
n Glycerine .............., ounce
H sulphur ............... dram
II Rose water ........... 8 ounces
II At night and each morning apply
II the following to the pimples:
II Iodide of sulphur. n dram
= Simple oerate ........ 1 ounce
2-The tea of which you speak 1.
nothing more than hot water. Besides
does 1t not speak for itself? 1t has
, left no good effects with you.
3-If you wish your third question
answered, send stamped, self-ad.
dressed envelope with the query re.
peated. Owing to the many letter,
which come into the office. it is utterly
impossible to remember the queries OF
| each unless repeated.
| G. L. D., Newark, N. J.-A-Send 8
stamped, self addressed envelope witt
| your query repeated and l will bt
glad to give YOU any assistance I can
Quaker Quips
Any man would rather discharge {
duty than a cook.
You can always rub a man tn,
wrong way by rubbing II in.
Every CLOUD mas a silver lnlng, bu
the pessimist kicks because 1t ism
gold.
Many a man who is long on religion
is short when the collection plate 1
passed,
1t Is human nature to want more
The minute a man is able to liz
comfortably he isn't satisfied 70 Il
that way.-Philadelphia Record.