The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-10
HOME HEAL I'll CLUB
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 weapons they can devise for the pur- bose and object of killing one an hther. These men are the best phy- i Heal specimens to be found in their respective countries It is almost Unbelievable and yet 1t Is a fact, that Ehesa men ard killing one another Ind the man who can show that he B the most daring and efficient in Killing his fellow man Is decorated with badges of honor. It is said to eost, however, nearly $4,O00 to kill man with the weapons used. The weaker men. the women and chill Hren and the crippled and exhausted men whoe return from the war must pay the $4.0o0 in the form of war Eaxes, and yet there are but few, if eny, of them that personally would be- wiling to pay even $4.0o to have brl6 of the citizens Of the opposing
 Tn most of the large cities we have what we call gunInen, who will kill D Shome1ess stranger for few dol lars. Now if we could transport all pf these to the front. we would not be particular which s'stde'' of the front Thirty millions of men seems like an almost ncomprehensible humber and we speak of this war hss the worlds greatest calamity, and yet the number that will be killed ls small compared to the deaths caused annually by some of the pre- venfab1e diseases that afflicta hu- nnanttys Just think of this for moment The population of the whole earth is slightly over 1900. 100000. which Is an increase of 140s000,0OO over the population of years ago Now, if there were some means of killing all Of the men engaged in the European war. all of them at one stroke. the population of the earth would still be 110, 100000 more than 1t was four years ago.
 The best efforts Of the brainiest men of the world are directed toward stamping out and overcoming dis-A ease and increasing the longevity of man Laws are in force everywhere that are designed to encourage pro- rreation and make criminals Of those who seek to prevent it, and yet, at The present rate of increase of pop uIattou, standing room for Gghhng will ultimately be at a premium and wars such as the present will be looked upon by our descendants as mere back yard scrap
 If man life continued to multiply, and it will animal life must ulti- Enately disappear to make more room For man and his machines. As ami also Will become more rare. In time we VIII recognize tho fact that only the physically, mentally and morally fit should be granted the privilege Of parenthood and even that privilege will be limited
 Disease Is more deadly than bull lets, and we are slowly but surely conQuering many diseases that were thought to be incurable. Disease kills the weddings, and the aged, bullets kill the young and strong In spite of all the wars and in spite of all disease the population of the earth continues and FVi1Ic ontinues to fncrease- In time, quality not quan- titY: win be the question for states \ men to solve, otherwise, as science conqUers the diseases which kill the weddings in time of peace, the phy- sicaI struggle of the strong in wars duce humanity to population or e weddings and the upward struggle will again begin at the bottom.
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 Dear Doctor. Have been reading your talks for years and have often been benefited by them. At last I have pIucked up courage to write you about myself. Am getting very stout, my weight is 210- When married about z1 wears ago Just weighed 125 farmers wife and work hard Have tried to diet, but find it weakening when one has to work all day. Am hearty and well excepting sometimes my back aches a little My fat is not Glabby but solid and most people do not take me to weigh over 18O pound Age 42. Please advise me what to do and I will be very grate-' EuI J. w.
 Unusually 1t is not on the sunny side of fifty that the real trouble begins in cases of obesity. Often a person can be practically well in all most every respect perhaps for a humber ef years. but sooner or later various organs of the body seem to lack little in activity. This is es- pecia1ly true with the liver, the kid neys and the heart. You state that your back aches at times. This may be due to a muscular strain, but it is more likely that the liver and the kidneys are involved. In the begin ming this can be readily overcome, while later in life it may take con siderable length of time to effect a Eure. The proper method of treat ment is apparent. Reduce yourself sufficientIy in weight and these or Eans will also gradually resume their proper activity. It is true that it in- wolves some will power on your part to keep up the necessary diet for Inc redaired length of time, but 1t Is easier for you to make such a eacrifice now, if sacrifice it be, than 10 take chances on the future Tn LA4S l4A S144o oOO1AfSs SSpS- cia1ly the Vols and 8, you wtff find the method Of treatment that has been used so many years so ad- vantage. fully described. Much is told therein about different common floods. It is a scientific discourse, one which can be relied upon, and you ought to know all about it. You will be able to do ordinary house. hold duties during the treatment, in fact, predict you will become even stronger in the same ratio as your superf1uous flesh diminishes.
 Dear Doctor: Would you kindly pubIishS the cause of involuntary ac- fions of the muscles such as twitch- .al1ra1z eaIT.arne1r.tz. t,f fha l,ndu