Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-20
Health Talks, by Dr. VIM. Brady
Phosphorus and Lungs.

The United States pharmacopoeia legal stand
ard OF the prescription pharmacy. bible Of the
medical practitioner. lists connection which
Huckleberry Finn might have invented
particularly bad day. 1t is called compound
sirun Of hypophosphites, and. take ii from the
cld-tme doctor. 1t is good for everything.
\ good many years ago a DR. Churchill pro
caused by insufficient, oxidation in the tis--
sues Phosphorus, as chemists well knew, had
good doctor. give the patient phosphorus TO at
tract more oxygen into the body. But pure
phosphorus ~ pretty severe medicine So com
bine it with something TO make hypopho sphite,
and give the patient the combination. And since
the patient usually feels a bit weak, add to the
combination something TO make him feel strong
say. dash OF strychnine. which. In sufficient
quantity. Will make even very weak person
throw TT. And then for good measure. put
in a pinch Of quininc--you know. when YOU
can't think Of anything else to do to sick man.
there's always quininc. 1t tastes so like the
deuce: the patient Will know he is getting real
medicine,
Now YOU have the connection complete L s
T.. and all strictly orthodox OF course the
retiring. diftident conductor OF this department
81 distress would hardly venture TO criti,il.
anything orthodox and scientific like the Phar-
macopoeta. No Compound sirup Of hypophos-
phitcs isn't so very bad There is some sugar
in il, and sugar is hcori tonic and muscle
food. if there is such thing Compound sirup
Of hypophosphites is fine nauscous. nasty.
thodoX medicine TO take, matter what ails
YOU II can't do much harm long as you
don't drink i, as you would huttcrmilk. or lem
onade. The only fault find with the
concoction is that 1t is quickly eliminated from
the body through the kidneys-all OF II but the
no effect whatever upon the blood. the oXyGena-
ton OF tissues or the nutrition of the lungs; IL
is no more tonic 10 the nerves or heart than n
lump Of sugar: IL does not improve digestion.
but otherwise IL is hrst-rate medicine to while
away the time with. The taste fingers
Try bottle OF IL some time when YOU have
nothing in particular TO live for. II wont help
you any, but you VIII have the satisfaction OF
knowing that YOU loyalty contributing to
the perpetuation Of tho superStitions that hal
low noble Pharmacopoeia.
The Taste of Moth Balls.--Folowine a severe
attack Of grippe have bcen annoyed by the
odor and taste Of moth balls. and sometimes
think | taste something like vanilla. Is this
likely to he permanent?
Answer-Arc you quite sure you TOOK no Urge
white pills, about the size Of n marble? Bad
taste in the mouth may he symptom Of many
different conditions We have little mono
graph about it, which you have If you Will
supply the essential 3. a.
Opinion of the Baby Pacifer.-win YOU please
express your opinion of the baby pacihcr?
AnSwcr--Our opinion OF that sort of crime
would require tcn-acrc lot for ADEQUATE ex-
preston. And We cannot our opinion of
any one who inficts the thing upon a ba by, the
postal laws are so very rigid.
oleomargarine Is Wholesomc.--IS the use Of
oleomarsarine as a substitute for butter in
furious to health in any way?
Answer-No. II is quite nutritious and
wholesome butter.