Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-31
10 e. l.. II.
You may bark. YOU may snarl at
The Eight-Hour Bill.
nut tho votes il won Wilson
Are pouring in still.
Health Talks. by Dr. VIM. Brady
If Little Is Good Less Tx Better

potent and m,, S'c'hn are often grossly incom-
nrcnt sn'a noiu tn%ir places by virtue CT that
60 -'ie'ichh institution known as :, ruu
such :; physician used to have n r,,.ori. -. pun pun
of my Unm,i &c" .. 4 cash Of strychnine. IA dash
% 81 nun Fomicit Cor which strychnino is ~ w.
tive nrincpie) and Il generous mon :, ,,.e &c.
So ,e,d spiritus frumcnti. comments. Know ~
Wh,SkF' with the accent on the st,nn,,ti o -,
well one day n lady went round. Sh Il. aioi'
r'H SicE'h' ana one Of no mean calber Sb -,
combinc s,rr uJrhG ms iavorte medicine. why
MI i str!chhne with nuX?' she inouireJ
Inc eminent gentleman suddenly ,lir;,' Nun 20"
mnh' ne ilushed inri"usly, liut he was renIv
WIN the answer; oh. il little is yood ,.n.
Is better" But il was notccoble tho 49, ~ more
AGAIN prescribed 'strychnin, with my ,n,i liver
come time ago we described what is -.
as the karrel ku-c for obesity and n, n."M H,
ihen's. 1t consists of diet of ski,n,nna Ill a.,
and not much of that. The victim tai.as y n,ik
OF SKINNED milk at S. l.. i ami '"Nes glass
slipping it slowly. That is all he rcceiWns t u's
nan ehconrasement and reinsurance and when
me -FOUR or cight-day test is over Tho .a ;f "
'oh of much better health. II reduces ra, ,o
w 'e ""m mmc from six to thirty pounds
week Besides, it makes them feel n,unn - !"
rail- = n.a'e is good, less is better. II the Kar-
system is better. We described fn.ia. non
, a..en.iH; 100. 1--WE are giving away all
our best medical secrets in this .yarrulous col
umn!b io"H COZ
rat folks, why don't fast? 1t trims Won
AZ the same time. IT gives Nature = rhan: 80
burn off sorlc OF that supcrfluous fuel store,
under your belt. II il :; safcr tr,,t,' 80 t
any other method of reduction vet discovcroI
Hunger is AN unpleasant thought stnrvntio, is
Il horrible fancy, bu! fasting is really fnn 20
you don't take IL or yourself too scrior.l,. Irror
one to three days is plenty. provided il is re-
peated at regular intervals. Frequent saor,
iiis's are generally more cIicacious ih.n n.c.
sional prolonged fasts.
Fasting is safer than most Treatments" for
sell instrumentation. II deserves greater NAN,
u;,rity than IL has yet attained in iris ,rcr
fed Rand. ~ e'-
Questions and Answers
Germs on the Thermomcter--What ARC mo
chances OF infection from Il physicinn.s clint
cal thermometer cican*ed by simply washIn.,
in glass of cold water?
Answer-fatr to m!dllins. Six cultures were
taken from SIX thermometers, directly after
they were removed from patients mouths nm,
washed In running water. Five OF them gave
cultures OF Staphylococci and other disease -nro.
ducin2 germs. Five cultures, taken from thor
mometers after washing in running water ana
wiping off with alcohol cotton, were ncau.
tive. Therefore, when the doctor swishcs hi>
little glass stick around in glass OF water he
Is simply relieving anxiety, no; stcrlizinr hIs
thermometer.
StnmmcrinS.
What would be your advice regarding two
children that Summer? Ono Is boy Of nine.