The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-02
BY William Brady, NJ. D.A

Because l like my PIPE | am in
clined to delude myself that maybe to
bacco isn't such a bad thing for my
particular specimen of mctabolism
Because my neighbor likes glass OF
beer or whiskey, he is inclined to
think the doctors make too much of
their case against alcohol Because
You like your meat highly favored
with sauce. you like to imagine that
condiments increase the secretion of
gastric juice and aid digestion. besides
stimulating the appetite for more.
Pepper, vinegar. mustard, spices,
pickles. hot sauces, catsups and other
artificial flavors. which are practically
not used as food value, are possibly
not harmful for occasional use, though
they are certainly not necessary or adj
visable to health. and yet it is doubtful
whether an individual living on a rea-
sonably wide variety of foods requires
more salt than is naturally present in
various foodstuffs.
0o"S NOUOl"eOt diseases.
Chronic congestion of the liver and
chronic ''catarrh" of the stomach. are
produced by the excessive use Of con-
diments. Their local effect is COM
parable with that Of alcohol brief,
fleeing irritation or stimulation,
whichever you please to call it, fol-
lowed by a prolonged passive con-
gestion which diminshes function.
In the bowels, condiments produce
the same effect as in the stomach
momentary~irrita and increased Sc
erection, followed by prolonged con-
gestion or hyperemia. For this rea-
son condiments are injurious in a
case of constipation. and especially so
in case of hemorrhoids or piles.
Certain substances of the condiment
class are absorbed into the blood and
eliminated through the kidneys. So
they are apt to set up irritability of
the kidneys and bladder
Healthy adults certainly do not re-
quire the aid of condiments to stimu-
i'tS uBpNlaNS vi SACltc lHt llOW Ol
gastric juice. Feeble old persons may
sometimes profit from such efforts.
Children should be denied condiments
under all circumstances. And that
includes horseradish, ginger, caraway,
cinnamon. mint, juniper, vinegar, and
the articles previously mentioned.
Bed-wetting in children is often found
to he caused by the abuse Of such
irritants.
constipated Baby.
My baby is eleven months old and in
fine health apparently. except she is
very constipated. She weighs %
pounds and is fed on certified milk,
barley water, beef juice, graham crack :
or between meals. She drinks water
freely. l have to give milk of mag
ncsia daily to move the bowels Is
there anything I can give her to pro-
duce more natural results? (Mrs.
L. H.
Answer-Stop the magnesia. Give
the baby oatmeal Cruel, baked or
potaNo, StSNcu SIlOOtuIN
mashed. fat, thickened beef. mutton
and chicken broths or Gravies. In
stead of laxatives, feed her enough
liquid petrolatum (also called mineral
OLD, to Intricate bowel and maintain
normal action. This will take from a
teaspoonful to four teaspoonfuls n day
Teach the baby regular habit at stool
Piles From Fast Walking.
Last summer l was troubled with
hemorrhoids (bleeding), seemingly
caused by fast walk Of nine miles
home at the lake to business. l say
seemingly because l want to guard
against error in writing to man OF
your discernment. When have
taken these walks at other times moi
faster than 80 miles an hour had ne
trouble. but if l struck a gait Of foul
miles an hour the piles required. 1.
there any prevention I can apply fol
such a condition? I am pretty healthy
not constipated. (B. w. C)
Answer imagine operation is tn,
only relief for bleeding hemorrhoids
However. a monograph on prevention
will be sent if you care for 1t. TIL,
exertion may have brought on bleed
ing, though of course it did not caus,
the piles.
Overwalking.
Can one OVerdO oneself walkinpo