Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-05
Talks. by Dr.. VIM. Brady
Copyright. isis. :sntioual Newspaper Service,
Is Iodine n Remedy for Coft~r,

Two thousand years ago the Creek Dhvs;cian ~.
pr p,eSc1ioea sponge charcoal with some success
IN the treatment of goiter. In other words. an
Iodine treatment has been used empirically long
oeLoIe the relation Of iodine in food with the
Junction OF the thyroid gland was known.
Regions where goiter is endemic are usually
1ree from the eXophthalmic type of goiter. in
gions. for instance. in parts Of Switzerland and
in certain of the Great Lakes regions In
1000 contains iodine in n readily assimilated
form; the iodine of commerce is obtained from
sea weed.
Sea fish is good for people who have simnle
Eolter. 1t is perhaps harmful for people who
nave exophthalrnic golfer. 1t Is neither good
nor bad for people who have cystic goiter
Just why iodine metaboiism is defectivs IN
certain young women in goiter regions W. do
not know. Nor. in fact, do we know nv, ~
to its content of iodine. 1t may possiblv he
that sea food. used In place OF meat, simply Inn
putrefaction and auto-intoxication which soma
au.hoflt1es assign as the underlying cause Of
sepSis seems to bring about recovery in a fair
snare or the cases of simple golfer.
PTo!cnged rest in bed In the open air. pre.
cisely as for pulmonary tuberculosis. is still
the most effective treatmen for Basedow',
goiter. Surgery remains
the second choice. when the open-air rest cure
fails. There is one feature of the operation ror
goiter which has not been sufficiently emnha-
sized. namely, that while operation 4, na m,"a
SAFER than procrastination when the patients
condition Is changing from bad to worsa n
cannot and does not cure. Operation merely
5000 III 'hc way OI ODt31ninR ultf-
mate cure through prolonged rest In bed in the
open air. Surgery is frequently a necessity a
lfe-saving resort in bad cases Of exophthainIe
goiter, but not a treatment to be sought without
hrst having employed the open-air rest cure
Tor a reasonable length of time.
For the large, lons-standinE CYSTIC po,ter
nothing else than surgery offers much chance
OF complete cure. For the simple goiter sur.
gerry should be rarely, II ever. employed
0uestions md Anxyvcrn.
Pain In the Back.-kindly suggest n roaa
kidney remedy. I suffer considerably with dill
pain In tho small Of the back. r. 7.
Answer.-If you assume that pain in the em,y II,
or the back is a symptom OF kidney trouble YOU
are sadly inisinformed. Pain In that situation To-
very rarely felt by persons who really ha va
kidney trouble. Pain In the back, like main IN
the head. is most frequently reflex IN origin ana
In order TO obtain relief you should UNDERGO n
thorough examination by a physician. 1t would
no unwarranted extravaganza on your part To
experiment blindly with such n symptom -
killing Files In tho House.-Can YOU suppes,
any agent which will poison flies in the house
''"ou pei"s dangerous TO children or pets
MRS. =. C. r..
AnsWer.-Carefu tests and experiments car
ried out by experts in the United States Public
Health Service at Washington proved that a
solution of saIicyiate of soda in water q ner
five grains to an ouncel
'weetened with sugar and allowed TO stand In
an open vessel where the flies can eat Il. ia "a 20
and superior to most poisonous ny killers.