Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-24

Iosed- Requests for diagnosis OF treat
jdered. Address DIR. William Brady, in
suffered greatly from nausea She
found that by taking spoonful or
two before each meal all that sickish
feeling could be avoided, and now ev-
erybody in the house takes it more or
less when the stomach feels off par.
Is there anything harmful in it?
], M
AnsWer-Let's see. In this prescrip-
ton, among other ingredients, you
would get about fifteen drops OF tine
ture of nux Yomica III dose, which
amount of nux vomiea contains per-
haps one-twentieth of a grain Of
strychnine, enough say, to make an
adult rabbit jump a ten-foos fence
iNibbling On strychnine indiscrimiH-
ately is hardly advisable. but other
wise the mixture seems harmless
enough.
Getting It Straight-Let me get this
! here Bread and Milk club straight. Do
members have to turn six somersaults
night and morning? And must they
Karell on Mondays, or just take bread
and milk?
! Answer-No, they don't have to turn
i somersauIts, they just feel like it. and
there is no law against doing SO. DR..
Karell has no claim on the Bread and
Milk club whatsoever. Old DR.. Brady
has undisputed priority there.
! IN. H.
AnsweF.-Your doctor should have
instructed you upon that matter. If
! the harmfuiness Of many laxative med
icines were generally known piles
would not he so frequent. Sulphur In
! sufficient dose is useful for time
after the operation-a half or one tea
i spoonful OF powdered sulhur with mo-
| lasses PheDolphthalein, from one to
three grains. in tablet or Iozenge. to be
well masticated. is another. If two OF
/ three doses Of liquid petrolatum (mar-
keted under many different trade
uames) each day are taken, that may
obviate the need of a physic. Your
diet should be bulky and largely vege-
tartan, fruits, whole cereals, and oils.
Getting Rid of BuaiOn.
What is the cure Of bunions YOU re.
quire taking an anesthetic? Does al
operation on a bunion leave one lame
in any way2 tx G. r.
| Answer-In an established bunior
the only cure is the surgical remoya
of the heads or portions of the head.
of the dislocated and thickened bones
| This requires an anesthetic, and nee
| essarily lays the patient I'D for, abou
two weeks (off the feetl. The opera
ton usually gives good functional re
suits and no apparent lameness. Il
more recent cases, when the condition
has not been too long neglected, mucI
relief, sometimes d cure, may be OBJ
tanned by simply adopting sane shoe.
and forswearing pointed soles and hfgl
, heels. Fer the soreness, when there i
no sinus or running sore. occasionally
paint the region with half strength
tincture Of iodine and kesp dresset
over night with gauze moisfeued witt
, alcohol.
insists Upon Having ChiIdren's Dis
eases.
Il Referring to one OF your edicfs
namely, that it is much better to kee
children from exposure to the chill
/ orens diseases If possible, / beg leay
to respectfully differ, for I never ha
i #hooping cough when a child. and las
{ spring when our children caught it
soon came down with it myself, an
my condition was alarming. IL. W.
Answer.-f you were so susceptible
| TO the poisonous action OF the hacillu
j OF Whoopfng cough, probably the dis
s case would have beer fatal had vo
$ contracted it in childhood. Their
/ really Is no debating the fact. II
. uncomfortable TO a scientific mind tha
!. any disease whatever can be good t
t nave under any circumstances. what
ever. Whooping cough, measles, eve
r chlckenpoS may kill child. Surel,
r then, II Is far better 10 protect III
I child from these so-ca1Ied children
e diseases" IN later years the nature
! immunity or resisting power usual
! serves to protect the adult, even whe
e ! exposed.