Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08
ENEsAITN LIKE
eY WILLIAM BRADY Nd
NOTED pssVs,ciAN AID AuTH0R

: must one with this disease remain
at home? MhS' w. .
Answer-Yes. The period OF iso-
Iation required by law varies In diff
ferent communities. Generally 30
days. Scarlet fever is considered
contagious as long as any discharge
from the ear continues, Tor example.
The ntagion is conveyed through
discharges from nose or throat or
ether cavities, not through the SKIN
The Cause and Cure Of Piles.
Will you kindly state in your
Health Talks what is the cause Oh
external piles and whether they
may be cured without operation.
MRS. s. +.
Answer-Our upright posture
places the pressure OF a heavier
column of blood on the hemorrhoid-
al veins. Piles are varicose or d.
lated veins about the orifice OF the
bowel The abuse of vegetable
Cathartics, the constipated habit,
our ultra refined diet, inadequate
general exercise, excess OF dignity
(heels never in the air.. abdominal
restriction by corsets and belts, I'M
hygienic clothing, and careless tot
let. Probably the use Of condi-
ments in food is an important fac
tor. Varicose veins, wherever
found, are incurabIe except by
some surgical procedure. External
piles may sometimes be cured by
Injection or by electrosis, though
surgery is generally safer and less
painful. Nowadays many cases are
successfully treated under local
anesthesia.
Bicycle Riding a Healthful
Exercise.
What is your opinion OF bicycle
riding for young girls? Our boys
age II has had a bicycle for some
time, and our girl, age 10, is con-
stantly pleading for one. Can't see
that it has harmed the boy any
in fact he is pretty husky. But
mother and dad are afraid it may
weaken her or produce bad effects.
J. E. c.
Answer-Ive been coaxing my
little girls for the past two or three
years to let me get them bicycles.
Bicycle riding is as good for girls
as for boys.
Trouble in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
twice a day DR. Brady receives
from some reader a letter enclos-
ing a neatly stamped addressed en-
velope with the request that it's
to be used for replying to the read
er's letter of three days before. in
which the reader neglected to en-
close the S. A. Z.
Answer-A good memory is d
precious asset which DR.. Brady has
never had. In the rush of answer
ing many letters, every day. he
seldom notices the individual
names. excepting in a hurried way
to make sure the names are there.
He must confess that it is beyond
his mental capacity to recall the
substance of a readers communi
cation hours or days after having
read it. So he begs to suggest this
motto for prospective and serial
correspondents: All in One and
One for All.
Reader writes us several letters
every day, but here is one from an
incOnstant reader, we suspect:
l am a business woman and
passing through the change of life
Please tell me how l can take the
best care of my health at this crit
ical period. If complete rest is
necessary, would a vacation of sew
eral months be advisable, just now
when l risk losing my business?
l want to say your health talks
are splendid and you have a host
of unknown friends among your
readers. ("M.'D
Answer-Chang of life is ply
Biological, not disease. 1t accounts
for no disturbance of health, and
1t is not a critical period at all.
Both men and women are subject
to Brights disease, cancer. heart
muscle failure, arterioselerosis and
other degenerations around middle
age, but you women had better
discard that old granny notion that
the more credulous sex has any
corner on mid-life ailments.
The Boy That Betrays Himself
Seems to me you take narrow
views of some questions. Given
two young men of 10. one bright,
active, wide awake, and a cigaret
smoker. the other exceedingly quiz
ct, dull, slow TO see the point,
which would you choose for a con-
f1dential place?
Answer.-The tame enc. I'd
trust the smart Aleck only while
| had my eyes on him. A boy Of
10 that has to resort TO tobacco
has something wrong with him,
you may bank on 1t.