Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-25
EEIIEsAIII1N TAH dKS
BY WILLIAM Ill !1.|,!. IL Bray RAD ND.
AND AUTHOR

more like Group to US, so we sent
for an old doctor who gives herbs.
lie said it wasn't diphtheria but
only membranous Group, and that
it was a wonder the antitoxin
hadn't killed the child. The patient
IS well now, but what do you think
of a doctor who gives antitoxin for
such a case? MRS. E. JIM.
Answer think the doctor who
gave the antitoxin did the only
proper thing, and the old ''yarb"
doctor merely arrived in time to
dispense his medicine before the
antitoXin cured The diphtheria.
Membranous Group is diphtheria in
the larynX or voice box.
Keep Affirming.
I have been following your advice
for liver trouble and poor circula-
ton by taking somersaults, and it
has done me worlds of good. The
bowels have become regular with
out the aid of physics, and my hands
and feet are now warm all the time
and | no longer have those disa-
greeable dizzy spells that used to
come over me many times a day.
But here is the thing that pleases
me most: My complexion has clear
ed wonderfully, where before it was
sallow and oily, so that my friends
insist that l must be using some
thing for it, but all I have used is
about eight weeks of somersauIts
after the prescription of Dr. Will
liam Brady, long may he grace the
columns Of our favorite newspaper,
Answer-There, ladies, haven't
we always insisted that corsets are
a curse to the sex? OF course. no
sane woman would attempt to turn
| 'em with corsets on. The prescrip-
tiOn this lady took with such gusto
was six somersaults every night and
every morning If any reader feels
so old and fogyish as to hesitate
about it, | will be glad to send by
mail detailed instructions telling
| just how to take the medicine.
Diet and GOftre.
Has the food anything to do with
causing goitre? Is there a particu-
| lar diet that offers any help for
! goitre? NJ F. W.
! Answer - Suggestions about the
influence of food on goitre will be
sent on receipt of a stamped, ad-
| dressed envelope. The diet of a
| patient with goitre is of consider
able Importance
The Inherent Cruelty of Mothers,
Can you tell me what would be a
sure cure for worms? Are they
dangerous? The baby is two years
old and has a bright red spon on
/ one cheek and very red lips and
rubs his nose quite often and does
not sleep very good and there is
slime in the discharges from the
bowels. I am told all these symp-
toms mean worms. 1t has been this
way for nearly week now. I have
given --- worm powders, but he
passed no worms What is the
cause Of worms? Do sweet things
make worms?
Answer-Worms are not danger
Gus. The symptoms described do
not suggest worms at all. II would
he positively cruel to infiict any al
legged worm medicine on a child on
such grounds. But then an ignor-
ant mother is generally cruel ANY
mother who is willing to expert
ment on her own baby is certainly
cruel, and to be charitable we will
say she must be ignorant Sweet
things have nothing sto do with
worms, Worms are caused by swal-
lowing the eggs of other worms In
food or water. or from the fingers
polluted by human Nth. BY all
means leave the treatment OF the
baby to your doctors Iudgm ent.
| and give the poor child q chance.