The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-05

one of these institutions for loan he
is asked if he has a sanitary privy at
his home and if his family has been
vaccinated against typhoid fever. This
is a sound business precaution which
should be more widely adopted.
A mans ability to work is. indeed,
his chief asset, for the worlds work
must be carried on and may not be
delayed or postponed by the ill or in
efficient. Bankers might, with profit,
take into consideration the health
hazards surrounding the person and
family of the prospective borrower be-
fore making loan. One of the great
est health hazards in any community
is the unity proofed, insanitary out
side toilet and the second. greatest is
the hygienic habits of the individual
Literally, it pays to Keep Healthy"
Questions and Answers.
Question. have read in the papers
where there have been several cases
of hiccougns in the state of Kansas
following the Flu" Would you please
inform me whether this meant while
the patient was getting over the Flu"
or just an epidemic following the
Flu" How many cases of hiccoughs
have been reported to the State Board
of Health? How many fatalities? Do
hiccoughs ever become chronic and
can't be stopped except following a
spell of sickness? 1 mean do we'll
| they become chronic and can't be
stopped? What sex and age are
bothered most? Is there any cure
and what is it? Mrs. Be- w. /.
Answer. Cases of hiccoughs are not
required to be reported to the state
board of health, altho we have infor-
nation that there are a number of
| cases occurring which seem to follow
attacks of influenza. I am not pre-
pared to say that these cases of hic-
cn he llxr IN, ,-aIa Il
to influenza as a disease. Hiccoughs
sometimes follow other acute infec-
tons as well as that of influenza.
think it can be said that well peo-
pie do not have hiccoughs-that. is to
| say, the prolonged attacks of hic-
Symptom appears and apparently can
] not be stopped. So far as / know
there is no relation between sex or
age. The remedy to be applied will
depend very largely upon the disease
from which the patient is suffering
previous to the attack of hiccoughs
Question. read that pepper is a
rank poison. That means black pep
! per, doesn't it? 1 can't think that red
is. MRS. C. B.
Answer. Used in minute quantities.
as condiment. black pepper or red
pepper does no apparent harm. altho
most people would be better off with
out either.
The scientists now tell us that the
excessive use of peppers and condi-
ments of similar character is a
| factor in the increase of blood pres
sure. If this is true. it cannot be a
very wholesome article of diet. The
use of large quantities of pepper on
1 foods probably acts as a stimulant to
the gastric secretion. 1t seems to be
particularly Objectionable to those
who are inclined to suffer from an
! over-acid condition of the stomach.
After all. the use of pepper is largely
a habit. 1t is not>in any sense a food
and generally speaking. people would
| be very much better off IL they did
not use pepper at all. unless they
wanted to use it as a counter-irritant
in the case of plaster on the outside
skin. Isn't it really absurd to apply
pepper plaster on your stomach ev-
cry time you eat?