Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21
Interesting Health Queries
ANSWERED ny DIR. BRADY.

Copyright 1919. National Eewspaper servioe
'i.us Dance.-Should girl. now twenty
years od' who had ST. Vitus' dance from the
- VI seven TO the ago of thirteen years ou,
mas neen all right since marry? Would she
oe iiheiF 10 so insane or to have feeble minded
children? "a RI
hhs"er.-There is no reason why she should
"o' '"aFI!. and no reason why she should
1Ner 60 insane or bear defective children.
ST. Fitus' dance is an infectious condition NOT
detect o: the nervous system
Lemon Juice.-My husband has been told
.,.,' iehoh Juice taken in large doses will
cure rheumatism. Will il cause cmaciation
WIN !, thin the blood? tMrs. 7 b
Ahs"eF.--four husband apparently enjoys
i"r! stories. Lemon juice will not cause
cinaciatfon or thin the blood and probably will
20 no marin. though know of no join. dis
ease which It would be likely to cure
MIX and-.-Plcasc tell me ncthinE one
can take with milk so that tho milk will not
cause constipation. IL. NJ s.
Answcr.-Milk does not Cause constitution
axe BAKED apples. wheat bran. whole wheat
cas- II comes from the threshinE machinc) or
any fruit or undenaturized cereal with the
.h'ih' me idea that milk is binding" arises
from the fact that exclusive milk diet
leaves little unabsorbcd residue in tho in
tehtinc.
Easy RunninE.-My boy. aged i've swal-
lo"eu a large sized ball-bcarng ball n week
ago. iolo~ed suggestion you once made
TO feed plenty of such things as potatoes bn-
hahas' etc. and no physic But il has not
come away. and the neighbors say l ought to
eve castor oii.... tMrs. G. J. 81
HhsWcr.-Givc nothing Do nothing Worry
not. He will nil the better Tho hall
PROBABLY passed within the first forty-ciCht
hours maybe within the hrst eight hours. In
.nc remote chance OF any after effect. an
h-ray picture would show whether the ball Is
IN the aiimentary tract. The one thing not to
give In such cases is a physic You managed
the treatment correctly
Manipulaton.-For tho past year or more I
have noticed when ! 81, working at the TYNE.
writer for two or three hours a; a stretch
begin to feel pain right 1T the ton or the
spine. consulted a rub doctor and he told
me would have to take care or | nigh, ret
locomotor ataSia. have had about ten trent
inents from him so far. but seem to got the
pain the same before II ! work long n,
the typewriter. What should / do? am
.orty years OF age and have always before
been quite we'll tMiss D. L.
Answer.-The rub doctor" is irving 10
frighten you. No ono ever gets locono.or
ataxia from any such cause. and all the rub
Ding In the world would not prevent locomotor
ataxia In any case. You probably suffer from
fatigue and bad posture at work or lust
fatigue. &c, up and stretch. and if there is
Dom in the hall somewhere ron you-scl.
two or three somcrsaults 10 take the kinks
on; of your muscles Then 20 back to work
--!ocomotor ataN!a all cured.
Tooth Soap.--Somr time ago some ono asked
You for good tooth paste and you recon-
'nended plain soap. soap for my
teeth and would like to know If il will do any
harm. q. 81
Answer.-The brand ia imrnaterial. pro-
Vided tho soap is not gritty and you do not
mind the taste
Cysti,s.-What causes cystitis of the blad-
der? Is 1t durable? Would II help 10 have
q series of bladder washes given by a nurse
under physician's directionsr Mrs ". \. C)
Answer.--Cyst means bladder or sac. C'y-
+t!t!s Is Inflammation OF i bladder. The cause
- a"me bacterial infection. Irrig cation OF the
'niecird bladder often gives great relief. Most
case. OF cystitis arc curab,c.