Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-19
Interesting Health Queries
ANSWERED. BY Or BRAD,

conyrish,. 1919. National Newspaper Service.
! sweating Feet.-ilease prescribe something
ior poor tired feet My feet sweat excessively
Answer.-For the sweating. mop the soles
and between the toes ev rs alternate even
inE after cold bathing of the feet with "a
solution OF one ounce of tormuiin d4iquor
formaidehyde 40 per cent? In eight ouncee
'haf pinO OF water. and allow this to dry be-
Tore putting on stockings. Usually three or
-FOUR such applications will overcome the
trouble for many weeks, and may then be re-
peated II necessary.
Taters Are FatIening-I am 80 thin Would
cocoa butter fatten one? Mrs r. w HD
Ahs~er.-Repeat your query and inclose n
stamped, self-afldressed envelope for sug-
Kesiions for Increasing weight Cocoa butter
Is poor food: potatoes or bread and butter
would be moro fatteninE
Bleeding Piles.-I have been troubled for
nearly a year with bleeding piles and 1 have
ioSt twenty pounds weight and feel worse nj,
the time. ! have tried u number of dinercn,
remedies guaranteed to relieve or cure. bu,
NOM did any good. VIII YOU kindly recon
mend the best treatment: tM. J. FL
Answer-Such hemorrhage is a surgical
condition. and the only remedy would recon-
ment IN operation. The sooner you undergo
the operation-which is certainly safer and
usually less painful than the piles themselves
the better for your health Neglect OF such
frequent drain on The blood leads to very
grave results. AS done nowadays operations
Tor piles are without special discomfort and
generally bring permanent relief
Excessive Sweating of the Palms.-Can you
recommend any application which will prevent
excessive sweating of the palms of the hands,
Ii ia not from nervousness or embarrassment
u seems to he constant condition with me.
CT. r. b.
Answer.-Rub into tho palms for a few min
utica each evening for u week little OF this
ointment:
Solution OF Formaldehyde o. S. pJ..i-2 dram
Lahonn .'..... ....................h ounce
Petrolatum, enough to make .........l OUNCE
This should be dispensed In a collupsibe
tube and labeled Formaldehyde Ointment
Water and Goitre.-Is there scientific founda-
ton for the theory that gotre is caused by
lime in drinking water? II 30. would the
habitual use of throat lozenges containing lime
be likely 10 produce goitre? (B. IL
Answer--There Is ground for the theory.
Not what is present In the drinking water.
hut something lacking in the water, may
count for the remarkable frequency OF gotre
In certain Inland sections OF this and other
countries That something Is probably iodine
Hands Chapped. Cracked. sorc--What is
good for sore hands that are chapped. cracked
and bleeding? They usually stay this way
through the winter. q. a. CO.
Answer-Your occupation may require you
to subject the hands to irritants. alkals, fat
solvents. After washing. but before the skin
is quite dry. apply some OF this lotion two or
three times day:
Boric acid .............. drains
Powdered traEacanth 800. ] dram
Gi"cern ................... ounce
Water Observation-Disclosures. pint
This is 10 be boiled slowly and constantly
stirred until all dissolved
Night and morning anont the hands well
with cocoon butter liquid petrlatum or sweet
almond oil olive oil very fresh butter
lanolin. II the skin is kept well oiled it
p Viii not chap.
Refreshing Brevty-Dr William Brady. care
II the Best Paper. Dear Doctor,-Hair going!
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