The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-21

ACIDITY.-There are few condi- tions that send so many people to the doctors office autointoxication. believe that the time will come when it will not be necessary to ask the sick many questions but that the doc tor who really knows how to diag- nose a case will at once seek for the source of infection.
 Sometimes the auto-toxenia orgin- ates in faulty elimination, not only sometimes is this the case but most frequently. In other cases an ab scessed tooth, g. crypt in the tonsils, a tear or ulcer in the womb, an in- jury to the prostate, a discharge from diseased ears, fear, anger, worry, or hate. In fact the doctor must find and remove the source of the poison and then nature will do the curing. One of the most common condi- tions to be found in such cases is acidity. An analysis of the urine l shows acidity in excess and if a piece 1 of blue Etn1us paper is laid upon the l tongue of the patient it will turn red instantly. Examination of the tongue l will usually show it to be full of 1 cracks and seams along the center. The cracks are sometimes so deep that there is constant emarting or 1 burning of the tongue and sonetime es | the teeth are so to speak, ''set on 1 edge" as though the sufferer had been eating sour grapes or unripe 1 p1urns. In many cases also there will 1 be g. snarting or burning when tue urine is passed.
 Many years ago. when there was no effort made to learn the cause, a cure was effected when the symptoms
 
 returned the treatment was repeated | until 1t no longer overcame the l trouble and then something else was tried
 During acute attacks of acidity al most immediate relief may be ob. tained for the mouth symptoms by chewing almost continuously, ret elm. The mucilaginous piece of thi:
 bark should be swallowed but not the
 pulp. As soon as the piece is all ex
 tracted the pulp should be throw1
 away and another piece taken. Tn
 juice passing into the stomach aids il counteracting the effect of the aci:
 there also and as it is likewise laxa
 tive in it's nature 1t does really d.
 wonders toward curing a bad condt
 ton by eliminating poisonous vast matter and thus reducing the auto ! toxemia-
 In some cases recommend break
 ing up the dried slippery elm bar
 into small pieces and put one ounc
 of these into 8 pint of cold water an 1 let stand for twelve hours or owe night and drink a tea cup full of tn water three or four times daily, mak 7 ing more of it each night. !, I think that you now fully under
 stand that while I have told yo about a means of treatment for re
 lief, I have not called it a cure. T
 effect cure you must remove tn
 cause and to do this you must firs l find the cause.
 I have in mind a case in whic , I was called less than a year ago. had to travel twenty-eight hours i
 a fast express train to get to the pa tient. Half a dozen doctors had e1
 amined her but all had overlooke
 one simple source of infection. Tn ., patient had not called their attentio A to it and did not mention it to m , 1 but less than five minutes was re :, :, l quired to locate the trouble and prt vent the surgical operation that ha II II been advised. The patient was 500 in normal health and is today.
 If you want to get well, and kee well you must find the cause, remoy 1 it and let nature do the curing, yo can assist nature by the use of he remedies, the non poisonous hert
 and proper food.
 If you suffer and have not foun |, ! relief, write to the Home Healt club. It may be that some practtc:
 means of cure are right there in you home or at least practical method
 of relief until the cause is found an removed.
 CLUB NOTES. Il Dear Doctor: I received your le