Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-20
Health Talks by DR.. Brady
Getting Ones Gall.

49, '", N"'s'
There are still plenty OF dyspcptics who are
ditndcnt about taking this or that article OF
food. aycrsr to this or that article OF food. 10
which they asCrihc their trouble. but not at all
avcrScto swallowing anything the nostrum
cXploitcr offers. 1t is vaudeville to any one
who understands to observe these victims OF
the gas" '~acidity' and indigestion obses-
sions rainstakinGly avoiding wholesome ar
ticlcs OF diet and at the same time pouring
into their raging alimcntary tracts divers and
doubtful hopcs. One favoritc is a huge dose
OF some such stuff as cottonsccd oil. favored
ana tinted To lac chased. If held. a little later
by = large or hospital size powder. which is
practically q Scidlitz powder.
This purports to he n remedy for gall stones.
liver trouble. stomach trouble. or anything
else the sufferer thinks he has. The mixture
of oil and an alkaii in the aliIncntary tract
really produces some Jumps OF soap. But
many = victim has convinced himself that
these soapy concrctions were gall stones.
Epson salts, that old established domestic
phvsic. has more effects than the old doctors
ever dreamed of. only in recent years have
we learned that il possesses remarkable pow
crs Of depressing the nervous system. which
may account FOR some of the alarming results
occasionally experienced by those who mag
inc u dose OF salts is always right in any Kind
of illness.
pr. :. J. Mcltzcr. of Rockefeller Institute.
who has pointed out some OF these herctofore
unknown effects OF magnesium sulphatc CI;p-
som snltS) observed In 1917 that a solution OF
magnesium s~ulphatc when introduced into the
duodcNucn Cby means Of Il duodcnal feeding
tulc) without coming in contact with the lin
inr ~ the stomach. brought about relaxation
of the muscular wall OF the quohcnum and
relaxation OF the opening through which the
bile enters IN" duodcnum, together with con-
traction II the muscular wall OF the Gall-s'tc.
which meant the drainage Of the gall or bile
through the natural channels. This valuable
discovery has been used with chemical and
ut rnSgn,ippl Y N inn inpc I In 4. DIy1n -
taEc in the diagnosis Of conditions Involving
the hilr-appartus. Now Or. Frank Smithicrs.
or Chicago. employs tho same principle, mo-,
only In diagnosis, hut also as an aid in treat
mcnt Of such cases, and he terms IL non
surgical drainage Of the hillary tract OF
course. the use OF the duodcnal tube dcma nds
the skill Of the physician, but the method is
practicable In hospital. tho patients home. or
the physicians office. The drainage is prac-
tical daily or on alternate days.
This dIagNostiC and remedial procedure is.
Of course. not effective in the treatment OF
gladstone diseases. Nothing under the sun can
or will remove or 'd!ssnlvc' gaiIstoncs save
tho surgeons skill. The method is employed
rather in the diagnosis and treatment Of those
low grade and chronic infections OF gail sac
or gali-ducts. which verge upon but perhaps
do not definitely enter tho domain Of surgery
Questions aud Answers.
DiEcncracy-A woman friend OF mine
smol;es/sevcra cigarettes a day. She started
Elli'is lllE III A'' ~ l'''N' '''i ~ l'' 'H' 80
~. but now She likes il and can't do with-
out a smoke very long. But she never in
halcs. What effect does cigarette smoking
have on the system? Why do women like 10
s,noke?-Miss y. C.
.hnswer-It is n kind OF aEectation. at first
perhaps natural to a woman with degencrat
tendencies. She finds it helps her to con
ceal. from her own mind. the CONSCIOUSNESS
OF her own .nferiority or worthicssness. Tia
brings the smoking M to the stage Of hahi
tuation. After that She simply drifts along
as a sorry specimen of her sex. II is i'm
material whether a smoker inhalcs-thc drug
gc,s in it, narcotic effect just THE same If sho
doesn't.
Suddeu-rlcasc state whether a person with
ucurasthcnia could die suddenly. Does 1t az
feet IN" heart? y member al our tamil" has
it. ana always feels he is going TO die
suddcuiy-B. y. c.
p Nnswcr-P.opIc who fear they are going 10
die suddenly are very much in IN" sasinc cate
:orv with thos. who believe they are going
!nsanc-thcy don't.