Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-22
Health Talks by DR.. Brady


WHAT III thF WblI.i: On VACATION
We have received numerous requests from
readers about to go TO the country for a
vacation. and they desire to know about how
much mix and eggs one should eat in order
to build UP the strength and blood or somo-
thing like that.
This year there should be plenty OF good
fresh vegetables and fruit available in tho
country and at vacation resorts IL is nne
time TO be vegetarian for while and see
no" 1t feels. Especially for those who have
more or less stomach and liver trouble" due
to excess OF food and insufficient fodder
Green peas. string beans, aeparagus now
potatoes green corn berries. lettuce. cabbage.
onions. greens Of all kinds. the lis, of anne
tizng and hcalthful foods is a long one.
EGGS do not build up strength and blood
any more than potatoes green peas do
perhaps not so much. Eggs are simply moro
concentrated nutrlmcnt The chief rault y,
our city diet Is lack OF bulk The intestine
Is not given necessary exercise Let the
farmers put their eggs in cold storage or
"aterEiaes' ana eat what the earth so abund-
antly supplies in the summer time
People with autontoxi cation constitution
bilious tendency so-cailed dyspepsia natuI
cncy and numerous other symptoms OF digcs-
Two disturbance, should strive to get away
from the concentrated diet OF city life and
give tho alimentary tube n vacation. y change
Is rs good rs rest, Let the vacation diet
De n radical change. for the better
One who loves fresh country milk mokcs No
mistake in drinking plenty of It, Next to
ir'ca corn meal mush and wcll-made coffee.
'here rs no delicacy to compare with milk
fresh and warm from the cow In the opinion
oil the writer of these remarks Then II is
uncontaminatcd by human handling and not
n culture medium for all sorts of germs.
moreover. the natural fcrmcnts present in
the milk still alive and active which
probably makes the milk more digcstiblc than
ordinary market milk
tart,
vacation and sec how fine you will feel
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Sleeping With Arms Tn.
ficase DC so Kind as to say whether II is
harmful to sleep with arms up the head
ANSWER-Not as rule II YOU awake
with numbncss or lamcncss or pain in arms
then do not sleep in that position. 1t causes
some pressure upon the vessels and trachial
pieXus Of nerves passing down arm under col
lar bone.
Food for the baby.
Our baby is six months old, and after tho
frat two months we had to put him on canned
milk. feeding according to directions on the
can The past month have also fed him one
tccdtnE n day of dairy milk mixed with two
parts water and tcaspoonful OF lime water
and one tcaspoonful grated boiled -four ball
The child is fat. bowels rcgulnr sleep VOL
Should continue this feeding. and for how
long? tMrs. 4. NJ
ANSWER-Bctter buy all your milk from
the dairyman. and increase the strength a lii :
tie each week until the BABY takes straight
whole fresh milk two months hence Also add
to tho diet some fresh meat broth (becf
chicken or mutton). three days week and
some fresh fruit juice torange, peach berry.
any fruit tnice) every day apart from milk
feelings. When baby is eight months old no
should have n little mashed baked potato cycrv
day. Babies need vitamincs. whether they are
fat or not Canned condensed milk cheats
the baby OF vitamines. Fresh milk is rich
In vitamincs Niamincs essential for the
normal development Of the nervous system
and blood.
Remedy for BInrkhcuds.
Please inform me OF good treatment for
blackheads on the and face. Some ! can
press out. but others I cannot
ANSWER-Each night or each alternate
night battle the face for fifteen minutes with
very hot water in basis of which table
spoonful of boric acid powder Is dissolved.
Follow this by mopping skin with dosscls of
cotton wet with alcohol or toilet water Then
massage gently ty rolling skin between fin
gers Finally hattie the face with cold water
and dry with friction
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