Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-24
Health Queries by DR.. Brady


products sold under the name of gclatine: |
| mean value as food? Does il contain unvthinr
harniuiE IT is pure animal protein is IL not?
| Is IL as nourishing us meat? CIV. l.. 81
MISUNDERSTANDING does not nourish the body
l. tile sense that real food does 1, is prac-
tically pure protein, but does not serve ,s a
| ,issu" builder or for repair OF wear and tear
| as real food protens do. 1t is merely :, food
fucl like starch or fat But the waste ma
terial resulting from the oxidat ton of gelatin,
| IN the body is similar to that resulting from
the oxidation of animal protein and must bc
eliminated through the kidneys. Gclatinc con-
tains nothing harmful. 1t is Il wholesome
article of diet
Root of the Trouble-Are neuralgia ano nou-
ritis the same disease? What is the caus.?
Best remedy? &C; v H)
Answer-Neur means nerve, that is plain
enough. Alga means ache. or pain tits mean.
Inflammation. Neuralgia is any old ache
lIain which the doctor blamcs on nerves when
h. can't guess any better. Ncuri,is is in
Illumination of any particular nerve For in
stance. optic neuritis. producing blindness has
occurred TO many who have consumed wood
alcohol or hooch adulteratcd Herewith OF
| course, there is no best remedy applicable to
either neuralgia ncurtis So-callcd ncu-
ralEic pain accompanies II thousand ana one
troubles And alcohol. arsenic and lead
POISONING focal Infection injury and milan
nation extending from other parts to near
by nerves are some of the causes of ncurtis.
Night Air--I 10y. aged IL years
weight III pounds. height 60 inches. am
healthy and strong. My parents won't let me
stay out after o'clock Don't you think II
would be all right for me to stay out till
L. NJ? a. - q,
Answer--So FAR as your health is concerned.
think it would he all right. John but per
haps your parents have moral considerations
Eating Raw Wneat--Is It well for the gem
- tn, rlp
cral health TO make a practice of eating whole
taken up by the body and utilized rs fully
when wheat is eaten raw when ii is eaten
cooked? tE l. HI
Answcr-Ycs. 1t is good habit to chew
some raw wheat every day. especially for per
sons who suffer with excessive putrofact ion
| in the intestines
Dilated Hcart--What is weak hearth How
| may person recognize his condition when he
suffers acute dilation OF the heart? What signs
tell him? IL ~,
Answer-W"ak heart is-we find no
simpler words than weak heart Acute dila-
ton OF the heart is mostly myth. 1t occurs
very rarely in hard Marathon race or some
such prolonged competitive excrtion. Collapse
occurs person so affected would scarcely
be in condition to recognize anything
Not Following Rui.--You say you are no
Kind Of patty Then what are YOU if one
may ask? one likes to know what kind of
advice they are receiving. | make guess
that you are of the eclectic school. know
from your article that YOU understand YOUR
business, anyway. tMrs u. l.. So
Answer--Just doctor no 'path rut or
school doctor of Personal health. if there
were such n title. Perhaps it is sufficient to
say that belong to the regulars. Aside from
this try to lead clean. upright life
Fever Blistcrs.-I am bothered with fever
blisters in my mouth. sometimes having rs
many as three at one time. Can You tell me
the cause ana anything can do TO prevent
them" O; l.. NJ
Answer-rhcsc very painful ulcers or canIlcr
sores are probably due TO ioca! Infections
about the gums. teeth. tonsiIs or nasal sinuscs
ana N. sometimes excited by injuries of the
mucous membrane made by the toothbrush
The more | know aiout the common b,tbtub
the !csSrcspcct have for the individual tooth
brush. Aside from the proper treatment of
the septic focus. touch each canker once "A dav
with half iodine and half Glyccrine.