Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-27
Interesting Health Queries
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tcopyrishL 1919. National Newspaper service.
chronic Appcndicitis-Kindly advise me what
IS the proper food to cat when ono has chronic
appendicitis. 10 you think that with the
- -, '"'' "i .hc stomach one could cure
II without operation? ar n
Answer know OF no diet which has any
influence on chronic appendicitis No cure
short Of operation is to he expected regard
less OF die, or care OF the stomach Chronic
appendicitis does not necessarily call for oper-
alton. II depends on your own feeiinu-does
II give YOU trouble enough or impair your
eihcicncy or health enough 10 make il worth
while 70 undergo operation which when
ever u may be done or By whatever surgeon
is always a venture. because neither N-ray
evidence nor clinical diagnosis OF chronic an
pendici,is can be considered conclusive sun
and all. IL thought had chronic appcndic.is
] d have the operation.
MgraIne Not Inhcrited-As mipr,nc Is.
usually hereditary. is there no permanent cure
ior same? You know. IL Is not always con-
venient to have a hot mustard foot bath in
an office 'Miss q. NJ
Answers migraine is not hereditary
there is hope. Not migraine bat AN nm
stable or vulnerable nervous svstcm is in,
herited and on such nervous system the
effect Of factors which would no, greatly IN
set sound or stable nervous system IL OK
pressed in various epilepsy hystcria
n"nraSt nenla ,Whateyer that may nr, al.
coholisn. drug habits. cultism ana ourrIrh
'unacy. Does that seem discouragins? /,
shouldn't. So precious few o! us are blessed
with an uns,gmHt!zed inheritance. There
are blots on every cscutcheon Hut h,rcdttv
Is only part: environment cduc,tio,
morality or ethics. aud faith arc the other
fonr-hfths II you suffer with periodic one
sided sick headaches. ushered i'm with tho char
, acteristic one-sided fertilization sp.ctr. or
haahef. 10 not seek a medicinal cure or any
other SPECIFIC Curc-Lhcrc is non. Ru, 20 IN
a good phystc! and let him find out whether
mere De one or more rredisposing causes
calling for relief. such unrccognzed infec-
tons OF nasal accessory sinuses, impac,cd or
interrupted teeth, or some source OF Irritation
or infection in q distant part OF the body This
means the expenditure OF considerable time
and money in the search alone-various in :
struments or precision and experts must he
employed. Yet il is sound investment Wcrc
II only the matter OF treatment Of a few
bad teeth. or coat. you would mo-,
hesitate why do people hcsl;at. when their
most valuable asset-hea!th-is concerned7
Lime Dclciency,--In regions undcrIaid no
granite aa in New England and upper Mich-
gan where soil ~ hciiclcn, in lime ana water
IS sort IL IS claimed that children suffer
from insufficient lime for body building and
maintenance. 10 YOU believe this Ia he ,ru. ,
Would milk from cows in these regions Mao
deficient in llnc or contain legs lime no,
IN cows fed on feed from soils richer in limo ,
Does hard water contain lime in 4 form which
can supply such deficiency in tho body? IL IL
is true that people residing in these regions
suffer from lach 81 lime, how may limo hcat
he provided 10 mako up tho deficiency, /,
agriculture IL IL conceded Amor
strains Of domestic animals come from re-
Eions rich in lime. IS. g. H.. Burt Michigan /,
Answer have no Information on tho rc
| lation OF lime poor sol! to the PROMOTION of
| lime In milk from cows in such regions but
30 far as know there IN material differ
| ence In tho lime -conicnt OF milk from cows in
different regions According to the studies
/, OF some competent students OF nutrition and
| physiology such An Professor H. G. Sherman
| OF Columbia Cnivcrsity. II seems probable that
| the dietary OF the average family, In any mar,
| OF this country, tx deficient In lime Many
| OF staple foods are rhthGr poor in lime
| --ccrcals meats refined sugar, fats for in
! stance. other wholesome foods. like milk
J cheese. md nuts arc rich In lime but not 40
freely consumed by tho average American
family. II would be a simple matter TO supply
tho necessary lime by mixing lime carbonate
with common salt in the table salt cellar.
/ equal parts Of each. Puverizeh egg shell Is
practically lime carbonate. but tho pure artI-
Gle may he obtained from druggists No doubt
the limo In hard water lis utilized In the body
IL there iS lime deficiency.