Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-02

habit. First, because it is highly es-
sential in overcoming that curse of
American girls and women-constipa-
ton. Any physician will indorse the
statement that constipation is the
cause of 70 per cent of the physical
ills from which mankind suffers and
as equally high a percentage Of beauty
ills. And secondly, because it is the
best treatment known to prevent I'M
pleasant personal odors.
Agent of Elimination
THE only real exception to death
by poison is when we are killed by
physical violence" writes one medical
authority. "The life processes pro-
duce poisons as ~byproducts. Were it
not for the liver. the kidneys. bowels.
and skin. which eliminate p~oisons. we
us. it is chiefly by the poisons which
they generate"
You see. therefore. how important it
is to eliminate as thoroughly and
promptly as possible such poisons as
body. The chief organs for such elm
nation are the kidneys and the bow
els. and water is the chief agent for
the elimination.
Every portion of your body. includ-
health only when constantly supplied
with fresh water. The blood needs a
continuous supply of it. and if it does
not get its required quota elsewhere
it will absorb water from the colon or
other tissues. thereby receiving p~oisonS
as we'll as leaving the bowels dry and
c~onstipated.
Hair Troubles Due to Constipation
Herein enter the complexion ills. dull
eyes. lusterless hair, lack of concentra-
ton and tired body.
You simply must get water into you
daily. by the quart or quart and a half
at the least.
One of the big skin specialists of the
country recently cited an instance of
a patient whose falling hair and broken
out face were corrected by curing con
stipation. Daily water drinking, to
gether with food regulation, was the
treatment given.
Few people dream of hair troubles
being in any way connected with con
stipation." he said. But a system
has to he poison free in order to pro-
mote good blood circulation. and that's
what the hair must feed upon. after
all. The scalp is nourished by the
blood"
people who have lived under fairly
strict hygienic conditions" he further
confided. "Often experience n remark
able increase Of health and energy for
attending Systematically TO this simple
but important water drinking habit
Start in Slowly
This is n good time Of veal to get
the habit. IF it is too much to ask Of
your appetite to take six glasses right
away after wears. perhaps. of neglect.
begin with two or three the first week.
add n fourth the second. and so on
until you can take the six glasses n
day with q relish. There is no advan-
tage in taking moro than this amount.
You do not want to overwork the kid
neys or ~overburden the stomach. Some
may find eight glasses = day easy TO
take. but six is enough. You may even
take water with your meals, provided
il is not taken when food is in the
mouth. For constipation. however. il
is better taken when the stomach is
empty. Particularly before breakfast
you are urged to drink a glass or two.
then between meals. and before retir-
ing.
But drink it in such quantities as TO
prevent the absorption of the colon
poisons into the blood.
Prevents Body Odors
The bowels must be cmptied every
day. Constipation long continued ends
in serious consequences. The in
jury which comes from the retention
of waste is appalling. In addition to
actual physical ills, it means an odor-
GUS skin. bad breath, and other dis
agreeable odors. no matter how clean
You may be outwardly.
DR.. William Lee Howard advises
girls strongly on this water drinking
habit: "At certain times" he says,
girls will hnve more Or less an odor
from their skins and breaths. 1t is
quite noticeable in some, even those
most careful of cleanliness. Perfumery
only makes matters worse. These
odors are caused by acids and other
chemical materials which exist ia. the
natural secretions of the body, the per-
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