Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-06
MILK.ANp.sTEAK CURE.

fuf long Time IL mas been Know "
that plenty Of food Of the proper
kind viii prevent peiiagra and the
same line OF treatment will cure IL.
There are those who say that good.
sa nitsfy surroundings are also hee-
es.ary, but even the most active
members Of the group Who think
that peiiasfa ia contagious and ihat
bad sanitation contributes Ia II say
emphaticaiiy that plenty Of food OF
the proper kind will cure the dis
case.
The thought that II is 20 be cured
by medicines has iost the few fol-
lowers II once had among up-lo o-naie
physicians. =.
II is not 10 be wondered at that a
disease which In 20 frequently re-
covered from under any and all
treatment should be pias'ered over
with a multitude or cures" IN which
some OF those who do not unders
stand how misleading coincidence
can be have great faith
ft having been established Mat
pellagra was not cured by medicine.
while IL certainly was cured BY
something. the question came up,
Was food responsible if so. what
part OF the curative diety
Experiments were made with ami
mails. People developed pellnsra
while eating diets containing all the
food minerals in full quantities.
Next the vitsmjnes came under
suspicion. Persons developed fpelln.
ern while eating diets containing
ample quantities OF all known vita,
mine.
Next Il was thought TO be n form
of starvation. Persons developed
peilagra while eating diets contain
Ing plenty OF calories.
Next. deficiency In starches.
sugars and fats was ruled out as a
possible cause.
Next. the protein, or lean part Of
meat, came under suspicion. But
persons developed pcllagra who were
eating plenty of protein.
Then Il was considered that the
proteins were really complex sub
stances composed of some 10 TO 20
simpler bodies called amino acids
Certain proteins, such as meat, con-
tanned certain amino. acids: mink
proteins contained some amino acids
not found In meat. and corn protein
some not found In eggs. ~ - :
Since n diet containing little over
a quart OF good milk or little over
half n pound OF good round steak
will prevent or cure pellagra, 1t was
thought that certain amino ACIDS
found IN both milk and meat must
be the essentials which Will cure
pellagra.
Goldberger and Tanner have about
concluded that the essential amino
acids are cystine and trpytophan. Is
grains Of the first and 80 grains OF
the second Given daily for one
month, they seemed to cure ,pellagra.
Maybe some day these amino ACIDS
will be given In capsules to cure the
disease.
AS It now stands, the treatment
consists in giving about half7pound
of good round steak or little over,
a quart of good milk daily.
One reason for the superiority or
milk and meat as foods for the well
is that their proteins contain just
the amino acids man needs. and ar.
ranged in just the right way.
The Tics of Hysteris. TsN
]. B. writes: 81. "A young lady 'oa:
81, seemingly in the best Of health,
wakes up with one side Of her face
apparently paralyzed. I hear OF
number Of similar cases. which, In
the majority of cases, have slowly,
recovered. &c.. X; q,
"The causes attributed have been.
draft. cold, neuritis. tooth aud other
vague phrases.
HAS any real cause been deter
mined. and is there any way Of.
Fastening cure? - - s-'.
"2. Have a shadowy impression
that. you have written about ties.
Could you explain just what they,
are?"
REPLY.
/. l judge you have in mind a.
form of Bells paralysis which is due
to a rheumatic Infection
1t is an infection and generally
clears up after a brief course. PERI
haps rheumatism remedies and light
therapy will hasten the cure.
q. A tic is a spasmodic, jerky