Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-09
TOO MUCH MEDICINE.

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DIR, J. d. Love has again taken his
lance In hand and is Joustins against
tho promiscuous giving OF medicine,
especially In the south. and 10 chill
dren.
Medicines have their place in the
cure Of disease. but nine times out Of
10 when they are used they are
used out Of place.
The average acute illness will sub
side and the process OF subsiding will
not be hastened by taking medicine
Unfortunately.
gather from DR.. Loves state
ments that he would throw the ordi-
nary household medicine cabinet In
to the fire. and he would have about
two-thirds Of the physicians visits
In advice and counsel. but without
measuring out any powders, Issuing
any pills or writing a prescription,
for any medicine.
For calomel he has n kindly word .
even though this drug Is greatly
overused.
He says the southern people are
great eaters OF fat. In consequence
they are bilious.
OF course. calomel has no special
effect In stirring UP the liver, but Il
does act on the uper intestine. OF
course. 1t upsets the stomach and
causes vomiting. but In spite OF that
there are times when II does good.
Especially is this so among heavy fat
eaters.
It occurs to my mind that TO pre-
scribe a light diet free from fat, for
q while. would be even a better plan.
He thinks the people take far too
much quinine. Ninety per cent Of the
sick people In the south get quinine
at some time or other during the
illness
As a rule. those with malaria do
not get enough quinine. They take
1t long enough to break. up the chills.
but not long enough to cure the dis
ease.
On the other hand. of those who
are given quinine. at least so per cent
are not benefited. and some are
harmed.
But. coming first in the list Of
harmful drugs, as customarily used,
Is opium. In the infections
diarrhea Of babies. and in the pneu-
monias, coughs and colds Of children
and adults-it Is customary to give
mixtures containing opiates.
Most home medicine cabinets
carry few, bottles of such medi-
cines-patent and otherwise. The
law still permits paregoric and other
medicines containing as much opium
as paregoric to be sold to any and
everybody, without having the facts
set for on the label
The temptation to check diarrhea
by a dose Of cholera mixture, or to
restrain a cough by the use Of a
paregoric cough mixture, is strong.
Pluriglandular substances and mix
ed vaccines he also places in the list
Of frequently misused drugs.
Cut Down Food, Not Water.
N. M. writes: Nearly all Of the
How to Get Thin articles that have
read say not to drink water at meals.
Some say drink little all the time.
What about this? What in H2O
could add to ones fatty tissue? Or
does water with food make the food
more easily absorbed? If SO, should
the thin drink water with meals to
fatten? ....
"I am slightly overweight, 80 avoid
fats and starches, but I do drink
lot Of water. as exercise good
deal"
REPLY.
A famous German cure for obesity
limited the daily allowance of water
and prohibited drinking Of water
with meals.
l presume the thought was that
in this way there would result less
ened ABSORPTION Of food,
Hawk proved that drinking a
moderate amount Of water with
meals and within two hours after
wards promoted digestion.
If you tend to become obese,
limit your intake Of food. but do not
disturb your digestion by taking too
little water.
Clam Juice Benefits. g.
Miss S. D. writes: please tell me
what Little Neck claim Juice from
east coast clans is good for, If bene-
ficial. If SO, should the Juice be
hot or cold?" D..
rEPLY.
It is used as filler, favored
water, an appetizer, as is the case
with other strained soups. 49,,
a little food values OF other kinds.
Obey Law on Measles.
M. S. writes: "Must a child re-
covering from measles stay indoors
from the day the rash appears until
it leaves?"
REPLY.
Yes. Most laws as to measles
specify that the patient must say in
for a certain number of days after
the appearance of the eruption.
This is long enough to carry be-
yond the disappearance Of the erup-
ton. Obey the law.
Beach Baths Better.
Henry writes: (which are better,
the baths at the beach during July
and August or Turkish bath?"
REPLY.
Baths at the beach during July
and August
Turkish baths meet q different
need.