Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-20
Arthritis Deformans.

Dear Doctor: When ] tell you OF
O remark my little boy of three made
to me, you will understand somewhat
of the forceful influence you have In
our home. Mother, is Hunt Peters
Jesus?' he asked. He has been fed on
your book Diet far Children, and read
and studied and lived it, And now,
with the second baby. am again find
ing it a gold mine of good, sound ad-
vice / will always be grateful to you
for writing that book. DR.. Peters.
Can you help me to help my friend.
80 years old, with two small children?
she is confined to bed with arthritis
deformans, so her doctors tell her. But
she is getting worse and she has been
ailing for year: her joints are badly
swollen; she has lost much flesh. They
are now trying electric heat treatments
electric blankets, shoes and pads. Can
you give me any advice?-Mrs. S.
Arthritis deformans is a most baf-
fling disease, Mrs. S. All the sources
of possible infection have to be re-
moved; then electric heat (diathermy)
special exercises, ultraviolet rays ans
other measures are used, and as the
infection may come from the intestinal
tract, sometimes colonic irrigations
There Is a possibility that the patient
may have been on a diet deficient in
vitamins or unbalanced in other ways,
so the diet must be high in fruits and
vegetables and milk, which gives the
vitamins. Cod liver oil may be given
for its potency in vitamins A and d.
In some forms Of arthritiS, it has
been found that the sugar content of
the blood is higher than normal. This
Is, perhaps. the reason overWeighterS
are troubled with stiff joints. for this
excess sugar in the blood lowers the
resistance of infections. Eliminating d
large part of the starches and sugars
from the diet in these cases cures the
arthritis. Those who are normal or un-
derweight would, of course. have to
make up the loss by other foods
Thank you for letting me know of
my standing in your household, Mrs S.,
and give your darling little boy an extra
kiss Ton the back of his neck) for me.
We have an article on joint inf1am-
nations and one on balanced diet
which you may have by following
column rules.
Mrs. H. N.-Your letter both sad
dened and gladdened me- It sad
sened me to know that you are suffer
ing from SO many serious disorders, and
gladdened me to realize that one can
be so afflicted and still remain CHEEKY
and appreciative of the beauties of lif-
regret very much that am unab;-
to give you any suggestion except the
of putting yourself in the hands of
competent physician, living as hygien:
cally as you can Gas much out of doc,
as possible), and continuing your hon.
full outlook. There is no doubt tn"
Nature works to very much greater a
vantage with the spirit such as "
show than it does with hopelessncs
and despair.
Your poetry is beautiful. 1t mu
give you great deal of happiness
be able to express yourself in so love
a manner.
Mrs. A. and others-I am not con
nected with any laboratory now, 81
please do not bother to send sample
of medicines to me for analysis Anv
patent medicine that has wide use may
be ;a.alyZed by the laboratory of the
American Medical Association, Chicago,
If it is in the interests of public health.
free OF charge. And some city health
laboratories will do the same
I don't believe there is any internal