The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-14
YOUR
HEALTH
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Medical Advisory Reaxd
The Human Belt Line

The Human Belt Line
MANY workers know how belt
m system works; they know what
happens from one end of the line
to the other. In Ford's, the work.
ers know what happens from the
time the first parts of the chassis
are put on the assembly line till the
finished car rolls off under its own
power. But how many know about
the Human Belt Line? How msnv
know what happens, for instance, to
2 piece Of pie or a slice of bread
from the time it is ehewed and
swallowed till it is completely
digestedP
The digestive system works in an
even more automatic manner than
the auto assembly line. An article
on the digestive system. describing
its normal functions. will appear in
the first issue Of the Medical Ad-
visory Boards magazine. Health
and Hygiene in the How Your
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"Stroke" in Young Man
MRS. j., Chicago. uI.-You inquire
h concerning the cause, prevention
and treatment Of a paralytic stroke
Of six weeks durs ton in your 30
year-old brother.
Stroke is not a disease, but a
symptom. just as a headache NAV
be due to a great number of causes.
so also may stroke be due to many
things. Some are: high blood pres
sure; hardening of the arteries: GER
tain kinds Of heart disease in which
small clots of blood get into the
BRAIN brain tumor, syphilis and
various kinds of neurologic diseases,
The fact that your brother re-
covered to such a degree in six
weeks limits the possibilities some
what. We would suggest that blood
Wasserman test be taken to rule out
syphilis. In addition. there is a GER
tain hydrologic disease affecting
young adults almost exclusively
Multiple Scloerosis." This disease
produces a great variety of symp-
toms, such as eye disturbances. un-
steadiness Of the hands and feet.
trouble with urination and speech
difficulty. We would advise you to
take him to some good neurolosic
clinic in Chicago, such as those con-
nected with a Medical School
AS regards the depression from
which he suffers, that might we'll
be expected, considering the serious
nature Of his symptoms. He has
perhaps seen old people with a
stroke and he may have feared that
he would be a helpless invalid for
the rest Of his life. With steady i'm
provement in his physical symptoms,
his depression will probably disap-
pear.
Nail Biting
&. s., New YorL.-You say YOU have
the habit of biting your nails
and that since you are unemployed
you are at it continuously.
Your nail biting is a symptom Of
restlessness or nervousness. ANY,
thing that increases your nervous
ness would naturally tend to make
the condition worse.
A fundamental cure would involve
removing the causes of nervousness,
such as, unemployment and all
other insecurities of life. More sup
CRITICAL methods are to keep the
nails cut short, and to apply bitter
substances to the finger tips. A good
substance for this purpose is Fluid
Extract of Gentian which is ap-
piled to the finger tipS and allowed
to dry. II YOU can't afford to buy an
ounce of this. cheap substitute is
a strong solution of epson salts.
Chewing gum is sometimes an aid
since it affords a similar release Of
tension to that furnished by nail
biting. Finally, throwing yourself
INTO an activity that will absorb
your energies and afford a better
mode of release often helps
Wanted: A Good Armpit Deodorant
II. j., Philadelphia best de-
IA odorant is soap and water. Bath
Ing daily, providing you have the
facilities, is the best way of keeping
the armpits, etc. free of offensive
odors.
However, if you feel that YOU
would like to use something in ad-
dition to bathing, then you can
either use a fine boric acid powder,
or a boric acid solution made up by
dissolving a level teaspoonful Of
boric acid powder to glass of hot
water, After allowing to cool little,
perfume may be added.
Decdorants sold in fancy bottles
at high prices will prove no better.
Indeed, they often contain borio
acid as their chief Ingredient A
wash cloth soaked in ordinary RUB
b'ng alcohol and held for five min.