The Washington times., 1936-01-28

Urea tment of,
ArfhritiS


By LOGAN CLENDENING, M. D.
Any form of arthritis is consid.
cred as a general disease, not
alone of the joints, but of the
whole body, and no treatment Is
likely to be effective unless gen.
eral treatment is combined with
local treatment.
Patients of this kind usually
have been i'll long time before
the arthritic symptoms begin to
develop. Possibly they have been
the victims of a prolonged sepsis
from focal Infection; possibly a
prolonged nutritional disorder; in
some cases, both.
} The result is that as you see
them they are usually pale, with a
certain amount of anemia and
with some digestive troubles. The
nutrition is likely to be out of
line; sometimes they are under.
weight and sometimes they are
overweight. The extremities are
cold, and in most instances the
patients are sensitive to extremes
Of temperature.
Noted by nearly all observers is
the fact that the patients suffer
from mental depression. Thev are
easily discouraged, see no nros.
poets of relief and, in general
; nave what is known as noor
: morale.
IN GENERAL
Attention to all of these thinps
, comes under the head of general
. treatment OF arthritiS. This treat.
ment must be adapted to each in.
olVloual case and no special rifles
can be laid down which will fiji
al cases. In diet, it depends on
the state of nutrition-under-
weight or overweight,
In general, a diet which is
nutritious but not rich, with an
abundance of roughage and vita.
MINIS, will be most valuable. In.
aSmuch as most of these patients
are anemic and red meat is good
tor anemia, red meat-contrary
TO general belief and advice-is
often especially indicated.
Considering the difference in
different individuals, for most of
them a sample diet is given by
DR.. Maurice F. Lautman, in the
January, 1896, number of a ma.
tlonal magazine.
"A sample diet for arthritis
which has been found effective
IN our hands is as follows:
Breakfast: Stewed fruit, coffee,
whole wheat toast and a glass Of
milk. Lunch: Vegetable salad
or cooked vegetables or fruit
salad, Stewed fruit, whole wheat
toast, sweet milk or buttermiIk.
Dinner: Meat or fish or fowl,
two cooked green vegetables,
two uncOOked vegetables, fresh
or canned fruit, glass of milk"
QUESTIONS FROM READERS
C. L. "Are headache RENE
dies dangerOus?"
Answer: There is only one
headache remedy, which, if taken
at single time in a few doses,
is dangerous, and that is amido-
pyr1ne. This causes, in people Of
certain constitutional type
and no one can tell beforehand
whether you are of that type or
not-a change in the blood which
consists in the reduction of white
cells, which may be very dan.
gerouS. The compound was put
in a number of drugs which are
sold under other names, Manu-.
facturerS have largely taken this
product out of these drugs, but
IN view of the possibility of OBJ
tanning an old sample, you
should be sure that packages of
The following drugs are labelled
as containing no amidopyrine or
other dangerous elements: al
lonal, amidophen, amytal com
pound, hexin neonal compound.
peralga, pyramidon. Effective
drugs against headache are as.
plrln, phenacetin and acetanilide.
II used one, two or three times.
In reasonable doses, these will not
do any harm.
M. r. "Wi'l coal oil fumes from
a coal oil lamp or fumes from
gasoline burner form acid in the
system? 1 find by keeping my al.
kaline balance my health is much
improved and / can control my
weight"
Answer: No, fumes from a coal
oil lamp or gasoline burner will
not change the reactions of the
body.
EDITORS NOTE: Six pamph,
lets by DR.. Clendening can now
be obtained by sending 10 cents
in coin, for each, and a selfad.
dressed envelope stamped with a
three-cent stamp, to DR.. Logan
Clendening, in care of this pa
per. The pamphlets are: "Indi-
gestion and Constipation. Re .
ducing and Gaining" Infant