The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-07-15


DR.. Barton orally all that is nee
essary to increase
the childs weight in such cases.
To some extent the same treat
ment is applied to adults--more
sleep, more fresh air, more nourish-
ing food.
Effects of Infection.
Often, however, the physician
finds the blood thin, the blood pres
sure low and feeling of weakness
present. AS these are often the eff
fects of some infection in the sys-
tenn, a close examination is made
of nose and throat and sinuses, the
teeth are checked up by the dentist,
including an x-ray examination of
all the teeth. IT there is Indigestion
perhaps an X-ray examination of
stomach, intestines and gall blad-
der is made.
If after this complete examination
nose, throat, sinuses, gall blad-
der, stomach and intestines, exam
ination of blood, blood pressure,
heart, lungs, urine, no infection can
be found, then the physician be-
lieves, as he may have believed be-
fore he started the examination,
that the patient has something on
his mind some worry, some anxi-
ETY. or fear, that is disturbing rest,
appetite, and digestion, thus caus-
ing loss Of weight.
Seeks Cause of Worry.
If he is the family doctor he may
know something of the conditions
which are upsetting the patients
mind and through the mind the
whole digestive system. Having
made the thorough examination he
is now in a position to tell the pa
tient that after this complete" ex-
animation in which no organic con-
dition has been found, there must
be something disturbing his mind
and that he would be glad to talk
/ it over if the patient thought he
could be Of help.
Once the cause of the emotional
disturbance-worry, anxiety, fear
is discovered, discussed openly and
freely with the patient, and the pa
tient sees a possible way out of, or
an effective way of meeting, the
trouble, then he can get his rest
and sleep, will be able to 60 out and
about and meet his friends Tor foes)
without too much disturbance OF
mind.
With his mind "settled" he will
become his normal self; he will be
able to eat and to sleep and regain
his weight.
nrolonging Life in Heart Disease.
4 nj OW that heart disease stands
= first as cause of death, physi-
clans everywhere are advising their
patients that despite leaking valves
irreguarity in the beat, enlarge
ment, high blood pressure and other
disturbances, life can be prolonged
if the individual can prevent fur.
Their Infections eat small easily di.
gested meals, and not do much work
or take much exercise.
The heart does a great deal o.
work, pumping about four quarts OF
one gallon of blood per minute from
each ventricle, one ventricle pump
ing blood to the lungs to be purified
and the other pumping blood to al
parts of the body.
1t will carry on this regular worl
i day and night and the rate afat
amount of blood will not be in
creased much If light digestibl'
meals are eaten and little or no ex
j. ercise taken.
DR.. George L. Walker, Griffen
Ca, in the Journal Of the Medica
Association of Georgia says, ~
heavy meal increases the output O
blood from the heart by so per cent
In anger, resentment, and apprehen
sion an increase of rs per cent o
! more is frequent, accompanied b,
] a rise in blood pressure. Exercis
often increases the output OF TIL
heart to rs quarts per minute
: which is very much more than whe,
the individual is at rest.
1.-THE normal and even the dis
eased heart (unless it has reache
an advanced stage of disease) wi
deliver exactly the amount Of bloc
required by all the tissues of tn
body"
!, Leaking valves, Irregularities, an
! increased blood pressure may a
} increase the work of the heart, il
: terfere with or undermine the heal
1 muscle itself and yet for. a Ion
) time the heart continues to do il
: full or complete amount Of worl
! When the heart muscle completed
loses its power or reserve strengi
then the heart stops and not betor