The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-11-11
KEEP SOME CALCIUM IN TIL
MEDICINE CUPBOARD

NC VdACA1 WA1CAACVC1 4ASCQCAs Az WILL
neutralize excessive acidity for
several hours. Or two teaspoonfuls
of official chalk mixture may be
taken If preferred--this quantity OF
Mistura Cretae contains about 8
grains of calcium carbonate. Or
two five-grain tablets may be pre-
ferred for convenience.
Calcium carbonate, officially
called Creta praeparata (U. S. p
and B. P0 Chalk mixture alone
or combined with astringent medi-
cine is an old standby for relief of
acute diarrheal disturbances.
Calcium carbonate, unlike sodium
bicarbonate (Soda, SaleratuS) and
magnesia, does not generate as by
reacting with the acid In the stom-
ach, nor form laxative salts as the
product of such reaction. It does
not upset the acid-base equilibrium
in the blood and tissues as does
soda taken frequently However
there is no point in taking even
calcium carbonate habitually u1l-
less 1t is actually needed to relieve
distress or discomfort, for of course
it does not cure anything.
Five-grain tablets of calcium car
Donate are most convenient, but it
is advisable to crush the tablets
into powder before taking. Better
still, keep the powder form in the
medicine cupboard and take as a
dose all you can conveniently carry
on dime.
For systemic effect other salts
of calcium are preferable. We cam
not consider here the various con-
ditions in which increased intake
of calcium may be helpful-if you
desire detailed information send
stamped envelope bearing your adj
dress and ask for Daily Require
ment of Calcium" Calcium Feed
ing" or High Calcium Diet, and
1.-THE Vitamins Everybody Needs.
Calcium chloride, calcium lactate,
calcium gluconate and dicalcium
phosphate are suitable for SYSTEM
ic effects. In any case, it Is well to
take daily ration of sunshine VIZ
tamin D along with the calcium, in
order to insure proper assimilation
and utilization of calcium.
Notwithstanding hypothetical no
tons advanced by some old time
doctors and the fears these fancies
aroused in the minds Of some lay
men, there is no evidence that more
than enough calcium or more than
enough vitamin D to maintain OPP
timal nutrition ever causes any
serious untoward effect whatever.
That notion has been disproved by
ample experience in the prolonged
administration Of far greater
"overdoses" than any one is likely
to take without medical SUPER
vision.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Flesh Eating
Please advise regarding the risk
involved in eating chicken If the
fowl has had a growth in some Or
gan, or meat if the animal has had
some disease? r. E. r.
Answer-If the meat Is thoroughly
cooked, there Is no risk in any cir
cumstances. Much beef is from cat
tie that had tuberculosis. What of It,
if the meat is cooked. Rare or raw
meat is not so safe.
Old Gentleman
I am grateful for the information
and advice I obtained on bladder
trouble. I was drifting into the pitt
able state you call prostatism. Act
ing on your suggestion I submitted
to transurethral reSection at the
skilled hands of Dr.-and both the
doctor and I believe am now good
for another thirty years as 9
gentlemanl Your fine touch Of
humor is a great blessing, sir
w. L. G.
Answer-Your letter gives me
much happiness. I'll be glad to send
the blue folder to any man who Il
drifting in that direction, if he ask.
for it and incloses three-cent-
stamped envelope bearing his ad.
dress. The man past middle age
who drifts just hasn't what it takes
to be a gentleman.
Aw, Now, Please, Jean
Since you wrote in the paper
where every one can read it, about
me being smelling-salts, hoop
skirt girl, I'm becoming more anc
more the chnging vine type-but
what can a girl do? Mother has
even gone and put wheels on the
garbage pail? Miss J. E. w.
Answer was afraid of that
Maybe we should not have applaud
ed so heartily when mother set ur
the porch swing in the living room
Maybe we should forget "Odo
House" now. There Is limit to our
readers tolerance.
Blood Will Tell
Just returned from a visit to my
native Scotland. Before I left your
booklet. 'The Constipation Habit
had cured me Of the lifelong habit
I passed it along to several friends
over there and they were grateful
as well as surprised at the simple
way that trouble may be overcome
G. r.
Answer-rt would simplify distri-
button problem If the Scandinavians
and the Irish In America would fol-
low your method. An edition Of a
dozen copies would meet all re-
quirements. Lacking such scheme
Of cooperative buying, the simple
customer has to slip me ten cents
and a three-cent-stamped envelope
bearing his address, for q copy Of
the booklet.
Tobacco Cramp
Correspondent says he was q to-
bacco hog for IS years. At age 60
shortness Of wind caused him to
quit smoking. Also had severe leg
cramp nearly every day. For sew
eral months he took calcium with
vitamin D. Quit smoking entirely.
Soon the heart action became bet
ter, short-windedness ceased, leg
cramps no longer occurred.
Answer ascribe cessation Of the
leg cramps to the experimenting Of
the calcium-poor diet with calcium
and vitamin d. Have q monograph
on Calcium requirements, High Call