The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-10

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Il used as en- internal remedy 70
neutrallne acid Ia the stomach.
IN q healthy person the stomach
h normally acid for few houfa
after . meal. TIE gastric juice &C.
GREETED By the healthy stomach con.
talns q fraction % one per cent
hylrochloric tmuriatlcl acid, which
e essential for the digestion o. pro-
tain food material. such as egg
white, lean meat, curd q Tallk,
cheese, 90 wen 40 the protein u nuts.
peas, beans. wheat. fish, fowl.
When the amount % hydrochlogio
acld IN the gastric Juice n excess
Of about two tenths 81 one per cent
In the stomach. physicians call it
excessive acidity. hyperacidity, ny.
perchlorhydria.
30 when . gullihlo gink pumps
into his stomach dose Of today's
amazing remedy for indigestion"
and Irritating acldsH-which y
generally q good dash Of saleratus,
baking soda, blcarhonate cunningly
iisguised-he may get that gas"
Oh from his stomach-carbon d.
oxide released from the saleratus BY
the normal acid IN his gastric Juice
but he Is q 9, 9. indeed Il that
convlnces him the remedy Is good
for indigestion or for his stomach.
Actually as carefully controlled
experiments on normal persons
show, neither excessive acidity nor
distension by gas causes distress or
pain. The distress and pain COM
monty ascribed TO excessive acidtty
or TO gas on the stomach" Is more
likely to be muscle spaSm, parttcu-
larry pylorooSpaSIn or construction
Of the outlet OF the stomach, or car
tiospas,n, construction OF that inlet
Of the stomach. A SIMILAR fact holds
true In the intestine pain from
intestinal trouble Is due to muscle
spasm or collie, not to mere irrtta-
ton BY undigested or improper food
reSidueS. and not to gas" The mus
clespasm or collie constructs the
canal, which accounts for the &C
emulation Of gas above the restric-
ton. In normal intestinal digestion
q certain amount Of gas Is constants
" formed, and this mixture OF gases
normally aids the digestive process.
saleratus, soda, bicarbonate OF
soda, sodium bicarbonate, has these
advantages: "a Availability IN every
kitchen. (2) Non.irritating, even
soothing to irritated mucous men,
brane In weak solution (such a.
are sometimes used In nasal DOUGH
es, etc. ca It seems TO have o spe'
cial power to relax spaSIn, perhaps
because It generates, In contact
with the normal acid Of gastric
Juice, q good deal Of carbon dioxide
(carhonic acid gas). ca It Is the
weakest OF all antacids and there
fore comparatively harmless 70
"try'' when you're Just guessing.
But It has disadvantages, TOO.
Bicarbonate Of soda taken frequent
ly or In considerable amount tends
10 unset the normal acid-baSe bal
ance In tissues, blood, urine. one
possible III effect Of excessive use OF
soda Is precipitation OF phosphate
stones In the kidney or bladder. or
diminished excretion Of nitrogen
and increased tendency to urennia,
due to the alkalosls produced BY the
hlcarbonate. Finally. sodium bicar"
Donate interferes with assimilation
OF calcium from the food, and this
disadvantage Is the main objection
to the use Of soda as an aI1t-acid.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Conservative Treatment Of En-
Iarged Turblnates.
I recall that you condemned the
practice Of cutting out hypertro-
phied turhlnates. What do you
think Of treating them with dia-
thermy 49, electro desiccation - to
shrink them? "a. j. O.
Answer-It Is excellent treatment
In many cases. The practice OF re
moving" turbinate ''bones" from the
nose Is now obsolete. practically.
Canker Sores
have had lots Of experience with
canker sores and have found the
thing that cures instanter is q quick,
light touch on each spot with sui.
fate Of copper (blue vltriol). using o
small crystal held In tweezers. Rinse
the mouth well with water after the
application, then, several times
day, rinse the mouth gently with
a half teaspoonful Of salt In q glass
Of warm water. Usually one appli"
cation Of the copper sulfate Is sum.
Gent. sometimes Q second applica.
ton next day may be necessary.
(Retired NJ. d.
Answer-Thank you, Doctor. Per-
hans our readers will tell Us whether
this Is better than touching eacI
sore with tincture Of iodine anc
glycerin. equal parts, once Q day
and using Inouthwash Of teaspoon.
ful boric acid In pint Of warm boilee
water many times q day, ara o
course, no toothbrushing.
(Copyright, 1913, John y. Ollie Col
SOC, 900 had been added to herds on
net balance, raising the total on
farms to T3.7O0.O00 head. Poultry
and egg production Is also at . new
high record.
Curiously enough. one reason lol,
Ai,a V.naak sh0rknRA has been the