The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-14
CALCIUM is NOT QUITE A
CURE-ALL

Street. chicago, nj.
CALCIUM rs NOT QUITE A
CURE-ALL
I hesitate to mention any more
OF the troubles calcium Is good for,
lest some bright young man inquire
whether II Is o cure-aL. sg,
Among the ailments for which I
have recommended the use Of cal
clum as o remedy, can recall the
following:
AS an antacid for stomach acidity,
heartburn, wateribrash and gas,
prepared chalk Calcium carbonate)
In five-grain or ten-grain doses as
needed. This Is preferable TO soda
or fnagnesia, disturbs the acid-base
balance In blood and tissues less
than other alkalis.
Injecting into o vein o ten per
cent solution OF calcium chloride or
calcium gluconate 90 G. c.) to re-
lieve the painful cramps Of poison
ing by black widow spider bite, the
collie Of lead poisoning, gladstone
collie or ureteral (kidney storle)
collie.
Taking once or twice o day, pre-
ferably after evening meal and
with or after some milk ct bedtime,
fifteen grains Of dicalciurn phosph-
ate and calcium gluconate with $50
units Of vitasnin D, In wafer or
capsules, to prevent or relieve
cramps In the legs or arms or both
at night. (Adult tetar1y)
Taking two or three such waters
daily to relieve or stop hot flashes
at the rlenopause.
Feeding infant or child one such
wafer daily to relieve or cure OBJ
stinate eczema.
A similar ration Of calcium with
vitamin D every day to moderate
or prevent hay fever, asthma Or
hyperesthetic rhinitis. sG
Ditto to prevent or lessen sever
ity Of migraine attacks.
A single dose or two Of calcium
gluconate and dicalcium phosphate
with vitamin D for ordinary "neu-
ralgic" headache or neuralgia.
Many individuals W h o suffer
more or less from allergy become
less susceptible to the disagreeable
reactions II they supplement their
ordinary diet with such o calcium
Persons who suffer from chill
blains In cold or wet winter wealth.
er acquire relative immunity to the
trouble If they increase their cal
cium intake either by supplement
ing the diet as suggested or by fol-
lowing O high calcium diet-which
means taking not less than q quart
OF milk daily, any and every kind
OF cheese available, egg yolks, nuts,
peanuts, peas, beans, turnip, cab
bage, greens, olives, oysters, on
ions, dried prunes, cauliflower, car
rots, dried figs, broccoli, avocado.
From time to time some reader
reports that he or she has obtained
lasting relief from neuritis" or
rheumatism" by taking calcium.
believe every sufferer from
paralysis agitans, otherwise known
as shaking palsy and Parkinsons
disease, should take o similar daily
ration Of calcium, which tends 70
prevent freezing" or rtgidity in
the muscles-the main cause Of dis
ability.
In every instance BONE vitamin
D should be taken along with CAL
cium, TO insure assimilation ana ut
ilization OF the calcium.
QUESTIONS q ANSWERS
Lettuce Ii Harmless
Daughter, with baby nine months
old, has o great craving for lettcue
eats two or three heads Of lettuce
day. Please let me know II this
Is harmful. (Mrs. r. e. W.
Answer-It Is harmless. So Is the
habit Of eating raw potato, wheat.
rice, turnip, carrot, onion, cucumber,
tomato, celery. cabbage, apple or
whatever one likes raw, provided 1t
II fresh and clean.
Rash
had tried many internal and
external remedies for an allergtc
rash, but they did not help me. I
sent for your pamphlet. ana inside
OF two days felt relief and In q week
the rash cleared up and has not
returned. ! need not tell you how
grateful the style Of pipe you
prefer On. 60
Answer - Ah.ahl I'm worrying
through the month without O smoke.
Don't tempt me. Any reader may
have the pamphlet "Relief for AL
leroy" II he provides three-cent-
stamped envelope bearing his adj
dress and asks for 1t, without clip
ping. Those who do not wish to pro-
vide the stamped addressed envel-
ope may send twenty cents for the
pamphlet