South Bend News-Times, Volume 34, Number 285, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 12 October 1917 — Page 4

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WHAT treatment do you recommend for gravel in the 1.1...M 1 T II

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"If the Shoulders Have Become Tanned or Freckled They Should Be Treated Twice a Day With Some Healing, Whitening Lotion."

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Th treatment varies aecorJInf? to the character of the gravel. The commonrst forms are uric acid, oxalate of calcium and the phosphates. In the treatment of the first four teaspoonful doses of the Folutlon of the citrate of potash, half an hour before meals, highly diluted with water. Elve fcood results; no protcln-contalnlng fooda to b eaten (avoid all forms of meat, and also eRa). When -the gravel Is composed of phosphates fW or tn grains Qf boric acid or benroate of ?oda are Riven three times dally after meal., in water. In the treatment, of the oxalate of lime pravel phosphate of poda la given in doses of one or two teespoonfula once dally, and acM fruits and vegetables are eliminated from the diet (apples, orange, herrle, grapes, tomatoes and rhubarb). If actual stones exist in the bladder the problem becomes a surgical one. Have your physician determine which variety of gravel Is present and direct the treatment. Upe no alcohol.

Useful Beauty Secrets WHAT can 1 do to make my hair " curl T DOROTHY G. If you will use the following preparation, which !a peculiarly suitable for dry hair, you will find your hair firowins quite curly. After applying to the hair with a soft sponce the hair should be rolled up on papercovered rubber curlers or on hairpins covered with, paper: Glycerine V2 oz. Gum Arabic V2 or. Carbonate of potash.... oz. Rosewater 2 pU.

I70K the past six months I have suffered from sour belching and pas, the trouble having been caused by grief and worry. I have met with no success in attempting to regiilnte my diet. I drink lots of hot water and also exercise What would you advise me to do? A. II. S. Nervous dynpepsia, In the exhausted and anemic, demand the "rest cure." In neurasthenic patients who are sound and not anemic a change of work or of environment may be advisable. Frequent bathing, followed by friction of the skin U efficacious; a cold plunge Is the preferable form. Excitement and excessive mental work must bf avoided. (IIvh your stomach a vacation by poInR on a buttermilk diet for a few days. V no alcohol, toffee or tea. You can overdo the hot water treatment. Tak (n teaspoonful of the following nerve sedative In water after meal:

Bromide of strontium Essence of pepsin.

2 drarr.s 3 drams

Laminate from the diet sweets, starchy foods, pastry, cake, crackers, bread, thickened M".ps and gravies, and do not fry anything. Correct any dental defects.

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HAT U the hot cure for tapeworm' M. Y.

The best remedy fur tapeworm is pelletierine, but it is a powerful drug and must b taken under the supervision of your physician, partlculnrly on account of the fact that you are nursing a baby. Since all thf remedies for tapeworm are poisonous it is absolutely essential that you be guided by your medical adviser in the treatment. It would bo vvise to nurse your baby until eight teeth have been cut and have the tapeworm treated after weaning. Otherwise harm might b done to the baby.

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WILL you tell me what to lo for enlarged pores? They make my skin look so coarse. MAE 11. Massage the skin sently with a strong astringent that will serve to draw together the flabby skin, which has permitted the too wide opening of the months ot the rores. I can recommend the following: Rosewater 6 oz. Elder flower water 2 oz. Simple tincture of benzoin '2 oz. Tannic acid ...10 graln

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JY hair is very oily and my scalp covered with moist dandruff. I have used a patent preparation, but it did not help. Can you tell me what to dot MISS D. Your hair evidently needs very frequent shampooi with castile soap and warm water. Do not use the preparation you mention, because this does not cure dandruff. The only thing: that will be effective is constant and tireless cleanliness. Brush your hair night and morning and be sure that your brushes are positively clean. If necessary, wash them each time after brushing the hair. To prevent the oiliness of your hair try the following, which should be shaken well before using and applied at least once a week: Distilled water . 8 oz. Cologne water 1 oz. Rectified spirits ! 2 cz. Tincture cochineal oz.

Bicarbonate of soda '8 oz.

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lKtJ noumis too mucn weitrnt ior a woman ot twentv

who is nursing a baby nino months old? M. W.

That depends upon your height. The proper weight for a woman six feet in height would be about 165 pounds Assuming that you are only of average height your weight should be about 130. Do not adopt any strenuous reduc tion measures while nursing the baby. If you merely reduce the. amount of bread that you eat about two-thirds you will be going far enough at present. After weaning the baby observe the effect upon your weight of a diet free from pastry, cake, bread and crackers, and poor In fats and-sweets.

Especially Posed by GRACE DARLING at CAMPBELL STUDIO

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J HAVE a very bad Morton's toe on my left foot. The bone presses against the shoe and gives mo great pain at time. I have tried massage, but this gives me no relief. Could an operation correct it and where could I have it done? Would the operation cost mueh? M. H. Morton's te is caud by wearing shoes that are too narrow. Your shoe- should be properly fitted and flat-foot corrected If it exists. Th wearing of a pad to support what is known as the transverse arch usually gives relief. Shoes can b? got with a ridge so placed as to support this transverse arch. The main arch of the foot extends from front to back Id the line of th foot, and w therefore known as the longitudinal arch. It if till -j arch which is involved In weak foot or flat foot. But there is another arch from side to side toward the front of the foot, and It is this transVerse arch which should be supported In cases of Morton's toe. Some cases have to b oierated upon. Consult an orthopedic Burgeon attached to ü

hospital. 13e frank In stating your financial condition and you will lv mercifully treated, no doubt.

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The Most Ftmoui Living Beeuty. KAUTIFUL shoulders must, first of all, be symmetrical shoulders. They must be just broad enough to balance finely the

ligure. If the figure which they surmount be slender, sdioulders also should be slender; but they should never be thin. For beauty's sake, the shoulders must be soft, not muscular. They must be overlaid with a veiling of firm Ilesh. They must slope gently into the lines of the arms, bust and back, and while plump in front, they should be thin at the back.

After shapeliness, in importance comes whiteness. Shoulders well cared for should be the whitest part of a woman's body. A third important element in the beauty of the shoulders is the texture of the skin. It should be of satin fineness. It is wonderful what intelligence massage can do for one's shoulders. Thin shoulders can be plumpened, and fat ones reduced by the proper kind of massage. If tlie shoulders have become tanned or freckled by much sea-bathing or lolling on the burning sands, they should be treated twice a day with some healing lotion. On old fashioned, but excellent remedy consists of an ounce of horseradish, two drams of borax and a pint of boiling water. Apply with a sponge. Also apply distilled water and the juice of a lemon mixed in equal parts. The effect of six or eight applications of such remedies as these should be quickly apparent.

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Head of the Citadel Laboratory of Phyic.

IS there anv way to keep my typewriter key bars from 1 sticking? 0. U. This is caused generally from dust collecting on the oil in the jonits. thua making a gum which prevents easy action. Rub the Joints with gasoline to dissolve the collections of the prease.

JOW can I prevent a pipe from freezing? W. A. If you surround the pipe with a poor conductor of heat it will keep it from freezing except at very low temperatures. Asbestos, cloth, sawdust and hay are all poor conductors. In the absence of any of these a film of ice is not bad. If you let the water run on the outside of th pipe and freeze for a considerable thickness, then let the water run a little longer, the pipe will be protected considerably. This method would be good on days when the temperature was only lightly below freezing.

Cure for Hay Fever at Last Been Found?

I II AVK had for the past nouneed cracking sound which seems to come from my knfe caps, particularly when ascending stairs. (m von advise anv repiedv?--M. M. Th symptom described may be due to deposits of sodium urate (a form of uric acid) or to a condition known as rheumatoid arthritis. The treatment should consist of a diet of milk, fruits, vegetables and cereals, the dally bath, plenty of fresh air. systematic exercise, free bowel action, much water-drlnklng. the avoidance of sweets, coffee, tea and alcohol (particularly in the form of rcalt liquors), and the taking of half a teaspoonful of bicarbonate of potash In half a tumblerful of water an hour before each meal.

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N my trade as a machinist it is next to impossible

for me to do the best that is in me owing to an ever present tired feeling. I am always tired, gape excessively and feel like stretching all the time. I get eight hours' sleep every night in a well-ventilated room. I eat a good many eggs. Am a moderately heavy smoker. A:ed 26. 'What do you think about mv case! H. A. Your tiredness may be due to a condition known as indicanuria. Have jour physician make an examination for an excess of Indlcan In the kidney secretion. Indlcan Is normally present in this secretion, but It is Increased in all conditions which favor putrefaction In the uppc boweL It Is the protein tn food which undergoes such putrefaction, hence eggs and meat should cot be eaten. Penuns nufTerlng from Indicanuria are pretty sure to complain of marked tiredness. The use of tobacco aggravates the trouble in a aumber of ways.

By Dr. Leonard Keene Hirshberg-, A. B., M. A., M. D. (Johns Hopkins Unlvertlty.) WHILE the nostrils of gome breatho In the perfume and fragrance of flowers that bloom In the Spring with rare delight, others are doomed to look on them as obnoxious weeds and sources of misery! Handkerchiefs galore dangle from pockets In readiness for the kerchoo! Weeping, wheezing victims have keen hatred for the few Summer months when the balmy air has no charms to soothe the raging breath. But no vicious wind could ever have wrought more evil than that which preyed upon the nasal structures of E. Palmer Dowell, of Baltimore, Md., whose thirty-two years of hay fever was a source of misery In Us worst form until a very remarkable operation was skillfully performed by Dr. Charles Leslie Rumsey, also of Baltimore. When a small boy, Mr. Dowell would be seen playing with "the fellows on his block" and the tears, sneezes and accompanying effects would invariably chase away t!io little playmates who thought they would surely contract a "cold." He was known by the two big white handkerchiefs that filled his trousers pockets, and as he wiped the falling tears awav during his unhappy vacation paasersby would stoop down and ask: "What's the matter, little boy? Why are you crying?" From that time of childhood's xinhappy hours until a short while ago Dr. Wilbur F. Skillman watched the case steadily. Dr. Sklllman was Mr. Dowell'a family physician, who had prompted him to go to Dr. Rumsey. In speaking of the countless medicines and so-called "cures" for hay fever. Mr. Dowell said: . "I have spent thousands of dollars on advertised remedies for hay fever. Oi. Inhalers, sprays, powders, salves, and all kinds of attempts wer used in my effort to wage war against this disagreeable distemper. "Doctors, lawyers, merchants and chiefs came to me with newg of 'sure cures' for me to try, and I 'bit' like a flsh on most of them. In fact, I believe I have tried everything on the market for hay fever. "In one particularly interesting instance, I was in a lunch room on Howard street one day when the proprietor said smilingly: 'Well, this Is nice Summer weather we're having, but I guess It's almost time for you to sneeze you're head off.' " 'Yes. it's nice weather until I begin to sneeze In four weeks' tuae

"At that moment a man sitting in the far corner of the room came over to me end offered his services. fiI am Dr. So-and-So,' he said. '1 am positive that I can cure you of your hay 'ever if you will let me try.' " 'But, Doctor, I have tried everything known to medical science for this trouble, and I refuse to spend another cent on "cures' and promises. If you can actually effect a cure, I will gladly pay you $000 if I miss a Summer's misery,' I remarked. "I took out a piece of paper and wrote these words: 'I promise to pay Dr. So-and-So live hundred dollars ($300.00) if I showno evidences of bay fever this year.' "We came to terms, and I was to go to Ins office twice a day until the 17th of August, when my turn to sneez generally came. "Faithfully I went each day, going to, and coming from my business. On the 17th of August, I awoke with a sneeze, a trickle down my cheeks and the other signs of 'sure-'nough' hay fever. "That very day I met the doctor on the street. He recognized the undercurrent of my agitation, and without a moment's hesitation said: 'Dowell, let's call It off. I give it up.' The white slip of paper was then torn to pieets and scattered to the four winds that brought me misery. "In spite of just such trials as this one. 1 visited a well-known surgeon in Baltimore, who insisted that I be operated on then and there. Before the operation was over, an instrument had slipped and the septum of my nose was punctured, which made matters worse than ever This operation was not effective and I concluded that nothing was to be relied upon for relief, even. "Later on, I went back to Dr. Sklllman with a discouraged heart and enlightened pocketbook. "'Now, don't give up,' was his good advice. 'I am going to take you over to see Dr. Rumsey.' "'It's no use. doctor. Furthermore, I pimply will not go.' "This advice, after coming from Dr. Skillman, was repeated for my benefit at breakfast, lunch, and supper. So I decided to ko. after days of persuasion and encouragement. "On Saturday morning. July 22. I walked Into Dr. Rumsey's office, ready for anything he might suggest. "Now, Dr. Rumsey is a very modest man. and his few words went a long way with me. His simple assertion that he could probably cure me was enough, and in ? fe v minutes I was minus a collar, coat and a few other pieces of clothing that acted as Coyriht, 117. ty th ütar Conipry

obstacles. All this took place at 9:30 In the morning. A local anaesthetic was used, and .at 12 o'clock I was on my way home with a swollen face and Indefinite features. Disgusted, I resolved that "neer again' would I be tricked. "Dr. Rumsey was most patient with me, despite the fact that he had offered suggestions for my benefit that I flatly refused to welcome." On the following Monday morning, very much against the doctor's v.iihes, Mr. Dowell said, he was down town to his place of business. From that time until Augu t 17, ho waited patiently for the annual return of hay fever, but no signs of the trouble came. Now, when the breezes softly blow, electric fans fan, and the dust arises, Mr. Dowell's nose is no longer the haven for those little wolly-flobb'.es that cause untold suffering among thousands of Americans every year. The turning of the tide, then, was due to the work of Dr Rumsey. whose wonderful operation changed the construction of the sensitive noe so that the punctured septum was healed by means of pieces of bone taken fro mother parts of the nose, and the breathlng channel made wider. Just a.s a certain note on the piano is in tune with some ornament In the room which causes a vibration and hum-m-m. fo the delicate mucous membrane of hay fever victims is in tune with the Summer winds that carry bits of pollen. When the nose is changed so that It is out of tune with this dreaded atmosphere, hay fever is no more to be expected, according to Mr. Dowell. So sure Is he that the changed anatomy of the nose is responsible for his cure, Mr. Dowell offers to pay the operation charges for anyone who absolutely suffers with genuine hay fever, which is known when the zephyrs scatter widely pollen, or fertile prucies of p. ants, and the sensitive mucus membranes of eyes, nose and mouth yield to its irritating influence, and watery eye?, leaky noses, sneeze: and asthma are borne upon the victims. Hay fever has been described as a di?ea?e which manifests itself In th Spring, from the latter part of May or the early part ol .Tune to the end cf September or early October. The Spring attacks lan about a month, while those in the Fall average about six weeks. Many grasses of field and forest are to be blamed for this annual nuisance. The pollen cf wheat, rye, corn, clover, timothy grass, goldenrod, redtop. blue grass, and ragweed play their unhappy part la Inducing hay fever, or pollinosis. Jre: iifitaia ichts Reserved.

Strange to say, hay has very little .to do with the fever, except where the odor of new-mown hay Alls the Summer air. The hundred and one grasses or "graminaceae," as botanical pundits call them, are more to blame. Dr. William Scheppegrell, president of the American Hay Fever Prevention Association, has found that 1 per cent one in every hundred of the population of NewOrleans is at times affected with true hay fever. In other words, In a population of 350,000, the victims of hay fever would be 3,300. If a sufferer Is so fortunate to find the exact weed or flower which offends the susceptible tissue, relief and possible prevention of the dreaded scourge may probably be within sight. When the disease has fairly started, the mucus membrane of the nose swells. There is a discharge from the eyes, nose and perhaps from the throat almost constantly. Breathing becomes difficult, the appetite fails, sleep is interfered with, and the victim is miserable and wretched to himself and others. Gradually, the inflammation travels down the "red lane" to the bronchial tubes. Wheezing coughs and attacks of asthma disturb any peace that may be evidenced by the poor unfortunate. Sometimes, it is almost impossible to sleep at all except In a sitting posture. (The inflammation may even extend to the stomach and Intestines, and diarrhoea may be added to the other miseries. If you are among the numbered, a thorough examination by a skillful and competent nose specialist will determine Just what steps to pursue. According to Mr. Dowell, any first-class doctor who "knows his business" and is careful and skillful, can perform just such an operation as his to remedy the construction of the nose that is "in tune" with pollen-laden air. The septum. It will be remembered, has an Important place in rhinological surgery, as morbid changes in its shape are responsible for much obstruction and they frequently require operative correction, while, as Mr. Dowell says, trie practical construction on different parts of the nose either mars or makes easy breathing. This partition is formed by the perpendicular plate of the ethnoid bone above and tho vomer below, with the addition of the septal cartilage. After any operation on this part, judicious care is required in the way of cleanlineis an:l protection from injury, to avoid breaking down of the plastic tissue which seldom acquires much power of resistance.

yTIAT percentage of pure tin is there in a tin can? K. II. A "tin" can is really an iron one. with a very thin coating of tin over the iron to keep It f m u.ting. You can prove this by , .eking up a "tin" can with a magnet. A masnet will not pick up tin.

JJOYV can I make a device to tell whether my alarm clock is fully wound or not ? ROY L. The winding key at the back cf an alarm clock turns around as the clock runs down. If you tie a string to this key with a little weight on the end th string will roll up on the key as you wind the clock. When fully wound the little weight should be right et the key. Now as the clock runs down th key turns and the pendant Rtring gets loncer and longer. As you know beforehand the length of the string for the unwound clock, you can always tell what cendltion it is in. You can also tell when you have fully wound the clock, so there will b no danger of breaking th mainspring by trying to wind longer than necessary.

M building a new house. "Where is the best situation for the radiators? O. X. Mod ;rn practice pre?crlb s that radiati rs be placed Immediately under the windows. The reason is that there ? always a draught of cold air flowing down a closed window, due to the cooling of the inide air through the thin glass, this cooled air being heavier than warm air and thus flowing down. If th radiator were on the other side of the room this current of cold air would flow over people's f-et. etc. But if the radiator is immediately under the window the cold air isJ heated and rises. This makes current flow up to the ceiling, acrosJ the room, and back along the fioori to the radiator. But as the loss of heat inside the room Is never suffl-' clent to cool this stream a cold as it would be comir.g directly down from the window, the reason fortth practice Is taslly seen.