c t Di tand J By Y Hunt aunt peter MD I Vl i 1 Iff I ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS CORRESPOND CORRESPOND- E N TS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND LACK OF LIME Mrs C. C If C.-If If you will reduce educe that thirty pounds overweight I think there will be a d decided reduction of or your blood pressure We Ye have had too many letters from my followers follow tollow- ers era testifying to this to doubt It H. One of the largest Insurance com companies companies com Is now stating that stating that of all the causes causes causes' of ot high blood pressure pressure in their policyholders overweight seems to tobe be the most consistent So you see Mrs C. C your our cue Is to re reduce reduce reduce re- re duce I Of Ot course In high blood pressure great attention has to be paid to keeping th the mental poise not riOt al allowing allowing al al- lowing the angry passions to bubble etc and to all measures of ot general health Spots of infection such as carious teeth pyorrhea diseased tonsils and other foci have to be eliminated Exercise should never be too strenuous and strains should be avoided Some work has been done recent ly Iy which shows that lac lack of calcium lime Is a a. a.- a. factor in some cases of or h. h b b. b p. p Those who take two or three glasses of or milk or orits Its lentin entin cheese and liberal servings of fruits and vegetables tables will avoid thi type I No Ko I dont don't think those treatments you suggest would help you in the I least We Ve consider them colossal I fakes In fact they have been I II proved to be fakes I On rereading your rereading your letter I see that I t you OU have had one kidney removed three thirty-three years ago Just Imagine imagine Im Im- im- im agine allowing yours yourself f to g get t overweight overweight overweight over over- weight when you yott have only one kidney to perform perfo the task of re removing removing removing re- re moving a a. large share of your waste Arent Aren't you OU ashamed of yourself to abuse that gallant remaining kidney kidney kid kid- ney so sa mu much h I wonder It hasn't rebelled before this Have you the booklet on reducIng reducing ing If s send nd for It and anet e ea a self addressed double stamped envelope and 10 cents in stamps Ask for fot tor our article on high blood pressure p pressure also CAUSES OF DEATH In one of a recognized lire life Insurance Insurance ance company's bulletins Is Is' Is Isa a list of ot the chief causes of d death ath In the registration area In the United States for 1922 In In order in-order order of their greatest number of ot deaths they are are are- 1 Heart disease among both sexes 2 Chronic nephritis for men and cerebral hemorrhage for women 3 Cerebral hemorrhage for men men and c cancer cancer for women 4 Cancer for men and chronic nephritis for women 5 Tuberculosis among among both sexes 6 pneumonia among both sexes Many Man of these diseases can be avoided a by correct living Jiving CA U E R K RA UT i Mrs O. O Sau O.-Sau Sauerkraut 0 Is comparatively comparatively rich in the vitamin B and also In the mineral elements The vItamins vitamins vita vIta- mins A and C which are present imn In fresh cabbage are destroyed by bythe bythe bythe the fermentation On account of the he mineral elements and the vitamin vita vita- rain min B n sauerkraut sauerkraut- Is a good food I and usually very easily digested Too long cooking will destroy the vitamin B but the mineral elements will be Unaffected I J Send J.-Send Send for our articles on acidosis acidosis aci- aci i dosis and balanced diet a stamped self-addressed self envelope with your our request I Copyright 1925 by the George GeorgeI I l Matthew w Adams Service Sen i