Show t Diet and Health 1 1 By Lulu Kant Peters MD aEd qi i 1 fth K o e I. I 00 I ANSWERS TO CORRESPOND CORRESPOND- CORRESPONDENTS I I Constipation and Physics Mrs Irs M. M You M.-You You never will be able to overcome constipation so long ong as you continue to take physics regularly regu regu- it is only occasionally that ph physics are necessary when there is I need for fOl a very quick evacuation of the rho intestinal tract They should never be taken for acute pain in the abdomen for fol if appendicitis is present pres pres- enl ent they are dangerous In chronic constipation the they simply help to keep up the condition I Imagine from your our letter that you are underweight You probably are not getting enough food in general general gen gen- eral and especially not enough bulk You must mUt have a regular time for foi your personal hygiene giene habits ana you must stop worrying about it for worry undoubtedly causes a re reflex reflex reflex re- re flex contraction of the intestinal tract You mu must t have some vigorous vigorous vigor vigor- ou ous exercise of the trunk wall Brisk walking with a long stride is good 0 I THE TANGLE Io I o- o LETTER F FROM ROM LESLIE PRESCOTT PRES PRES- COTT TO RUTH BURKE BURKE- CONTINUED Little Jack brought the baby back and laid It on my my lap I let him do it all alone although I was rather afraid he might let it fall Hanna Haima looked at me me in sion I knew she was sure he could not do it It However I decided I quickly that if he went through with taking the child out of the crib and bringing It to me he would remember it as s long as a's as he lived It would be just an added bond be between between between be- be tween him and his little brother little Jack had laid Buddy gently down he placed his arm over him and as he always does he raised his eyes eyes to tomine tomine tomine mine and said even even more solemnly than usual Mover lover dear because you have asked me to I am going to take care of Buddy and love him as long longas as I live Whatever he may do do I will stand by him for always Ruth if Mrs Prescott had taken this out of his boyish heart I would never have forgiven her never She's a meddling old marplot marplot marplot mar mar- plot and I wish she wouldn't have to live with us However I can cannot pot very well turn Jacks Jack's mother out of doors Nevertheless when Jack came home from the office I told him that unless his mother stopped Interfering in interfering interfering In- In with the children I would be obliged to say that she could not live in my house I described to him in detail just what I have been I telling you and John saw immediately immediately imme imme- I what a mistake had been made I It worried him a lot however to think that he would have to tell tail his mother what I had j just st sale said for he knew what a terrible muss that would kick up I was adamant however No old woman Jack I said sald Is going to ruin the rives lives of at either of ot my boys If I can help hell it it John hesitated B 8 few rew few moments m ments and I could see that he was trying to find some way of getting out of telling his mother what I had said sald At last his face lighted up suddenly sud sud- denly He remembered that my mother was starting home next week Oh I tell you you what we can do Leslie he said You can tell be mother that your mother will home shortly and that of course as this has always been her home home she will come here and ind there will mother not be room for both your and mine ail I think I smiled for the first time Ume since I had heard what Mrs 1 Prescott Prescott Prescott Pres Pres- cott had done to little Ja Jack k for as usual I could see that John was sidestepping the disagreeable neI ne- ne I decked decided however that this was something John would have to do for himself He had let his mother get him into it and now he must moat get them both out I told him that my mother was going to live with Karl so we couldn't use that ex ex- ex cuser cuse ruse I r guess you must tell i your mother Jack that after this she must not interfere with either my house or my child children Copyright 1925 N NEA A A Service Inc I Tomorrow Tomorrow Letter Letter from Leslie Prescott to Ruth Burke continued I The Intestinal tract should have have I something to push on and you may j I have haye to include extra bulk in your diet by adding agar or bran to it 11 I I You can get agar at the drugstore get the granular non-medicated non type Take of ot these at lt a regular regular reg- reg i i ular time dally daily You may lIlay have haye to to wait walt two or three da days s especially If I you are in tho the habit of taking J physics before evacuation but taking taking taking tak tak- ing a a. physic will spoil the effect You should also take a tablespoonful tablespoon- tablespoon ful or so of mineral minerai oil all You can make it up Into a mayonnaise or dressing It is more effective when taken with meals This I oil you rou can get under various trade tradenames tradenames names at the drugstores I There is a little seed known as the se seed d which has a a. mucilaginous mucilaginous mu mu- quality which is very helpful You might take some of these also I Ill I'll give you OU the names of manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers manu manu- of the seeds If you will send a self-addressed self I stamped envelope with your re re- re quest queM Also ask for tor the article on I Constipation FALLEN UTERUS Mrs 1 S. S S. S Have S.-Have Have your our friend go to toa toa a n. physician who specializes In mental mental men men- tal and nervous disorders If Ie you will ring up your count county medical so society society so- so or any reliable hOS hospital they will give you a list of ot such clans There is no exercise that will cure curea a prolapsed falling uterus womb The Is usually due to repeated pregnancies and to relaxed and pelvic floors floor after child birth The only permanent permanent permanent per per- manent remedy is operative DIET IN CHRONIC BRIGHTS DISEASE Mrs G. G Yes G.-Yes Yes you can and should take milk in Chronic Brights disease dis dIs- ease two ease two or three glasses of It aday a day You have to be careful of excess excess excess ex ex- ex- ex cess protein the meat element of foods so all flesh lesh foods have to I betaken foe be e taken sparingly Nuts cottage cheese and the milk should be de depended depended de de- upon for a large share of your protein needs The non-acid non forming foods food milk vegetables and fruits with the exception of plums prunes cranberries rhubarb should form the major part of the diet Keep your weight slightly under normal Send for our article on Diet in Chronic and Acute Brights disease and enclose BaSe aase with I your request Tomorrow Tomorrow Answers Answers to Correspondent Corre Corre- Copyright 1924 by the George George- Matthew Adams Service |