Show an anBy Pe I By Lulu Hunt I I t d rf lh n ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS CORRESPOND CORRESPOND- TUBERCULOSIS Miss B. B B. Yes Yes you U are right Young children should not live e Inthe in inthe inthe the same household where there are cases of open tuberculosis coughing and raising of sputum for the they are ver very susceptible Most 1 adults are Immune to tuberculosis and anti It Is now be believed le ed that If it tu tuberculosis tuberculosis tu- tu does doe appear Ja In n adult dult life liCe It is contracted In childhood lies dormant and lights up after fter the resistance has b h ben en lowered from some sonic factors prolonged deficient diet particularly We e have an article on tuberculosis tuberculosis losis which also gives list of books bools written for the layman Send for this and and a self ad addressed addressed addressed ad- ad dressed stamped envelope envelop with your request t I DONT DON'T BRING I Dear Doctor One Doctor One of the lar lan songs In our town now is Dont Bring Lulu If I had m my wa way you ou would be scattered all over this country so that you OU could help everybody else who Is overweight o as you have helped me Three months ago I weighed I 1 now weigh which Is just right for tor me as I am 5 feet 4 Inches tall Prett Pretty rapid you ou will sa say but then I gain nd lose faster than the average person Three cheers for you ou and anel more success to your column Irs Mrs A. A Yes your reduction was a lit little little lit lit- tle the too rapid It was wa at the rate of three and one-half one pounds a week one and one half pounds more than I recommend But I am getting getting getting get get- ting quite a number of letters from those who reduce faster and have no ill effects However there Is no no doubt that t for most persons Itis It ItIs Itis Is better to reduce more slowly This Lulu is scattered all over the country countr Mrs 1 A A. and getting a lot of ot good reports like yours ours Thank you for letting us know your happy results We Ve have the reducing Instructions instructions In a booklet which may be obtained for 10 cents In Jn stamps and a self addressed stamped en n n. n LAME BACK WEAK V KIDNEYS Mrs I. I suffers with a bad back and much pain at the base of the spine She wants to know if this could result from weak kidneys She Is overweight Painful backs are ae rarely symptoms symptoms toms of ot weak ki kidneys ne s 's Mrs 1 I. I I should Judge that your our bad I back and amid pain at the base of the spine ma may be due perhaps to the strain of a faulty posture from your overweIght over- over weIght plus the irritation in of the ligaments and joints brought about b by the poisons poisons- from Jour your unbalanced unbalanced unbalanced liet Ilet Eventually of course this will also cause your Jour kidneys to become disordered You should reduce your weight see directions above for obtaining reduction Instructions and you ou should begin some exercises which will bring Into play the back muscles muscles mus mus- cles des and the tIme spine When you OU write for tor the reducing booklet ask also for tor the article on the Abdominal Wall Vall You have to be begin begin begin be- be gin the exercises a few movements movements movements move move- ments at a time and Increase them very gradually Massage l and heating heat heat- ing hog treatments will also help If Ie the pain Is an acute attack of lumbago lumbago lum lum- bago then you should be strapped with adhesive tape until the acuteness acuteness acuteness acute- acute ness is js over I suggest you ou have an examination examina examina- tion to be sure you OU have no chronic Infections somewhere which are supplying poisons to the joints Mrs W. W Our W.-Our Our article on on Common Eye Troubles has lias in It the Eye Wash Vash which we ran several times self addressed addressed addressed ad ad- in the column Send a envelope with re- re dressed stamped quest Q Tomorrow Tomorrow Answers Answers to Mothers Copyright 1926 by the George Matthew 1 Adams Service |