Show t Diet nd and Health I By Lulu Hunt Peters MD M.D. o jf T 1 kt ct an Key to the tho Calor Calories 3 I 5 A TO ro EI LEISl s Ml-s P. P has a boy of 16 who has hasa hasI a I mild form of epilepsy She Site wants to know If it there Is any hope for h him im In Tices Tice's Practice of Medicine I find the following Epilepsy is a symptom of or many disorders organic physiological and 1 chemical I Certainly et W while l lt teething worms I adhesion ad ad- I hesion of the prepuce in boys bors often olten cause convulsions the tha majority of or orthe the children having ing these conditions I do not have convulsions The other factor t therefore must St be looked f t n for In tile the brain sod anil the n natural t I defect which seems apparent Js is i cerebral instability 1 I will give you a list lIsl of causes cause of or I epilepsy as given in Tices lice and per- per tapes hapes they will give you OU some clue due i as to the cause In your boys boy's case I Mrs Mr P r. and if you can locate the I cause you can remedy the condi condl- tion rice Tice states that In childhood we should look especially for head In- In I 1 tries lines Impacted teeth adhesion orthe ot or the prepuce masturbation worms constipation errors In diet or syphilis I Emotional disturbances disturbances- fright excitement anxiety shock grief anger etcetera are etcetera are thought by some physicians rh to be causes o or of epilepsy but Dr Blo Block k who wrote the article on epilepsy In Tice rIce st states tea that he never saw a case In he was certain that any of these emotional disturbances disturbances' caused epilepsy although they frequently cause h hysterical convulsions convulsion seems Heredity-seems to be he one of or the causes In a cases studied alcoholism was as found round in 1 16 C per cent cento o ot of the fathers rathers' and l 1 12 per cent of or the mothers Auto Intoxication is considered considered considered con con- by some writers as the most frequent cause because constipation so frequently accompanies the disease disease dis dis- dis ea ease ease- Overloading the stomach isona is isone one ona of or the causes of ot convulsions in childhood and these will produce convulsions lons In epileptic subjects Eye Ere strain adenoids and nasal poly poly- poids poid foreign bodies in the ear ear de decayed decayed decayed de- de teeth are also listed as I I I TREATMENT ET First Firm Is Is' the pr i vennon One who li is born of u urt healthy stock should especially i- i 1 a avoid void alcohols and tobacco and should give Kive more than ordinary care 10 his general g health he Removal of any n of the causes causes that can be re reMoved removed re- re moved noved sleeping in inthe the open air working out ut of ot doors physical cleanliness exercise correct diet consisting largely of or vegetables fruits nuts whole grain cereals and breads and milk and the avoidance a e oC of all f fesh esh foods most authorities agree that flesh foods should be omitted are advised The co complete fast for Cor a f few w days 1115 a as a cure f for r epilepsy has not proved to be he a cure However fruit Juice fasts for two or three days days' at a aime aIme I Ime undoubtedly will clear the system system ss- ss tem and prove of ot benefit Take your boy to a competent children childrens specialist I if you can Mrs P. P P.- P. or go to a clinic and have him thoroughly examined Doth both physically physical physical- ly a and d mentally Mrs Mra G. G G. We We have a list of or modern hooks hook on on Child Feeding from which i you ou can make a a. selection We also have ha alist atlist of books on how to teach I Sex Hygiene You ma may ha e these lists by sending a a. Belf self addressed stamped envelope with your our ie le request Copyright 1925 by The T-he George I Matthew Adams Service TO TREAT MARRED FURNITURE I Furniture that s seriously needs renovating can be easily cared for forby forby I Iby by refinishing it with a which gives a splendid stain and I varnish finish in one operation If j I the surface has been previously stained it is best to sandpaper it I before applying a new coat |