Show III 1 J rJ nII Ii rr j III I fA i 1 JYH p I fiMi hi L l 8 p WU Q I I A has bas favored us with a translation from a French abstract abstract ab ab- ab I of a treatment for tor various conditions conditions con con- in which toxemia or poisoning poisoning poison poison- I I i ing of the tho system is the chief factor It is known as Guelph's rejuvenation I treatment It deserves a place In the tho same class with the Wier Vier Mitchell rest cure the tho Karrell cure and and to to be modest about it the it-the tho Bread Dread and Milk club In III a word Guelph's contribution contribution tion is not what our correspondent any many thoughtless physicians call it it namely starvation but a fast Fasting is not starving Some 1 bf f the ailments for which fasting is advised by Guelph are gout diabetes obesity cardiac and renal disease heart disease and Brights Bright's disease Intestinal affections skin diseases biliousness sick headaches One may fast ast from one ono to eight days Such fasts arc are remarkably effective effective effective tive in diabetes even for tor weak and very ill Ul patients Tho The first two or three days are hard After that patients patients patients pa pa- declare they arc are comfortable Of Ot course courso cool water is taken fully Guelph enumerates various effects of ot a fast such as cessation of ot headache head ache reduction of weight reduction of high blood pressure regulation of pulse increase in hemoglobin tl tion n. n of perspiration better sleep and the the sleep becomes more refreshing a a clearer and more active mind freer and easier breathing relict relief of pains in Joints accentuation of vision Among the inconveniences are a dizzy or weak sensation false weakness weakness weak weak- ness a feeling of fatigue which is 18 reI relieved re re- re- re I by a short hort sl sleep ep increased sen sen- to cold an and sometimes dull headache which demands a cathartic i Fasting must be wholly freed from hom I the idea of oC starvation in the tho mind of one ono contemplating a fast for therapeutic thera thera- effect The horror of starvation stana tion Uon is almost as deeply fixed in our minds as the tho horror of snakes and about as groundless There is nothing so 50 good for tor diabetes diabetes dia dia- dia- dia betes as a fast Allen and his follow- follow I eera have demonstrated that in this country But Guelph belongs the credit for placing the therapeutic fast upon a practical basis and popularizing popular popular- izing this tills neglected remedial measure QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Answer to N N. N W W. W W. Tho The condition you describe is 18 per pcr normal in a bov boy of your ago and not an un indication or or oh disease Tho advice your friend offered is vicious in the extreme and you ou would do well to ignore his tits evil counsel and keep away from him Unfortunately there are a a. good ninny many degenerates of his type whose minds are steeped In filth mth and who delight in dragging young fellows like yourself down to their own moral level Ask your father or any doctor or any Y M. M C C. C A A. A instructor for the truth and dont don't seek Beck knowledge from men of the sporting class Cold Water at Meal Time We Ve have havo been ha haying ng a lively discussion dis cession in our office as to the habit of drinking cold water before eating or orin orin orin in the course of the meal One faction takes the position that it is not harmful harm ful If you are arc thirsty The other faction faction faction fac fac- I tion insists that it tho the gastric Juice and so Interferes with digestion I There is a wager wagar of or cigars posted and nd we have havo decided to leave to Dr Brady dy We Vc trust you will give ghe us a decision G. G W. W S. S Answer The Answer The old fellows follows lose It used to be considered very sinful to do anything like that but the theory has been displaced by actual observation A glass of cold water is a stimulant to the secretion of gastric Juice suet such a n good ono one that it is often given in place of ot the older test meal in order to obtain obtain ob ob- tain a sample of gastric Juice for analysis analysts It improves digestion on The I young oung fellows get the cigars and offset off ort set all the benefits of the the cold cold water with them |