Show For Cure of Bad Breath By DR JAMES W VV BARTONI BARTON I Released by We Western tern Newspaper Union N LOOKING for the cause IN of bad breath physIcians and dentists look first to some condition in m the mouth mouth-de mouth decayed spongy teeth spongy gums TODAY'S infected tonsils u r A I T or N H EA L LT T N H dry catarrh or to some condi COLUMN bon of the stomach stomach stomach ach ach and intestines While teeth tonsils gums and stomach stomach stomach ach and intestine conditions can generally be corrected I the most distressing type due to dry seemed catarrh catarrh seemed to be incurable 1 Some sat results were ob tamed by the use of a little rubber bag filled with wa waI water I ter pushed up the I nose and where I possible into the j sinuses and the wa water water water ter kept hot by I means of electric electricIty electricity k 1 Ity Th s softened the crusts and when ana crusts were re removed removed moved the odor d ii tm Drs j g John jonn Rom pom Dr Barton mell mall and T C DaVIS Davis Da Davis vis Philadelphia have had good results by the use of 01 in m clear ng up chronic catarrhal and sinus cond bons Prost is m general use for ton toning mg ing up the muscles of the intestine Two Chicago physicians Drs L LB LB LB B Bernheimer and Samuel m in Archives of Otolaryngology re report report report port their thell experience with prost g mm which acts as does ovary ex extract extract extract tract m in heat ng up and taus caus mg an increased supply of blood to the lining of the nose The patients sprayed the lining of the nose four times a day with a weak solution of Results In Twenty Cases Twenty patients were vere treated for periods varying from one month to toone toone toone one year All AU other forms of treat treatment treatment treatment ment were stopped except washing out the nose once or twice dally daily so that the would be sprayed directly on I of nose instead of on any mucous that had accumulated the Ozena-the Ozena the bad odor was was controlled m all the cases usually at the end Of second week Crust formation was definitely de- de decreased decreased de decreased creased and m in some cases disappeared disappeared entirely Three of the patents pat stopped treatment for four weeks In aU all aUthree three cases the crusting the bad odor and the bad throat returned showing that treatment must be kept up if the patient is to be kept tree free of symptoms Preventing Spread Of Common Colds IT PT IS grat gratifying to see the interest in backward children now taken by school officials and teachers Anything that can help the back backward backward backward ward pupil eye pupil eye tests ear tests gland and and other physical tests are made and treatment given to en enable enable enable able the boy or girl to become a useful citizen Everybody recognizes the value of this work to the health and happiness of these chil children children dren t It is however difficult to get school boards to make provIsions for physical examinations by school physicIans and nurses yet this in Inspection inspection spec on and health service would not only prevent much absence from school but might save many lives as epidemics of 01 influenza and colds could be prevented The common cold is the most common ailment among children and adults One case can cause an epidemIc that will spread through throughout throughout throughout out the schoolroom and the whole school just as it goes through tarn tam lies flies factories and stores If U then thiS one cause is discovered early and kept apart from others there will be no spreading of the disease In some schools pupils are givena gIVen a short heart examination examination heart temper temperature temperature store and throat before throat before they re return return return turn to school after the summer Christmas and Easter holidays This has prevented epidemics of colds mumps measles and other diseases of childhood from spread spreading spreadIng tug ing throughout the school How can colds be prevented in children and adults The same rule applies to both ch eb Idren and adults Don t eat too much and don tallow t allow yourself to get chilled Overeating means too much acid wastes m in the blood and tissues If It the body is chilled at this time a cold is likely to start m certain ind lad I QUESTION BOX I Q-Is Q Q Is Is it possible to increase the stature after one reaches the a age e of 21 At A-At A At At the he age ace of ot 21 Injections of pituitary or other gland extract Is not hl likely ely to increase your height 00 However ever stretching apparatus used by orthopedic physicians to straight straighten en spinal curvature might gain an anInch anInch anInch Inch Also I read recently of de devices devices devices vices sold to wear in ID the shoos shoes that increase hell ht |