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Bartonnelcased Barton BartonReleased ( Released Releasod nelcased by Western Westorn Ne New Nea " spaper spapcr Union ) Union I ) LOWER BACK PAINWhen PAINWhen PAIN PAINWhen When there is pain m in lower back backphysicians backphysicians I IphysIcIans physIcIans are usually able to locatethe locate locatethe locatethe the cause of the trouble because becausethree becausethree becausethree three of four cases are due to lnfec infec lnfectlon infection mfection tlon tion from 0 other otherC otherparts the r rpartsteeth C parts-teeth parts teeth - teeth tonsils tonsilsgall tonsilsgaII tonsilsgall gall gaII bladder - and andone andbi andone bi bia bione a one m in every four is isdue isdue & due to Injury inury ) Gen Genera Genera Gene era r a 11 y speaking speakingpain speakingpain speakingpain pain that is worse worsewhen worset worsewhen worsewhen t when the patient is isat isat 1 _ _ at rest is due to m in mfectlon infection intection fectlon fection and painthat pam pain pamthat 6 6that that is worse when whenpat whenkL whenpat kL pat ent is up and andabout andabout andabout about is due to m in mDr inDr inDr Dr Darton Barton B rton jury However thereare thereare there thereare are a number of ofcases ofcases ofcases I ofI cases where infection lnfectlon , or effects of ofinfect ofinfect ofinfect infect on and also injury are present presentin presentm m in the Ibe same patient patJent patJentWhen patientWhen patientWhen When the pain pam is not in lower back backbut backbut backbut but in m other parts ot of the spine spme nnd and nndis andis andis is not arthritis or rheumatism in the thejomts thejoints thejoints jomts joints between the bones ( vertebraethe vertebrae ) the cause of the pain pam or disability disabilitymay disabilitymay disabilitymay may be hard to findFor findFor find findFor For some time physicians and andsurgeons andsurgeons andsurgeons surgeons have been obtaining obtammg small smallport smallport smallport port ons one of the soft t ssues by means meansof meansof meansof of suction suchon or use of a tiny tmy syringeor syrmgeor syrmge syringe or sucton suet suct on apparatus This is one onemethod onemethod onemethod method of find flnd ng it If lump growth growthor or sore in the Ibe breast or uterus is or orIS oris oris IS not cancerThat cancerThat cancer cancerThat That small portions of the bones bonesof bonesof , of the spmal spinal column obta ned by bytlus bythis bythis tlus this method and exammed examined under underthe underthe underthe the microscope will enable cnable the thephysicIan thephysician thephysician physicIan to tell what is wrong wIth wIththe withthe withthe the pat ent is reported by Dr J JValls JValls JVails Valls and h s associates of Buenos BuenosAIres BuenosAires BuenosAires BuenosAiresA AIres AIresA AiresA A Safe 'Iethod Iethod 1lethod 'IethodBy 1lethodBy ' MethodBy By control under the X J\ J h \ . Jrays rays and anda anda a special method of o1 anaesthes a of ofIbe ofthe ofthe Ibe the nerve and the bone itself a punc puncture punctore puncture ture tore is made directly into mto the bone boneThese boneThese boneThese These physicians report that the themethod themethod themethod method is safe and not d fficultAmong fficultAmong fficult fficultAmong Among the d seases found in ill m Ibese these Ibesebones thesebones thesebones bones of the sp ne were tuberculo tuberculoSIS tuberculosis SIS extension of cancer from olber other olberparts otherparts otherparts parts of the body growths cysts cystsa a porous cond tion hon of the Ibe bone found foundm foundin foundin m in old age and chronic chromc mflammatlOn inflammation inflammationnot mflammatlOnnot not due to any special causeVhlle causeWhile cause causeWhile \ While \Vhlle Vhlle the cause of most cases of oflower oflower oflower lower back pain pam or disability dlsab lty can befound be befound befound found there are some cases of low lowback lowback lowback back trouble and many cases where wheretrouble wheretrouble wheretrouble trouble is higher up the cause of ofwhIch ofwhich ofwhich whIch is difficult to find Th s biopsy biopsymethod biopsymethod biopsymethod method by enabbng enablmg enabling the physician to tofind tofind toend find the cause enables him also to toprescribe toprescribe toprescribe prescribe the necessary treatmentHowever treatmentHowever treatment treatmentHowever However the commonest causes causesshould causesshould causesshould should always be sought first flrst . . . What Can Be DoneFor Done DoneFor For Angina Pectoris ? When as youngsters we were wereplaymg wereplaying wereplaymg playmg playing a game that requ red much muchor muchor muchor or continuous running runDlng we would get geta geta a pain in the chest that made us usstop usstop usstop stop in our tracks By resting or orwalkmg orwalking orwalking walkmg walking the pa n would gradually graduallydisappear graduallydisappear graduallydisappear disappear and we were able to play playjust playjust playjust just as hard as ever We called tlus this tlusgetting thisgetting thisgetting getting our second wind wmd . . This pa n that we had as young youngsters youngsters youngsters sters is the same as grownups get getwhen getwhen getwhen when they exercise or eat too much muchIt muchIt muchIt It is called ang na pectorls pectoris and is isdue isdue Isdue due to the same saM.e . cause-not cause not cause - - not enough enoughoxygen enoughoxygen enoughoxygen oxygen m in the blood supplying the theheart theheart theheart heart muscleVhen muscleWhen muscle muscleWhen \ When \Vhen Vhen we have a shock other olber emo emotlOnal emotional emotional tlOnal tional disturbance or face a cold coldwmd coldwind coldwind wmd wind it may upset the proper work working working working ing together of the heart and lungsthe lungs lungsthe lungsthe the blood does not get a sufficIent sufficIentsupply sufficientsupply sufficientsupply supply of oxygen and the vIselIke vIselIkepain viselikepain viselikepain pain in m the chest may occur Na Nature Nature Nature ture the friendly force behind bebmd man mankmd mankind mankind kmd kind tries to help us when we are areattacked areattacked areattacked attacked by emotional dIsturbances disturbancesor or cold by stimulating stlmulatmg the adrenal adrenalglands adrenalglands adrenalglands glands s 5 tuated one above each kid kidney kidney kidney ney causing causlDg them to pour out an ex extra extra extra tra supply of adrenalin adrenalm into the theblood theblood theblood blood This adrenalin adrenalln while whUe whoe lessen lessenmg lessening lessening mg ing the oxygen supply to the blood bloodgomg bloodgoing bloodgoing gomg going to heart muscle opens the theblood theblood theblood blood vessels wider so that the heart heartmuscle heartmuscle heartmuscle muscle will get more blood and pre prevent prevent prevent vent the pamCan painCan pain pam painCan Can anyth ng be done tor for these thesepat thesepatents thesepat pat patents ents whose blood vessels are aregettmg aregetting aregetting gettmg getting bard hard and who have the Ibe at attacks attacks attacks tacks ot of angina angma pectons pectorIs ? ' ' Dr W Raab Burlington Burl1ngton Vt . . in inAnnals inAnnals inAnnals Annals of Internal Med cine dine states statesthat statesthat statesthat that attempts to relieve relJeve the symp symptoms symptoms syrnptoms toms of angina angma pectorls pectoris by cuttmg cutting cuttmgdown cuttingdown cuttingdown down on the amount of adrenalin adrenalinpoured adrenalinpoured adrenalinpoured poured into mto the Ibe tissues by means of of\ of ofray 1 \ ' . ray treatments were successful successfulin successfulm m in 76 of o1 o ( 100 patients Sixty two pa pat pat pat t ci el ts is were cnt ent rely free or almost almostentirely almostentirely almostentirely entirely treed freed from complaints or at atleast atleast atleast least considerably improved tor for an anaverage anaverage anaverage average of WA l3'h l3h 13t ' monti monU montl s a 14 patJents patients patJentsere patientswere patientswere \\ere ere were \ moderately improved tor for an anaverage anaverage anaverage , average ot of seven and a half hal ! months monthsand monthsand ond and 24 received no help from X Y " raytreatments raytreatmentsQUESTION ray rayI raytreatments I treatments treatmentsI I . . . 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' AI A -I I - I know of o ( no cure Soap and andwater andwater andwater water help as much as most rem remedles remedies remcdics remcdicsQ edles edies edlesPlease ediesPlease edlesQ ediesQ Q -Please Please - Please tell me the cause and andpreventJon andprevention andprevention preventJon prevention of mouth ulcersA ulcersMouth ulcersMouth ulcers ulcersA A -Mouth Mouth - Mouth ulcers ulcers-stomatitis-in ulcers stomatitis in ulcers-stomatitis-1n 1n ulcersstomatitisinchildren ulcersstomatitis1nchildren - - stomatitis - - Inchildren children may follow Collow children s dis- dis diseases diseases dis diseases - - eases or a * run-down run down - - condition taadults In Inadults Inadults adults may be due to too hot or orhighly orhighly orhiehly highly seasoned foods bad teethstomach teethstomach teeth teethtomach tomach stomach or Intestinal disturbances |