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Show to. have the blues". The alfalfa is converted into tinctures and administerea internally. in-ternally. Its use, according to Dr. Blackwood, was accompanied by an immediate delightful feeling feel-ing of well being, increased appetite ap-petite and great improvement in weight. All bodily functions were stimulated stim-ulated and it was impossible to have the blues." said the physician. phy-sician. The drug is known as medic-ago medic-ago saliva and is manifested by the same effect on gueina pigs and rabbits as on human beings. "Dr. Ben Bradley of Hamkt, 0-, also made experiments with ilfalfa, " said Dr. Blackwood, "and he believes it to be a coming com-ing drug. It stimulates digestion digest-ion and will prove of great value in dealing with loss of appetite. It does not act as a stimulant in the same form as liquor." Before adjournment, Dr. .Frank J.Branen of Chicago attacked the serum treatment of rheumatism and scored certain manufacturers manufactur-ers who he said practically force their remedies on the profession by advertising and publishing a few testimonials, in that manner bringing sufferers to a point of belief where they demand the alleged cure regardless of tlr: advice of their physician for or against it. Rheumatism is widely variable" said Dr Brennum. Its cause is not uniform. Its manifestations are not constant. Consequently it is not passible to obtain uniform uni-form result for any one antitoxin. antitox-in. The teatment is not devoid )f danger." Alfalfa for What Ails You Alfalfa as a remedy for indigestion indi-gestion and mental depression was recomended today by Dr. Alexander L. Blackwood of Chicago Chi-cago at the closing session of the annual convention of the American Amer-ican Institute of Homeopathy. Dr. Blackwood told of experiments experi-ments made with the new remedy on patients at a Chicago hospital. hospit-al. "During the past year observations obser-vations were made of the action of alfalfa on seventeen patients." he said" All of them noted that they grew so hungry they could scarcely v wait for their meals. Their minds wie clear and bright, all bodily functicn? were stimulated and it was impossible |