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Show . Woman's Pap Thyroid Extract Should Not Be Used Only Under Advice of Skilled Physician Other Health Hints Hors-D'Oeuvres and How to Serve Them Excellent Recipes. i?pK . . V jJt-i "T. A. MLUJ' H W i wi'ji a ',J,Vf.AL5aBBfc2ii'in HEALTfrT By William Brady, M. D. THE ANTI-FAT BUSINESS. Thore must be a score of wonderful wonder-ful discoveries for tho reduction of fat marketed in America. The exploiters exploit-ers of those "formulas" of "eminent,"' but unidentified "specialists" have learned woll the lesson taught by the late Barnum. As a matter of fact there is but ono drug known which will appreciably appre-ciably reduce fat, and that is thyroid extract, which, as we have endeavored to say before, is far too dangerous a weapon for anyone but a skilled physician physi-cian to use. Several of the most widely advertised adver-tised anti-fat nostrums depend for their success upon tho Vact that, along with the medicino the patient takes a restricted diet or undergoes a system of physical culture which tends to reduce some of his corpulency. corpul-ency. Tho worst of the fakes In this line is the stuff sold to use in the bath. Any one with half a grain of common com-mon sense in his attic region ought to know that you can't wash away your fat any more than you can wash -away your sins without repenting. Reduction salts. If they reduce anything, any-thing, reduce only the victim's vitality. vital-ity. Credulity vs. Diet and Exercise The fact of the matter is that the gold brick agents assume that l'at people are necessarily a bit weak in tho cerebrad end, and they will believe be-lieve almost anything they are told In a circular. Hence it is that these useless or dangerous anti-fat nostrums nos-trums find a certain demand for, unfortunately, un-fortunately, there are as many "easy" ones among the obese as among the lean. Credulity makes many a fat person part with his money, but only diet and exercise can make him part with his fat. Always excepting myx-oederaa. myx-oederaa. of course but that's another story, which the individual medical adviser alone can tell you. Now, What Do You Think of This7 II. E. II., not having read tho above, of course, writes: How long will it take me to reduce my flesh? I eat ono scanty meal a day and do quite a bit of hard work. I take epsom salts. Is it injurious not to eat more than once a day? I do not feel weak or hungry. Answer Well, we must guess. We guess you weigh 2C0 pounds, and that you are G feet G inches tall, In which case you don't need to reduce, for your figure Is first-rate. One meal a day Is plenty If you are too stout. Epsom salts is all right, but not to reduce flesh. If our guess Is wrong, send in your dimensions and we'll give you a moro definite answer. He Also Dotes on Salts. 1. Will harmful effects follow the habitual use of Epsom salts for chronic chron-ic constipation? 2. Is it objectionable to sit up and sleep in a chair? I cannot lio down and sleep I am nervous, and start up with some vague dread as soon as I doze away. What would this Indicate? Answer 1. Yes. Chronic constipation. constipa-tion. 2. No. Possibly heart disease. You should have your physician look after yoi Tonic for an Old Toper. Kindly Inform a reader what is the best thing to tone up the system of a man who has imbibed excessively for years, but. thank God, has kept away from it for many months now. Answer Fresh, cold, pure tap water. wa-ter. If the man Is not well, of course he should be under medical care. Discouraged With Her Atomizer. Mrs. O. C. writes: I am discouraged with my Devilblss atomizer. I uso it regularly, spraying straight back with head erect, yet I can't get the crusts out. Will you please advise me? Answer Yes, for stamped addressed ad-dressed envelope. Catarrh is too vague a subject to discuss In a few lines |