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Show Woman's Page l zz I Acute Headache and What Causes It To Relieve Headache Touches of White With Dark Tailored Suit All White Hat Rather Trying for Most Complexions Circular Luncheon Cloth New and Novel t HEALTH TALKS By William Brady. M. D. THE SYMPTOMATIC RELIEF OF HEADACHE. Many readers who an aware of the dnngerous heart depressing ingredients ingredi-ents in headache powders and pilU wonder what they can do to obtain symptomatic relief when a headache comes on and sllll not endanger the heart or injure the blood hv taking such drugs as acetanlllde, phenacetin, acetphenetidin; antlpryln or others of the "coal tar" series The rare resort to such remedies by individuals with sound heart and general good health, is not objectionable. objection-able. Better relieve a had headache than suffer in silence Rut the trouble trou-ble 1 that headache Is a symptom which is likely to recur more and more frequently, and the "coal tar" form of cure. If taken frequently, will soon break down the health and make the victim a lot worse than he would have been without it. For those who muRt have relief and stfll wish to avoid dangerous drugs, there are other things worth trying. Tommon causes susceptible of correction cor-rection are constipation, anemhi Insufficient In-sufficient outdoor air, over-eating, eye-strain, hypertrophies or thickening thicken-ing of certain structures within the nose, tight high collars, excessive use of tobacco uremia, defective teeth and nervous or mental exhaustion. Circulatory Imbalance Important Factor. In every n ute headache, whatever the underhlng cause, there is either too much or too little blood in the head usuall too much. If the congestion con-gestion of the moninpes, or brain . membranes, can be relieved, the head ill stop aching Here are the ways to relieve the congestion: A full hot bath: an active ac-tive saline cathartic, like epsom salts: an application of cold to the forehead ice-cold cloths, mustard paste, or any hot liniment to the back of neck and between shoulders, slow, gentle rubbing of the temples downward, heat to feet., a hot mustard foot bath In bed lneer give a hot foot bath to a patient out of bed) ; perhaps a dose of sodium bromide, ten crains. Given in half glassful of milk or water; rest in bed. in a quiet, dark, well aired room, with comfortable bed clothing. |
