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Show Woman's Page Medicines Have Secondary Place in Treatment of Bright's Disease Positively No Remedy Which Patient May Take on Own Accord Without Risking Life What the Summer Bride Should Have Train Gowns Inappropriate Canning Sweet Peppers. ! HEALTH TALKS i By William Brady, M. D. MODERN TREATMENT OF BRIGHT'S DISEASE In the practice of the world's greatest great-est physicians medicines have a secondary sec-ondary place in the treatment of chronic kidney trouble, nephritis, Bright's disease, When medicines are employed, they are not intended to act upon the kidneys, as a rule, for Bright's disease is really a circulator) circula-tor) disease, ;i blood vessel disease, and such drugs as are proscribed are selected tor some definite influence upon the circulation. But the treatment is chiefly non medicinal Idet is of supreme importance impor-tance We fancy lloract Fletcher's ideas And practices have had a strong Influence for al one time Fletcher was rejected by a life Insurance examiner on account ot defective kidnevs. Limitation of the nitrogen intake is the Chief principle involved In the management of nephritis. This includes in-cludes not alone meat, but cheese, ep, hsh. and vegetable nitrogen in various forms. A man may be a vegetarian veg-etarian and be a villain still, so far as excessive consumption of nitrogenous food is concerned Of course, it goes without saying that alcohol in any form is a bad thing for one with diseased or damaged kidneys, kid-neys, because alcohol Irritates the kid-news, kid-news, and because it stimulates an abnormal ab-normal appetite for nitrogenous 1o-k1s This, we grieve to say. practically condemns con-demns the various 'kidney remedies" sold to the public, for such remedies as have no alcohol to make them "bracing" and attractive to the victim, have practically nothiug else in their make-up. Baths to keep the skin in active condition; con-dition; the right clothing which we believe personally to be woolen knitted knit-ted underclothes and stockings nine or ten months if not throughout the year; milk diet days; free water drinking vacation B regularly avoiding worry and mental strain; Flctcherism and the simple life. Blood pressure, the nitrogen elimination elim-ination and the condition of the heart must be watched by the physician. physi-cian. These details serve to give warning warn-ing of approaching crises or danger points, and guide the physician in hlo management, of the treatment-There treatment-There is positively no remedy which the kidney disease patient may tak" on his own hook without risking his very life, for most drugs affect the heart, blood-pressure or kidney tissue in one way or another Questions and Answers. Cleanliness Prevents Infection Is there any danger for one who is closely close-ly associated with a person who has tubercular bone disease with a running run-ning fistula? Answer Not if the patient is clealy. That is. not if the discharges are burned burn-ed as soon as tho dressing is removed. re-moved. Harmless, But Won't Affect the Blood Is sassafras tea harmless when used as a beverage during the spring months to purify and thin the blood" Answer It is harmless, "but It will neither purify nor thin the blood That 'purifying the blood" foolishness is scarcely worth bothering your head about Age Is No Barrier Can a woman 24 years old have a cancer of the breast0 Answer Yes, cancer may appear at any age If in doubt, take no chances; be examined by your doctor at once FOR THE BRIDE. New York. The most important person in the wedding ceremony is of course the bride. No one would wish to try to deprive her of her stellar role She is the Jewel In the setting, for her all the pretty arrangements, all the decorations, the stately procession pro-cession up the flower-bedecked aisle of the church, have been planned Her pre-eminence is undisputed, slie is the leading figure in the whole But, just as the playwright leads up to the entrance en-trance of the star, builds up the interest inter-est beforehand in the principal character, char-acter, so the bridesmaids prepare and lead up to the entrance of the bride. Although the crowning dignity of veil and orange blossoms of gleaming white satin and long train is not for them, they have their roles which are of great importance to the ensemble. Their girlishncss is the most piquant contrast to the suggestion of newly-assumed newly-assumed matronly honors of the bride's attire. Bridesmaid gowns are designed to emphasize this subtle distinction. Girl ishness is the keynote of them Their scale of elaboration is in direct relation rela-tion to the bridal robe. If the bride elect the formality of white satin and court train, their gowns follow suit, being made also of silks and laces, though of somewhat more youthful character to preserve this contrast between be-tween the rival charms of girlhood and womanhood expressed in their dress If the bride's gown be chosen in accordance with the requirements of a simpler ceremony, to be held in her own homo or in the littel country :hurch, then her maids are gowned in simpler fashion also to keep the youthful youth-ful ideal of their role ever in view Brides usually recognize this and choose their maids' gowns according- Summer Weddings Simpler. There is a tendency toward simpler gowning for the summer wedding, and many bridal robes are made without trains. It is significant of tho symbolism sym-bolism of the bridesmaid's part, that, even In days when a trained gown was invariably chosen for the bride herself, her-self, they were more often seen In shortened petticoats. Trains for bridesmaids brides-maids were felt to be Inappropriate, even then. This year when we are to see brides in net, in mull, in tulle, and even In organdie, their maids must be simpler still Lace is beloved of all women and is immensely popular this summer, so that it is likely that wedding wed-ding gowns of all materials will be elaborated by its use. CANNING SWEET PEPPERS Halve the peppers, remove tho seeds, put the halves into a saucepan and cover with warm water, add a pinch of salt, cook until tender. Remove Re-move from the fire and put into glass Jars. Have the water cover the peppers pep-pers to the top of the can Seal while hot. These are excellent for sand- I wiches Generously sprinkle with salt: also good for salads, for seasoning soups, meats, etc. 00 |