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Show H Uncle Sam. M. D. j: SM VI I N . I 1 I T Excessive sweating of the feet may be due to poor healtn. to nervousness, to the disturbance of circulation due HH to arch troubles, or It may be simply HH i , pergonal peculiarity. In some cases HK mpoMitlun of the sweat leads to a HH troublesome dor. not rarHy to much HH reddening and skin Inflammation. DatVlng with medicated alcohol and r and the use of talcum or alum-HL alum-HL powder give great r i . -1 ind HHl rure Formaldehyde solutions, re effective, should not be cm- .. , I. . . ' . i . . . . . i ,! r. r n i . 1 1 . .1 supervision I" 'a.-S of troublesome trouble-some odor, however. It Is usually ad-i ad-i viable to dltdnfect the shoes with I formaldehyde in addition to treating! 1 the feet iisis OP DRINKING u ITER, 1 Q. Have you a bulletin giving a i simple test for well water to d-t r- l mine whether it is fit to drink? If r you have, will you kindly send me a ? copy? A. There Is no simple test whlrh you could make to determine wheth It er water is fit to drink Such tests A require the services of experts, and C the tests should embrace not merely chemical testa, but also bacteriological fl examinations and. above all. a sanl- tary survey of the well and It sur- roundlnri". If ou arc In doubt about the quality of your drinking water. spek to your Ipcal health officer, and see if he cannot advise you it is also suggested that you write to your state department if h.-aKh. BEDIMENI i n l KlM Q. Can you tell me what causes a sediment like corntne.il In g child's urine that has set over night ! A. There ore various causes for formation of sediment In the urine In standing In fact, the formation of such sediment is the uual thing. In summer the sediment t.v fiften the result re-sult of decomposition of the urine because be-cause of tho hot weather. I'nder these circumstances, sediment consists largely of alkaline phosphates. In cold weather, the sediment may form readily without any decomposition of the urine, and It due to the precipita tion of urates In th's case, the sediment sedi-ment disappears on warming the urine. I'nless your child is not well, you are probably worrying unnecessarily about the sediment which appears in the urine when this has set over night. |