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Show j Uncle Sam, M. D. 4- CARIXO FOR THE HH K. It Is exceeding' difficult to cate for membern of one's own family or to be cared for by them Too much or too little 19 almost invariably expect-1 ed by one person or the other, and.' win n iM-e i! affection Is involved not i only Is the strain Increased on both Id) but 'Hen harm results from to.j great selfishness on either side or both. But sometimes the reverse is true, and then one should remember that 1 normal behaviour may be Impossible l for tho sick. During weakness and pain, Irritability Irrit-ability and unreaaonableneaa are as l characteristic as other symptoms, and I It is as foolish to demand a normal mental state from a sick person as it would be to demand a normal tern-, perature, For a cheerful, reasonable, and ! unselfish patient and there are sur-, prlalngly many one should be de- ' voutlt thankful, but patience and pity should be given no less to those whose tortured nerves cause suffering to I , others as well as to themselves. Every woman who cares for the sick should remember that ,ln is the patient s chief. If not his only link i in the normal world, and that his plight is pltlfui Indeed, If she Is complaining com-plaining or Irritable or unwilling. Tubercular Knn- Q Wha! are i be symptoms of a tubercular knee, and Is there any cure for one? A. Among the Important aymp- toms, are limp, pain in the Joint, rig-idty, rig-idty, tendcrne&s and' swelling. The disease is often cured, prolonged im- mobilization of the Joint being the I commonest form of treatment In all cases of this trouble, the patient should bo under the care of a qualified physician, phy-sician, preferably one who specializes In orthopedics. Pumpernickel. Q. Is pumpernlir kel bread better for health than white flour? A So far as "pumpernickel" is concerned, this la probably much more healthful than white bread Coarse breads of this kind are not only complete com-plete foods, but are excellent to promote pro-mote the developniit of sound teeth i and to assist In proper regulation of 1 the bowels in eating pumpernickel the bread should be cut Very thin, iho slice not being more than one-eighth of an inch thick. A most tasty oomblnatlon is to mako a kind of sandwich by placing a piece I o generously buttered pumpernickel on a pleo- 0f white bread. |