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Show HEALTH ! BY UNCLE SAM, M. D. Health Questions Will Be An-swered An-swered if Sent to Ipformatlon Bureau, U. S. Public Health Serv. ice, Washington, D. C. O Little Wronp. Q.- I am 35 years old and my tongue has a cracked appearance. I (almost always have a bad taste In my mouth. Asldo from this, however, I feel well. Now and then I have gas in j my stomach. IS this condition nny-I nny-I thing serious? AVould you advise mo to have children? Can you give me tho name of a good tonic? "MAX1.VE." A. Anpparently thoro Is little wrong with you. but only a physician could tell fou positively whether there Is something wrong. It would be foolish fool-ish to take a tonic unless it were prescribed pre-scribed for you by a physician, after a thorough examination, and after he had decided that it -was needed. If you will send me your name and address. ad-dress. I shall be gla'd to send you a booklet entitled "Tho Road to Health" which may be of benefit to you. Hair Dyes. Q, I have used two or throe of the wldoly advertised sago and sulphur preparations for darkening gray hair, but without results. I have not reached an age where it is becoming to me, and will appreciate very much any advice or prescription you may give Tvhioh will havo a tendency to darken gray hair. A. One of the widely advertised sago and sulphur preparations for darkening gray hair Is nothing more than the well-known lead and sulphur formula, which has been known, for years. Certainly tho cons'tant uso of lead preparations cannot bo rogardod aa free from danger, and this also applies ap-plies to certain other substances used as hair dyc3. j Somo years ago tho writer saw a I vory sovero case of skin disease resulting re-sulting from the uso of a hair lotion. Dyed hair never has tho exact huo and luster of naturally tintod filaments, and thus rarely deceives tho eye of tho the observer. The disagrceablo coloring color-ing of the scalp, which results from the incautious use of dyes, and tho constant liability of irritation of the scalp arc also objectionable. Brain Food. Q. Plcaso Inform me what foods are classed as "brain foods." A. Thero is really no such thing as a "brain food." Many persons, to be sure, believe that fish has some percullar vlrturo in this respect. To what extent fish can bo regarded a3 a "brain food" may be judged from the statement repeatedly made by Professor Pro-fessor Chandler of Columbia university univer-sity to his students. In substance this statement was as follows: "Fish Is regarded as being especially valuablo as a brain food. While my Investigations do not disprove that fish may nourish tho brain, as well as other parts of the body, I am Inclined to believe that tho quantity necessary would bo a whale for each breakfast." In building up a tired brain, there is. nothing hotter than attention to the ordinary rules of good living, a sufficient suffi-cient mixed diet, fresh air, sunshine, a propor proportion of work, exercise and rest, and freedom from worry. |