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Show GIVE TUB TEETH WORK. Nature, slowly but surely, responds to the demands made upon her, building build-ing and reinforcing tissues to meet requirements. re-quirements. Conversely, as a tissue or an organ ccn.sfi to play an Important part In tho .llfo oC an Individual, human hu-man or other, this tissue or organ will undergo changes and become smaller In size or less rosistivo in structure. The teeth of .tho present day Eskimo,, Eski-mo,, for example, arc still in tho process proc-ess of ovolutlon. Tho Eskimo nevor chose tho extrcmo north of his place abode because of his fondness for tho intense cold, but not being of a warlike war-like nature, he has gradually workod as far north as man can exist in an endeavor to escapo the raids of the more warlike Indian tribes which molested mo-lested him. Living thus ho has had to exist upon the coarsest foods. Bcsido this, tools, and Implements have been few and of j simple type, so naturally he has of ten i been "compelled to use his teeth as both tools and implements. As might be expected, therefore, wo find in the Eskimo largo strong teeth, and in addition we also find large K-.r cfrilnhn-Aa cnnnni-tinn' H-irtm" In fact, It Is not uncommon to find the bone about tho teeth actually reinforced rein-forced or buttressed. With our while races whose habits of life arc such that little hard usage is demanded of the toclh, wo find them degenerating to such an extent) that we may safely assume that In comparatively few thousand years our civilized races will no longer possess any dental organs. Q. J occasionally suffer from severe se-vere pain in the back, over tho kfd-neys, kfd-neys, and am afraid that I have kidney kid-ney trouble. Is this one of the symptoms? symp-toms? A. In most cases of kidney disease there, la no pain.- If you suspect that you havo kidney trouble be sure to consult a reputable physician, have j him give you a thorough examination, including an analysis and microscopical microscopi-cal examination of tho urine. Q. What is the cause of varicose veins of the leg, and what should I do to obtain relief? A. In many instances vaiicoso veins appear to develop because of the Interference In-terference with the venous circulation, for example, that resulting from chronic constipation, but other factors aro undoubtedly Involved, for they appear ap-pear in persons who aro not subject to constipation. When the condition is not very pronounced, usually all that is required is some form of support sup-port for the distended veins. - An elastic elas-tic stocking is often very serviceable. Somo people, however, prefer binding tho leg with an clastic bandage, for then they can rcgulato the pressure with a nicety. Q. ricasc advise mo a safe way to reduce my weight. I am 5 feet r inches In height and weigh 230 pounds. I tire very easily and .do not feel good at any time. A. You are quite right in believing that a marked excess In weight Is Injurious. In-jurious. It is, however, not possible In the column to give you specific advice ad-vice as to what to do. If possible, tho cause of tho overweight should bo determined. de-termined. Moreover, in treatment of this condition many different factors have to bo considered, among them occupation,, physical exercise and the action of the internal organs. Treatment Treat-ment of the condition should, therefore, there-fore, be intrusted to a qualified physician. |