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Show 1 Uncle Sam, N. D. j Vertigo (dizziness) Is a symptom and not a disease, and every possible effort , should be made to find the euu.se M may be due to disorder's of the stomach, stom-ach, inte.stine.o, nervous system, or th( : arteries, or to disuse of the ear and j eye. biliousness, or constipation, it may also be caused by alcoholism, the exoes- slve use of tobacco, or be duo to me-ehanieal me-ehanieal causes, as swinging whirling, or riding on a ship, steam car. Or i -v -I'or. It may range from a severe shock, which is eudden and may be compared to a blow on the head and be of brief duration dura-tion to milder attacks In which there I Simply a slight swimming sensation and which may last for months The patient leels as If he himself Is whirling, sinking, or rising Nausea and vomiting may or may not occur, and low of oonm lousness. If occurring at all, will bo momentary. Persons subject to attacks of vertigo should consult their phythian and gel I ii necessary advice and treatment earlv before be-fore thev develop a condition thai maj be beyond the power of human ale During the attack let the pall en I reel in a horizontal position and give .stimulants .stimu-lants if necessary. ECZEMA. Q. My baby has eczema on his face, and has had for several months I wish you would send me what Information jou have on tho subject A. Eczema of the face is a verj i hroni disease, easily Improved, but not so easily! cured. Any neglect of local treatment, or digestive disturbance. or over-feedll may bring on a relapse. In fact, tho out- I look tn most cases depends largely upon j the cooperation of the mother or nurs i. The success of the treatment will de- ! pend to a great extent on how vj.'I II Is carried out. I should advise -i to ask your doctor to give you m..s; explicit ex-plicit direction regarding the cai'O ;nd treatment of the child, hv lu'Mng his feeding feed-ing the free drinking of wa'er. any ten- , denoy to constipation, protection of the I skin, clothing, the prevention of scr.itcn- I fng. and the exact method of applying! drugs GALL STONES Q. Mv wife recently underwent an operation during which the nutsso.i noticed no-ticed she has pall-Hones. Im then a cure for gall-sforieii. other than operation ' My wife says hc does not want another op-eretioh. op-eretioh. The surgeon says the utonci ir the small kind. My wife had 0 gallstone gall-stone attack just recently If y.e, ,-an send me a cure please do so. . A Am SOrry to learn thut your vvlf.' has gall-stone trouble Despite sensational sensa-tional advertisements there Is a mcihuil of dissolving pall-stone by medical met'i-j ods. Removal by surgical operation Is the only means of radical cure Attacks1 of gall-stone colic are sometimes so eiy severe. and onstltiite .such serious danger dan-ger for the patient, that tho prevention of this trouble hv tu operation Is certainly cer-tainly desirable. I suggest that vou discuss dis-cuss the matter with your family phvl-clan. phvl-clan. anil have him advise you In tlic matter. HABITS. Q Will vou please lend me any Information In-formation that 'on have at 'un.i on habits hab-its and hablt-Connlna i mong children ' A. A chilli's training in habits should hefcln In Infamy when be should be i taught good habits of fee. inn; sleeping.. etc. before he has had a ohftnee to learn bad habits. This is brought about by having the child do the desired tiling regularly and systematically and he will soon do it ulmost automatically |