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Show e Uncle Sam, M. D. ; 4 1 CONSTIPATION. cj Mv little girl, five and one-i alt e;irs old, ii v.-r badly affected wlth c .nslipa'loit. She never hud a i-a. -ment only with lalhanios. and tiun they cease to help after a while. I havi ll give her enemas. A. Orange Juice and prunes arc- excellent. excel-lent. Include oatmeal, fresh vegetahie. and fruits, with plenty or water to drink e ween meals. A teas uonftil of raw ' I ran added to the oatmeal Is often very beneflolal Tram her In the habit of re. i-lar i-lar bowel movement. TUBERCULAR GERMS. Q. Are tubercular germs ahvi- after thi nrsS 1 n.-'cH 'rom the system? I mean tubercle bacilli which are swal-, lowed. Y's. thev are very much alive, and this a one m re reason whi peron suffering suf-fering f re m tui ercnlosls should be very ar. ful aUiut nil their discharges. CATS. Q. My little boj I" veri fond of cats 1- there an danger of lis h-ic niing dlS- 1 r 1 1 1 ij bu- with them? A. Thi- danger is verv slight o-.bably , no greater than the danger from con-finding con-finding cummunb aide dlSSSSl from dogs. SCIATIC U have had aclatlca for three yobri Ki r ihe ast year I have lost ?r, or 30 pounds of flesh r:iihough my sciatica Is i. better than it was 12 months ago. What copld cnuse my los of flesh? A. Sciatica ahne would not sccouc! for your lewis of weight. Since this I1UIJ Indicate seme erlous dlsturbanec or ei-stltuilonal ei-stltuilonal disease, the pelvic 01 rsns ' il.i he ' v immeVl to determine v bet'. any pressure Is being exerted in this region. If you have rheumatism or out. treatmen' will be directed toward' the I constitutional conditions. In soma us. . rest In bed with fixation of the limb is beneficial, but your physician will bs able to decide what is best In your par-I par-I tlcular case. oo |