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Show 0 a Uncle Sara. M. D. . A minixtrr. ", ho state that he l in orrfen health rxrepi aa to bis rircu la Hon. aaks a serirs of oiiestlons dealing deal-ing with hrart and artrrfrs. which will undonbtrdlv Interest many of the read-era read-era of this column. lll iiuestions. with thr answers given, are: Q. Is there a nraaar relation between be-tween valvular leakage of the heart, hardening of the arteries and high blood pressure? A. Thrre ma he a ver direct reta Hen Lrlween valvular lea'aage of thr hran. hardening of thr arterlrs anrl high l.li.jl ircaure. The two condlllops laat mentioned usually go together S.. fat aa thc valvular leakagr la concerned, a number of different factors may be Involved. Q. Pops any 'one ..f these w-rakr.rssrj promote the other, or one of the other oth-er ! A. The, change known as ' Varrlen-Ing Varrlen-Ing of the arlerlr" ully rulB In an I Increased Hood pressurr It may also affect the heart valves. o that there ml) be thlclrenlng and stiffening of the riTes in this tray it would also affe t j the alular trouble. Q Does either nnr if them Inierfrre ! with the taking of exercise In the pursuit pur-suit of one's calling' A. The exerdae should be proportioned propor-tioned to the patient's abilit to carr on the Increaaad Hrcuiarory demands i madr on the heart aa thc result of suvh exercise. i t.'annot all of thrsr he Mtibdurrf b an abstemious diet ' I know that muc h at atlnenre Interfrrrs with the rrg-ular rrg-ular actkiti of Thr bowels, hut I havr a I horror of medlelnr. A. Regulation of thr dlt Is ImoortanL but as a rulr It Is rot as important as Is leg'iiation of rxerclar and avoidance of I overexertion In som uaaes. alni'.i ab-solute ab-solute rest In bed, or a rhalr. la ad- I vlsar.le In other axes. It Is very Important in 'givr a rapidls active, fluttering heart a degree of taat by the adminislratlon of ; such drugs a "digitalis In still other ases. the action of an overworked heart can he great l rellex--I Li thr admlnlxtrat 'r,n f drue" "t the une of other remedies, which will rr-, rr-, dUoe the COO tract lost of the arteries, and . thus lowrp thr resist a m " en. minlrrel bj the heart In arising on the clrcu-I clrcu-I latlr.n. |