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Show Uncle Sam, M. D. BUNIONS. The bunion Is an expression of the I spreading of the anterior part of the root, many times due to a short shoe. In treatment, strapping the foot Just I back of the Joint or bandaging It will orrect tho bunion by correcting that flattened anterior arch A prominent orthopedic surgeon has I iiul made the following additional suggest sug-gest Ions - 'It mny be rj- help to know that In j t!,e mmv rases which we had overseas. 1 that the entire emphasis in the treat-i treat-i nieni waa put upon the proper iKilance of the body. Practically nlwava tho flat-footed flat-footed man or woman tands with the body relaxed so that the weight Is thrown upon the fet with the muscles out of i balance. "Once the body Is held erect, while the arch may still remain low, th mus-Olea mus-Olea are In such balance thi they will' carry the strain, so that the foot! . will erase to be troublesome." adenoid;. The following eorreipondcnre may be ! of Interest : "I have read rrhnt you said about adenoids, ade-noids, and children'! health. Take the ndenoid child to the country, give It i plenty of milk and lots of ground. Keep them off the city streets, and thev will have no adenoids. Let the half fed child live In the country. You will have happy, healthy children. Instead of poor, delicate city children Which doctors treat i b operation." It would be hlghlv desirable to lake jail the "half-fed children of the city" and send them "to the country and give them plenty of fresh milk and lots of I ground." I'nfortuna'ch . this can be done only In a limited number of Inatancee, and , many children will be obliged to grow up I In the cities. However, '-ountry children ha.n adenoids ade-noids to about the ami- extent as . ity children. NERVOUS PROSTRATION. Q. I have nervous prost ration, and want vou to send tne your book, if ou lUkve otie, on how to cure this disease. The Public Health Service hus no I k which deals with the treatmen' of nervonfc prostration. Aak your family I physician to refer you to some reputaole specialist in neuro-psythlatry for advice I and tren i ment. oo |