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Show ! YOUR HEALTH ! V OR. . m BISHOS J RTIF1 M LTISM Th verdict of a person with -in achina; wnee. elbow, or some other lot la almost sure to be "rheumatism. "rheuma-tism. I "This, however. Is not necessarily Mhe Th ache may be due to a ' strained position of the body, causing the gristle of the knee to become un- ! .w. a ocrurs frequently among ; athlet.., or during violent exercise at tennis, swimming, bosehn'l, football I or the like. Real rheumatism Is a pus infection so to get at the root of the trouble one must rid oneself of the offending offend-ing t.arterta. This la aided by leading a hygienic f0. and adapting a correct posture. Too much acid-rontalning rood should he avoided. Acutfl rheumatism sometimes Involve In-volve th membrane oer the heart and In a case of this kind it not only Is very painful but serious as well Rhe.umatl.i- Is associated also with nervous diseases, tonsllltis. Fright's disease nnd complaints of the breathing breath-ing appnratua. The firnt symptoms are a few days of general bad feeling, then come chills, fever, and rapid pulse, often j" rspiranr,n. i. Haters on the nxln. and finally the Joints grow red. hot. swollen, swol-len, and are very painful Sometimes this lasts a few dsys i and sometimes several weeks recov-j recov-j ery usually being very gradual. I It Is more prevalent In men e5. j pecially those worklnK In cold damp places. The best cure for rheumatism Is to get rid of the microbe, keeping the resistance of the body as hlg-ti as pon-Avuld pon-Avuld sudden chants ln tempi tem-pi r.ture, nnd keep the dowels open I by proper diet. |