Show HORE HO W w RE inday t DAY DR OR J JAMES A M S W 1 BARTON to t A aboul I 1 sudden sadden loss of weight WOMAN consulted her family A physician complaining of great weakness and indigestion her physician noted that she had become quite thin and as she was past forty years of age suggested that an X ray examination of the stomach and intestines be made the report from the xray X ray physician stated 1 I find and a condition of ex falling failing or dropping of the abdominal organs and also of 4 both kidneys in the standing position the stomach fell about 6 0 inches below the tha crest of the ilium the hip bonepa bone it should dr barton really be two or three inches above abobo the navel or umbilicus at the end of five hours the stomach was only about half empty 11 it should have been completely empty 1 I consider this delay due wholly to the position of the stomach rather than any other pathology disease the shape of the stomach and intestines were normal now what had caused the stomach to drop all the way down to ta nearly the bottom of the abdomen and so ke be so slow in emptying and what had caused the kidneys to fall forward out of their regular reidar position this condition was due entirely to a great loss of fat that was holding up the abdominal organs and the loss of fat was due to taking a drug or combination of drugs to reduce weight without the patient being examined by a physician and under his supervision the fat was wag needed the unfortunate part about it was that this individual was not fat had about the right amount of fat to give a firm appearance to the skin and enough fat also to help support the abdominal organs properly by losing this support the abdominal organs were left in the wrong mechanical position and so weakness indigestion and constipation resulted and the effect upon the nervous system was such that the individual became depressed as she believed that her health was permanently manent ly ruined th the treatment prescribed for or this falling or dropping ot of the abdominal organs was a an ab belt or corset which would temporarily hold the organs up in their proper position b as much rest as possible particularly lying down not standing or sitting c eating as much fat foods cream cream butter nuts egg yolks and starch foods bread potatoes sugar as possible in order to increase the amount ot of fat on the body and in between the organs so that with increased fat there would be some fat to help hold these organs the point I 1 wish to make is that as overweight excessive overweight is really an ailment it should not be treated by the patient himself or herself any more than any other ailment is treated there should first be the examination by the physician who will prescribe tor for overweight from the diet adlet exercise or it if necessary from th the drug standpoint also further just as a patient under treatment for any ailment reports to the physician at stated intervals so must one afflicted with overweight also report so that the weight the heart the blood pressure the blood and the urine may all be checked and finally it should not be law jul ul for anyone to go into a drug store and purchase an anti antl f fat at drug without a physicians prescription 0 0 cod liver oil it Is not hard to understand that before other religions were brought to them natives of various islands worshiped the sun the sun brought light and gave heat beat tor for growth ot of foodstuffs to maintain life As it gave them life then it was only natural that they gave it thanks in the form of 0 worship today we are able to know something about the sun as we realize that it has its effects upon human beings giving strength to bones and blood we know also that when the sun does not shine much or when its rays ra ys have less heat and power what is called bottled sunshine cod liver oil is available thus for a great re at many years it has been the rule in some househ households olds to give the children cod liver oil during the days when there is little or no sunshine recently it has been learned ithac in in ad addition d to building bones and bl blood 0 od cod liver oll oil hs has S the howerto power to till kill off harmful organisms 0 aga i lanthe body The killing offos off ol 01 these organisms enables the body to exert its ts strength an building up tissue and so so fight off the org organisms which cause various ailments ano another use in building bone and getting rid ot of harmful organisms is the he filling of old diseased bones with cod liver oil this has donea done away wiy with much of of the scraping and draining formerly necessary a 0 ku beu |