Show 1 released by western e U on RECRUIT MUST TE ALL when a recruit is being examined for the army he should not hesitate to tell the examining physician his whole medical history unfortunately unless he has had some definite ailment or injury he may fall fail to mention jivu his attacks of indigestion which he has blamed on eating the wrong foods or eating when tired or excited he may feel that it if he makes mention of these trifling attacks the ex dr barton amiling physician may get the idea that he is malingering swinging the lead the result is that within a few weeks or even months of army life he is brought before a medical board and sent to hospital for observation and treatment by failing to tell of his attacks of indigestion or bringing a certified statement of these attacks from his physician to the army medical examiner he may put the country to considerable expense and himself to much inconvenience I 1 am writing this because a report from rom dr J M in the british lancet states that of cases of indigestion reported in one division 1 had definite organic disease of the stomach and first part of small intestine duodenum and were discharged from the service as permanently unfit the remain remaining after investigation and a short course of treatment were returned to duty dr states that when it has been definitely learned that a soldier has ulcer he should be discharged from the army and immediately returned to ian an H life fe where rest diet and tranquillity quil lity of mind are possible before enlistment these individuals were leading useful lives in the service of their country and should be returned to such service in the army they remain a burden to themselves and to others most physicians and physicians who have had much to do with indigestion cases in civil and army hospitals will agree with dr that a chronic indigestion patient is a real liability the thought then is that family physicians and patients themselves should have no false sense of duty but should state by certificate and in person if there is a history of acute attacks or chronic symptoms of indigestion present keeping abdominal muscles developed As youngsters when we wanted to show one another how strong we were we tightened the upper arm muscle and nd the whole strength of the body was supposed to be in proportion to the size of our upper arm muscle I 1 went with an older brother to see sandow the strong man and my brother pointed pointe dout out the ridges of muscles across the front of his abdomen what shows the strength of a man my brother told me if you see those ridges stand out it shows the man is strong everywhere why bandows San dows abdominal muscles are so hard he uses them the for a washboard I 1 believed this atthe at the time and in in a sense have always believed it because the strength of the abdominal muscles has so much to do with the general health of the body the proper working of the heart lungs stomach liver intestines well developed abdominal muscles give the body the proper posture abdomen is drawn in chest stands out head is erect thus enabling all the organs in chest and abdomen to have room to work A report from a european physician clan points out that actual disease of the organs in the abdomen can be caused or aggravated when the organs fall downward due to lack of 1 support by the abdominal muscles this falling down of the abdominal muscles is called by examining bodies in which these organs were down low he found that the distance the organs had dropped was in in proportion to the weakness or weight of abdominal muscles now it is not difficult to keep the abdominal muscles developed sufficiently to hold organs in place it requires little just a little thought and a exercise daily at all a 11 times we should try to stand and sit erect stand as tall as we can the exercise is trying to to touch uch the toes keeping knees kne es straight the slight est bend of the knees on the legs |