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get along comlortably. After some years he got so 

 he felt well. He did not have to get up once in a 

 night as a rule. The bladder become normal, and 

 would hold full without discomfort. But, dear 

 friends, it seems there was still that terrible danger 

 spot at the outlet of the bladder ready almost to kill 

 him if any thing went wrong. For years nothing 

 did go wrong. But over four weeks ago he did two 

 weeks' work in one by writing articles and answer- 

 ing many letters, trying to get ahead a little. Then 

 down he went flat again, and suffered beyond words 

 to express until he longed for death. He had to try 

 to urinate every 30 minutes, and the nights were 

 awful. But a good doctor who does not drug people, 

 and a first-class trained nurse from the city, pulled 

 him through. He lost his grip entirely, and had to 

 let others manage for a time. This story of the 

 starting of the trouble has never been told to any 

 one before. It would not be told now, except as a 

 warning to others. It is an extreme case ; but it is 

 risky to retain urine in the bladder when nature calls 

 for it to be discharged. I have not given up by any 

 means trying to make that danger spot sound; but, 

 oh how much better never to have brought it there I 



HOW TO KEEP BOWELS IN PERFECT ORDER. 



It is important also that one attend to the evacua- 

 tion of the bowels every time as soon as possible 

 after nature gives a hint in this line. To neglect 

 nature's call helps to bring on tconstipation and re- 

 absorption of filth. It is well to have regular times, 

 and never pass them by. Nature will soon drop into 

 line. When one first gets up in the morning, and 

 after meals are good times. Twice a day is none too 

 much for best results ; and the excrement should be 

 quite thin so as to come out easily viathout straining. 

 You see the colon, where waste is stored waiting to 

 come out, is lined with rough folds. Excrement that 

 is quite thin will pass out steadily and naturally. 

 If it does not do this there will in time be some 

 trouble, resulting the same as when one leaves a 

 little of urine in the bladder. It is a simple matter 

 to live so as to make waste pass out loosely and natu- 

 rally. Eat all of the wheat, corn, etc., not bolted 

 products from M-hich the cellulose has been extract- 

 ed. Eat fruit freely, fresh when possible. The veg- 

 etables are good also. Uncooked grain, like rolled 

 wheat eaten dry, is better for this purpose than 

 cooked. Drink freely of pure soft water. This ad- 

 vice comes after ten years of entire suiccess keeping 

 bowels loose and all right from one who twenty years 

 ago never had a movement without first injecting 

 water. If you have no trouble in this line be thank- 

 ful. If you do have trouble you can never have 

 perfect health until you overcome it by natural means. 



HOW TO PREVENT A COMMON TROUBLE AMONG 

 CHILDREN. 



We have had a number of letters asking for a 

 remedy for bed-wetting and wetting clothes in day 

 time. We have been told of doctors giving mediicine 

 for kidneys in such a case. But this is all a mis- 

 take. The kidneys are all right, and so is the blad- 

 der, as a rule. The cause of the trouble is much 

 more simple. A nurse trained in a hospital in To- 

 ronto, Can., was taking care of a sick mother. A 

 six-year-old daughter would come in crying from play 

 with her pantlets wet, and she wet the bed also. 

 The mother said to the nurse: "I would give you 

 almost any thing if you could cure my child of this 

 trouble." The nurse said: "I will, if you and the 

 father will back me right up for a few days." They 

 agreed positively to do this. When the little girl 

 came in wet in the afternoon the nurse bathed her 

 and put her to bed without any supper, and told her 

 she would get the same punishment every time she 

 wet her clothes. You see, she was so busy playing 

 that she would not stop until the bladder refused to 

 hold more, and emptied itself. She had never been 

 taught or trained in this line. That was simply all. 

 She called her father, but he was as firm as the 

 nurse. Then more attention was paid to diet, to have 



it simple, plain, and wholesome. And very little 

 water, milk, or other drink was allowed at supper 

 time. She was encouraged to drink early in the day. 

 In less than two weeks all wetting of clothes and bed 

 stopped. The child showed the result of training by 

 an expert who knew. Much drinking near the close 

 of the day, and an excess of poisons in urine from 

 improper food, hasty eating, etc., make the trouble. 

 The poisons mentioned irritate the bladder of the 

 little one, and she is sleeping too soundly to awaken, 

 and the result is a wet bed. We have waited to 

 answer the questions in this line until we had posi- 

 tive proof from some one we could depend on that 

 the trouble could be stopped in a short time. But 

 let us beg of you not to give the little ones any of 

 the drug " cures " that are advertised. Simply re- 

 move the icauses of the trouble. 



The above almost made me smile to think 

 how plainly Terry lias outlined a ijhysieal 

 trouble that has followed me through life. 

 When I was but a baby, after a severe sick- 

 ness that nearly took me away this trouble 

 followed me. Yes, I groaned and wept over 

 it until I was a dozen years old. It seemed 

 almost imperative that I should be in the 

 open air, and this, perhaps, explains some- 

 what my love for gardening, chickens, bees, 

 etc. In traveling I have learned by sad 

 experience the importance of hunting up 

 water-closets; and when I go to a conven- 

 tion my first move is to go to the janitor 

 and tind out about water-closets. If they 

 are locked up I find where the key is kept. 

 When I am invited to attend some meeting 

 where there are to be two or more addresses 

 without a recess I am often obliged to stay 

 away on that account. Here is another 

 point : You know I have been vehement 

 about the matter of ventilation (as has also 

 Mrs. Root) in a crowded church or hall. I 

 have been over to friend Terry's since his 

 sickness, and was pleased to see him out- 

 doors with an umbrella, in a rain. I asked 

 him a lot of questions. 



" Mr. Terry, when did you have the first 

 intimation that tins trouble was coming 

 on?" 



" It was while I was in church." 



" Was that church pooi'ly ventilated ? " 



" It was." 



There you have it, friends. This trouble 

 of mine is always worse when I am obliged 

 to remain in a room full of people without 

 any precaution being taken to admit fresh 

 air. You may suggest I might get up and 

 go out. Yes, so I could ; or, rather, I could 

 a few years ago. Since my deafness has 

 come on, however, I am obliged to sit on a 

 front seat tlose to the speaker; and I think 

 many of you can understand how awlvward 

 it would appear for me to get up and go 

 out, especially if I had just given a hearty 

 " amen " to some good point the pastor 

 made in his sermon. I am glad to note that 

 of late the sermons here and down in Flor- 

 ida are getting to be short and to the point ; 



