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(gr. 1/8) we have reduced the pressure to 206 in just 

 ten days' time. "How are you today, Grandpa? Feeling 

 better? That's fine. You seem more cheerful and opti- 

 mistic, I'm sure." 



CHEATS THE SURGEON 



Mr. H., a middle-aged professional man, is the next 

 patient. He is somewhat under normal weight, and in- 

 forms us that a few years ago he suffered from an at- 

 tack of incipient tuberculosis. He feels somewhat de- 

 pressed at present and complains that he cannot con- 

 centrate upon his work. The urinary analysis is nega- 

 tive. Chest-sounds do not seem to indicate any tuber- 

 cular activity. Upon palpating the abdomen, slight 

 tenderness is elicited in the region of the gall-bladder. 

 The bowels are sluggish ; stools hard and foul-smelling ; 

 considerable flatus. Patient has consulted several sur- 

 geons, who advised operation for gallstones. We de- 

 pend upon adrenal support to modify the adrenal cause 

 of the asthenia and secretin with bile salts for the 

 hepato-biliary difficulties and the constipation. The 

 results were excellent. 



Two COMMON CASES 



Here comes a widow with her two boys, Myron and 

 William, aged eight and ten, respectively. The boys 

 are rather pale and poorly nourished. They present en- 

 larged lymph-nodes and tonsils. One of them has con- 

 siderable adenoid tissue. The mother is timid about 

 the thought of an operation. She asks if there is not 

 something besides surgery that will prove of benefit to 

 her boys. We take pleasure in prescribing a thymus- 

 lymphatic gland formula, with the hope that an opera- 

 tion can be obviated in the one child at least. 



A CRETIN 



It is quitting time ; but here comes another patient. 

 We must spare time to see her. It is Ethel L., who was 



