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troubled with bad dreams. Many great men and high 

 livers have suffered from dyspepsia. 



Where indigestion occurs in the digestive tract below 

 the stomach, there is pain or soreness two or three hours 

 after eating. If gas forms, there is a sense of fullness 

 and bloating. If long-continued the sufferer will be- 

 come emaciated from lack of nourishment. 



The remedy for dyspepsia is largely in the hands of 

 the sufferer, and can be expressed in one word Diet. 



Eructations in which there is recognized by taste or 

 smell anything eaten or drank, is evidence that the 

 stomach cannot care for it. It is an indication that 

 fermentation has occurred, and the flavor or odor of 

 food is being thrown off, with the gases of decomposi- 

 tion. This may result from improper food, more often 

 from eating too much or too fast. If the eructations 

 are greasy, avoid fats ; if they are sour, avoid sugar and 

 starchy foods, as these produce acids which cause the 

 sour taste. If there is a bitter taste in the mouth it is 

 bile, and indicates congestion of the bile-ducts. 



The stomach does not rebel without a cause, and its 

 warnings should be heeded. When stomachal diges- 

 tion is perfect we are unconscious we have a stomach. 

 Every organ has its individual signs by which it makes 

 known any abnormal condition, and it is upon the rec- 

 ognition of such signs that diagnosis is made. Diet, 

 fresh air, sunshine and proper exercise, will cure most 

 cases of dyspepsia. If muscular exercise could be 

 bottled up and administered in tea or tablespoonful 

 doses, while people were in bed or comfortably seated 

 in rocking chairs, it would be more generally indulged 



