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PREVENTION OF DISEASE 
Many people who do not understand the causes of dis¬ 
ease are reluctant to consult a well-trained physician, but 
read and believe the carefully worded advertisement of 
some quack doctor or of some patent medicine. The 
untrained sufferer cannot interpret the meaning of his 
distress and is incompetent to select the proper medicine. 
Figure 429. — X-ray of the Foot of a Girl Wearing a High Heel Shoe. 
The many layers of leather in the heel were fastened by means of glue. 
Notice the effect of raising the heel so high. It weakens the muscles on 
the back of the heel and places an unusual strain on the muscles of the 
arch of the foot. The wearing of such shoes is the source of much discom¬ 
fort and is just one illustration of what one should not do who wishes to 
keep well. Compare with Figure 430. 
As real medicine is given for specific symptoms associated 
with a specific disease, it is apparent that a patent medi¬ 
cine advertised to cure from six to forty diseases is worth¬ 
less. Furthermore, real medicine is given to relieve a 
certain set of symptoms at a given stage of the disease, 
and is frequently changed. This is, of course, impossible 
when using a patent medicine. If every one would consult 
