DYSPEPSIA

is readily induced by an suitable food, irregular or hurried meals, imperfect mastication or mental worry, over-eating or over-drinking. The symptoms vary in different cases, and include lo of spans nausea, vomiting, a fecling of weight after eating and pain. Pein is felt, in front, in the lower part of the chest; or at the back, in tho left should or blade; and it is usually incroaeed by food. There is often flatulence and the food “repeats,” causing a bitter taste in tho mouth, sore throat and cough. The mental effects of chronic dyspepsia aro even worse: the mind is gloomy and apt to concentrate attention on the bodily symptoms, thus sggravating the condition. The treatment should be aie preventive. Let tha food be simply cooked end well served, varied and palatable; let the meals be eaten slowly and, if po ible, amid pleasant companions. After the chief meal of the day, rest amid pleasant surroundings is highly beneficial; breakfast ehould be a substantial meal ead eaten slowly, even though it may be aacoeery. to rise somewhat earlier; luncheon for most busy people should be light. Between meals it is unwise to eat or drink, as tho stomach requires rost like every other organ. The tecth must be seen to, regular exercise in the open air taken, worry avoided, the bowels kept nogel : © fixed rules can be laid down in regard to the kind of food to be eaten. “One man’s meat is another man’s poison"; af eey= is the best guide. The articles most pontm aly ound indigestible aro pastry, pork, new potatoes, new bread, sauces made of melted utter, very bot or = cold dishes or drinks, and malted liquors. An occasional attack of indigestion requircs a purge. @ spare dict for a few days, and comparative rest. A special caution against alcoho! must be given. Tho sinking feeling wilch Haspepels often causes is responsible for the condition of many a hopele drunkard, expecally among women. pe! have scldom plunged into this condition, but have drifted into it, in the course of years, by steadily incroasing doses of alcohol at gradually decreasing intervals, (See Digestion, Flatulence, Constipation, Diarrhea.] [s. 375]