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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1899, 6 November 1913, Page 11

ACID STOMACHS ARE DANGEROUS. MINE-TENTHS OF™ALL STOMACH TROUBLE SAID TO BB DUB TO ACIDITY. A PHYSICIAN'S - ADVICE ON CAUSE AND CURB. A famous physician whoso successful reeearches into tho causa and euro of stomach and intestinal diseases have carncil for him an international reputation, 6aid in tlio course of a recent lecture that nearly all intestinal troubles, as well o.s many diseases of tho vital organs, wero directly traceable to a deranged condition of tho stomach, which in turn was due nine times out of ten to 'excessivo acidity, which not only irritated and inflamed tho delicate lining of the stomach, but also set up gastritis and stomach ulcers. It is interesting to nolo that ho condemns tho use of patent medicines as well as of medical treatment for the stomach, stating that ho and his colleagues have secured remarkable results by the use of ordinary bisurated | magnesia, which, by neutralising tlio acidity of tho food, removes tho source of the trouble. He contends that it is as foolish to treat the stomach itself as it would bo for a man who stepped on a tack to rub liniment on the foot without first removing the tack. Bcmove tho tack and the foot will heal itself—neutralise the acid and stomach troubles will disappear. Irritating medicines and medical treatments are useless, so long as the contents of the stomach remain acid; removo tho acidity, and thero will, he no need for medicine—the inflamed lining the stomach will then heal itself. Sufferers from aeidilv should get a small bottlo of bisuratcd magnesia from their chemist, and tako half, a teaspoonhil ill a quarter of a glass of hot or cold water after meals, repeating in fifteen minutes', if necessary, this being tho dose which tbo doctor hag rawt efitewious la .all '