LACTOBACILLINE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2227, 13 August 1914, Page 7

LACTOBACILLINE

is prepared under the authority and scientific control of PROFESSOR .METCHNIKOFF. the famous scientist whose 'discoveries have revolutionised the art of medicine. By its use the putrefactive bacillus in the intestinal tract is destroyed, snd a •condition of PERFECT HEALTH is obtained. LACTOBACILLUS . : : is prescribed and used by tens of thousands of Physicians, ana' hupdveds -of 'thousands of patients have testified to its value. Lactobacilline not only cures,: it prevents disease. Lactobacilline is prepared in tablet form. Price,'ss.- 6d. per box, containing eight cylinders of tablets. Each package bears the words,,. I "Le Ferment seul Fournisseur ■' dii. Professor Metchnikoff," without., which, none are genuine. .' ~ ■ : It can. be obtained through any chemist, or direct from the Depot Societe le Ferment, , Smeeton's Buildings, Queen Street, Auckland. ' Messrs. Whito'imbe and Tombs, Ltd., I.ambton Quay, have an advertisement in this issue which should be of special interest to. men. . A public lecture will bo given by Mr. C. W. Leadbeater in the Concert Chamber, Town Hall, on. Sunday, August 16, ot 7 p.m. PRACTICAL PRESCRIPTION AGAINST STOMACH ACIDITY. : BY A SPECIALIST. .."Nine-tenths of all cases of stomach trouble nowadays," says a leading specialist, "are cansed.by too much acid.' In the. beginning, the, stomach itself.is not .diseas-r e<l, but if'this acid condition is allowed to continuo, the . acid ,is vory likely to eat into the stomach walls and produce.stomach ulcer or cancer, either of which may render a radical surgical' operation necessary, even to prolong life. Therefore an 'acid stomach* is really a dangerous condition and should be treated seriously. It is utterly useless to take nepsin and ordinary stomach tablets. The exocssacid must bo neutralised -the administration of an efficient antacid. For this purpose physicians nearly always recommend raking half a teaspoonful. of. bisurated magnesia in a little water after each meal. Larger quantities may. be used if sary, as it is absolutely' But bo sure to get. the bismted magnesia, as other forms of have .hot' tile same action in the..fetomach as the bisuratpH .and frerptieiitly do more harm than good."