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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 40, 10 November 1917, Page 3

STOMACH DRUGGING IS . . DANGMtOUS. DOCTORS NOW ADVISE MAGNESIA. Just how dangerous' it is to indiscriminately dose the stomach with drugs and medicines is often not realised until too late. It eeems so simple to swallow a dose of some special mixture or to take tablets of pepsin, etc., after meals, and the folly of this drugging is not apparent until, perhaps, years afterwards. Regrets are then unavailing; it is in the early stages, when indigostiou, ayspepsia, heartburn, flatulonce, etc., indicate excessive acidity of the stomach and fermentation of the food contents, that precaution should be taken. Drugs are unsuitable and often dangerous-they have littlo or no influenco upon tho harmful acid,, and that is why doctors are discarding them and advising sufferers .from digestive aud. stomach trouble lo get rid of tho dangerous acid and Eeeu the food contents bland and sweet by taking a little bisurated. magnesia instead. Bisurated magnesia is an antacid, which can readily bo obtained from the'chemist. It is practically, tasteless, and half a tcaspoonl'ul taken in a little warm or cold water after_ meals will usually be found quite sufficient to instantly neutralise excessive acidity of the etorußch and prevent possibility of . the foo3 fermenting,<-Advt.