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GIDDINESS.

The peculiar sensation in which "everything #eems to be go.ng round" is quite a common one, and in some cases it is sufficiently prolonged and severe to cause loss of balance, though often, the patient, i* able to recover himself, without falling, especially if he is able to lay hold of something by which he can steady himself. In most instances the cause of vertigo, as we call it, is the insufficient supply of blood to the brain. After a severe illness giddiness is probably caused by impure blood supply; sometimes, agaiti, the blood supply is contaminated by alcohol. In old people whose blood vessels have become hardened and unyielding, giddiness is often very frequent. Over-fulness of the vessels also gives rise to a kind of vertigo, and in all these instances the treatment required must necessarily differ. The vertigo which occurs during convalescence after illness, for example, will disappear as strength is regained, and therefore a tonic what is wanted. Where the face 's flushed and the head hot at the time when the attack comes on, it may be desirable to give a purgative medicine. Wliere there is weakness good food and gentle exercise must be taken, but saline purgatives with some diuretic can also be safely used. Sometimes vertigo depends on, or indicates, brain trouble, and this 's usoially accompanied by headache. Thus it is seen that giddiness is rather a symptom than an ailment, and one which varies very much in Significance, since it may amount t > nothing more than temporary weakness or stomachic disturbance, or it may indicate a condition demanding prompt medical advice.

HARMLESS FACE POWDERS. One of the best and simplest powders for the face is composed of plain cornflour, scented with a little, very finely-powdered orris root. Pure starch or rice powder may also be used quite fearlessly. Powder should be lightly dusted over the skin with a swansdown pull, not rubbed into the pores. Facepowder should be carefully and regularly removed from the face everv night with soap and water, otherwise it is likely to prove injurious by clogging the gland orifices, and preventing the perfectly free action of the skin.

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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 562, 26 April 1913, Page 2

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GIDDINESS. King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 562, 26 April 1913, Page 2

GIDDINESS. King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 562, 26 April 1913, Page 2

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