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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 1, 19 August 1914, Page 7

PRACTICAL PRESCRIPTION AGAINST STOMACH ACIDITY. Ew a Specialist:. .*i iilO-ten 1 ils ol ail eases ol slojiiaeh trouble nowadays,” says a !e:'di»g .-.pecialist, “Are caused In 10 > niiinli acid. hi tin* beginniuig the stomach itself is not- diseased, but if Uiis acid eondtioii is allowed to contimie, ,lie acid is very likely to eat itiio the slomaeh walls and product; st-Minaeli nicer or cancer, cither of which mav render a radical surgical operation a a.- sar-. , even to prolong life Therefore an ‘acid stoo.ai.V is really a dangerous condition and should' h. treated seriously. It is utterly useloss to take pepsin and ordinary stomach tablets Th.e excess acid must be neutralised by the administration of an eiticieut antacid For this purpose physicians nearly always recommend taking half a teaspoonful 0 f bisurated magnesia in a little water after each meal. Larger quantities may be used if necessary, as it is absolutely harmless But be sure to get the bisurated magnesia, as other forms of magnesia have not the same action in the stomach as the bisurated, and frequently do were* harm than good.”