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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 73, 15 August 1914, Page 5

PRACTICAL PRESCRIPTION AGAINST STOMACH ACIDITY. A IDITY. (By a .Specialist.) "Nine-tenths, of all cases of stomach trouble nowadays." says a leading specialist," are caused by' too much acid] In the beginning the stomach itself v, not diseased, but if this acid condition is allowed to continue, the acid is very likely to eat into the stomach walls and produce stomach ulcer or cancer, either oi which may render a radical surgical operation necessary, evcn to prolom' life. Therefore an 'acid stonwh' is really a dangerous condition and should. be treated seriously. It is utterlv -,:«- lesß to take pepsin and ordinary stomach tablet. The excess acid must be neutralised by the administration of an efficient antacid. For this purpose physicians nearly always recommend taking half a tcaspoonful of bisurated magnesia in a little water after cadi meal. Larger quantities, may be used if necessary, as it is abseolutely harmless. But be sure to set the bisurated magnesia, as other forms of magnesia have not the same action in the stomach as the bisura!ed. and frequently do more harm than good." THE QUALITY COUNTS. Crescent Yea is much higher inequality «wd no higher in price than other teas. It is a scientific blend of the choice teas fromDarjeelmg and Ceylon. There is a