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Taranaki Daily News, 16 July 1917, Page 2

HOW DRTJOS DET,UT>E DYSPEPTICS. A MENACE TO HEALTH. Dyspeptics who take drills commit a crime against tlieir health, for drugs tin not cure dyspepsia, neither do they possess the power to neutralise acid in the Rtomaeh, which is the underlying cause of most forms of digestive and stomaeli trouble. Drugs may appear to give relief in some cases of indigestion and dyspepsia, but that is because they numb the' nerves of the stomach, and render them insensible to pain. Herein lies the chief danger; the symptoms of the trouble are covered up nnd hidden, while the cause of the trouble, that is the acid in the stomach—remains as active and as dangerous as ever, and may in course of time cause gastric ulcers to form. Physicians have demonstrated over and over again that the stomach cannot regain strength or the digestive organ* recover their power to function normally unless kept free from irritant acid, and this can be achieved with safety and certainty by taking half a teaspoonfnl of bisurated magnesia in a little water immediately after every meal. It can be relied upon to neutralise acid and prevent fermentation of the food. This method is now being employed by hospitals throughout the country with marked success, and we are sure the recipe will prove valuable to many of our readers. No difficulty should be experienced in obtaining the bisurated magnesia, for it is stocked by high-class chemists everywhere, but make sure that you get the bisurated form of magnesia, fy the oxides, sulphates, and citrates «re quite unsuitable-