Popular science monthly . The medicine vials are placed inseparate compartments in the beltas if they were so many cartridges A Medicinal Cartridge-Beit forPeaceful Expeditions THE man who is hunting for healthinstead of for wild animals can wear amedicinal cartridge-belt recenth- devised byDr. Otto Sommer, of Seat-tle, Washington. The beltismade of canvas or leath-er, as desired, and it hasnumerous compartmentstor vials containing medi-cine, just as a cartridge-Ik-1 t has holes for a person wearing thebelt wishesto takeashotatsome internal heplucks a medicinal pellet


Popular science monthly . The medicine vials are placed inseparate compartments in the beltas if they were so many cartridges A Medicinal Cartridge-Beit forPeaceful Expeditions THE man who is hunting for healthinstead of for wild animals can wear amedicinal cartridge-belt recenth- devised byDr. Otto Sommer, of Seat-tle, Washington. The beltismade of canvas or leath-er, as desired, and it hasnumerous compartmentstor vials containing medi-cine, just as a cartridge-Ik-1 t has holes for a person wearing thebelt wishesto takeashotatsome internal heplucks a medicinal pelletfrom the belt and swal-lows it. If relief does notfollow he jilucks anotherof a diflerent kind imtilhis medicinal ammunitionis depleted. At this point he donsanother belt fulh- loadedand repeats the inxentor claims thebelt is useful on longwalks, trips, and onhorseback expeditions. Humanitys Bent Twigs The marvelous ways in which infantile paralysis,joint deformities and hunchbacks are cured. A group ol patients wearing plaster-casts to correct deformities of the spine. When the casts arefinally removed the backs arc as straight and strong as nature intended them to be, and remain so FOUR years ago a joung Italian coiiploliving in New York looked forwardwith eager anticipation to the arrivalof their firstborn. They hoped it mightbe a boy. It was. But their joy was muchclouded because the child had no were no ankle-joints—nothing but alarge leg-bone. Just below where the anklesshould have been the legs terminated inpoints. I bit- was a great \e\er could the child walk. forthis defect the l)aby was as fine a boy asone would wish to sec. The other day I saw that baby, nowgrown to four \-ears of age, run across award of the Hospital for Deformities andJoint Diseases in .New York city. Me ranon flesh and blood feel, not as well, perhajis,as though he had bc-en born with he ran. And we are taught that the ageof miracles is past


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