Health knowledge : a thorough and concise knowledge of the prevention, causes, and treatments of disease, simplified for home use . general tone of thebody. The juice of spinach is also said to whiten the skin whenapplied externally. TOMATOES This form of vegetable is very rich in acid substances, thereforethose people who suffer from rheumatism or gout should avoidthem. Tomatoes can be served in many forms, but they shouldnot be eaten too frequently. The tomato is very healthful, butwhen canned ones are used, make sure that they have not de-cayed in the can. Medicinal Properties.—The acids pr
Health knowledge : a thorough and concise knowledge of the prevention, causes, and treatments of disease, simplified for home use . general tone of thebody. The juice of spinach is also said to whiten the skin whenapplied externally. TOMATOES This form of vegetable is very rich in acid substances, thereforethose people who suffer from rheumatism or gout should avoidthem. Tomatoes can be served in many forms, but they shouldnot be eaten too frequently. The tomato is very healthful, butwhen canned ones are used, make sure that they have not de-cayed in the can. Medicinal Properties.—The acids present in tomatoes are saidto regulate the liver. The whole vegetable, when eaten raw, Lasa mild laxative action. Fever-sores in the mouth are relieved bysucking on half a tomato. SYMPTOMATICAND DIAGNOSTIC CHARTS With the aid of the symptoms of the vari-ous diseases as given in the followingpages, anyone can quickly determine theexact disease, and then by consulting theIndex for the page on which that particulardisease is described, full information re-garding the ailment will be found. 1402 SYMPTOMATIC AND DIAGNOSTIC CHAETS. Chart 1 SYMPTOMATIC AND DIAGNOSTIC CHAKTS 1403 The shaded areas shown in the Chart on the opposite page indicate the location of the pain; the corresponding numbers on this page serve as a guide in determining the diseases most common to those parts. CHART 1 1. Eye-strain, of the Affections of the cerebellum. Eheumatism. Spinal disease. 2. Eight side: Aortic valvular disease. Aneurism. Liver side: Rheumatism. Neuritis. Neuralgia. Pleurisy (occasionally). Dilated side: Colitis. Pleurisy affecting the diaphragm. 3. Constipation. Gastric ulcer (frequently a speciallytender point at *). 4. Sciatica (especially along the line of the nerve with particularlytender points at**).Affections of the both sides: Probably some tumor in the pelvis. Locomotor ataxia. Diabetes. 5. Chilblains. 6
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