Page 4 Advertisements Column 6

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15549, 5 March 1914, Page 4

DYSPEPTICS NEED NOT DIET. A SIMPLE MEANS OF PREVENTING FOOD FERMENTATION. Food fermentation is the cause of all the discomfort and pain dyspeptics suffer. It; does not necessarily follow, however, that,! in order to obtain relief they must deny! themselves the enjoyment they derive from! eating so-called indigestible luxuries. The*' most satisfactory method of. overcoming j the difficulty would be to prevent the fer-i mentation from occurring at all, and this) can be done by a very simple means. It must first be explained that most of the foods we eat contain a certain quantity of acid-forming elements, and indigestible foods, of course, contain a larger proportion. When these foods are eaten, the acid collects, irritates the walls of the stomach, and causes the food. to ferment i while it is digesting. This fermenting food also gives off gas which distends the stomach, causing that full, uncomfortable' feeling so often noticed after eating. The! root of the trouble is the acid, fermentation. To successfully prevent the fermentation, this acidity must be neutralised, and for this purpose ordinary bisurated mag-! nesia has been found most valuable. Try i half a teaspoonful in a quarter glass of; warm water after eating, and see how quickly it will relieve any signs* of fer-! mentation. A second dose should be taken' later in cases where the acidity is greater, i and the discomfort returns. Any chemist I will supply bisurated magnesia, and if : you always carry some you can eat what I food you wish and have no fear of incon-1 venience. Be sure you get bisurated magnesia, as this is the only form that effectively neutralises the acid and at the same time may be used regularly.without harm-1 ful after-effects.—Advt. I

Special reductions Friday night • Cushions, Is, Is 3d, Ik 6d, to 2s lid cashcosies Is, is 6d, to 2s cash.— Garlick Co., Ltd.