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Otago Daily Times, Issue 16480, 4 September 1915, Page 10

MAGNESIA FOR DYSPEPTICS. SPECIALIST RECOMMENDS IT ' INSTEAD OP , DRUGS. ? , "Only those, in, constant touch with sufferers from indigestion'.and dyspepsia can fully realise the harm done Jjy; the improper use of drugs' and : artificial digestants," remarked an,: eminent?" 1 specialist recently'. "Personally :I- 'rarely'advocate the use of drugs in . the treatment' qf digestive or stomach 'troubles, for. in-.: practically every instance I have proved the, underlying causc to be excessive'acidity, of the stomach rfnd consequent fermentation of the .food contents. Therefore, in iplace of the once wide]y-used drugs I: invariably recommend the use of magnesia; to'neutralise the acidity ' and /stop the food fermenting, and the \ wonderful results! 1 have obtained during the past th-ree-y6ari convince mo tlrat there, is no finer treatment for indigestion, dyspepsia,/ etc., etc. It must, of course, be clearly _ understood that I do not employ or' advise the use of such forms of .magnesia as acetates, 1 sulphates, etc.'— thesa would often do more harm than good ; nothing but pure bisurated magnesia —tho form proscribed by physicians—gn'ould ever be us;d to neutralise stomach aoids. Th's, is 'not: at all'difficult to obtain—in fact, I find.that most chemists now /stock the preparation in tablet form in addition! to the ordinary powder. Half a teaspoonful of bisuratoa magnesia 'in powder form or two compressed tablets .taken with a little water after meals- will usually be found quite sufficient to i,nstahtly neutralise ■ the and prevent ! food fermentation, thereby ensuring painless, natural digestion for even chronic sufferers."—Advt. .