THE MYSTERY 0F RHEUMATISM.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16282, 9 July 1917, Page 9

THE MYSTERY 0F RHEUMATISM.

To a certain degree there is a good deal o§ mystery, about the causes of rheumatism':. In' consequence, the treatment of the complaint is', unsatisfactory. Medical men differ a great deal in their views, with the result that the complaint is treated in a ■ variety of ways. '

A tendency, to rheumatism onco established, the acute pains are l liable t:> - return with every spell of bad weather, showing that the poison is still in the blood, awaiting favourable conditions to become active and caus9 trouble.

One fact is known and acknowledged by all medical writers, and this is that tho blood is rapidly thinned when the rheumatic rjoison invades it. Building up the blood by means of tho welt known- Dr. Williams "Pink Pills is the best remedy for, rheumatism, as the blood so enriched' is able to overcome orr throw off the, poisons of the disorder. ..Lumbago is',' of course, .rheumatism in tho muscles of the back and loins and should be treated similarly.

Readers will no doubt be interested to learn of. the success which Dr. Williams's Pinks Pills for Pale People have had in tho treatment o? rheumatism in its various forms. At the first twinge, obtain a box of these pills from your dealer (remember that substitutes are useless).

A useful book on "Diseases of the Blood" will be sent on application to Dr. Williams's Medicine Co., Box 845, Wellington.; ...