Avexts Sr, Marri was Canadian trapper, a gunshot wound in his aldlomen." This nally Many years ago, while out hunting, he received healed in such a strange way as to leave an opening into the stomach, with a thin skin over it almost as clear as a pane of glass. Nothing s0 remarkable had ever happened before. Through this window, by the aid of a strong light thrown into it, the doctors could see what went on inside his stomach.' So the poor trapper's bad luck proved to be good luck for the rest of mani Now let us see how we can avail, ourselves of the knowledge thus obtained There is, postman by the alme of Frederick Grean, who liv 33, Martin's Road, Shortlands, Kent.
speaking of an occasion about two years j ago, he lately' said couldn't eat, meat without experiencing great pain," What ailed Mr. Green?
When the doctors looked into St. Martin's stomach just after he bad eaten a meal. they observed that a liquid of a light yellow colour, was thrown in great quantities from the lining of the stomach in among the food. Then they noticed that the whole mass began to turn round and round as milk does in a revolving churn. When this process was over. hour or two, there was nothing to be seen except a grey fluid which looked like broth or soup. The doctors also took note of the fact that when St Martin ate much meat the stomach required a longer time and seemed to labour to turn it into the broth-like fluid, Then again there were times when the light yellow liquid hardly came forth at ally the stomach moved, or churned, slowly, and the food lay in St, Martin's body until it became rancid, putrid and sour, At such times he complained of feeling ill and sick and suffering nich pain, If not soon relieved his skin turned 'a cop-i nauseating acid arose into his head ached and grew hot, he' had pains in different parts of his body, the kidney secretion was thick and high coloured, he slept badly, couldn't work, and was low: spirited, restless, and "uneasy. What "he suffered from, was indigestion, wi long enough continued, becomes chronic dyspepsia and nervous prostration,
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