other hand, women who for several months remain ignorant of the fact
that they are pregnant rarely suffer from sick stomach.

Any kind of worry may be and often is the direct cause of the
vomiting of pregnancy, though patients are often unwilling to confess
it; and occasionally do not seem to know what it is that troubles
them. In any event, having received the assurance of her physician
that there is nothing serious the matter, the prospective mother who
is annoyed by nausea should make every effort not to become self-
centered. She should have congenial companionship and should interest
herself in pursuits outside of, as well as within, her home. Of all
the measures that may be employed to overcome this manifestation of
pregnancy the most fundamental and essential is mental diversion.

HEARTBURN.--Obviously, it would not be fair to consider indigestion
as one of the ailments peculiar to pregnancy, for anyone is liable to
suffer from indigestion. Yet dyspeptic symptoms, more especially
heartburn and flatulence, occur so frequently at this time that
something should be said regarding their causation and treatment.

A burning sensation rising from the stomach into the throat,
familiarly called heartburn, is generally due to an overabundant
secretion of hydrochloric acid, which is, as we have learned, a
normal constituent of the gastric juice. Of late, the conditions
which influence its secretion have been the subject of laboratory
investigation, which has disclosed, among other interesting facts,
the way to _prevent_ heartburn. These experiments have taught
that the introduction of fat into the stomach shortly before a meal
decreases the amount of acid secreted during digestion. Consequently,
anyone who is troubled by heartburn and wishes to avoid it _should