Drink plenty of water. It dilutes the acid in the stomach which will relieve ulcer pain. - Eat yogurt to coat ulcers and relieve the pain when it flares up. - Eat a banana. This neutralizes acid and coats the lining of the stomach. - Eat apples, cranberries, celery and onions to inhibit the growth of the bacteria that causes ulcers.
The Bill of Rights. Although James Madison was the youngest member of the Continental Congress, his leadership was a critical factor in the development of American government. Madison proposed the Virginia Plan, he authored some of the Federalist Papers, and he wrote the Bill of Rights. The first national election occurred in 1789. Along with President Washington, voters elected a large number of supporters of the Constitution.
Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library. A call for American independence from Britain, the Virginia Declaration of Rights was drafted by George Mason in May 1776 and amended by Thomas Ludwell Lee and the Virginia Convention. Thomas Jefferson drew heavily from it when he drafted the Declaration of Independence one month later.