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NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG. OREGON 'FRIDAY, AUGUST, 1948 Y Human Guinea Pigs Often Risk Lives for Science, Get no Reward By HOWARD W. BLAKESLEE Associated Prrss Science Editor NLvV YORK The most underpaid Job In the worl., termi of cash, t that of a human guinea pig in medicine. It alwayl hai been to. The tlrat recorded human guinea pig wai a man who did It lor the privilege of looking upon king. He appeared before Charlei I, of England, about the year 1628. Thli man'i heart had been bared by an accident, and Dr. Harvey, a part of hit discovery of the circulation - of blood, howed the King that there wai no pain when hit bare heart wai -touched. Harvey used animals too in his discovery. Lack of iuch tests had delaved this discovery for about 1300 yeart during the Dark and mot of the Middle Ages. One of the barrieri wii a ban even on dis secting a human cadaver. Human guinea pl began to be numerous about 1850, but they worked without pay, for In most eases they were scientists who were willing to risk their own lives. Many of these swallowed newly found poisons, looking for medical uses. T.k Chano. With Radium Pierre Curie, co-discovtrer of radium, tested himself when he heard that radium would cause skin burns, by wrapping some radium in sails around his arms for several days. Curie's arm bandage is probably the last thing any atomic scientists of to day would risk. Apparently the first use of Prisoners as guinea pigs was In 904, In the Philippines, among convicts condemned to death. Their reward was tobacco. But since then the guinea pig business has boomed. Prisen.ro Rewarded In World War II many pris oners submitted to tests 'for ma laria and other diseases. Their rewards were sometimes as much REWARD Ladies' or Mon'i Bonrut Wrist Wotch GIVEN FREE To person supplyin Infor mation looding to the ren tot or lease of five or ii room unfurnished house or small furnished apart ment Inside city. Reward given only to first person supplying iuch Information, and only If wo actually rant the hauto or apartment. Call at Lawson's Jewelry or phono 44S as $100, and also in nearly all cases, certificates of merit. These certificates were supposed to be useful in advancing paroles but the holder had to argue. Now, In the last of the malaria experiments, at Seagoville, Tex as, on prisoners of the Federal Correctional Institution, the Un der Secretary of War has ruled that certificates of merit will be accompanied by some reduction In time of sentence. The Saaeo ville prlsoneri also receive $100. Principle C.nturi.s Old The historical facts are from a study by Dr. A. C. Ivy, Univer sity of Illinois college of medi cine, who explains that Hippo crates, father of medicine, lour centuries before Christ, set the moral principle for doctors in his oath for physicians, to which every young doctor swears to this day. The oath, to gtve oth ers freely of medical discover ies, recognized the fact that ev ery patient is to some extent a guinea pig. From that day to now. medical authorities have Insisted that human guinea pigs should be vol unteers Risks Now Avoided American universities do ex tensive human guinea pig work, with student volunteers. But the experiments are safe. Most fre quent are studies in eating, In which the student's reward is us ually free board. At Tulane, student volunteers had radioactive phosphorous in jected into their blood to count the number of red corpusles in the human body. This was an ex i citing adventure, because radio ; activity inside' you Is something 1 new and dangerous. At Tulane the risks were avoided. There Is systematic recruiting of guinea pigs at the University of Pennsylvania medical school. When student volunteers are wanted, a note la posted on the Dean's bulletin board. There were two notes this spring. 1 One asked for three for meta bolism tests. They were to spend all their time In a hospital, but would be free to read, study and 1 play shut-In games, all for $100 I and keep. The other wanted an unnamed number for respiration : studies for a stipend not sped- The Correct Time If ' you're slowing up or racing ahead vour watch needs adjustment Bring It hero today! 3 TO 4 DAY SERVICE Roseburg Jewelry I4 n. Jackson . A PICTURE TO REMEMBER! A 3x5 miniature oil with o 24-kt. gold frame beautifully boxed for just 5.95 ' PC 1 or 3-woy panel (3 poses) P A A (tinted in black ond white only J.wU 10.00) THESE SPECIALS END AUGUST 20TH For these pictures you've been wanting it's . . . CHITWOOD STUDIOS 137 N. 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On top of that we get the Russian authorities' surprising move In relaxing their onerous financial blockage of Western Berlin for the present. This financial blockade, by the way. is distinct from the food blockade, although the latter was Imposed because of the financial quarrel between the Soviet and the Western Allies. Some weeks ago the democracies made a new issue of German marks for their three zones, which previously had been dependent on the Soviet currency. The Russians promptly out lawed the money in the Amer ican, British and French areas of Berlin on the claim that the capital Is part of the Soviet zone an assertion which the democ racies dispute. The Muscovites also blocked the Russian mark accounts of the anti-Communist city government, as well as ac counts of some business houses. The result ol this financial blockade has been to deprive both government and business of funds to meet commitments. The situation was becoming serious when yesterday out of the blue the Soviet authorities released blocked funds to enable the city government to meet Its weekend engagements. Similar arrange ments were made with business houses. Charles Glffard, British fi nance officer In Berlin, explained the surprising Soviet move thus: "They apparently did not want to bring things to a head in Ber lin while negotiations were going on elsewhere" (meaning Mos cow). Well, supposing this does ex plain the Russian concession, we still want to know Just wny Mos cow should suddenly decide to consider "an agreement" with the democracies. It strikes me that there are two nrime reasons: 1. There Is discontent and dis affection among Moscow's satel lite block of eastern Europe. That Is quite evident In coun tries like Czechoslovakia, Yugo slavia, Hungary and Poland. 2. Russia and her Red bloc are being squeezed economically be cause of the division of Europe Into two camps. And or course. 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