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About The Willamina times. (Willamina, Yamhill County, Oregon) 1909-1972 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1938)
TIMES, WILLAMINA, OREGON THURSDAY, SEPT. 22, 1938 DIZZY DRAMAS— Now Playing— “Two Guys“ Tt&fd By Joe Bower» ADVENTURERS’ CLUB H E A D L IN E S PROM THE L IV E S OP P E O P L E L IK E Y O U R S E L P I “The Fall Into the Bottomless Well" ello everybody : Can you imagine falling into a well and never reaching H bottom? That’s what happened to William J. Sternberg of Long Island City, N. Y., who tells today's yarn. In the spring of 1883, Bill Sternberg, then a lad of 10, was putting in panes of glass along the aide of a building in Long Island City, N. Y ., since burned down. A steep slope fell away almost vertically from the building, and below thia slope was an old well, whose rotting timbers had been removed preparatory to muking a new cover. Now watch and see what happened. Bill Sails Off Into Space. Along the far end of the building, the ground fell away so steeply that Bill had to go look for the ladder he had left against the one-story extension. To make sure the ladder was still where he had left it, he took a step backward to look over the edge of the roof. Suddenly his left foot went completely into space! Bill says, " I knew la a Bash where I was about to go. It was too late to scramble forward, so I braced my foot, and with all my might I threw my body back . . . ” And right below lay—yon guessed it—the open well! Bill's quick thinking may have saved his life, but it didn’t keep him from going through a bad experience. His shoulders struck the far edge of the well and his feet scraped the near edge so that he lay across the top opening like a stiff stick. Only he wasn’t so stiff, worse luck. Bit by bit he started to slip down the sides of the well, the weight of his body held in space only by the fierce pressure of his braced feet and shoulders against the rough brick sides of the w elt And Then He Started to Slip! Had that well been an inch wider in diameter, boys and girls, Bill wouldn’t be telling this story. As it was, he had all he could do, press ing with all his strength, to keep his body out straight, to keep pressure on his toes and his shoulders and neck. Picture for yourself what he was up against. If either his head or his feet started slipping faster than the other end, he might drop so much oa one end that his body would no longer meet the wall on both sides. The minute his legs or his shoul ders slipped enough to fall away from the wall—HE WOULD PI.UNGE TO TH E DEPTHS BELOW! But worse was still to come. Working with Bill on the job was a man by the name of Franz. When the first terror at his predicament W h a t to Eat and W h y C. Houston Goudiss Describes Diet A fter Middle Age; Shows How Right Food Can Prolong the Vigorous Years By C. HOUSTON GOUDISS NE of the best prescriptions ever offered for longevity was advanced by the wise man who said: In the twenties, O prepare for the thirties; in the thirties, prepare for the forties; end after that—prepare for a long and vigorous old age! That advice is well worth following, for it has been esti mated that by taking into account all the newer knowledge of nutrition, it is possible not?-------------------------------------- only to improve health, but to ’ age finds many men and women add a number of years to the near the danger line, no longer able to resist infections and the normal life span. degenerative diseases. A Man 1» a i Young at Ho Feels It has been well said that "the age of man has small relation to his years,” for it has been demon strated, both clin ically and in the scientist’s labora tory, that old age is a physiological condition rather than an accumula- tion years. In g ra n d m o th e r's KwB day, a w om an of 50 was considered old. Today that age is regarded as young, and much of the important work of the world is being done by men and women who can see 50 only by looking over their shoulder. And right below lay the open well. lifted. Bill thought of Franz and yelled for help. Picture his horror when he got no answer. All along he had been hoping that before he lost control, rescue would arrive. Now his voice rang mockingly in the dark depths below. Franz did not answer. Bill Sees a Dim Kay of Hope. Lower, lower slipped Bill. The rough bricks scraped hie shoulders raw. Blood ran from his tortured flesh, soaked his shirt. The pressure was agony, yet he dare not ease up. To let up meant dropping. Bill wormed around till his eyes could examine the depths ot the well below. And for a moment hope returned to him. Directly below, about seven and a half feet down, he saw the ribs of the form for the brickwork projecting on the inside, about two or three inches beyond the brickwork. The masons had left the form with the ribs and built around them. "Now,” Bill told himself, “ if those ribs will hold my weight, I ’m safe I ” But could he reach them? Seven and a half feet! Seven and a half feet of creeping, of tortured shoulders, of risky probing with one foot when an instant’s let-up in that pressure meant—Bill Sternberg tried not to think what it meant while he groped with one foot for a hold, wormed his raw shoulders lower on the bricks that were like sandpaper on his raw shoulders. Importance of Correct Diet On the other hand, thousands of Americans are unknowingly im pairing their efficiency and short ening their lives through the mis use o f food. They are eating the wrong kind of food—and what is equally disastrous—they are over eating! They do not seem to real ize that eating too much does not strengthen the body, but exhausts it with the labors of digestion. The surplus nourishment clogs the system and may be indirectly re sponsible for headache, dyspep sia, biliousness and mental dullness. | Unless they change their habits of eating, they will inevitably be come victims of their own indis cretions. For while it is folly to neglect the health at any age, to do so in middle life is to open the way to an early death or to an old age marred by sickness. New Danger Worse Than the Old. Keep Down the W eight Just as he reached the ribs a new danger presented itself. His shoul ders started to go lower than his feet! Bad enough to plunge feet first. But head first! And backward, at that! It took all the flagging nerve of Bill Sternberg to grind those raw shoulders into that wall and work his feet down to—yes, the rib. Bill made it. And what’s more, the ribs held him. Feet and shoulders. But how long was he to remain here like this? Frantically he lifted his voice in a hoarse shout. And now to his ears came a sound—the sound of Franz’s hammer. Franz, hammering and whistling at his work, had perhaps not heard. Bill summoned all his strength, fairly bellowed: "Franz, FR A N Z!” This time Franz came, and with one unconcerned tug yanked up his companion. Bill landed hard on the safe ground. It felt good—better than his shoulders. But worst of all, he says, was trying to square himself with his mother for ripping his shirt, when he got home! The first 25 years of man’s life are devoted to growth. During this period of youth, the body usu ally has a large fund of reserve energy which can be called upon in times of stress. During the next 25 or 30 years, the weight should remain constant. If the diet is properly regulated, and sound habits of hygiene are followed, a man or woman will come into middle age full of vigor and with mental and physical capacities undiminished. Unfortunately, however, the laws of hygiene and nutrition are often broken during the active middle years. As a result, bodily reserves are depleted and middle C opyright.—WNU S ervice. Cranberry Thrives Best in Acid Peat, Muck Soil The cheery little cranberry, once called craneberry because its blos soms resemble a crane’s head and neck, is not modest in its require ments. It demands low-lying land satu rated with water; prefers acid peat or muck soil. There must be reser voirs to constantly feed thirsty fields through miles of radiating canals— to flood marshes quickly against kill ing frosts and as a measure of in sect control, states a writer in Prairie Farmer. It must have winter protection. Just before heavy frost, reservoirs are opened and vines covered; they lie snug through winter beneath a blanket of ice. They must have a blanket of sand, too, one inch thick atop the ice, to settle gently but firmly around vines in spring when the ice goes out to absorb heat and help keep frost away; to discourage weed growth; to give old runners a chance to reroot and thus renew the bog. Marshes are drained in the spring and from short mother vines new shoots creep. Buds swell and send out a short shoot upon which pink waxen blossoms bloom. When pet als fall, tiny berries emerge to grow and plumpen. Slowly their color fades from green to creamy white; to coral pink, while the rare and vigorous flavor develops within. Gathered, dried and boxed, cooler weather turns the berries full fla vored and a rich, ruby red. That is why it is so desirable— if you hope to be vigorous at 50 and after—that you begin to plan for it many years earlier. Live sensibly. Avoid overwork. Regularly take a moderate amount of exercise. 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