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PXGE TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. 1IEDFORD, OREGON, , THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1932. Mothers Reassured by Dr. Brady's Exposure of "Marking" Superstition BJ Dr. William Brady To tfc physlclsn human Uf is an InseruUbl mjratery only In Ita be ginning. Th tndlng oJ Ufa doe not Impress him ao much, provided It cornea to a natural end. No ona in th fulnaaa of Tear envisages death mora eaJtnlv and philosophically than tha phvelclan who haa In countleaa caaaa witnessed and aided tha launch ing of new Uvea. Birth and death; tha beginning and the end. Haa ever a aermon ao deeply atlrroa tha aoul. tha awe or tha Inner raverenoa of the nan aa thli miracle of the coming Into tha world of a new human life? It may ba true in tha atateaman'a aente that all men ar created equal. It la not true In the broader aenae Too many children are born defective. nhv.iosJlv defect ve. terribly ana eomatlmee bopelesely handicapped. : am referring now to congenital ef' facta, aa phyalclana call them. Con renltal meana almply that the con. Mien la preaent When the child la born and haa no other aignmoance, They a familiar enough to every body and wa need not name them her. They happen In every family. WAhnrfv u too aood. too rich, too atrong, or too healthy to bear a child with audi a defect. It It the eternal doom of lata, and that'a all wa know about It. A fair eeneral knowledge of em. bryology enablea one to understand how theaa congenital defecta happen altho we cannot underatand why they happen. We know, for example, that so-called hare lip (a cleft or notch in tha upper lip) la due to a ceesa tlon or delay In the natural process of development of the atructurea in volved; every human being haa "hare lip" and cleft palate anl varioua oin ar potential defecta prior to birth. Where knowledge or underaUndlng la lacking, auperatltlon la rampant Ona of tha crueleet auperatltlona pre vailing among tha Ignorant and the misinformed la that Of "maraing tha unborn child, fiuch an elemen tary knowledge of embryology aa very schoolboy or achoolglrl ahould have completely diapelj thla auper atltlon, for the Ingenioua or fanciful explanation offered for "marking" be eomea too abaurd when considered in the light of auch knowledge. I aay thla auperatltlon la cruel be cause It causes much needlesa anx iety and worry for expeotsnt mothera at a time when they ahould be cheer ful and happy. Unquestionably the effect of this emotion, fear, anxiety or worry, la Injurloue to anybody health, and the prospective mother and her unborn child ar not Im mune, On of the main reasons why the incident or circumstance to which the "marking" Is ascribed by the In evitable old harpy fall to lmpreaa Mi enlightened mind la the Incon gruity of the explanation tha ma ternal Impression occur at the wrong time, either too long before or too long after the development pause or abnormality. Then beside, the tales fabricated by these vicious gos sips are too far fetched and the manifestations In th ohlld too hazy In character to aatlsfy a aenalbl per son ven tho he have no knowledge of embryology. t single Instance will suffice to Il lustrate the general run of caaaa of alleged "marking." A child had con genital "clubfoot." The parents were on farm. Th explanation th neighborhood flahwlf broadcast waa plaualbl enough to the Ignorant; She pointed out that the mother had ren dered firat aid to her husband when he apralnad his ankle In the fleU one day two weeks prior to th baby'a birth. But this explanation waa not so good In view of th fact that th defect showed a cessation or delay in th development of th foot dating back at least two months. That Is to say th defctlv foot had developed normally up to th eeventh or eighth month of prenatal Uf and then for acme reason that nobody knowa the process of development in that foot had been Interrupted or retarded. Th wonderful part of It la that auch Interruption or delay In th growth processes occurs so rarely. Every hu man being la "club-footed" berore birth. be remedied by plastic surgery If the operation Is done In early Infancy. The concept of maternal, parental Impreaalona aa applied to mental or emotional effects upon the unborn child, tiju even less to commend It than haa the fancy of physical mark ing. What artistic, cultural or other treads, talent or gift either the mother or th father may have, aa well as sny vicious traits either may have, are as likely to be Inherited by offsprings aa Is the personal appear ance, or the type of stature, or form of parents, but any such Influence upon the unborn Is determined many years tefor th advent of the llttl stranger and th mental, emotional or spiritual Uf or experlenc of th prospective mother in th oompara tlvely short period of her expectancy has practically nothing to do with the quoetlon of th child' disposition, talents or traits. Search scientific medical literature ss minutely aa you wish and call to the" witness stand all the authorities tha country and you will not dis cover tangible support for the Idiotic notion that a mental or emotional shock suffered by the prospective mother sffects the mental or emo tional integrity of her child. At any rate, let us give the little stranger a fair break, and the best way to do that Is by keeping the prospective mother In a happy, cheer' ful frame of mind. If she has enough brains there Is no reason why she should permit the superstition of "marking" to give her a moment's anxiety. (Copyright John F. Dllle Co.) SALEM, Ore.. June a. (AP) W. O. Campaigns for the speakership of th nous or representatives and for sen. at presidency of the 1938 legislative aeaslon were already under way In the capital city, although many of the seats in both houses are yet to be decided In th general election. Three-way fights loom In each houae and re-election of tho leaders of both houses at the laat seiislon were being sought. Prank Lonergan, speaker of the house at the last session, is again being urged to run for presiding of ficer. Earl Snell of Arlington la candidate, aa Is Herbert Gordon of Portland. In tha senate friends of Wlllard L. Marks are urging the Albany senator to submit his name for re-election a president of the upper house. Fred Kiddle of La Orande, promi nent Eastern Oregon senator, la like wise high In consideration, and Sena tor Sam Brown of Marlon county haa also been mentioned ss a candidate. E SALBM, Ore., June a. (APyJ-W. B. Clark, 47, who ahot himself through the heart In hla hotel room . here yesterday, was Identified today as William Dennlaon Clark, who for the past quarter of a century haa been shouldering the aole responsibility for th defeat of the Michigan unl veralty football team by Chicago a to 0 In 1005. Clark had been at the hotel for aeveral daya and went to his room about 10:30 o'clock Monday night. He had been drinking, the elevator man told th coroner who found about two plnta of alcohol In hla rooma. Denny Clark. Michigan alumni and football fans recall, made a mis take In the 100ft game In attempting to mak a safety In order to bring the ball Into play further down th field, but was thrown for a touch Thar I no question more difficult i bark, causing Michigan to las Its to answer than this one, which con front me every little while: A young mother's first born haa had some such congenital defect. She la now looking forward to th birth of her second child and ah aska whether th second child la likely to hare th am defect. Th truth Is thst any child born to any parent may have a congenital defect. Lightning sometimes does strike twice In the same place. The second child la aa likely to have a congenital defect aa la any child ever born, But how to answer th expec ant mother'a question ao that ahe may hav the greatest assurance Any Injury or aever ahock Impairs th xpeetant mother'a health quite a much aa It would If aha were not preparing for the coming of a baby. But It Is absurd to Imagine that trif ling Incident, which ordinarily would not seriously affect th woman, as sume grave proportions and causa dreadful ooruequenoes if ah happens to b looking forward to th visit of a llttl atranger. It la absurd to Ima- gin that casual mental Impressions of th mother can altar or control th Inexorable ways of nature in the growth and development of th child. It would be more reasonabl to fancy surprising a neighbor pet anak aun- nlng himself under our lawn awing would caus you and m to grow reie or a forked tongue. Aa I write thla there comes an In quiry from a girl who waa born with cleft palate and harelip, which ahe attribute to th 111 health of her mother (of course hr mother's health or 111 health had nothing to do with It) and now ah contemplate marry ing but h salutes for fear any children bom to hr may hav the same de lect. She aya trier had been no oth er Instance af-lt In her mother' fam ily aa far back as they hare been able to trace. It this girl marries and haa children her children ait no more likely to have such a defect than are your children or mine or anybody else . Even If a child has hare lip or slept palate or both, the delect ma first gams In several seasons. -- JACKSONVILLE, June n.(SpD vommencement exercises wer held for th Jacksonville high school grad uating class at the local gymnasium Thursday evening. Nine students graduated. Diplomas wer presented Oeorg Brown. Robert Forbe. Mnlcom Jone, Marlon 8mlth. George Nunn. Barbara Durham, Louis Johnson, Lula Mete gar and Margaret Norveii, clasa offi cer were; President, Louise John son; vice-president. Lula Metrgar; gar; secretary-treasurer. Oeo. Nunn. Phone M. refuse. City , We'u hsul away your anltary Bervlce. MJHe 1 J J! J w 1 T J'JJ 1 Til I H 3 147 i 1 a; l (CfX0J raw i .;,'..'.:.' ?M I lift Seagulls Aiding Farmers' Battle Against Crickets POCATELLO. Idsho. Jun 1 (AP) Sesgulls, which turned back the graashopper peat that threat ened th Mormon pioneer' crops Vie year after their arrival In the great Salt Lake valley in 1848, to day cam to th aid of farmera battling a cricket horde In the Ty hee section nesr here. They ar rived In Increasing numbers from the American Fall reservoir and Immediately fell upon the Insect. Nature also lent her assistance with cold rains and lowering tem peraturea, which quieted the movemente of the grasshoppera. Publisher's Wife Burned To Death OLTMTIA, Wuh., June 8. (AP) Mri. Pearl H, Vaughn, wife of Chat. It. Vaughn, publisher of the Oakvllle Orulaer, waa burned to death early today when trapped by flamee which destroyed their home and newspaper plant at Oakvllle, In southeastern Oraya Harbor county. Forest Too Wet for Lesson BEND, Ore., June 3. (AP) Be cause Instructors were unable to start forest fires In the ralnd renewed Fall rlrer country, the opening of the 1033 fire guard training school of the Deschutes national forest haa been postponed. The course was to have opened today, Bandits Release Captive W AS H I NOTON, June 3. (AP) The release of Captain Charles Baker, Oakland, Cal., man who waa captured by Chinese band Its in the Yangtze river near Hankow, January 10, was reported to the state department to day by Consul General Adams at Hankow. E6 Announcing their annual spring fiesta, which opens here Monday, members of the Hlllah Temple Shrine Patrol today made known their plans to have the Worth sm Shows, well known carnival company, in the city for six days, opening hers June 6. Th carnival "city" will be located at the Pacific and Eastern railway grounds on East Main street, Just across Bear creek bridge. The troupe will arrlv here Sunday night from Redding. Calif., In special trains, com posed of thirty double length cars, according to Tobe D. McFaxland, ad vance man and purchasing agent for the Wortham company. Committee for the grand fiesta of June has been announced aa Paul B. Rynnlng, Albert fi. Peasley.'Rex Bur nett, jack porter, E. 0. "Jerry" Je rome, and Herb Grey, Mr. McFarland, who Is making his headquarters at the Jackson hotel here, is busy this week purchasing food supplies, animal feeds, needed repair supplies for the carnival equip ment, and miscellaneous Items nec essary to carry on the operations of the miniature village to be located here six days. The personnel of the company Is i made up of 500 people, who assist In j moving the show, and carrying on the twenty divisions of the carnival. Nu-! msroua riding devices, known aa the i Urgest transported, will be set up at the carnival grounds, and the vari ous lectures, aide-shows and collec tion of freak animals are expected to Induce hundreds of valley people to visit the big show being sponsored by the Shrine. The patrol is bringing the carnival here to raise funds for the trip to the shrine convention In San Fran' Cisco next month. Root Protocol Achieves Favor WASHINGTON, June 3 (AP) A favorable report on the Root proto col for American adherence to the world court was laid before the sen ate today by its foreign relations committee. The report waa submit ted by Senators Walsh (D., Mont.) and Feas (R., Ohio), but no effort was made to reach an agreement for Itc consideration. Agile Aged Lady Succumbs at 102 ONTARIO, Ore., June J. (AP) Mrs. Elizabeth A. Doty, 103, who had celebrated her laat ten birthdays by running a footrace, is dead. Rheu matism and an attack of la grippe brought on her death Sunday. Each birthday ahe demonstrated her agil ity by racing around her house with guesta at her birthday celebration. States Parade Features Oregon Oregon la to be featured In the General Motors "Parade of the Statea" radio program Monday evening from 6:30 to 9 p. m. (P. 8. T.) over sta tions WEAF and NBC coast to coast network, according to the programs received In Medford. Acquire Bank MARSHFIELD, Ore.. June 1 . (AP) Tme Security bank of Myrtle Point today acquired the Bank of Myrtle Point, with deposits of C121, 985. A. C. Schramm, state banking examiner, aided in the transfer. Aviatrix Trips Light Fantastic In Royal Arms LONDON, June 3 (AP) Mrs. Amelia Earhart Putnam, the first woman to fly the Atlantic, proved her prowess on a ballroom dance floor laat night. She was one of the most popular guests at a hospital charity ball. Mrs. Putnam agreed today ahe "had a great time." She waa escorted to the table of the Prince of Wales, and after talk lng pleaaantly for a few moments, the couple swung away on the dance floor. I So pleased with the filer's dancing ' waa the prince that twice again he asked Mrs. Putnam for dances. The blonde aviatrix waa attired in a most becoming evening dress of green. 4 Portland Sells Big Jim Moore of the club. Moore left at onoe for Newark ci the International league. He came here from the Philadelphia Athletics this season but went Into PORTLAND. Ore., June 3. (AP) batting slump. Sal of Jim Moorfl. bin outfielder for " tha Portlsnd Besvers. waa announced Portrait of distinction. The I last night by Tom Turner, president leys. opp. Holly theater. Pierce's Hothouse Tomatoes can now be had at your grocers. Re member they are vine ripened. TO LAST REWARD KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., June 3. (AP) Major Watson Overton, cou rier for the United States army at the time of the Modoc Indian war, died here last night. When he was 14 years old. Major Overton became a courier for the army and carried the newa of the massacre of settlers In the Tule Lake country at the start of the Modoc war. Following the wars he tdr ma jor drove the stage between Klamath Falls, then Ltnkvllle, and Ager, Cal. He was Instrumental In having a poetoffloe located at Topsy In the Klamath canyon southwest of here. Forty years ago he took up a home stead on the Klamath river, and later moved to Gold Beach. San Frandscds Newest AND MOST MODERN Downtown Hotel! Just off Union Square most convenient to theaters, shops and tores. Only California hotel of fering Servidor feature thua combining "maximum privacy with minimum tipping". Garage in basement with direct elnator service to all guest room floors. In every room connec tion for radio reception, running filtered ice water, tub and shower. Western-exposure Tower room have ultra-violet-ray windows. DinnerinCoffeeShop from 750 up in Main Dining Room from $1.50 up. Also a la carte service. 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