Your Health and Its Care
ty DR. WILLIAM BRADY. M.D.
Readers should addteu inqulriet to: Or. William IraeY
263 II Camlno. Beverly Hills. Calil.
BLOOD PRESSURE AND DIET
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Dr. Brady
I have slated here many times
that high blood pressure as such,
is not a disease, but rather an in
dication of un
derlying d i s
ease. Kidney
disease and ar
teriosclerosis hardening of
the arteries
are two under
lying causes of
high blood
pressure. There
are other
causes which,
as yet, are not
known.
Blood pres
sure, ordinarily, is Mgncr during
' the waking hours than when one
' is asleep. Frequently it is lower
' when lying down than when sit
ting or starring. Emotion fear,
anxiety, apprehension, anger
tends to increase blood pressure.
Relief from worry or anxiety
commonly results in a lowering
of blood pressure.
A person who is apprehensive
about his blood pressure one
who secretly broods over the
possibility of suffering a stroke
or a heart attack, is very apt to
have a much higher "reading"
than would be expected when he
goes to a doctor for the purpose.
The fear of hearing the doctor
say the pressure is too high in
iself can cause the blood pres
, sure to be too high.
A single blood pressure "read
ing" is of little value. By taking
the pressure at various times and
by maintaining a "poker face,"
a doctor will find wide variations
in the pressure. Many a person
whose blood pressure is within
average limits may, upon a single
"reading" exhibit a surprisingly
high figure because of emotional
train.
Many persons who register
high blood pressure figures will
register much lower or normal
figures upon taking an occa
i sional sedative. All the sedative
does is to make the mind the
consciousness less alert or less
sensitive to what is going on. It
does not in any way, degree or
manner affect the underlying dis
ease processes, if any, which may
be involved. As such, the taking
of sedatives under medical di
rection is a valuable and widely
accepted procedure.
By dulling the over-sensitivity
of the apprehensive mind, a vi
cious circle is broken. In employ
ing any sedative drug, the fact
that medicine is an art as well
as a science, plays into the hands
of the physician. The sedative is
used . as a temporary aid until
such time as the physician can
remove the neurotic tendencies
of the patient.
Much interest is currently cen
tered upon what is known as the
"rice diet" in the "treatment" of
high blood pressure. This diet
consists of plain rice, fruit juices
and vitamins. There can be no
argument about the fact that in
kidney disease accompanied by
retention of abnormal amounts
of nitrogenous substances in the
blood, such a diet may result in
some lowering of the blood pres
sure, if it is high because of the
kidney disease.
But it should be kept in mind,
in this instance, that the rice diet
is aimed at the kidney disease
primarily not the blood pres
sure. In cases of kidney disease
not accompanied by retention of
nitrogen in the blood, the ques
tion arises as to how long one is
safe in adhering to a protein de
ficient diet such as the rice diet
is. The value of the rice diet in
such cases has been often ques
tioned. There are many people
throughout the country who
have been on the rice diet for
some time. It would seem that
sufficient experience should now
be gained to estimate the value
of the procedure. Such is, how
ever, not the case. A great many
physicians are still not convinced
of its value. The chief stumbling
block Involved is the psycholog
icalor emotional factor previ
ously mentioned.
Inasmuch as the alleged im
orovement in high blood pres
sure is concerned, the improve
ment can only be indicated by
blood pressure readings if the
blood pressure alone is the only
factor at stake, and as emotional
reactions are known to have a
very definite effect upon these
readings, these reactions must be
ruled out before the readings
have any scientific value.
The doubters of the value of
this treatment maintain that in
sufficient study and considera
tion of the emotional factors has
led many persons to ascribe
value to the treatment far be
yond its actual worth. There
the matter stands at the moment.
Of course, there are other fac
tors involved, such as weight
loss and others too technical for
discussion in this column. I have
mentioned here only one of the
outstanding considerations.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Fexer Bllsleri in Mouth
1 suffer almost continually from
fever blisters in my mouth. (Mrs. R. J.)
Answer I recommend vaccination
and re-vaccination as against small
pox. Copper Cooking Utensils
Skillet and shaflng dish of copper
lined with some gray metal. The lin
ing wore off with long use and when
I cooked pot-roast in the copper ves
sel the gravy seemed to have an odd
taste. (Mrs. H. A. C.)
Oregon's Hourly,.
Weekly Earnings
Up in February
Salem, Ore., Apr. 22 (UK
Hourly and weekly earnings in
Oregon's industrial plants ad
vanced materially in February,
with lumber and logging activity
leading a quick recovery, the
state unemployment commission
and the U. S. bureau of labor
statistics reported jointly today
Hourly and weekly earnings
in February came close to the
high levels set in the final
quarter of 1949.
Reports from 400 main manu
facturing firms showed average
wages of production workers of
$64.15 for 38 hours a week. That
compared with $60.72 for 37.1
hours during January.
Earnings of loggers and saw
mill men averaged $66.16 com
pared with $62.12 in January.
Metal workers, machinery men
and employes of printing and
publishing plants all put in more
hours to bring up their weekly
totals. The latter group remained
the best paid with an average
of $75.28, considerably under
the December high of $79.05.
Despite the drop in Oregon's
average production wage in Jan
uary because of the severe cold
spell that curtailed lumber and
other operations, this state
ranked sixth in the nation among
27 states reporting to the U. S.
bureau of labor statistics.
In December, the Oregon
weekly earnings figure of $67.57
was second only to Wyoming's
$67.99, comparing with a nation
al average of $56.18.
College Choir Slates
Appearance Here
First Methodist church will
present the Adelphian concert
choir of the College of Pugct
Sound, Tacoma, Wash., at the
church here on the evening of
May 6, it was reported yester
day. The 40-voice group will be on
a 2,500-mile tour through wes
tern states. It will offer a pro
gram of religious, secular, opera
tic and comic numbers. The
presentation will include solo,
trio and quartet numbers.
Director of the group is Clyde
Keutzer, head of the college
music department which has 16
faculty members and 500 stu
dents. Kreulzer is former
concert singer. His choir group
is said to be much in demand
for radio and special appear
ances.
Answer At least there is no dan
ger of any ill effect from eating food
cooked in copper, lined or unlined.
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Boy Scout News 10 Commandments
For Good Night's
Troop 7
Troop 7 had a court of honor
Wednesday night with three
boys receiving second class pins,
several getting first class
awards, and one getting start
class. Merit badges were receiv
ed, by Wayne Close, Orland
Slansfield, Dick Cave, Ralph
Miller, Stanley Culy, Don Robe
son and Stewart Hayes.
Wayne Close, reporter.
Cub Pack 6
Pack 6 held its monthly meet
ing, Thursday, Aptil 20, in the
Washington school gymnasium.
Den S conducted the flaw cere
mony and Dens 6 and 7 present
ed skiti.
Alvin Pederman and Larry
McDowell received their gradua
tion certificates.
The following awards were
presented: Make Bowen, Lynn
Knight, John Chisholm, Mike
Moore, Donald Mann, Bruce
Boldnowand Billy Williams re
ceived the wolf award; Alvin
Pederson and Larry McDowell
received the bear award; Ronald
Cherry received the lion award;
David Gifford and Donald Harri
son received the wolf award and
the gold arrow; Pat Connelly re
ceived the gold arrow; Don Cor
dier received the silver arrow;
Sidney Smith and Phil Morgan
received the gold and silver ar
row: Donald Breeze received the
wolf and bear awards, Ferris
Simpson received the Weblos
and the gold arrow; Frank Ab
bott received the gold and silver
arrows, and Marvin Ousley re
ceived his bob cat pin.
Musical selections were pre
sented by Walter Kendall Jr.,
Frank Abbott and Paul Kendall.
Movies were also shown by
L, L. Simpson.
THAT WAS ALL
Monterey, Cal. (U.R) Every
thing had its bright side, the
police department theorizes. One
officer, writing out his report of
a burglary, stated briefly: "All
they took was money."
Sleep Provided
Chicago, Apr. 22 (U.R) Dr.
Paul H. Fluck came forth today
with 10 commandments for get
ting a good night's sleep, and
he banned reading in bed.
Fluck, of Lambertville, N. J.,
said most insomnia is caused by
bad sleeping habits or lack of
regular routine.
Writing in the American Medi
cal association's magazine,
Health, he listed these "10
commandments" for good sleep
ing: 1. Go to bed at the same hour
every night.
2. Try to get at least one hour
of sleep before midnight.
3. Drink no more than a glass
of milk or eat no more than a
small bowl of cereal for a bed
time snack.
Ice Drink Forbidden
4. Never eat or drink anything
ice cold before retiring, especi
ally ice cream.
5. Never listen to the radio in
bed.
6. Never read in bed.
7. Provide a regular schedule
"for the hobby, dog or wife or
husband who interferes with
your rest."
8. When you go to bed, "close
your eyes and go to sleep."
9. If that doesn't work, try to
recall in what position you
awake in the morning, and as
sume that position.
10. "Relax every nerve,
muscle and thought. Patience
won't kill you; sleeping pills
may."
Detroit, Apr. 22 (U.R) Mrs.
Patricia J. Stephens won a di
vorce yesterday because her
husband "thought it was funny
to kiss the dog goodbye and give
me a pat every morning."
Sunday, April 23, 1950
MEDrOBD (OHEOON) MAIL TMBUME FlfTEEH
New Photo Equipment
Camp White, Apr. 22 Keen
interest is being displayed by
member in the new photograph
ic set-up now going into commis
sion under the supervision of
"Ty" Teorcy, in charge of the
hobby shop and arts and crafts
department. Two graflex cam
eras and Que motion picture
camera were uncrated last week.
Commenting on the new fea
ture, Teorey said, "This program
is such that after the men take
their pictures they can be
Acquired at Camp
brought in and developed. If
enlargements are desired, plus
coloring, we can do it. Instruc
tion from the beginning to the
end will be given. I know that
this will be a very popular new
hobby now in its infancy."
Trips to Crater Lake, often
arranged by Medford's civic
organizations during summer
months, will have a camera or
two within the group, and there
will be opportunity for action
snaps during the ball games on
Camp White fields.
Petitions Ask Recall
Of School Board Man
North Bend, Ore., Apr. 22
IU.R) Petitions for the recall of
Ernest Frye, elected member o
the North Bend school board,
were being circulated here to
day. The petition charged Frye
was "unfit for the office of a
school director and that he has
acted in an arbitrary, unreason
able and dictatorial manner."
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1 Out of ovary dollar paid In by Union Oil
customers during 1949 the company made a net
profit of 8lAt. ZVi of this was put into ex
panded facilities to meet the growing demand
for petroleum products in the West. 51 was paid
out to the stockholders in dividends. Since these
dividends were divided among 37,245 preferred
and common stockholders, the payments aver
aged $315 per stockholder.
3 Out of every dollar paid In by Union Oil cus
tomers during 1949 the federal, state and local
tax collectors got Vet. So the tax collectors
got almost 4 times as much money as the own
ers and 1 13 times as much as the employees.
'This figure repreaenU Uiea on ell our product fuel
oils, aephalt, lube oil, greases and gasoline. When our
eastomere buy gatolitu, 31 of each dollar they spend
foe to the U collector.
4 "Cost of Doing Business and Expansion and
Replacement of Facilities" includes following:
Raw materials V&it
Transportation IVii
Supplies, power, exploration,
selling expense, etc 14WI
Interest Hi
Expansion and replacement of facilities Wji
TOTAL, 62l
2 Out of every dollar paid In by Union Oil
customers during 1949 the employees received
141 in wages, pensions and other employee
benefits. Since these wages and benefits were
divided among 7,316 employees, they averaged
about $4,700 per employee.
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