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TEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Is That So? Without doubt, coffee i the world's most popular brew; there are few places in the world you can't get it. Along with it, many theories exist as to how it should be made; whether it stim ulates the brain; whether it slows your physical reactions; whether it is habit-forming. To get the answers to these many perplex ing questions, I went to doctors, university professorss, men in the coffee industry, and studied a comprehensive report by Roger W. Riis of Readers Digest. Two weeks ago, I served you a cup of coffee answering some of your many questions; today, we will have a refill and wind up the subject. Does coffee help one's quality of handwork, say as in typing? Small doses of caffein seem to 5 -IS -5 speed up typing; large doses seem to slow it down. However, steadiness of hand seems to be lowered by caffein and most tellingly, about three to four hours after taking the dose. But with a reasonable dose, accuracy increased. What is a small dose? About as much as one would get in a cup and a half of coffee. Does it help in brainwork? Yes, it seems to. In calcula tion tests that is, adding a two figured number to another num ber which has been suddenly displayed the use of caffein showed pronounced stimulation, lasting into the following day. Curiously, the stimulating effect of caffein on muscular activities comes quickly and passes quite quickly; but on the mental pro cesses, it comes more slowly and is more lasting. Do cream, sugar and other ac companying foods increase the coffee's stimulation? Lessen Effects No, on the contrary. They les sen coffee's effects. As to be ex- why Ancient Age mi All we distill is Kentucky straight bourbon. 'e know that bourbon of the finest quality requires choice grains. That's all we use. We know it calls for the greatest skill in distilling. The men who guide the making of Ancient Age are the most experienced in the industry. And it takes Iob of time. That's why we wait six full years for careful aging to bring the quality ingredients to their peak of maturity. KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY 6 YEARS OLD 86 Your barlMder it am export at mixing and seroi&g drink. Enjoy By EUGENE BURNS Rtnger-Nirurilitr pected, black coffee is most stim ulating on an empty stomach. Is it a habit-forming stimulant, incling the user to consume in creasingly more amounts of cof fee? No. Unlike most stimulating drugs, coffee does not build up a demand for ever-increasing doses. Neither does it have the marked depression which follows the use of most stimulants. None theless, it is a stimulant and many doctors point out that sooner or later, the body must repay by rest the added hours of stimulation from caffein. The same, of course, applies to any other stimulant, tea, chocolate, or cola. Is coffee harmful? Kept within reasonable limits, coffee drinking does not appear to do harm to adults. What are "reasonable limits?" They vary with individuals but a good average would be five cups a day. But whatever bad effects coffee may have are seldom serious. They tend to disappear promptly with the stopping of coffee drinking. Does the way coffee is made have any result on its effects? Decidedly. Prof. Samuel C. Prescott, of Massachusetts In stitute of Technology, says that the way coffee is made affects its chemical contents as well as its taste. He adds that "The bad effects a few people suffer (per haps 3 per cent may have "burn ing of the stomach," "palpitation of the heart," "headache," "skin eruptions," o r "nervousness") can be minimized if th coffee is freshly roasted, freshly ground, and infused for one to two minutes at a little below the boiling point in a glass or china utensil" not metal, which he believes affect the taste Schools ef Thought What's the best way, then to make coffee? Obviously, there are schools of thought on this subject. How ever the coffee industry men, without a contradictory vote, were agreed upon the drip method. They say that the ideal brew calls for dissolving out only three-fourths of the soluble solids of the ground bean more than that, you get a bitter taste. The drip method comes closest to this because the water passes through the grounds only once, A o) (n) o) o (ni AT a iyj iyj uu a) y uj Wednesday, Mar 23, 19S8 Entomologist To Study in County R. L. Goulding, assistant en tomologist at Oregon State col lege, was to be in the Antelope creek area today and Thursday studying the effects of biting insects on beef cattle, Earle Jossy, Jackson county agent said. Goulding will direct his study as the causative factor of biting insects in regard to anaplasmo sis. Anaplasmosis, Jossy ex plained, involves the breaking down of blood plasma, causing a yellowness around the eyes, mouth and udder of cattle. The disease is usually fatal, he said, but cattle surviving anaplosmo- sis are frequently carriers. On Wednesday night the en tomologist will set up a "fly trap" trailer in which a calf will be placed to attract flies. The flies will then be examined as possible anaplasmosis car riers. Thursday Goulding will exam ine cows for biting insects and specimens of the insects will be collected and taken to the OSC laboratories for tests. Jossy said that anaplasmosis is not widespread in the county but is present in some areas and is a serious problem where it exists. and at just about the ideal tem perature. But whatever the method, of this you may be sure: Coffee will continue to be the most popular beverage in the world. (Released by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) (Copyright 1956, by Eugene Burns) Free: By special arrangement with the editors of the Ency clopedia Americana, my panel of judges will award each week to the reader who sends me the best true-life nature adventure, the best nature observation, or the best question on nature and wildlife, a complete 30-volume set of this world-famous ref erence work in a handsome Sealcraft binding. Each week new submissions will be con sidered. Sorry, I simply can't answer your many friendly let ters. Please address your letters to: Is That So! care Medford Mail Tribune, Box 575, Sausalito, Calif. can say: 99 And to safeguard the uniform quality of Ancient Age, we distill it at one place only . . . at the Ancient Age distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky ...the heart of the bourbon country. Nothing has been spared to make Ancient Age the greatest bourbon of them all. Try it tonight. After one taste, you'll understand ; why we can make the challenge: "If you can find a better bourbon . . . buy it!" PROOF 1355 ANCIENT AGE DISTILLING CO., FRANKFORT, KY. hit hospitality daring May ... Katunuii Tavern Month. HORNBROOK 88th Birthday By MRS. H. H. CHAPMAN Hornbrook Mrs. Mattie Cum mins, known affectionately as "Grandma" Cummins, cele brated her 88th birthday May 20. A picnic lunch was held in the grove at Cottonwood Camp where "Grandma" makes her home. Helping her to enjoy the day were the Rev. and Mrs. D. W Borrowdale of the Seventh Day Adventist church in Yreka, and their daughter, Mrs. Hare, and her daughter. Penny, and also from Yreka, Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. Mac Windsor, and Norman Cummins. Coming over from Medford were Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Rush' ton, and their daughter and son- in-law, Mr and Mrs. Gene For- see and three children. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Evans of Ft. Jones, Jack Taylor and Patsy Clyburn of Klamath river, Mr. and Mrs. Rob Cummins, Carl Cummins, Mrs. Minnie Bloomingcamp and son Charles, all of Hornbrook, also were on hand. Another birthday celebrated last week was that of Benny Bennett, who was 6 on May 17. Benny is the younger son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bennett. For his birthday party he had as his guests his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bennett, his great uncle, E. E. Santee, his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. L. .W. Ben nett and children of Ashland, and his friends, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Walsh ,and Lauran Payne. En ioving the party too were his brother Douglas and sister Mar- cia. The Boy Scouts held the third in their series of private dances at the Grange hall May 17. The dances have been well attended and the youngsters all seem to be enjoying them. Week end guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Walsh were Mrs. Malcolm MacLeod of Spokane, Wash., and her mother, Mrs. Harold Todd , of Bonners Ferry. Ida., and Mrs. Todd's sis ter, Mrs. George MacArthur of Phoenix, Ariz., at whose home Mrs. MacLeod and Mrs. Todd had spent the winter. Mrs. MacLeod and Mrs. Walsh have been friends for many years, having taken their nurses' training together, and after re ceiving their R.N. degrees, serv ing together in the same hos pitals, mostly in Montana. Entertaining at dinner at her home on Sunday, Mrs. Bertha Celebrated Bradley had as her guests Mr. and Mrs. Archie "Winders of Stockton, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Rogers of Klamath River, and the Misses Lottie and Sarah Beswick of Ashland. On Satur day Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. Winders spent the day shopping in Medford and visiting an old school friend, Mrs. Oscar Lewis in Jacksonville, while Winders played golf in Medford. Mr. and Mrs. "Doc" Davis, of Fortuna, Calif., were in Horn brook visiting friends one day last week. Among those "doing their bit" by donating blood at the Blood mobile in Yreka on Monday, May 21, were Mrs. Ralph Ben nett and Mrs. Lauran Payne. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Samain of Grants Pass were Sunday visi tors at the home of their daugh ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bennett and children. Several persons from this ara were on hand in Medford Satur day morning to view the Armed Forces day parade. The demon stration and explanation of the Army helicopter at Hawthorne park was a point of interest to many. Daughfy's Interest Bought by Fortmiller Ashland John P. Daughty's interest in Fortmiller's depart ment store has been purchased, Dave Fortmiller, who has been manager of the store for the last several years, has announced. The business will continue under the same name with the ownership now in the hands of Dave Fortmiller and his father, C. W. Fortmiller, who founded the firm in February, 1933, with Daugherty. There will be no change in policies of the store or personnel, Fortmiller said. Washington High Names Rose Festival Princess Fortland U.R Judy Voll man, 17, is Washington high school's princess in the realm of Rosaria. The hazel - green eyed girl with the light brown hair was chosen yesterday. Read and Use Classified Ads The Community's Biggest Marketplace A VL 1 m I Batf4 TODAY may be fair for you and your family. But which way will the wind be blowing tomorrow . . . when yon may not be here to provide protection? Now is tfee time to plan for tomorrow ... to make sure that strong winds of eoeftwioii and mismanagement cannot destroy the security your family deserves. For your own peace of mind, talk with one of our experienced trust officers a boat an estate plan to assure your family the brightest possible future. Our branch manager in yow community can arrange an'appointment for you with one of these trust officers. Large or small, your estate deserves the careful, conservative management that results ... at no extra cost . . . when you name tht U. S. National Bank as executor and trustee. TRUST DEPARTMENT SXEtCTOBS AND T5C3TKS Coronet Article Describes Air Ambulance Service Here A feature article describing Medford's flying ambulance ser vice, the only evacuation plan of its kind in the country, appears in the new issue of Coronet mag azine. The article, entitled "Oregon's Wings of Mercy," describes how Medford's George Milligan, a Civil Aeronautics tower opera tor, created the life-saving plan in 1949. Milligan inaugurated the proj ect, which is now known as Mercy Flights, Inc., in order to effect a speedy means of rushing accident victims to medical treat ment. Prior to Milligan's operation, many people who were injured in the rugged bush country sur rounding this area had to wait long hours before seeing a doc tor, the article points out. Some had even died because of the de lay. The flights began operations with one second-hand plane, and by the end of the first year had carried 13 patients, but was sev eral hundred dollars in debt. The Coronet article describes how the corporation then began selling the service like insur ance. A total of 1100 persons r WHY PAY MORE? FOR REPRINTS 5c PENNY WISE 323 EAST MAIN v I i i ii ir vay m ii V I l IUU R. M. ALTON Vice President tnd Bead. Trust Dept. C I MINAHAN - Trust Officer J. Asst. A. Asst. a. s. sevEKANCs AM. Traet Officer 4? bought subscriptions, and kept the service going. In the 1952 outbreak of polio in southern Oregon Mercy Flights carried 23 patients to swift treatment in Eugene in a single month, the article says. The flying ambulance service is now a going corporation, the Coronet article reports, consist ing of several up-to-date aircraft which make much safer the flight over the treacherous Ore gon wilderness. Four File To Fill School Board Vacancy Ashland Four petitions nomi nating candidates to fill one term on the Ashland school board have been filed in the of fice of School Superintendent Leland P. Linn. Those who have petitioned are Charles H. Coffin, Robert V. Hardy, Dr. Christian P. Hald and Carroll W. Smith.- Deadline for filing petitions is June 11. Nomination petitions must be signed by at 'least 10 patrons. The election will be held in four weeks. 1 J W. D. HINSO.N Tract Office E. J. OVERMAN Trust Officer D. BIRD Trust Officer WM. R. BRADSHAW Asst. Trust Officer E. LUCAS Trttt Officer MARTIN E. OLSON Asst. Trust Officer r SALFH H. SHBM Asst. IMMw 4 f v X , r-'J Mm I m Paul says I'm a peach! I Vs i't Paul thinks it's just wonderful tht way I keep our house looking practically perfect and still havt time to do so many other things. The plain truth is that I've found faster, easier ways to get my work done. Take wood floors. 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