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TEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, January 29, 1958 Body-Mind Drugs Combined To Aid Allergy Victims LSi ' mr ft By DELOS SMITH United Preis Science Editor " New York HP) Medical science ha3 combined body- mind drugs for the benefit of the allergic. One drug is in- tended for the relief of an a 1 1 er gic attack and the other is used to re lieve anxiety which goes along with an a 1 1 e r gic at LSJ ck. Deios smith It is a prom ising approach to a medical problem like the problem of which came first, the chicken or the egg? Some scientists argue that anxiety often comes before the allergic at tack and thus is its cause. Other scientists feel the at tack produces the anxiety which makes it worse. . Drs. Earl B. Brown and Thomas Seideman of New York's Montefiora hospital tested the combined drugs by the scientifically favored "double-blind" technique in 97 allergic patients who ranged in age from nine years to 76. Combination Used The combination was of the synthetic hormone, pred nisolone, which is a standard drug for the relief of allergic attacks, with hydroxyzine which is one of the newer of the "tranquilizing" drugs. The 97 men, women and children were in need of med icine to control a variety of allergic conditions from asth ma and- rhinitis (runny nose allergy) to hives. The asthma and rhinitis subjects were in the big majority. The doctors divided identi cal vials into four groups. Into one group they put a week's supply of the com bined drugs. Into a second and third group they put the hormone alone and the tran quilizer alone. In the fourth they put an inert substance, a placebo, which, chemically, should have no effect what ever. All were in tablet form and looked alike. The vials were identified by code number and at the time the doctors distributed them to the pa tients, they had no idea of what patients were getting which drugs or the placebo. The patients kept a diary of their week's experience with the medicines. Diaries Compared These diaries when com pared with the code numbers revealed that 75.6 per cent of the patients ifad had "excel lent results with the com bined drugs but only 48.3 per cent had had such results with the hormone alone and only 32.1 per cent had had them with the tranquilizer alone. The doctors in their report to the American Academy of Allergy, said they had some indications that the tranquil izer mfght permit small doses of prednisolone to be as ef fective as large ones. They're now investigating that possibility. - Inside Story of Robert Young May HoldS uicide Reason BEREAVED IKE CONTINUES SCHEDULE President Eisenhower was on a regular schedule at the Capital, despite the death of his brother, Arthur. Here, the Presi dent participates in a ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Smith Mundt Act, which created the U, S. Information Agency. Senator Mundt (R., S. D.) shows a picture of the then Gen. Eisenhower testifying in 1947 on the measure be fore the House foreign affairs subcommittee, of which Mundt was chairman. Left to right: Sen. H. Alexander Smith (R., N. J.); Mundt, sponsors of the act; Sen. J. Wm. Fulbright (D., Ark.), and the President. New York (IP) Why should Robert R. Young, million aire, business giant, social sue cess, take his own life? Let's try to take a look in side Robert R. Young, the man. Perhaps the answer lies there. In the spacious marble re ception room of "Fairholme," Young's 40-room tudor man sion in the international col ony at Newport, R. I., is dis played prominently the lone star flag of Texas. Is That So? By EUGENE BURNS Ranger-Naturalist m y ft Speedier machines and more efficient methods of op eration have cut down man's work-week; rapid transporta tion has cut down the time in transit; canned and frozen foods as well as the shift from 10-course to 2-course meals have added weeks to the housewife's life. Time-saving devices slice seconds and minutes from every task. Nonetheless we humans are forever "short" of time. By swiping a few hours from sleep, we attempt to make our daily doings come out "IMPORTANT PROGRESS" in harnessing H-bomb to make electric power out of ocean water is announced jointly by scientists of United States, Britain. Ihree Amer ican scientists present at Washington announcement are, from left: Dr. Lyman Spitzen, Princeton University; Dr. Arthur Ruark, head of experiments at Los Alamos, N. M. and Dr. James Tuck, Los Alamos. (International Soundphoto) CENTRAL POINT Silver Coffee Hour Held 11 -Ki5a By DORIS HUGHES Central Point A silver coffee hour was given Tues day at a meeting of the Ar thritis and Rheumatism Foun dation. Mrs. Wayne Roberts of Oakpine way was hostess for the affair which was also an annual membership enroll ment for the foundation. ;Those attending were Mrs John McCoy, Mrs. Robert Ja'ntzer, Mrs. H. H. Shaw, Mrs. Claude Lewis, Mrs. Ar chie Purdy, Mrs. Alvin Rob erts, Mrs. Rinhold Boes, Mrs. Leonard Wood and Mrs George Wood. The Central Point city hall now has a new telephone number. The number was changed recently when a dou ble circuit was installed. The new number for the city hall is NOrmandy 4-1201. ; Voters may register at the city hall this year. Lyle Paul! city recorder, is now a legal registrar. Voters also may register with Margaret Naples at the M&M agency. ;E. R. Yocom, civil defense director, said first aid classes will be given in Central Point beginning Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. The classes will be given at the city fire hall. All persons who are interested are wel come to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Al Emersbn left Friday for their home in Yakima, Wash., after a visit at the home of Mrs. Emer son's father, Bert Higinbot ham. Mrs. Emerson had not seen her father for 30 years. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lacy even with the clock. But be cause we have been brought up to believe that the body is entitled to a certain amount of sleep, we're guilt-ridden. But why? Why the eight- hour sleep each night? Primitive man had nothing better to do with his nights- and to lurk in dark caves pre vented him from being de stroyed by the animals that prowled by night. But now that man has emerged from the blackness of night Edi- are parents of an 8-pound son's incandescent lamp help- boy born Saturday, Jan. 25. He has been named John Douglas. Lacy is on the fac ulty at Crater High school. - Mr. and Mrs. Jason Otting er of Talent visited Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Wilson, North Second st.. and Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Learning of Grand View. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Wilson and son, Richard, of Camp White visited relatives in Cen tral Point Sunday. The Central Point Wom en's Relief Corps met for their reeular meeting and a roast turkey dinner at noon, Jan. 21. The business meeting was conducted by Mrs. John Novak, president. In the afternoon, installa tion of officers was conducted bv Mrs. John Robison. Offi- ing should man conform? Why eight hours? Saving just one hour each day would give each of us an additional 1,050 days, or almost three years in tne course oi an average life. And years added on while we're in the prime of life, not past it. Benjamin Franklin origin ally suggested that we adjust sleeping hours to conform with natural conditions in order to make use of the max imum amount of natural day light, he advised that we rise earlier in spring and summer (as do the night-sleeping ani mals) than in fall and winter. Remarkable Changes In a sense, man is making remarkable changes .in his sleeping habits depending upon his place of living. In the country, daily activities keep the human going from 5 a.m: to 8 p.m.; in country cers installed were Mrs. John Novak, president; Mrs. Jose- hamlets, the hours are slight- nhine Whaley. senior vice iv different, from 6 a.m. to child is grown, that computer is in pretty sad shape, states Phyllis Rosentaur (Morpheus and Me, Funk & Wagnalls, N.Y.) But it's still an integral part and can be started up again. Doctors recognizing this are beginning to state that people with different metabolisms, body types and temperaments may require varying amounts of sleep at individually estab lished intervals. Following this, the words "day" and "night" would lose their meaning and demand eating and sleeping would be the rule. Edison, the spoiler of darkness, for example slept only four hours a night but kept a couch in his workroom and slept whenever he felt like sleeping, if only for a quarter-hour a clip. Many people fight off the impulse to nap in the after noon for fear that they will not fall asleep at night. As a matter of clinical record (De partment of Physiology, Uni versity of Chicago) even a 15 nr 9n-minutf Havtimp rest will stavp off fatisue which often Hollywood flPI Comedian nrpvpnts sleen. And in a test, i Red Skelton Tuesday night - - , j u : .r:-. 12 of the 25 subjects actually Rotary Club Hears Talks on YMCA A program of Young Men Christian association activit ies highlighted this . week'; Rotary club meeting at the Rogui. Valley Country club tsoo Jones, general secre tary, discussed YMCA pro gress since 1948 and intra duced Herb Partridge, youth work secretary. Partridge spoke briefly about the Y In dian Guide program and in troduced a panel of Y mem oers wno discussed various programs offered the Y. Pete Boman, 13, related some experiences he had at the Y Diamond Lake camp Miss Joyce Gilinsky 17, spoke about the high school Youth Council dances and programs Bill Wright, 9, told Rotary members about programs at the YMCA that he partici pates in and Gene Cronin, 17, explained the Y acquatic pro gram. Red Skelton Tired After Performance fell asleep faster when they napped during the day. Industry alert to these scientific studies is already experimenting with the quick, convenient, comfortable nap. It pays in man-hours on the job. (Copyright. 1958, by Eugene Burns) (Released by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) i Free: By special arrange ment with the editors of the Encyclopedia Americans, my panel of judges will award each week to the reader who sends me the best true-life na ture advanture, the best na ture observation, or the best question on nature and wild life, a complete 30-volume set of this world-famous refer . . i i ence worK m a nanasome Sealcraft binding. Each week new submissions will be con sidered. Sorry, I simply can't answer your many friendly letters. Please address your letter to: Is That So! co Med- ford Mail Tribune, Box 575, Sausalito, Calif. made his first appearance on a live television show since a nearly fatal cardiac asth matic attack "I'm a little tired, but it was great to be back in har ness, the red-haired comic said after the strenuous half- hour program Dr. Garth Graham, the funnyman s physician, was watching from the wings as Skelton performed. He said the comic was in good shape after the program. Skelton was stricken Dec. 30 at his Bel-Air home and rushed unconscious to the hos pital in Santa Monica 10 p.m.; in small cities, trans portation, industry, entertain ment continue between 7 a.m., to 1 a.m.; while in the big cities, these working activi ties are carried on from 7 a.m. to 3 a.m. ceasing oniy for four hours. And man ad- president; Mrs. Sally Musty, i i n junior vice president; Mrs John Foster, conductor; Mrs. Al Hermanson, treasurer; Mrs. O. T. Wilson, chaplain; Mrs. Phyllis Durante, guard; Mrs. Bessie Henderson, assist ant conductor; Mrs. Edwin Jones, secretary; Mrs. Maggie justs Bean, Mrs. Phil Griggs, Mrs. Animals of course have Llovd Havs -and Mrs. Wallace made their adjustments to McDowell, color bearers; Mrs. sleep. Bats, moths and owls Elizabeth Faber, musician, among others abominate the and Mrs. Josephine Whaley, sun and avoid it by going to patriotic instructor. sleep as soon as it peeps over A gift was presented by the the horizon. Elephants, hippo- president to each retiring of- notami. tapirs, sloths are ficer. A gift to the installing largely night livers. officer was presented. A gift also was given to the presi dent from the corps. FREE Silver Dollars THE ONLY TRADING STAMP You Can Put in the Bank! Silver Dollar Trading Stamps , r l In fact, most animals cat nap many taking short but frequent sleeping periods. Rabbits, for example, doze off from 16 to 23 times every 24 hours. Perhaps man is allowed to follow his own inclinations would be "polyphasic" too. As it is, when born a baby sleeps and wakes frequently. Then as it grows older, it is forced to eat on schedules ar bitrarily established by pedia tricians, many of whom are bothered by ulcers. Actually, the infant is born with a built-in, automatic, and almost infallible com p u t e r which tells him when and how much to eat, and sleep. In Sad Shape By the time the human Boy Scouts Boy Scout Troop 16 The scout committee meet ing of Troop 16 will be held at Dan Kadin's home, 601 West Jackson st. Registration of the membership committee and other business will be conducted. The meeting is open to all fathers. John E. Schroeder will continue as Scoutmaster and Wayne. Ben nett as the assistant scoutmas ter according to Troop spokesmen. Examinations Open for Civil Service Jobs Examinat ions are now open for telephone operations and loans representatives and for chemists, electronics, met allurgists, mathematics, and physicists engineers, accord ing to the Civil Service commission. Applications and addition al information are available from Chester W. Silliman in the Medford post office or by writing the United States Civ il Service commission in Washington 25, D. C. UNION MAN DIES New York (IP) Morris Waldman, 68, founder and first president of the Paper Box Makers Union and a lead er in the Social Democratic Foundation, tiied Monday in Montefiore hospital after a long illness. He was the older brother of Louis Waldman, the attorney for the Motor men's Benevolent association during the recent subway strike. my COUGH is GONE! How About Yours ? For fast relief of coughs following colds or flu do as I did. Take Creoraulsion Cough Syrup at once. Creo mulsion stops the tickle, soothes irritation and helps you to breathe more freely. For quick cough comfort get CRE0MULSI0N FOR COUGHS, CHEST COLDS, ACUTE BRONCHITIS CLUB -mi NEWS Kooking Kays The Kooking Kays held an other meeting Jan. 23. A new member joined. The teacher showed us a few thing that we will need to know about cook ing. Our next meeting will be held Feb. 6. Tylene Evans, Reporter. Antelope 4-H Cooking Club Antelope 4-H Cooking club met at Donna Geren's home on Jan. 11. Plans were made and discussed for the rest of the year. The next meeting will be held at Joanna Mai loroy's home Feb. 1. Donna Geren gave two demonstra tions, one on making of muf fins and one on the buying of eggs. Paulette Anderson Reporter Reed College Seeks Science Building Portland (IP) Trustees of Reed College announced here today a drive to raise 1.5 million lor a new science building on the Port land campus. rank warren Jr., presi dent of Portland General Electric, is chairman of the fund drive and C. B. Stephen son, president of the First Na tional Bank, is vice chairman. Both are members of the board of trustees. They said $1 million of the fund would be raised locally and half the balance would come from a grant from the public health service. The new structure would provide modern and adequate laboratory facilities for the physics and biology depart ments, as well as a science laboratory. 72 Men Laid Off at Reith Lumber Plant Pendleton (IP) Twelve sawmill workers were laid off at the Ukiah Lumber Com pany's Reith plant, two miles west of here, Tuesday because thawing conditions have soft ened access roads to timber areas slowing down the operation. Company officials said the men would be put bacK on when the road conditions im proved. In the next three rooms are at least 50 photographs. Every one is of a vivacious child growing into young woman hood. She is the Youngs' only child, Eleanor, killed at age 23 in a plane crash 16 years ago. Volume of Poetry On one of the shelves is a volume of poetry Young wrote. These lines were pen ned 20 years ago: "Sad are my thoughts for I am forty "Sad as the drifting leaves this autumn day . . . "Until today my path led upward "But now I find myself up on a constant downward slope "Which gains in pitch until I see "Dim, distantly, a void "From which departed friends have turned tired faces "And love has lost its zest "And quest of fortune end ed." In the yellowed files of newspaper clips this quote from Young: "When I was a young man, I decided that if I ever could get my hands on $60,000 then I would invest it at 10 per cent you could do that in Texas then and retire. My wife and daughter set my sights higher. In 1935 and 1936 I found - myself with much more money than I could ever spend and I did retire. But there was a sub conscious feeling that no mat ter what you have it just isn't right only to enjoy life. I de cided to go back into the swim." Suffering Pains The words of a business as sociate after a director's meet ing last week: "He was suf fering intense pains in the side and chest," and another: "He had been seriously ill twice during recent months and ... I feel certain a mood of black despair over his health was responsible." "Maybe he was just a man who was tired, tired mentally, tired physically, dog-tired. I don't know." California Youth Registers for Camp Jim Rowan, YMCA camp committee chairman, has an nounced that the first camper for 1958 has registered. He is Robbie Nelson, of North Hollywood, Calif. Ro wan said this is the earliest registration in camp's history and Robbie Nelson will trav el further getting to Camp this 'summer than any camp er in camp's history. Y Diamond Lake Camp ac tivities will get underway in July. The annual Camp Re union Jan. 21 kicked off soap sales and Herb Partridge, camp director, said any boy interested in earning his way to camp may do so by sell ing soap. Soap and applica tions are available at the YMCA. Any boy is eligible to go to Diamond Lake camp. Additional information may be be obtained from Herb Partridge at the YMCA, SP 2-6295. Dead Line on Classified Ads: 5:30 p.m. for following day, except 10 a.m. for Monday; for Sunday, noon Saturday- la the southern coastal states a gopher is a tortoise; in the prairie states it is one of several striped ground squir rels; elsewhere it is a snake. MONEY At Crater Finance you may borrow for any worthwhile purpose on your FURNITURE-AUTO SALARY and repay in monthly in stallments. 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