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'Hoppifoess Pill' Found To Be
As Ha(b6&-(?orming as Sleep Pill
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UPI Ozidnco
; W York gJPI) Chemi
cally the "happint pill"
behaves inside the human
body a cgreat
deal like the
gieepirg pill
behaves, ) c
cording to the
newest Scien
tific cffrrt in
itTif0 s show deftnite-
I &JLi' not the -hap-
LXlIuiJ- Piness iU"
Dio smitb habit-formiraj
The question is no small
wone because the '"happiness
pill now is being piwscr ed
in the millions, which means
that untold ousands of peo
ple are addicted to this drug
if it is habit-forming. The
newest scientific answer is
that it is)n the same vay the
sleeping pill is.
The habit-formif?g sleeping
pill is one or another of the
barbituates. Tig? happiness
pill," compared 3t the barbi
turates by Dr. John A. Ewing
and Thomas M. Haizlip of the
UrQrersity of NortlPCarolina,
is meprobamate which is bet
ter known to the public by
the trade names, "Miltown"
and Zquanil."
Ease- Off Slowly
MepObamate is a useful
drug and the purpose of the
investigation was not o put
up any red flags against its
use, but rather to guide physi
cians in using it in their pa
ttsnts. Indeed, Wyeth Labora
tories, Qiaks of "Equanil,"
supplied the meprobamate for
the investigation. " . - . . -
The scientists Advised phy
sicians to build upomeproba
mate doses from so small be
ginning, ad -to take their
patients off it by degrees rath
er than abruptly. Thus, the
"withdrawal symptoms
which are the mark of drug
addicticQ, can be avoided.
Qhey said.
The World Health Organi
zation recently classified all
tie tranquilizing drugs as
"potentially habit - forming."
To this : Ewing -and Haizlip
added that "probably any
drug that, offers, a sedative or
a tranquilizing effeci can be
habit forming,, th patient be
coming psychologically de
pendent "Upon a "sense of re
laxation amfdWeiyjeing.
Q'Of course," they added,
'it is clear that certain pa
tients become dependent up
on anyjjug, ven a non-active
one, if the medication
offers a suitable psychologic
meaning to him. But at least
the pclient does not face any
problem of physiologic toler
ance or wthdrawal reac
' tions."
Has Decreasing Eff&ct
As with the barbiturates,
the body adjusts to the con
tinuing presence of meproba
mate in its cldmistry, arid so
the same dose on, jay, the
20th day of taking, produces
less effect than on the first
The central nervous system
accepts the chemically indue
ed slow-down and when the
chemical is withdrawn "there
is a resurgence of electric ac
tivity" and trouble, they rea
soned.
They experimented with 75
patients of the North Caro
lina Mental hospital at Ra-
leigh, who were divided into
three groups of 25 each. One
group was given a fairly
heavydose of meprobamate
daily for 40 days; a second
group got half that dosage
for the same length of time;
the third was given identical
ly appearing pills but these
pills were chemical blanks
At the end of 40 days, the
patients getting meprobamate
started getting the blanks.
These are the conditions of
science's classical "double
blind test" whose results are
supposed to be Unquestiona
ble since no one knows what
patients are getting ovhich
kind of pills until it is all
over. Of the patients who
were on meprobamate, 44 had
"withdrawal symptoms"
when switched to the blank,
which ranged from "mild" to
"severe."
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The Family Council
Editor's note: The Family Council consists of a judge, a psychiatrist,
three clergymen, a newspaper editor, a women's editor and two writers.
Each article 's a summary ot an actual report. The Family Council does
not give advice; it merely reports on problems that have been dealt
0ith by responsible agencies and counselor.
Sandra K. They should
n't laugh at my romance.
Mrs. R. K. She drives
everyone nuts.
Bandra K.- I am a girl of
16 and I am very much in
love with a boy a little older.
We have been dating steadily
fcr several months now.
I'm not like a lot of teen
agers. I don't talk about mar
riage because I know I'm too
young. I don't plan to get
married until I'm ut least 18
and maybe not then. Just the
same, I'm truly in love now
and think I shouldn't be made
Father of 13 Dies
As Tractor Overturns
Hillsboro (UPI) Victor J.
Vanderzanden, 55, father of
13 children, was killed near
here Thursday when his trac
tor overturned and crushed
hlTashington County Sheriff
R. H. Busch said the Cornel
ius man waO fillfng in a hoi-,
low in somo pasture land
when the Occident "occurred.
With him t the time was a
son, Allen, 17.
In addition to his children,
10 of whom live ot home, sur
vivors include his wife,
Agnes.
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The Department of the
Agriculture says that if Amer
ican farmers were farming
now as they did in 1940,
housewives would be paying
$10 billion more annually for
greeeries,- - -
Three Entries Are
Reported lo Police
Three break and entries
were reported to city police
Wednesday and yesterday.
Early yesterday the Pear
Bowl cafe, 213 West Main st.,
was entered by a door from
an alley, according to police.
Both the safe and cash regis
ter had been left unlocked
and both were rifled.
Reports show that 20 cents
in - pennies, - food stuff, and
cigarettes that were in the
cafe were not taken.
Wednesday morning Leota
Marie Martin, 329 North
Holly St., apartment 6, re
ported to city police that the
garage at her residence had
been entered. Nothing was re
ported stolen.
William Casper Leuthold,
344 North Central ave., Med-
ford, reported to city police
Wednesday evening the theft
of three suitcases and a port
able typewriter from his resi
dence. ..
The items, taken sometime
since June 9, were valued at
$90. How entrance was made
to the building was not dis
covered, according to police
reports.
High Death Toll
Predicted July 4
Chicago (UPI) The Na
tional Safety Council fears the
July 4 highway death toll may
surpass that of the record Me
morial Day week end just
past.
The council said Thursday
it expected 45 million motor
ists to take to the road this
July 4. .
It said the Memorial Day
week end, in which 380 per
sons died on the roadways,
dramatically pointed up the
need for drivers' extra alert
ness during peak holiday traf
fic periods.
"The fourth, which comes
during the peak of the three
month vacation season, usual
ly brings more deaths from
traffic accidents than Memo
rial Day," the council warned.
'Clean' H-Bomb
Firing Due Aug. 22
Washignton (UPI) The
United States plans to demon
strate a "clean" H-bomb at
the Eniwetok Proving Ground
in the Pacific around Aug. .22.
The explosion, given the
code name "pinon," is de
signed to show this country's
progress in reducing radio
active fallout. It will be car
ried out before U.N. scientific
observers and a small group
of reporters.
The Atomic Energy Com
mission announced the Aug.
22 date Thursday.
But the AEC said weather
or technical difficulties could
delay the schedule.
About 55 per cent of
American families own their
homes, a higher percentage
than ever before.
a fool of because of it.
My whole family, including
my uncles and aunts, seem to
think it's very, very funny.
They call my boy friend
"Knobby Knees" and "Baby
Long Legs." He is a track star
at our school and there's noth
ing wrong with his legs. I am
so miserable at home because
of this.
Mrs. R. K. Sandra's ro
mances really drive everyone
in the family nuts. We would
n't pay any attention to them
if she wasn't constantly call
ing everyone's attention to
herself and her boy friend.
Her current boy friend got
his. nickname because she
kept a -picture of him in his.
track outfit in front of her at
the table. She kept saying,
"Isn't he handsome?"
So one of her uncles final
ly said, "Well, I think ; his
knees are kind of knobby '
besides, his legs are too long
for his baby face." .
We all had to bust "out
laughing when that happened,
but Sandra flew into a real
temper tantrum and insulted
her uncle. She refuses to
apologize, and my brother is
really hurt that she should be
so fresh.
The Council: Perhaps some
day someone will invent s
foolproof formula for handl
ing teen - agers in love, but
until then families must just
play it by ear.
Girls and boys like Sandra
appear to want to be teased
just enough. They want their
romances to have publicity
and recognition from adults
They don't really expect to
be taken seriously because
they have a sneaking suspi
cion they aren't serious themselves.
In the back of their minds
xney Know tney are experi
menting with their own feel
ings and dramatizing to see
how it sounds.
Opposition to the romance,
often expressed in the form
of teasing, is grist for the
mill. It adds another dramatic
dimension to feelings that are
often waning even while the
moon-struck lover is sighing
over her picture. Ignore the
sighs and they become a
moan, a lamentation. Com
ment on the sighs and receive
a shower of abuse in return.
In Sandra's case, we think
the family ought to lay off
Knobby Knees" at this time
but Sandra must be told in
no uncertain terms that she
is expected to treat her uncle
and other members of her
family with" respect, even
when they hurt her feelings.
Her mother might remind her
that her feelings about a boy
are a personal matter and if
she doesn't want a public
opinion on them she shouldn't
advertise them to the world.
(Copyright 1958,
General Features Corp.)
NO WELCOME MAT
Auburn, N. Y. (UPI) Po
liceman Clarence Batter re
turned to headquarters and
telephoned a dog confinement
order after he failed to de
liver the order in person. It
seems the dog involved in the
confinement order bit Batter
as he tried to reach the house
where the animal's . master
lived.
Is That So?
Br EUGENI BURNS
Ranger-Naturalist
Alexandria Since the
days of the Pharoahs, the
parasitic kite has been the
leading scavenger of the
country, a position that he
continues to hold despite the
improvements of the 20th
Century.
I had a graphic example of
MAIL TRIBUNE, M.dforJ, Ortten, Friday, June 10, 19lt
this today when we passed
a dead dog lying beside the
road near one of the villages
of the delta. The first of the
large buzzardlike birds was
arriving. When we passed by
again, three and a half hours
later, there was little left but
the skeleton.
Except for two of the kites
that had taken to a nearby
tree, the others had gone
aloft again where I could see
some of them, circling slowly
in their continual quest for
food.
Though I have often
watched the kites of our
southern states, I continued
to watch these for several
minutes. Their flight is so
easy, it is quite understand
able why Pliny said that man
got the idea for the rudder
from the way the kite steers
with its tail. f
And since kites were the
scavengers of England until
the English decided a little
over 100 years ago that
something should be done
with garbage and carrion be
sides throwing it in the street,
it is quite understandable why
we speak of the toy tradition
ally flown in March as kites.
The flight of the toy is so
like the effortless flight of the
bird.
Predominantly Brown
The Egyptian kite is pre
dominantly a dark brown
bird. Perched, they are about
two feet long. Wing - borne,
they spread five feet from tip:
to tip.
Though spoken of as an
"unclean bird" because of its
disgusting diet, as well as the
sloppy nests it builds,' its repu
tation is not wholly deserved.
Many an Egyptian has seen
them washing themselves.
Furthermore, some natural
ists report that in relation to
their size, there are probably
fewer parasites on them than
on the swallows and swifts of
Egypt which are said to be
crawling with them.
As for the nests, one that I
saw, though made of twigs
and sticks, seemed to be
sloppily put together with
some old rags and even a kit
of newspaper. No doubt it was
strong enough, but it certain
ly wasn't attractive like the
nests of so many birds.
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Bean Growers Talk
Minimum Pay Rate
Salem (UPI) Oregon
bean growers will meet with
the State Wage and Hour com
mission in Portland Monday
to recommend a minimum
wage rate for this season's
bean pickers.
Labor Commissioner JJor-
man O. Nilsen said the meet
ing will be held in the state
office building. " .
Commission members Hen
ry S. Howard, Eugene; Gor
don Swope, Portland, and
Mrs. Eugene Kelty, Rock
away, will conduct the hearing.
The picking price has been
2V cents a pound m recent
years with an additional Vt
cent a pound bonus for work
ers picking through , the sea
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