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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1960)
Writer, Robbed of Nap, Finds Bard's Books Controversy By DICK WEST Washgton (L'PD The Folger Shakespeare Lbrary here is a high-brow- institution where scholars convene to discuss such burning issues as "what the restora tion did not restore." In a recent report on its spring convo cations, the li brary claimed a distinction which I, for one, regarded as a personal challenge. "Nobody," it crow ed, "has yet gone to sleep at a Folger convention." In making this bold state ment, it seemed to me the li brary was flinging the gaunt let at all of those who, like myself, take pride in scholas tic slumbering. So, at the first opportunity, I charged over to the Folger with the avowed intention of taking a catnap under the very nose of Library Director Louis B. Wright. No Anti-Sleep Test Unfortunately, no confer ences were going on at the time of my visit and I had no opportunity to test their anti somnolent qualities against my capacity for 40 winks. However, the trip was not en tirely wasted. Made to pamper your eat . . . they're not just flavors they're the real thing. LIVER 'i MEAT KIDNEY MEAT CHICKEN MEATY MIX CHOPPED FISH V4! DickeM ENJOY- 1 IN Lift pour It afforded me a chance to inspect the library's collec tion of paperback Shake speare, which has become em broiled in an international lit erary controversy of minis cule proportions. The Folger. I should ex plain, is widely recognized as one of the world's outstanding repositories of Shakespeare memorabilia. This naturally nas caused a certain amount of carping among the British, who feel they have a propri etary interest in the bard. In the most recent instance. a writer for the literary sup plement of the London Times lodged a complaint against the Folger's practice of publishing anakespeare's plays in pocket- sized books which sell for 35 cents. Huckstering The Immortal Quill quivering with in dignation, he accused the li brary of huckstering the im mortal by catering Shake speare to "a vague drugstore and airport newsstand pub lic." A priggish person might wonder," he wrote, "whether it is all worth while to de sign an edition to help you pass the time as you wait for a plane at Tuscaloosa, Ala bama ... It is good to make Shakespeare available 'for all'; but who can profit from having him reduced to some thing as light and undemand ing as a pulp magazine or a strip-cartoon book? Well, Sir, it woul do your old Yankee heart good to see Try and -By BENNETT CERF- POP LARKINS drove his wife and six kids to town one Saturday afternoon and, after two hours of hunting, finally found a parking space. Relief registered strongly on his face as he maneu vered the car into the long-sought haven; then he turned to his family and exclaimed, "And that's that! Now does anybody remember why we drove to town?" Horace Greeley, always a newspaper editor with rules of his own, insisted that "news" be treated as a plural noun. Accordingly, ha wired his star reporter one night, "What are the news?" The reporter ans wered, "There's not a darned new!" Two Vassar seniors were exchanging confidences. "During my whole vacation," declared the first, "I didn't allow one man to make love to me." "Really," cooed her friend. "Which ont was that?" C I960, by Bennett Cerf. Distributed bjr King Features Syndicate NO-DEPOSIT, NO-RETURN BOTTLES! the cap a cool, sparkling Rainier has just the right touch of taste -a fine, delicate flavor that invites you to pour another. And when this convenient Rainier bottle is empty, just dispose of it - no deposit no return. An extra touch of convenience that makes the light touch of Rainier even easier to enjoy. Sea how tint beer is mad. Visit Sicks' Rainier Brewing Co. Seattle It Spokane. Washington. Since 1878 Strang Superstition Surrounds Praying Mantis "Yep, that's a spitting bug. If he spits in your eye you'll always be blind," said the old southern gentleman as he cau tiously backed away from the branch of a bush where a large praying mantis was sit ting. Tile big bug was turning its head from side to side, as if debating in its own mind whether to escape or remain seated. Confident of its pug nacious appearance, he decid ed to remain. The old man was the one that left. Big Ones "Yes," he said, "there are lots of folks that have seen it happen; the big ones up in Georgia can kill a mule just by spitting in their mouths, and up there we always called the way the Folger stood its ground in the face of this withering attack. A century ago, it said, "the natives in so distant a colony as Alabama could be dismissed as worthy of nothing more than an amused comment at high ta ble. But lately the colonials have shown a disposition to read." ' It said a lot more, but you get the idea. Along with hold ing sleep-proof lectures, the library is prepared to defend to the death the right of comic book fans to buy Shakespeare, even if by mistake. Stop Me of Hits convenient glass. Cp) Light, Small Worlds By Lynn M. Wkini em mule-killers'." With his body, all of three inches in length, and large, scythe-like pincers, held in a striking po sition, lie is one of the most ferocious appearing of the in sects, but he is harmless. The bug will even become so tame as to eat from one's hand. They feed on other insects. Immobile on a twig or tree limb, they wait for hours for an insect to come close. Then with a lightning-like strike with tile armed scythe the in sect is caught and later eaten. Their appetite is tremendous. Within the last few years these insects have extended their range into many states and countries although they are considered a tropical in sect. The mantis builds a rather complicated nest of white frothy material which hardens into a. tough case atttached to a weed-stem. In tiny cells in" this material the female places her eggs which will hatch out the following spring. This nest-making fluid is squirted from the body of the female and whipped into a frosh by the tiny propeller like fins of her tail, much the same as a mechanical egg beater whips eggs. Males Attentive During the mating season, the males, much smaller than the females, are very attentive and .follow them wherever they go. But as soon as the eggs are laid the female turns viciously on the poor guy and eats him, leaving only the hard legs and wings. This lady "Bluebeard" of the insect world will go even further and hunt out and kill every male she can find. With characteristics a s strange and weird as this in sect possesses, it is easy to understand how many of the strange superstitions have been brought about. I had started out that bright morn ing to find a "bessie-bug," but here I was watching a praying mantis hold out its arms in "prayer" while wait ing for prey. After I walked away from the big bug, undamaged, the old gentleman proved how deep seated his convictions were and how persistent su perstitions are when he re marked, "I'll tell you, you were safe this time cause that bug probably killed himself a mule in the last few days." (Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1960) Lebanon's per capita income in 1957 averaged $325. That national income rose about 11 per cent during the year. no - deposit bottle smooth, easy-going. Hospital Operating Expenses increase With Demands, Drugs (Editor's not: This is in- j ethtr in a lariat of article in which ths increasing cotti of hospitalisation ars discussed, and why coats ars rising. Ths article wr prepared in cooperation with local hospitals in con junction with National Hos pital Week, which was ob rvad here recently.) "The trouble is," a hospital administrator remarked re- cently, "that people think of j us as hotels for the sick "They compare our rates with hotel rates and naturally our total rate looks much higher," a local administrator said. "And there are many differences. A hospital patient receives services he does not actuallv see being performed. These are services which help to make him more comfort able and result in a quicker recovery." For instance, the three Rogue valley hospitals. Sacred Heart, Rogue Valley and Ash land General, take meals to the patient. This is a service which the hotel does not per form without a large extra charge, administrators noted. Personal Service Hospital operations are based on personal service, too, people taking care of other people. Local hospitals have an average of slightly over two employees per patient. Hotels average one employee for every two gusts, admin istrators pointed out. Jackson county hospital rates are generally $19.75 per day for board, room and gen eral nursing care. San Fran cisco and Seattle rates are about $3 more per day than the basic ward rate here, sta tistics show. Where does the hospital dol lar go? Taking the income first, room charges average 42.5 cents of the dollar each pa tient expends. Surgery, anes thesia, central supplies, emer gency equipment take 20 cents. Laboratory charges amount to 11.4 cents. The pharmacy gets 13.4 cents. X-ray takes 10.1 cents, physi cal therapy 1.2 cents, and the fountain 1.4 cents. Since it is a personal serv ice institution, nursing, one of the personal services, takes the biggest slice of the expenditures of a hospital, 38.9 cents of the hospital dol lar. Nursing Includes medical and surgical nursing, recov- ery room, anesthesia, obstet- ncs ana central supply room work. , Under housekeeping at a 14.4-cent charge are laundry, engineer, maids and porters. Pharmacy costs amount to 9.4 (3 and ccnts. Administration, which includes taxes, office and so cial security, costs 9.5 cents. The dietary department costs 9.7 cents. Hospital food is unlike hotel food in that each patient's diet needs must be served. Hotels pay at least part of their overhead through restau rants, bars and newsstands. Hospitals do not have these extra sources of income, al though Rogue Valley, the umy s ei nuu.uu. ; nave tt attain u.ii hn viauwia. The breakdown of the hos- pital dollar reveals what the patient does not see. Much of the hospital operation is un der the surface, not seen by the visitor or patient. Only 20 per cent of the hospital space is taken by beds, administra tors pointed out. A number of forces are in creasing tile hospital bill. One of the major forces is the shortage of highly trained or skilled help. As science de velops new cures and treat ments it forces hospitals further into specialized fields Another major cause for high hospital costs is the pa tient who cannot afford to pay, and their bills must be absorbed. There will be more on this in another article. Medical science's new dis coveries also make hospitals invest in more costly equip ment and drugs. For instance, a brain-surgery patient is giv en a "brain-wave'" study with an electroencepholograph. A Quotes From the News BY UNITED PRESS United Nations, N.Y. U. Lodge, rebutting Soviet charges about America s vi spy plane by reading a list of Soviet spies caught in the West since Stalin's death: We also remember Fuchs. chev. We do not need to recall the case of Col. Rudolph Ivanovich Abel right here in New York Gov. Nelson national debate on the policies that led up to the summit conference and the reasons W owe our friends in sciences something more proclamation of national perfection." Honolulu UPI Correspondent George Eagle of Hilo, dis cussing the toll of 32 persons of tidal waves touched off by earthquakes in Chile. "Nobody really had to die in this one. They ware warned in plenty of time they Just didn't respond to the alert." Jackson, Miss. Segregationist Gov. Ross Barnelt, when asked whether "draftees" will carry real guns in confederate units reactivated for the state's centennial observance of the Civil War next year: "We might restag the whole thing.'' I V I -i M,ni .1 B : ' . x'i ei.psj, A i? ' JVVi5 ' .' IS I IT 11 11 ) i VLTO s 5L t Print or write dejtry the reason why you like the new bandy "Cat ry-All" handles, oo ill Blue Bell Potato Chip cartons, in IS additional word, or less, on an official entry blank (anil able at your grocer's), or a plain pieca of paper. Print your own name and tddrra clearly oo yor entry, at well as tha tame and address of ths grocer from whom jam purchajwl oar Blue Bell product. Send as tnaoy eotnea aa yoa wfafc lot Blum Btfl Tarry-Art Cruticr Contest, Bos ItO, Portland 7, Oregoab With csco try cockm the "Mat bell" (or reaaonabla facauniie) froaa wry Blue Ball produce potato chips, anKX tstw, oi im iBaB, tntrats mm be poatourked before andrribr, Jatjr 9th, I960, and recenrtd no later than July 16th, I960. 4 All person in Blue Bell's diuribotioa tanfeor Oregon, Wainiagion, Idaho, and western Montana may enter, except etnplo)eey (and members of their families) of the Bros Bell Potito Chip Company, Sunshine Btxuits, loc, the distributor organizations ana admtiung agenrieiof these two fit ma, and cuntett prire sponsors. Ja Entries will be judged by Blue Bell and its selected represents five on the hairs of nomity and suitability. Decision of tha fedee ts anal. Dupliratc prues m rase of ties htotubsiitutioat jf prim. All uran become the property of the Blue Bell PooMo Corp Company, diMuoa of sunshine Biscuits, Inc., to be used aa tny way they deem fit, and none will be returned or arkaowi edetd. No wresponaenct entered into. Contest aubrtct to aO federal, state and local refutations. Contest void wherever prohibited, rtstrkvd or licensed. y All winner will be aotl&ed by mail. Complete Iht of wine era available on request after August IJ, I960, if wlf-addretseti, sttaiped envelope is enclosed. ( '. lubaniBBseja of any mttfh jam Qmm&MMfumm 4 tmm t case is examined with i Noti electrocardiograph. all of this and other expensive equipment is used constantly. But it is there ready when it is needed. Drugs, loo, although called "miracle drugs." are expen sive. The usual treatment for a common cold now is four antibiotic capsules a day for three days. This costs $6 of $7. Recently, the county public health department tabulated a large number of reported flu cases. Probably a number of these became serious enough for hospitalization. The hospital administered the antibiotic, raising the hospital costs at the same time. Erythromycin, an injected antibiotic for infection costs about S8 an ounce; trypsin, to reduce swelling, about $10 a dose; heparin, an anticoagu lant for extreme heart condi tions, about $17 a dose. These are just a few. New Medical Methods Newer medical methods de mand closer observation and more intensive care, thus higher labor costs. The cur rent shorter hospital stay means a patient gets short, in tensive treatment, then is re leased. This is a period of high cost care. No convalescent period in the hospital is included when comparatively little care is needed. This was a period when the hospital used to make some money. INTERNATIONAL S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Guienko. Petrov and Gubi- New York." A. 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These are a few forces which increase hospital costs, but they are important ones, and they all add up to quality medical care. Robert F. Kyle, Manager will enjoy fun-fillcd a a :: ft flrtf Wf 'Corry AIV9 Ccrtonsf GIT YOCt INTRY HANKS at Yeca rAvcam grocer's o
