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o 8 B MONDAY. MAY 7. 1962 Bedford mail tribune, medford. oregon The Medical Roundup ( f . tmertliu f umultant In Medlrtnf Mayo Clinic Prnfevtor of Medicln Mayo Clinic (Register and Trihunt Syndicate. 1962) Cmerltun Campaign Againil ArlhrltU The Natioi 1 Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Dis eases, of Bethesda, Maryland, p 1 a ns this year to spend 0 million dol lars o n re search into the causes and cure o f rhematic dis eases. So far, there is no .eal cure, but only pain -re lieving drugs, also drugs that sometimes proc'i a remis sion (a letting up of the symp toms), particularly in cases of rheumatoid artnlrtis. There also are special drugs for the ' eatmcnt of gout. M ny aging people are crip pled by osteoarthritis. Osteo means bone, so osteoarthritis means an arthritis in whlcn there are changes in the bones. There also are marked chnages in bones in cases of rheumatoid arthritis. This if often the most crippling form of "rheumatism." It is seen most often in women. Some people with it are lucky when thev have it for only a lew years and then get over It, Other people, less lucky, suf fer from it for many years Another type of distressing arthritis is the one that at tacks young men, and soon causes the spine to become one solid bone from the head down to the pelvis. Of late, testa have been de vised to detect the presence of the rheumatoid type of arthritis. One of these tests is called the Bentonite and another is called the Latex fixation. X-ray pictures often help the doctor in recognizing rheumatoid arthritis. Also, in rheumatoid arthritis, "there is a high red blood sedimenta tion rate." Another test is for the so-called "rheumatoid fac tor." The patient, most often a woman, with a rhematoid arthritis usually has a some what moist hand. She may show anemia. Today, there is a suspicion that, in rhcu. matoid arthritis, '.here is a sort of allergy to the person's own tissues. Small Doiei As most persons know, cor tlsonc or cortisone-like drugs help in cases of rheumatoid arthritis. The "steroids" have to be used carefully and in small doses. Aspirin 1s still a good remedy. Some patients respond well to injections with compounds made from gold. Others are helped by phenylbutazone, and othi.-s are helped by certain synthet ic drugs which are used to cure malaria. Physiotherapy can help a good deal. A good physiotlerapist often can get the patient out of bed. Arihrltics must avoid being gypped by people who offer them sure-cures. The govern ment people tell us that, each year, quacks get away with a quarter of a billion dollars which they take from peo- pie who often can 111 afford to be robbed. The quack al ways says he has a secret remedy that the doctors do not know about. But this is silly; government chemists al ways can quickly analyze a quack remedy; they can tell what drugs are in it, and usually they find fie main constituent of an arthritis cure is good old aspirin. The other day, a friend came in and said, "At las', I have found a cure for my rheumatism." I said, "Let me sec the label." Looking at the very fine print with a hand microscope, I read "acetyl salicylic acid" which, of course, is aspirin. Diet Doean't Help Many people try a diet which was prescribed by a layman, but aci jrding to all experts, there is no diet that helps arthritic, except pos sibly a reduction diet when the arthritic person is too fat. The popular "racket" Is to sell supposed "food additives' to trusting people. The gov ernment now is going after some of these , 'csmen. Many patients with arth ritis get great comfort from soaking once or twice a day in a hot bath. Some get com fort from using a heat lamp over the affected joint. A point that many people should remember is that the sissy who won't stand pain and hence stays quiet in bed gets stiff and crippled, while the person with guts who gets up and moves around is likely to do much better. In some cases when the joints acutely are inflamed and very painful, placing them in a splint or cast can give comfort. Dr. Alvarez goes into de tail about arthritis and rheu matism in his bo klet by that name. To obtain it, send 25 cents and a stamped, self- ad dressed envelope with your request for the booklet "Arth ritis and Rheumatism, to Dr. Walter C. Alvarez, Dept. MMT, The Register and Trib une Syndicate, Box 057, Dcs Moines 4, Iowa. Redden Speaks at Townsend Meeting Candidacy for public office is the only way of performing the citizen's duty of participa tion in government, James A. Redden, Medford lawyer seek ing the Democratic nomina tion for state representative, told the local Townsend club recently. He congratulated the group on its interest in politics and governmental affairs and its long-standing policy of invit ing candidates to speak. In urging further political interest and activity, Redden stressed the necessity of in dividual participation as well as group endeavor. Flare Y Flattery III POINTSOTO skindiver London - WPIl - Police are seeking a thief they believe may be a skindiver too poor to buy a spear for fishing. He stole the hands from clocks at two swimming pools over the week end. Newest in Hats 7 4118 Hats crocheted entirely In dainty ribbon-or straw yarn -make them now. Loops of ribbon in 2 colors or 2 shades of one color add smartness to summer clothes. Pattern 7488: crochet direc tions to fit all sizes. THIRTY - FIVE CENTS (coins) for this pattern - add 10 cents for each pattern for first-class mailing. Send to Alice Brooks, care of Med ford Mail Tribune, Needle craft Dept., P.O. Box 163, Old Chelsea Station, New York 11, N.Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS, PATTERN NUM BER. NEVER-BEFORE VALUE! 200 designs to knit, crochet, sew, weave, embroider, quilt in our 1962 Nccdlecraft Cat alog. Beautiful Bulkics In a complete fashion section plus bedspreads, toys, linens, at- ghans, slipcovers, plus 2 free patterns. Send 25c now. The Family Council Editor'i Note: The family Council coiutiti of a Judge, a piyehla. trlkt. three clergymen, three edlbiri and a woman'! editor. tlach article i a iin.niary of an actual rate hiitory. The Council reporti on prob lems that have been deal, with by reitponslble agencies and counielora. (Copyright by General Feature Corp.l Loltia H. I've told Mar go that Grandma is having a long sleep. Nora C. She should tell Margo the truth, that Grand ma is dead. e Lolli. H. Our little daughter is only 6 and I can't come right out with it and tell her that her beloved "Nana," my mother, will nev er play with her again. Grand ma was one of the victims of a recent accident. My sister and I are just about coming out of the numbness and the daze of the shock. And now we disagree about how to be have in front of Margo, what to say to her. My husband has handled matters beautifully up to now. We agreed that Margo should be told her grandmother was very tired, and God granted her a long, long rest. That sat isfied her. But Nora has done a lot of reading and says a child should be told the truth, even about death. , Nora C. Margo is a bright child. She'd have to be pretty dumb not to catch on that something terrible has happened to Grandma. She sees her mother and me break ing into tears every time we mention our mother's name. She hears us change into whispers about Mother when we come across a piece of embroidery she made, or a postcard she sent us. I don't want to butt in. I won't tell MHrgo the truth. But I think Lottie and Ned should. I can't go on play acting whenever I'm at their home, keeping up the fairy tale that Grandma will be back when she's not tired any more. Surely there must be a way to get the idea across to Mar go, without upsetting her, that sad things happen and must be accepted. The Council: The fact that Margo has continued bright and smiling doesn't mean that she's satisfied with Lottie's explanation of Grandma's long absence, of the long faces, sighs and tears around her. Lottie mistakes silence for contentment. But Margo may be bursting with ques tions, thoughts and fears which she can't or doesn't dare put into words. Nora has the imagination and the knowledge to read Margo's si lence correctly. Raise the subject again Lot tie. As Dorthy K. Whyte says In "Teaching Your Child Right from Wrong": "With out words, fears cannot be talked about and you may be unwittingly withholding needed comfort, and courage by your silence about death, however well-intentioned." As with other subjects where fancy-talk is substituted for facts, your child's trust in you is at stake. Margo trusts you to set her straight. Death is not hard to ex plain in a child's terms. Mar go has seen death and the de cay of physical remains. She has seen rose petals fall, dry and turn to dust. She has seen fruit wither on a vine. And she may have come across a dead bird, a lost pet. So it is best to explain that the end of one part of life is called death. Grandma is not resting, sleeping or "away." Her earthly life is ended. She is in Heaven, if you wish to put it that way for Margo. Any other explanation may have difficult consequences. We hear of children who be come afraid to sleep or rest because they may never come back, "like Grandma." Whether or not you contin ue your explanation to Margo with a discussion of the here after depends upon your own belief and faith. But you must be sure to dig out all her qestions, no matter how creepy. One child worried about how Grandma could breathe in "that box." She had to be assured Grandma could not feel anything ever, any more. On the positive side, Margo can be told that Grandma is alive in the hearts, minds and memories of those close to her. They'll feel her presence and influence forever. She can be reasured, too, about Mother, Dad, Aunt Nora and herself. They'll keep on living a long, long time . . . Thus, grief needn't be concealed in front of Margo. She will un derstand it and, as a full fledged relation, share it. Next Spacecraft Will Tow Balloon Washington -HJPD- America's next manned spacecraft, due to go up later this month, will tow a balloon and carry liquid in a clear container to tell scientists more about what takes place in space. Astronaut John Glienn dis closed this Friday night in a St. Louis - (ITD - Jolm J. Hartford went all er the neighborhood trying to buy a baby bottle, but storekeep ers wouldn't sell one because it was Sunday and they did not want to risk arrest for violation of Missouri's 135-year-old Sunauy closing law. HartiSrd was able to buy cigarets. He was told at the stores that a baby bottle was not classified as a "necessity" under the law. Conservative Wins Colombia Election Bogota, Colombia-iUPI'-Sen. Guillermo Leon Valencia, a moderate Conservative run ning on the Liberal-Conservative coalition ticket, was a landslide winner today in Co lombia's presidential election. As the candidate of the co alition, Valencia is committed to carry on President Alberto Lleras Camargo's program of social reforms and friendly re lations with the United States. His term is for four years. Incomplete returns from Sunday's balloting showed Va lencia capturing at least 65 per cent of tne vote. Under a political truce that took effect four years ago, Conservatives and Liberals al ternate as president and other elective posts are shared equally among the two parties. Since outgoing President Lleras Camargo is a Liberal, the next president must be a Conservative. BISHOP DUN RETIRES Washington - IUPI) - The Rt, Rev. Angus Dun, 70, was suc ceeded as Episcopal bishop of Washington Sunday by the Rt. Rev. William F. Creigh- ton in a colorful service at the Washington Cathedral, taped-for-television discussion 1 marking the end of Soviet cos-i monaut Gherman Titov's visit to Washington. I Glenn said M- Scott Carpcn-j ter, pilot for the coming or-1 bital shot, will trail the bal loon behind his capsule to , measure the amount of drag , exerted by the tiny bit of at- j mosphere at the edge of space. Determine How 1 Carpenter will observe and take pictures of the liquid in the clear sphere to determine ' how it behaves in the absence j of gravitational pull, he said, j Glenn appeared on the pro-; gram with Titov; Dr. Hugh I Dryden, deputy director of the National Aeronautics and SDace Administration, and An-1 atoly Blagonravov, Russia's ' top space scientist. j Looking deeper into the fu ture, both Glenn and Titov i said that one day the public will be able to watch astro-1 nauts and cosmonauts on their tplpvisinn snrprme Hitrino- pai-th I orbits. Glenn said American scien tists are working on very light, compact television i equipment for use in space craft. Such devices have not been carried up to now be cause of the weight problem, he said. Titov said the vehicle in which he made 17 orbits last year carried television equip ment, but that for unknown reasons did not produce a sig nal clear enough for transmis sion on regular television cir cuits. 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