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12 A WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 1. 1962 The Medkal n C . v Hypersensitivity Many persons appear to be born hypersensitive, like the persons who. in late summer, "" react violent ly i- 1 . I ly to the many pollen grains which enter their inoses to produce hay fever or asth ma. Millions of other per s o n s are breathing in Alvarra lne '' P' len grains, but they are not reacting violently enough to be ill. Much of what I now go on to say may be hard to under stand; much of it is hard for me to understand myself, but perhaps I can give my read ers some glimpse of the new Ideas which are now becom ing more and more important in medicine. Much information is being obtained of late in regard to these hypersensitivities, and some surprising facts are being learned. Perhaps most surprising is the .Idea that some of us can at times be come seriously 111 when we react violently to some of our own proteins (the main chemicals in meat). One of the first diseases of this type was the so-called serum sickness, which in some persons can be violent after a little horse serum has been injected to give protec tion against an Infectious dis ease. When in 1918, one of my children had a severe pneu monia she was given an anti serum. Soon thereafter she developed a scrum sickness which was almost as bad as the pneumonia. She broke out all over with "hives," and a rash; she had fever, tremen dous itching, and a great deal of discomfort. Fortunately, she cleared up entirely. Prob ably even today some 40 years later, it would be dan gerous to give her even a tiny dose of horse serum; she might get another violent re action. Sickness Can Develop It has been shown that rah It has been shown with rab bits that some, when injected with an antigen (a foreign protein) do not develop an antibody, others - have low levels of antibody formation, and some have large amounts of antibody circulating in their blood. It is in the third group that acute serum sick ness can develop. According to Drs. Raymond D. A. Peter son and Robert A. Good, the rabbits which, when injected, get low levels of antibody production can develop chro nic nephritis a kidney dis ease which is similar to that which developes in some men and women. Another explanation for the development of curious diseases in some persons is their lack of the gamma glo bulin which is normally found In the hlonri. As many parents now know, if inject ed quickly, gamma globulin ran save their children from rnming down with an attack of measles or hepatitis. Re cently, research workrrs have found that adults who lack gamma globulin easily can get what is called a collagen disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, dermatomyositis (in which the skin and the muscles under the skin are Inflamed), or a generalized U KB BUILT IN 4 DAYS TO LAST A IIFETIMEI Mtalttiful living ond family picaiur al a pfict vryon con afford, Codilloc pool, art comtructed of fabuloui Fibtrglai ond rtinforctd concrtt tn alt ihapti and and carry a 10 yot gvoranfw. 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This is released when the invading antigen and the skin-sensitizing antibody com bine. Some of the persons who arc subject to atopic dis ease lack gamma globulin. Another peculiarity of our human rear-lions to invading proteins is the development of what are called cross-reacting antibodies. For in stance, In cases of so-called infectious mononucleosis, (an infection of young people) there is what is called a heterophile antibody. This re acts, not with the as-yet un known virus, but with other substances. Peculiar anti bodies may be at fault also in cases of lupus erythema tosus. Changes Take Place Peculiar Is what is called sympathetic ophthalmia. When a person loses one eye, due perhaps to a penetrating injury, changes 'sV? place in the proteins of that eye which cause the body to regard it as a foreign body. According ly, autobodies develop against it, and these can soon destroy the other eye. Often the only way to save the good eye is quickly to remove the injured eye. Today, there is tremendous interest in the discovery that although the body generally will not make antibodies against Its own tissues, when slight changes take place in the antigenic characteristics of some tissue, this tissue can then be regarded by the body as a foreign substance, which must be destroyed. Then there is trouble! For instance, in certain diseases of the kid ney one can demonstrate in the patient s blood antibodies which tend to injure the kidneys. Another peculiar feature of immunity is that some body cells, when they combine with some chemical which has been given as a medicine, be have as antigens which then are attacked by the body. Perhaps this explains how a disease such as lupus erythe matosus can be produced tem porarily by the taking of a certain drug. To know more about your allergy, read Dr. Alvarez' booklet, "Asthma, Allergy and Hay Fever." To obtain it, send 2S cents and a stamped, self-addressed envelope wilh your request to Dr. Walter C. Alvarez, Dept. MMT. The Register and Tribune Syndi cate, Box 057, Des Moines 4, Iowa. INSPECTED FARMS Moscow - lUrii - The Soviet news agency Tass said Pre mier Nikita Khrushchev in spected collective farms in the Ukraine Tuesday. aeiiiiae Vlfl.imk ttp4i Main Dila tm Splm few X-IV Dm 3-TfMW tartar JVWclk Uaevwelu htM Edith Green Leads Supporters Seeking Equal Pay for Women By YVONNE FRANKLIN Mill Tribune Washington Bureau Washington (Special) -Rep. Edith Green and a pha lanx of supporters marched through the House of Rcp-resenta-t i v e s with banners f 1 y ing for equal pay for wom en last week, although the Dcm o c r a t s fell back for rr.nkim Rcpub 1 i c a n amendments. Mrs. Green, who has been prodding congressional lead ers on this bill ever since she came to Congress, handled much of the debate during the four-hour House battle. She was flanked at the lend er's table by Ni thwest Dem ocratic Reps. Julia Butler Hansen of Washington and Gracie Pfost of Idaho, and tilted microphone lances with GOP Reps. Catherine May of Washington and Kalh erine St. George of New York who I e d Republicans in amending the bill to change key wording. For the second time in his tory a woman, Rep. Edna Kelly (D-N.Y.) sat in the ex alted speaker's chair as ...for home improvement chairman of the whole House during the debate. She had a very busy time. Amend ments flew about like rock ets. The hubbub of voice frus trated speakers;, members were continually assailed by raucus cries of "vote, vote" and order had to be restored countless times. Tlu bill as written stated that no employer who hires over 25 workers in interstate commerce "shall discriminate between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages to any employee at a rale less than the rate at which he pays wages to any em ployee of the opposite sex for work of comparable char acter on jobs the perform ance of which requires com parable skills." Mrs. St; George, known to be an ardent feminist, proved to be a brilliant field gen eral for the GOP when at the beginning of debate she moved to amend the bill by substituting the word "equal" for "comparable." She claimed "comparable" gave too much latitude to la bor arbiters. Democratic op ponents argued that past la bor arbitration history had established the word "com parable" as a classic word capable of enforcement, and loans j Ipi'l pkn MEDFORD MAIL that "equal" was not enforce able. But Mrs. St. George with rhetoric skill and a gift for the emotionally w i n n i n g phrase quoted Susan B. An-thony-C'Men their rights and nothing ,moro; women their rights and nothing less") add ing a ringing "Equality is what we want and nothing more and nothing less." Mrs. St. George sunk the Democrats and won laughter and applause by quoting from the Declaration of Independ ence that "all men are cre- Smokey Says: S3 Give forest a break use your ash trayl JKI KMT NTIONt lANK lUfK-vwR P LT i I 1 lrtK STACKS THE TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON ated equal." She asked the Democrats if they would change that to "all men are created comparable." - Although her forces lost this skirmish, .Mrs. Green predict ed later that the wording would be changed back to "comparable" in conference. The Senate has not yet pass ed an equal pay bill this ses sion. ' Another disputed point was the bill's provision which forbad employers from low ering the wages of male em ployees in order to pay equal wages to both men and wom en. The Republicans success fully deleted this section amid Democratic cries of an guish that this was "a step backward and a move to de press wages." Republicans argued, and Democrats Green and Labor subcommittee chairman Her bert Zelinko did not answer the charge, that tUs word ing allowed the employers no flexibility. Charles Goodell (R-N.Y.) argued that if an employer was faced with a huge loss because of having to pay women more and might go out of business they might fire women or "try to devise some means of evad ing the law." Angered by the successful Republican and southern Democratic efforts to substan tially change her bill, Mrs. Green strode to the well (front) of the House on a crucial amendment which would have killed the bill by exempting from the law those Make your plans for any fix-up, remodeling, or painting job or, plan interior additions such as a new furnace, built-in washer and dryer, wall-to-wall carpeting. Talk it over with your contractor or dealer. 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When the bill was passed by voice vote, applause swept the Chamber and Mrs. Green was soon surrounded by members congratulating her on the victory. She said later that although she was dis appointed in the successful amendments which changed "comparable" to "equal" and which had no safeguard in preventing employers from lowering salaries, she was happy that the bill had passed. "This is the first time an equal pay law has passed the House. This country has made great progress in dis crimination against other mi nority groups, but we have lagged behind so far as prej udices against women is con cerned." 3E 2E - u t i 1 n nr Your Shelton Stroller gives you the best of two worlds; keeps you poised and comfort able indoors and out. A packable wonder, comes out wrinkle free, ready-to-go at a moments notice. Dip it, drip it dry and next day you wear it again ... no ironing need ed. Intriguing basket-weave print; breast pocket and two side pockets always handy for small stow-ables. BLUE. 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