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16 B WEDNESDAY. MARCH 20. 1963 1'i.DfOIlD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOFID, OREGON The Medical Roundup it. i Emeritus Consultant in Medicine Mayo Clinic Kmerttuf Professor of Medicine Mayo Clinic (fteslster and Tribune Syndicate. 1963) ft A The Strain of Life Today, many of us physi cians, especially in America, tend to blame certain troubles such as coro nary heart disease, on the strains and s t r e s s es of modern busi ness life. But some thought ful physicians remind us that even the Aivirez Greeks ana the Romans at times com plained bitterly about the un healthv effects of "the strains nf' modern life." In fact, in the old days, when a man had no rights that he could count on; when he might be thrown into jail or executed without a trial, the strains of life may have been even greater than they are today. At a recent meeting of the Student American Medical as. sociation, Dr. Butterworth re marked that, "If more of us were concerned with the art of living and fewer with the quest of longevity, we might live more happily and product' tively, and perhaps longer, too." At the meaning, Dr. Willis J. Potts thought that the main causes of heart disease are over-eating, lack of exercise, over-weight, and a failure to pick the right ancestors. Dr. Potts' one bit of advice, which he follows himself, and gives to many high-pressure execu tives In business, is to take a little nap after lunch. My old friend Dr. William J. Mayo, always used to take a brief nap after luncheon, and sometimes one before sup per. 1 often take one after lunch, and then it gives me great energy for the work of the afternoon and evening. At the meeting, Dr Irvine H. Page, Director of Research at the Cleveland Clinic Foun . dation, said, "My heart needs no special protection against the stress of modern living," and he lives strenuously. Per haps one reason why he gets along so well is that he is al ways in such a good humor, with a merry twinkle In his eye. Dr. George W. Calver, the physician who takes care of the United States senators and representatives, advises them to "practice the hygiene of a quiet mind." In these days when we doc tors keep handing out tran ouillzers to almost everyone, I am amused when a wife says 5 0 me that she would rather have me put a fire cracker rnrier her quiet husband than to "ive him a bottle of seda tive pills. The heart is a lough organ, says Dr. Alvarez, who offers much information on this sub ject In his little booklet, "Heart Trouble," which you may order by sending 25 cents and a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your request to Dr. Walter C. Alvarez, Dept. MMT, Dox 057, Dus Moines 4, Iowa. Don't Eat Pink Pork Every house wile ought to to know that she should never put pink (undercooked) pork on her family's table; and every hog-raiser should know that he must not feed his pigs uncooked food. Unfortunately, as the editor of the Journal of the A.M. A. recently said, in spite of many warnings, trich inae (the tiny worms found In the meat of some hogs) keep getting into the bodies of quite a few men and women and children. Commonly, in man the dis ease Is not recognized for what It Is because It produces queer symptoms that suggest . an infection with some germ. Often, when the infestation is a mild one, it produces so few symptoms that the person may not even consult a physician. If many worms enter the per son's body, the first symptom mny be a diarrhea, which ap pears within 24 hours after the eating of the Infested pork. After this can come fever, swelling of the eyelids, soreness and pain In several . muscles, and perhaps a skin rash. Soon in the blood their ap pear many white blood cells culled e o's inophilcs, because they stain red with a dye rail ed eosln. The coming of these cells will suggest the presence of trichinosis. A skin test may be used, and in some cases, the tiny worms may be seen with the mlscroscope In a specimen of blood. Proper smoking of pork, and thorough cooking will destroy the worms. Unfortu nately, no method of Inspec tion in slaughter houses will detect the Infested carcases. When pathologists (students ot disease In dead bodies) make a careful search for trichlnaa in the muscles of a hundred persons, they find a surpris ingly large number containing a few of the worms. In most cases, these worms had prob ably never been present in numbers large enough to cause trouble. The wise housewife will i ways cook pork for at least one-half hour per pound. Pork sausages should also be well cooked. As yet, there is no good treatment for trichinosis, ex cept in the first stage when the worms are in the person's bowel. Then they can perhaps be killed with the drug, piper azine citrate. In all but a few cases, the person recovers. The tiny worms in the muscles will become sealed off with little capsules of scar tissues. "Count Calories" Is Fashion's Cry Count those calorics! Don't skip the exercise! And don't bypass the foundation depart ment for those gentling line tamers, because spring '63 is going to be one of the slim mest fashion seasons in years! 'Slim", "skimmer", "soft". "light, "natural, "pretty", "supple" these are the words that describe spring fashions. When you see the clothes that Inspired them right in your local stores, you will add an other word of your own. It will be "wonderful"! To be out of shape is to be out of fashion when the lead ing dress silhouette Is the beltless, unbroken skimmer -when emphasis is on the hips with low-placed, torso-styling-when supple, eased fashions depend upon the figure under them to give them shape; when coats hang straight as rajah robes or are more deml fitted to the figure. The weight of all spring fashion is light, lighter, light est! Fabric mills subtract ounces from coatings and suit ings by added cotton, silk or synthetics; they styled 100 per cent silks and cottons to look like tweeds and worsteds and feel like air conditioning. They'll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo Progress Report- 30 years AGO THE BOYS ALL GOT AROUND ' A RADIO TO HEAR THE Bid FIGHT- But now we have tv-so what do the govs do? still huddle around the radio Life Prisoner Tells Student Assembly About His Mistakes Cornelia. Ga. - IUPII - He was introduced only as "Wink" and when the crew- cut youth stepped to the cen ter of a high school auditor ium platoform here a hush fell over 700 teen-agers. "I wanted to be a man be fore I was ready," he said soberly. "When I was 17, I decided all it took to be a man was to do the things I saw men doing. I got married but when things got rough, I ppicked up a gun. I pulled the trigger." "Wink" Is serving life im prisonment and is one of 800 youths committed to the Ceorgia Industrial Training institute on a mountain ridge in the North Georgia Blue Ridge foothills. He Is one of six volunteers in a dramatic "Operation Teenager" program that is sending young convicted cri minals into the schools of the state to tell teenagers what the end of juvenile delinquen cy looks like. Students Listen "I've been coming to as semblies here for four years, but I've never seen this crowd of students so guict," Jack Soroses, of Cornelia, a sen lor at South Habersham High school. Kennon Davis, principal of the school, invited "Wink" and four other prisoners to address the student body. They were called only by their first name. "We have had five or six in our school end up the same way. these fellows have," Davis told a reporter. "I'm enthusiastic about the re sponse to what they say. I don't think any high school boy or girl should fail to hear facts like that." Walter Matthews, superin tendent of the industrial in stitute,, said the idea for the project came to him "out of the conscience" of four Texas prisoners who were using the sarrfe technique on adults. On 'Diving Board' "Being a teen-ager is like standing on the end of a diving board," Wink told the students here. "We are so anvious to jump Into the water of adulthood. But in stead of a clean dive, too many of us do a belly bust. That was me. "Marriage is not for boys and girls. We fought that out the hard way. It takes more to be a man or woman than the emotional dream you see on television. "We thought we were dif ferent. We went into mar riage with the amazement of wide-eyed children. But our high school dreams faded. Our vows became warped. There was blame and recim ination. Then I picked up the gun and ended the dream for good." Davis said student dropouts because of matrimony are among his school's most per plexing problems. "Crime isn't choosy about who it picks.V an adult pris oner, "Jim" told the Cornelia students. "Our place at Alto a few miles south of here rep resents all sides of the track. "We've come here because some of you may be well on your way to where we are now. You still have a chance to change. It's too late for us because we can't take back our records." Civilian employment in Cal ifornia increased from 2,703, 000 in 1940 to 6,051,000 in 1960. Handbag Shapes Give Smooth New Elegance With the new soft feminine silhouette setting the tone for spring fashions, leather hand bags follow suit in slim, dem ure styles and delicate leath er colors and textures. The wide variety of shapes in leather handbags have one thing in common, reports Leather Industries of Ameri ca elegance. In smooth or grained leather, suede or pat ent leather, this season's bags are rounder in line, softer in hand and more petite to the eye. And the black-and-gold "Genuine Leather" tag hang ing from its handle empha sizes its quality. Suit Bags The new lady-like look is underlined in curves and cir cular lines drawn by round ed bases and semi-circular cut out handles. Suit bags in an tiqued leather or gleaming black patent leather frequent ly exhibit this fashion curve. In other handbag shapes such as the pouch or the en velope flat lines or rectang ular bases supply the sleek narrow look which goes equal ly well with the tailored cos tume. Even career bags for the business woman have been trimmed down at least in appearance, if not in capacity. In either smooth or grained lether, the career bag stands up to wear without scratch, scar or soil. For Sportswear In casual or sportswear, the demi-shoulder bag is a lead ing feminine fashion. Shorter overall, and swinging on a slightly shorter strap that brings it riding in under the arm, the demi-shoulder bag is seen in deeply grained, smooth and brushed leathers. The texture of the leather also contributes to the elegant, feminine feel of this season's handbags. Quilted leather, re introduced in many forms, leads the parade of softter leather bags. Late day, evening . and "bisto" bags also feature soft er suedes and smoother polish ed leathers. An occasional spray of tiny jewels on a cocktail or evening bag sounds a lavish note. . . When it comes 'to color, women will exercise their well known prerogative and change their minds. 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