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WEDNESDAY. MARCH 20. 1963
1'i.DfOIlD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOFID, OREGON
The Medical Roundup
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Emeritus Consultant in Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Kmerttuf Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
(fteslster and Tribune Syndicate.
1963)
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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. Though
delicate neutrals will be found
in caramel shades, creamy
beiges, pale bones and white
leather, the big news will be
in carnival colors.
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Nothing is fresher than a flutter of
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blue dress or your wildest pink
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ot bedtime, look in the mirror. Really
could you ask more of a new nylon
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