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THURSDAY. AUGUST IS. 1963 MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON 7-80KIE ROASTS R'rJ Bone Roasts 4 C r-1 ; j mi i i I ' ! i . 3 f ' i ' AMERICAN BEAUTY Joyce Bryan, 20, of Miami, Fla., has been named The American Beauty in the International Beauty Pageant at Long Beach, Calif. The shapely beauty will com pete with girls from 45 other nations for the International crown Friday night. (UPI) The Medical Roundup Bmrii ConiulUnt in Medicm Mayo Clinic fcmafflua Profeiior of Madlclna Mayo Clinic (RaguMr and Trlbuna Syndicate. 163 I 11 I Cv Soma R.marks on SL.p It is remarkable that with all the studies that have been made on sleep we know so little about what actually takes place in the brain when a per son drowses off. As an cx pert has re cently said the wonder is J n o t that we Alvarn go io Sleep, but that we ever wake up! As one might guess, sleeping is a far less complicated process man staying awake. Actually, sleep Is the daytime natural condition of nocturnal ani mals-like cats, and it is the condition of the human fetus in his mother's womb. In adults, there is a decided difference between the wak ing and the sleeping electro encephalograms, while in prematurely-born infants there Is no difference. As we all know, the new-born infant sleeps most of the time. Experts tell us that they suspect that the human need for sleep diminishes with age. Different people claim to re quire different amounts of sleep. I sometimes doubt this when I see that a young per son who loves to stay up till one or two in the morning, soon gets what looks like a "sleep deficit." He Is like a man who, after overdrawing for a week on his bank ac count has to pay back what he owes. Certainly, when Sunday comes, many a "night- hawk" youngster sleeps most of the day, and "catches up." It used to be said that the famous Thomas A. Edison needed only four hours at night; but men who watched him in his laboratory said that he took several "cat naps." Dr. Will Mayo used to say he could sleep only four hours a night, but he got much help from one nap, and sometimes two, taken during the day. i , ? Interestingly, experts tell me that while there are brain injuries which can cause the victim to sleep for a day or even weeks or months or years, there is no lesion that will keep him awake for aim liar periods of time. Cause Awakeness There are drugs, of cour se ttle commonest of which is coffee-which if taken at sup per time, will keep some of us awake. A benzedrine type of drug must not be taken in the afternoon because it can cause the person to stay awake at night. As we all know, when at a meeting we have to listen to a speaker who is droning along, we are likely to get sleepy. Some people driving in a car along a level and fairly straight road may seem to hypnotize themselves, or the monotony may cause them to i fall asleep at the wheel. Suf ferers from insomnia try to create monotony by counting the breaths they take, or they count imaginary sheep. Curiously, when we are asleep and hear a sound, per hapi with the lower part of our brain, we seem to refer . the matter to the upper pert Of our brain. If that part says "Mo, that jwas Just your wife having a night-mare in her bed," we do not wake up; but if the upper part of the brain says, "That could be a bur glar coming through your window," we wake up. The stomach specialist is particularly interested to know that when the normal man goes to sleep, his stom ach quiets down and stops se creting acid. The tense man's stomach is likely to go on pro ducing acid, and this proba bly helps to keep an ulcer open and active. This Is why I tell my my ulcer patients that if they can stop worrying and getting tense their ulcer will heal, and will quickly stop hurting. A wise thing for an ulcer patient to do Is to set his alarm for 12 midnight, so that he can wake and take a glass of milk to unite with the excess of gastric acid that is in his stomach. Men like Prof. Nathaniel Kleitman of Chicago, when they have taken motion pic tures of sleeping persons, have found that many of them umn around, and roll over every so often, without wak ing up. Children who walk in their sleep usually belong to highly nervous families. All people who Jump about in their sleep or who go sleep walking should have electro encephalograms made to see if they have a mild variant ot epilepsy without seizures. Interesting Dls.as Narcolepsy is an interesting disease which can cause the person much embarrassment. remember a banker who used to fall asleep at a board meeting. In spite of every ef fort he made to stay awake. Such a person should have electroencephalograms made. With the help of drugs one can keep a highly nervous' person asleep for quite a few days or even a week, and this can sometimes save the per son from going into a nervous breakdown. A barbiturate, when tuken perhaps at 10 o'clock-may give good sleep until 2 or 3 or 4 o'clock, when the person wakes. It then he or she can not get back to sleep again, perhaps half (lie dose of the drug taken at bed-time- or a full dose of a weaker drug with a "short action" should be taken. . Peace of mind probably is the main factor in Hie treat ment of ulcers-and will keep the acid from flowing while a man sleeps. Dr. Alvarez dis cusses this in his little booklet on ulcers which you may ob tain by sending 25 cents and a stamped, self-addressed envp lope with your request tor it Dept. MMT, Box 957, Des Mnines 4, Iowa. Westerberg Reelected By Oregon Beef Council Portland -IUPD - Richard Westerberg, Ashland, was re elected chairman of the Ore gon Beef Council during a meeting of the group here. Other reelected officers In cluded Richard Rathbun of Joseph, vice chairman, and Harry Steams of Prineville, secretary-treasurer. V TENDER BLADE CUTS FROM OREGON FOOD QUALITY BEEF Round Bone Swiss Steak CHUCK STEAK OREGON FOOD STORES FAMOUS Sromii Boneless Beef Slew I GROUND CHUCK Tiny Bite Size Pieces of r Lean Tender Meat Wonderful CT (MlC (g) lt toBarbeque SKINLESS WIENERS Swift's Premium Pkg. of 10 FREE DRAWING SUNDAY NIGHT, AUG. 17 FOR DEMONSTRATION MODEL AT EACH OREGON FOOD STORE 3 SOT AND 2 LABELS: Details In Poriiagt SALAD OIL Western Chef 24 Ounce Bottle 3 POTATO CHIPS Blue Bell Reg. 79c Pkg. I APf fll AMI? 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