FKIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13. 13
MEDKORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDKOKD, OREGON
The Medical Roundup
IN . EmeriLUi ron
Cmeruui Consultant In Me die In
Mayo rllnlc
Emarttui Profeimr of Medicln
Mayo Clinic
(Remitter a ad Tribune Syndicate,
1963)
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letes, women
rnnfact Lenses
In the "Sieht Saving Review,"
Dr. Stephen J. Alexander of
Crawfordsville, Ind., spoke of
the lour gener
al g r o u p s of
persons who
benefit from
the use of con
tact lenses
those with high
r e f ractive er
rors (errors
that need cor
rection with
ises), ath-
such as bcauti
cians, whose livelihood may de-
Dend on a eood appearance, ana
that large number of persons
whose vanity will not let tnem
wear glasses. Feople in tne eft
tertalnment world, fashion mod
els. and some public personalis
ties feel that they must wear
contact lenses.
Much helped are those per
sons who are near - sighted or
very far - sighted, or who have
a marked astigmatism (a con
dition in which the curvature in
the lens systems is much great
er in one direction like up
and down than in another,
like from side to side). Also,
persons who have had cataracts
removed, u tney wear ordinary
glasses, must have very thick
and unpleasant looking ones.
Contact lenses are particularly
helpful for persons who have
deformed or badly shaped cor
neas (the clear window of the
eye).
Dr. Alexander feels that
contact lenses can do much to
improve the personality and
happiness of many people. Cer
tainly these lenses are here to
slay. People would be surprised
if they knew how many of the
persons about them are using
contacts. It is a question if,
in the course of the next 10
or 20 years, contacts will work
an injury to some corneas; so
far, little has been observed that
is frightening. Occasionally, a
person will get a little scratch
on the cornea, and this must be
treated quickly and carefully,
Decause a enrome ulcer could
cause much damage to the per
son's sight. According to Dr.
Anthony Donn, bifocal contact
lenses are being improved, but
they still are not quite satis-
laciory.
We must note that many per
sons, no matter how much thev
would like to wear contacts,
will be unable or unwilling to
do so. Having fitted glasses in
my early years, I know that
there are persons who are un-l
willing or unable to go through
the needed period of a ouDle
of weeks of training until
thev can wear the lenses com
fortably. This must be, because
I have seen women put on bi
focals and say right away, "I
can't and won't wear these
glasses."
Ravnaud's Disease
As many people know, Ray
naud s disease is one in wnicn,
from time to time, one or more
fingers will turn almost white
because of a nervous spasm in
the blood vessels a spasm
wh eh saueezes the blood out,
In 90 oer cent of cases, the
patient is a woman. Fortunate
ly, she does not have to worry
much, because she is not like
lv to come to any bad end.
Commonly, the diseass is only
a nuisance.
In many cases. I think we
must assume there is a psy-
chic cause. Usually, the v.o-n-an
is more than normally ner
vous. A number of the patients
I have seen got their first at
tack of white fingers wnen tncy
were much shocked nervously,
as bv the discovery that their
husband had Deen unfaithful
or perhaps wanted a divorce,
Naturally, the symptoms are
worse during a .lorthern win
ter, when the great cold is an
added cause of spasm in the
blood vessels of the hands.
Before starting treatment, it
is well to x-ray the neck to sec
if there is any abnormality of
the bones, such as might put
pressunre on a sympathetic
nerve. A neurologist might also
be asked to check the function
ing of the nerves of the arms
and hands.
The first thing the physician
should do is to reassure the
woman that she is not likely
to get into any serious trouble
because of the spasm in her
blood vessels. In winter, she
should protect her hands against
cold by wearing fur lined gloves;
also, she mignt wear neavy
overshoes. Only in extreme
cases need the woman think of
moving to a warm climate.
Should Stou Smoking
If the woman is worse at the
time of menstruation, or later,
during the menopause, she can
try taking ovarian hormone
The woman who is smoking
heavily would do well to stop
for a while to see how much
good that would do. In some
persons, a single cigarette caus
es a marked spasm in (he blood
vessels of the hands. In mv ex
perience with the disease, drugs
did not help much.
I he sympathetic nerves in the
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yrVAJEti-f
NEW CIIIITKR Installation of another new
chipper and conveyor system at Timber Prod
ucts company, Medford, is one more step in
the continuing quest for complete utilization
of timber resources in Jackson county, and an
other step by local timber industry to eliminate
burning waste materials. Representing a size
able investment, this new equipment will oper
ate from material supplied by the plywood
plant and will convert the veneer scraps which
are not usable in plywood into wood chips for
use by paper mills in California. The material
will move via conveyor belts underground from
the plant to the chipper where it is then proc
essed and blown through pipes to the rail car
loading point, or will be sent to the burner
when rail cars are not available. Timber
Products operates four of these chipping ma
chines. (McCorkle photo)
neck can be cut, and this can
for a time relieve the spasm
in the arteries, but the opera
tion is seldom used, partly be
cause, in some cases, severe
and constant pain has resulted.
Curiously, the similar operation
performed on Ihe sympathetic
nerves in the back of the ab
domen will give good and per
manent relief in those rare
cases in which there is a se
vere Raynoud's syndrome in the
feet.
Your Money's
Worth
By SYLVIA PORTER
Copyright, Hall Syndicate, Inc.
In his booklet, "How To Safe
guard Your Vision." Dr. Al
varez discusses not only con
tact lenses but many common
eye defects. You may obtain a
copy of the booklet by sending
25 cents and a self-addressed,
stamped envelope with your re
quest for it lo Dr. Walter C.
Alvarez, Dept. MMT, Hox !).'",
Dcs Moines, Iowa, 50304.
The Family Council
hdttor's no's: The Family Council consists of a Judge. .
f,nycHatrlt, three clergymen, three editors and a women's editor.
Earn article Is a summary of a family disagreement presented to the
'Council. TLW Council deals with problems, major and minor,
encountered bv guidance counselors and boclal workers. Edited by
airs. Alma Denny. ICopyrlght b General Features Corp.)
sure her of that, she'd rather
stay home and deprive me of
the adventure. In this life one
must take some small risk.
The Council: Stop quibbling,
Denise, and start poring over
ECONOMY AT PEAK AND HEADING HIGIIKlt
Where is the U. S. economy right now? At the highest levels
in history.
Where is business heading? Up to still higher records.
At what pace is business rising? At a moderate, steady speed.
How broad is the advance? Across-the-board, involving heavy
and light industry, hard and soft goods, things and non-things.
How long will the upturn last? A vital key to its duration will
be the timing and magnitude of that tax cut.
What are the odds on its life? The odds are good thnt this ad
vance, already into its 31st month, will continue well into 19t4
thereby making the 1961-? cycle the second longest peacetime
upswing in over a century.
Will this expansion reduce our unemployment rate to the so
called tolerable 4 per cent level? Not in the foreseeable future.
Will rising paychecks and profits produce enough tax money
to balance the federal budget? Not in the foreseeable future.
There's no disputing the evidence that our economy Is mov
ing sturdily, steadily upward now and chalking tin better than
seasonal gains In many areas. Industrial production has con
tinued to reach new peaks this summer In the lace of reduc
tions in steel and auto output. Sales of aulns remain excitedly
strong. Consumers are buying and borrowing freelv. Almost
as many new one-family houses were sold in April aiitl Mnv as
in the entire first quarter of 1963. New conslrut llnn spending
in August was 4 per cent above a year ago and manufacturers'
sales of durable goods are 8 per cetil ahead of last summer.
Prices are firming, atler-tax corporation profits arc increasing,
business failures are down.
T1 u . ...
ma evidence himj is persuasive mat me economy will slay in
an uptrend In the months ahead. Personal incomes arc rising.
aiu Uj mi uuiiun over a year ago ana are laying (lie base for big
ger consumer spending. Government spending is rising, adding
fuel to the economic machine. Most significant now, businessmen
plan to spend at an annual rate of $41.1 billion in the current quar
ter and $37 billion in the first quarter. With all three types of
apenumg pointing up, me economy can l move m any other direc
tion except up.
When the statistics are in on the nation's tolal output, they'll
probably show that our gross national product rose bv nearly
$8 billion in the July-September period on top of an $8 billion rise
in mo ApriKiune monms. it s increasingly likely that GNP will
be nearing the $595 billion annual rate as the year ends.
But the very fact that our economy is still turning in an im
pressive performance adds urgency to the need for maior lax
cuts to give businessmen incentives to invest more in modern
plants and Individuals cash to spend more on goods and services
Solid and prolonged though this upturn has been. It has not
been sufficient to reduce the overall unemployment rate below
5', per cent. Although the rise in Industrial production In this
upswing Is now 22.S per cent, this Is slill below the percentage
rise in the I958-C0 expansion and it is far below the rise of
1049-53.
Even if auto sales in 1964 again hit the 7 million mark (or the
third year In a row this would just be maintaining the very high
level of sales and would not accelerate the economy. Even it
construction spending smashes all peaks in coming months, thi:
(pending already is so huge that It can't rise enough in the near
future to give business a significant spur.
Given tax reductions, though, both businessmen and consumers
would hike their spending and add new power to this "old" ex
pansion. Then, the 196!-? upswing could live to challenge Ihe 50
month advance of 1933-37 for the record of the longest peacetime
business rise in no years ol united Mates mstory.
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Dutch Beauty To
Wed Californian
SEATTLE (UPI)-Stanny Van
Bacr, Dutch beauty who was
crowned Miss International
Beauty of im;2, nnd a L o n g
Beach, Calif., dentist will be
married here Saturday night.
Miss Van Bacr, 21, will marry
Dr. Gene P. Meyer in the Cilen
Idale Country Club.
Miss Van Baer and Mever, a
gradunte of the University of
Washington School of Dentistry
and a native of Seattle, met at
a chanty ball in Los Angeles
last vear.
Following their wedding, Ihe
couple will honeymoon at Banff.
B.C., before returning to Long
Beach.
Dcnlsc R. I don't want to
stray far from his doctor.
Barry H. My doctor says
we can take the trip.
Denise R. My husband is a
sick man with diabetes and a
heart condition. Now that he has
retired all he talks about is a travel ads. If everyone with
trip to Europe and I'm com- a chronic "condition" hugged
pletely against it. Why look for ,he neart and tle doctor.s hand
troube? Suppose his condition ... ... ,. ,
flares up in a country where we thls would be a nallon of rc
don't know the language. How cluses. A large per cent of both
explain mailers to a strange the work and the piav of th
doctor? It's healthier all around 1 wririd is engaged n by people
with a diagnosed ailment, held
under controol by medication
and a few don'ts. Evidently Bar
ry's doctor sees no real reason
to turn Barry into a frightened
stay - at - home, and thanks
to the A.M.A. he can cany a
card in his wallet indicating his
I medical problems, prescrip
tions, allergies, plus a signal
device which tells, by a uni
versal symbol, that he has a
major health problem and that
details are available on the wal
let card or from his next of kin.
These devices are now being
sold bv jewelers as charms for
nwl- .....jet .nMn It ntt
TILLAMOOK, Ore. (I'PI) ' ' "'
Oliver J. Thorud, 72, Beaverton, I Barrv is enttinrted with full Em-
to forego the trip and take no
chances.
Barry R. Europe is full of
good doctors, and if I'm careful
I won't run into trouble. I'll be
as safe taking my medicine
there as here, and in an emer
gency I'll trust any competent
medical man. Denise wants a
guarantee that the trip will be
solid pleasure if I can't as-
Beaverton Man
Drowning Victim
CHI H( II CARDS
LEEDS, England (UPl)-Vic-ar
of Leeds Canon Fcnltin Mor
ley Thursday night suggested
that the Church of England is
sue membership cards "so that
when people move lo new
churches they can introduce
themselves by card."
drowned Thursday when a boat
in which he and two companions
were riding overturned in the
surf of Nehalem Bay about 20
miles north of here.
Thorud and his companions,
Peter Tighe, 42, Beaverton, and
Orville McCoy, Aloha, apparent
ly mistook the north jetly at the
harbor entrance for the south
jetly, which was under water.
The boat was caught in the surf
north of the entrance and cap
sized. Tighe was treated for shock
and released from a hospital at
Wheeler later in the day. McCoy
was uninjured.
crgency Medical Identification
protection ... So, ship ahoy
and bon voyage sums up our
counsel to the R.'s.
PEELED OFF TROUBLE
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (VPO
Carl Wesley Bowman peeled
off a bill from a big roll of
money Thursday and gave it
to Policeman James Malette to
buy himself breakfast. Mallette,
however, look the bill to police
headquarters for checking, and
officers later arrested Bowman
and three other persons in con
nection with the burglary of
$500 from a service station.
They'll Do It Every Time By Jimmy H.itlo
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