1 THE DOCTOR'S MAILBAQ
HERALD AM) NEWS, KUnuth Falls. Or.
Thursday, January 3, 1963
PAGE J-A
Ventilation Aids
In Germ Removal
By W. C. BBANDSTADT. M.D.
Writtf n lor
Newspaper Enterprise Ann.
Q My wife has sinusitis. A
friend has recommended that I
treat her with vapor containing
triethylene glycol because he
claims that this wil' kill airborne
jerms. Do you agree?
A Of all the vapors used to
kill airborne germs triethylene
glycol is probably the best. It finds
its greatest usefulness in prevent'
ing ihe spread of airborne dis
ease from patient to patient
in a hospital. Even here, however,
it has serious limitations.
The simplest and best measure
for removing air contaminants in
the home is ventilation from open
windows. Unfortunately there is
much more to the treatment of
sinusitis than providing a supply
of fresh air.
If the condition has persisted
for more than two or three weeks
it is necessary to make sure
proper drainage from the sinuses
has been established. Obstructions
to normal breathing through the
nose must be removed and aller
gy must be ruled out or, if it is
present, treated. Before you con
sider buying a vaporizer to steril
ize the air in your home, your
wife should have a thorough
check-up by a nose and throat
specialist.
Q Does the strontium chloride
In a certain brand of toothpaste
have any connection with the
strontium-90 in radioactive fall
out? A Strontium is a metal that
Is similar to calcium. II is harm
less, but according to the Amer
ican Dental Assn. it is doubtful
that it has any useful action on
the teeth or gums. Its radioactive
isotope not used in the
manufacture of any article for
sale to the public.
Q I have been cured of a duo
denal ulcer. Must I continue in
definitely on an "ulcer diet"?
A The food eaten does not
cause the ulcer in the first place,
so when the ulcer is healed a
gradual return to a less restrict
ed diet can be made. Neverthe
less, foods that have coarse indi-
Paralyzed
Medic Dies
STRATFORD. Conn. L'PI' -Burton
H. Fern, 37, a paralyzed
pediatrician who packed out a
daily syndicated column on an
electric typewriter with a stick
held in his mouth, died at his
home Tuesday of a heart seizure.
Dr. Fern was born in Newark,
N.J.. and graduated from New
York University College of Medi
cine in 1948 after earning a de
gree from Harvard. He served in
the Air Force Medical Corps in
Korea from 1951 to 195.1,
He opened a pediatric practice
here in 1953. Two years later
spinal polio left him paralyzed
Irom the neck down. His body
and chest muscles were rendered
useless by the disease, but he re
tained his hearing, speech, vision,
and a spirit only death could
conquer.
Using a wheelchair-desk. Dr.
Fern went back into practice. He
traveled to give lectures, attended
ronlcrences. and resumed daily
hospital rounds.
He served as a consultant on
pediatrics. He engaged in research
projects sponsored by Vale Uni
versity. And he began In write
Ihe daily health column. "Inside
You. and Yours." for King Fea
tures Syndicate.
Hopes Dim
For Powell
HOLLYWOOD 'ITI - Hopes
for recovery of cancer-stricken
Dick Powell were dim today as
the actor-producer drifted into a
semicoma and a spokesman de
scribed his condition as "in i
terminal state "
Powell and his wife. June Ally
son, were back m their Wilshire
Blvd. apartment after a three-day
visit It Ihe family home at New
port Beach for the New Year's
holiday.
There were no plans to hos
pitalize Powell. 58. who was given
cobalt treatment for cancerous
growths in his chest and lymph
glands last September.
Last month he was hospitalized
again with i back ailment that
later was connected to the ma
lignancies Powell. Miss AUyson M their
two children moved to the new
aparUnent shortly before Christ
mas after selling their fceverh
Hills mansion
One friend said Powell's con
dition was "very, very crave"
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gestible skins should be peeled be
cause of the generally irritating
eltect.
Another reader asks whether af
ter having a peptic ulcer for three
months he may have a bottle of
beer. Alcohol in any form will
aggravate an ulcer that has not
completely healed. If it is known
that complete healing has taken
place one beer would not cause a
recurrence. "Moderation in all
things," however, applies with
added force to persons who have
had ulcers.
Q When a woman has had her
uterus and one ovary removed
does this throw her into the
change of life or will she have
the change in her forties as she
normally would without the oper
ation?
A When both ovaries are re
moved the menopause or change
starts in at once but if only one
ovary is removed and a function
ing ovary remains the change
w ill not occur until the usual time
Q What is the oldest recorded
age that a woman has given birth
to a child?
A Although this is a most un
usual case, a woman gave birth
to her 23rd child when she was
63, then kept right on menstruat
ing. With the cessation of men
struation the child-bearing period
is over. But because the meno
pause is a gradual process often
with gaps of three or four months
between periods, many a woman
who thought her menopause was
complete has given birth to a
"change-of-life baby."
Please send your questions and
comments to Dr. Wayne G. Brand
stadt, M.D., in care of this paper.
While Dr. Brandstadt cannot an
swer individual letters, he will an
swer letters of general interest in
future columns.
Milk Price
War Stalled
SALEM (UPIi Oregon dairy
men were watching and waiting
today but so far no major milk
price war had developed as the
result of the expiration' of the
milk stabilization act.
The milk price control law ex
pired at midnight Dec. 31.
Kenneth Sawyer, chief of the
milk audit and stabilization divi
sion of the Department of Agri-
culture, said this morning that no
other notices of price reductions
had been received.
Last week he revealed that one
distributor had filed notice of a
price cut to be effective Jan. 1.
Meanwhile. Oregon dairy indus
try committee members were pre
paring for a meeting to be held
here next Monday at which a pro
posed draft of a new milk market
ing law will be presented.
If approved by Ihe industry
committee, the new law would be
proposed for enactment by the
legislature.
The committee meeting will
take place on the first day of the
three-day Oregon Dairymen's As
sociation meeting scheduled here
Reports of possible milk price
cuts caused concern throughout
the dairy industry last week, just
before the temporary stabilization
law- expired.
Sawyer said today he doubled
there would be any immediate
major price cuts.
"I have no crystal ball, how
ever." he added.
"I think probably everyone in
the industry is watching and wait
ing."
An emergency meeting of pro
ducers from Inrnuphnot the slate
called for Thursday, was canceled
Hcause of next Monday's meet
ing.
The emersency session had
been arranced by State Sen. Ar
thur Ireland, R-Forest Grove, at
the request of some producers.
The iris, because of its delicate
texture and sparkling hues is
named in honor of the Goddess
of the Rainbow.
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D. Hitchcock
Named Scout
Chief Here
The employment of Daniel Hitch
cock as district scout executive
(or the Modoc Area Council, Boy
Scouts of America, was announced
Thursday by Council Scout Ex
ecutive Richard W. Lamb Jr
Hitchcock becomes the fourth
member of the professional staff
of the council.
Hitchcock, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. C. Hitchcock, 1861 Fre
mont Street, graduated from
Klamath Union High School in 1956
from Oregon State University in
June of I960. He has a bachelor of
science degree in w ildlife manage
ment. At Oregon State he was
a member of Alpha Gamma Rho
fraternity and Scabbard and Blade
military honorary. He attained the
rank of Eagle Scout while a
Scout in Dunsmuir.
Hitchcock was released from the
U. S. Army in October of 1962,
after two years of active duty as
first lieutenant. While in the
service he completed the Army
Airborne and Ranger courses at
Fort Benning, Ga.
Hitchcock leaves Thursday for
the Schiff Scout Reservation near
Mendham, N. J., where he will
attend the 246th National Training
School for professional scout
leaders. Upon completion of the
course in late February, Hitch
cock will serve the Lake and Mo
doc County districts of the council
and the commissioner staff of the
Klamath District.
Sex Offense
Laws Urged
PORTLAND 'UPI Slate Rep.
William Gallachcr, R - Portland,
said today he expects the Lcgisla.
live Interim Committee of Social
Problems to move (or early enact
ment of legislation dealing with
sex offenders.
The 1963 Legislature opens Jan.
14.
Gallaglier said such action is
long overdue. He added that early
enactment might forestall "screw
ball" legislation which sometimes
results from hysteria produced by
crimes such as that aeainst Mona
Rae Minvard. 6. Portland.
He said he believes the most
important proposals of the interim
committee are those calling tor
expansion of the central bureau
for criminal ldcntilication. lor
mandatory reporting of all felony,
sex and narcotics cases and for
civil commitment to a stale insti
tution of persons found to be sex
ually dangerous.
He said the committee took par
ticular care in the proposed legis
lation for civil commitment to
protect the rights of Individuals.
He said the measure has provi
sions for voluntary commitment
in which the person would be sent
to an institution for an indelinite
period with yearly psychiatric cx
aminations.
Other recommendations of the
committee include an enhanced
penalty law for second sex olfend-
ers. It would Be strengmenea to
include offenses committed in
other stales in determining the
requisite number of offenses.
DANIEL F
Society's Mad Whirl
Just Irks This Pair
Dear Ann Landers: Last night
my husband gave me notice. He
said, "I refuse to go to any more
parties. I am
sick of spending
time with people
we care nothing
about, just so
we can be part
of a phony so
cial set. I would
prefer to stay at
home and read
Frankly, so would I. Entertain
ing has gotten out of hand. Every
hostess I know just about kills
herself trying to do something
different and impressive. Our
own 'guest list is loaded with
bores to whom we are indebted
simply because we accepted an
invitation to their homes.
But how does a person with
draw from the mad whirl of en
tertaining? Once you're in it
you're in it, unless you go broke
and can't afford to keep up. I
need some help and I need it
now. Is there a door? LAKE
FOREST
Dear Lake Forest: You'll have
no problem finding the door once
you've decided you really want
to get out
Univac would have a tough time
totalling the hours of wasted en
ergy spent entertaining meaning
less acquaintances In the U.S.
suburbs alone.
The way to get nut of the rat
race Is simple. Quit running.
Don't accept any more Invita
tions from bores. And don't ex
tend anv.
Dear Ann Landers: I am 12
years old. My sister is 15. She
is very cute and popular. Every
one says she looks like my
mother which may be the reason
she is my mother's pet.
My brother is 5 years old. He is
always into some mischief but
everything he does is excused
because he is so little. He looks
like Daddy and is Daddy's fa
vorite.
I don't look like anybody and
sometimes I feel like I don't
even belong in this family. I
try to make up for not being as
pretty as my sister by making
KFPA Giver
Yule Trees
The Klamath Forest Protective
Association provided 2.543 Christ
mas trees to families, schools, and
organizations during the Yuletide
season, according to an eslimale
by George Wardcll, suervisor of
the association.
The figure includes 2.01.1 tree
cutting permits which were sold at
50 cents each to families desiring
to cut their own Christmas tree.
The remaining 500 trees were do
nated by the KFPA to schools
and various organizations through
out the county. I
Meanwhile, the Klamath District
of the Winema National Forest re
ported that 612 Christmas tree cut
ting permits were issued to famil
ies last month, compared to 696
issued during the same month of
the previous year. The district was
unable to comment on the reason
for the decrease in the amount
of permits published.
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better grades. I have not missed
the honor roll since the third
grade but nobody says anything
about it. All I hear Is, "Sit up
straight. Your posture is terrible."
Y'esterday my mother said.
"Why don't you smile more, it
would improve your looks." How
can I smile when f always feel
like crying? Can you give me
some advice? - MISS IN-BETWEEN
Dear .Miss: You're In the mid
dle, and the middle Is a tough
pot. The first bom has the in
side track because he gpt there
first. The baby gets the spotlight
because he Is the wee one.
But cheer up, honey. The mid
dle child often accomplishes the
most because he must work hard
er to get attention. Show this col
umn to your parents and ask them
to guess who wrote In today.
Dear Miss Landers: Y'ou sure
gave a goodfernuthin' answer to
the woman who was pestered by
the neighbor's kids from dawn
till dilsk. "Take them by the
hand," you said, "home to their
mother."
Do you think you are the only
woman in the United States who
is busy? Do you realize how long
this would take when you live
on a ranch as I do?
I had a different solution. We
have horses on our ranch and the
small fry flocked over here in
droves. I couldn't watch the kids
to see that they didn't get hurt
and it used to worry me a lot.
Y'ou know if people get hurt on
your property they can sue you
from the hot place to breakfast.
I knew I had to get tough and
mean, and that's what I did. I
told the kids in my crankiest
voice to stay off my place. I only
had to tell them once. Soft talk
doesn't count with young folks
today. I learned that when I was
a juvenile court matron. I hope
this letter helps. OLD MEANIE
Dear Mcanie: I still think you
can catch more flics with honey
than with vinegar. Only vinegar
on your ranch. Honey?
Ann Landers will be glad to
help you with your problems.
Send them to her in care of this
newspaper enclosing a stamped,
self-addressed envelope.
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