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VITAMIN INTERRELATIONSHIPS - 111
(Third of a four-part series of articles)
What has a Florida winter va
cation to do with vitamins? Or
basking in Arizona, California or
somewhere in the Caribbean area
at this time of year?
For those of us who spend win
ters in parts of United States
where sunshine is not so generous
and because of cold weather
we must bundle up in heavy cloth
ing a winter vacation in sun
shine relates specifically to our
ability to produce vitamin D in
our bodies.
A sunlamp will help, too. The
process involves sunshine convert
ing a provitamin in our skin to
vitamin D. Vitamin D is essential,
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by Laurence M. Hursh, M.D.
Consultant, National Dairy Council
primarily, for us to efficiently use
calcium and phosphorus in the
formation and maintenance of
bone. This process is especially
critical for infants, growing chil
dren, and pregnant and nursing
women. But it continues through
out life as well.
All of our bone structures must
have a proper balance of calcium
and phosphorus if they are to
grow and maintain themselves.
Vitamin D assists in getting cal
cium and phosphorus from the in
testinal tract into the blood and
then it again sees to it that cal-
A Proper Balance
We think farmers should have growth and profit plans.
Sound plans. And we’re ready to help. Not only with money,
but with financial counsel, like income projections. Long-term
loans may be arranged through the Federal Land Bank
Association, and short-term loans through Production Credit
Association. We’ll provide money when you need it, and let you
pay it back on a realistic schedule. You see, our only business
is helping farmers, and that makes all the difference.
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cium and phosphorus are deposit
ed in bone where they are needed.
If this process fails, for lack of
vitamin D, bones do not calcify.
In the young, such disease is
known as rickets. In older per
sons, osteoporosis, a bone-soften
ing process, results from lack of
vitamin D and of foods such as
milk, rich in calcium and phos
phorus.
Because milk and its products
bring us about 75% of the cal
cium available in the the U.S.
food supply, nutritionists long ago
recommended that milk should be
fortified with vitamin D. Today,
most is. Read the label.
Because of this fortification of
milk, rickets is uncommon today
in the United States. But I do
wish older people would drink
more milk. It would reduce osteo
porosis. In my opinion, occasional
ly the hip breaks suffered by old
er adults are not because of falls.
The falls are caused by the bones
simply fracturing of their own
deterioration. In other words, the
bone breaks first, causing the fall
Pollution A Factor
The body can store vitamin D
to some extent. But, again, when
the weather allows, the formation
of natural vitamin D is triggered
by sunlight striking our skin
and activating our own production
of this essential element. Clouds,
dust, smog air pollution in gen
eral inhibit this process.
A word of warning: Vitamin D
can be toxic. More than you need
will not improve growth or health
in any way. The results can be
very serious. Thus taking vitamin
D in pill supplements can be dan
gerous. The daily recommenda
tion for infants is 400 internation
al units, the amount in a quart of
vitamin D milk. Adults need less
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and coping with the red tape
—by selling cookies. In gen
eral, cookie profits are split
between the troops and their
local Girl Scout council.
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Names MacDonald
E M Green, Chairman of the
Board of Dauphin Deposit Trust
Company, has announced that
Roderick C MacDonald has been
appointed Comptroller for the
Bank.
MacDonald, a resident of 3
Lantern Lane, Camp Hill, is a
native of Carrollton, Ohio. He is a
graduate of The College of
Wooster, in Ohio, and served in
the U S. Navy during World War
II
He was previously employed by
Main Lafrentz & Co , and prior to
loimng Dauphin Deposit, served
for 20 years with AMP In
corporated At AMP, he served in
a number of positions, including
Assistant Controller and Director
of Management Information
Services.
MacDonald became a Certified
Public Accountant in 1951, and he
is a member of the Pennsylvania
Insitute of Certified Public Ac
countants He is also active in the
Market Square Presbyterian
Church in Harrisburg. Married,
MacDonald has a son and a
daughter.
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These winter mornings as the
red-orange sun rises its bright
rays reflect on many objects. It
almost makes my heart stop as I
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Saturday. January 20.1973
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notice a house on a distant hill
apparently on fire; but on second
glance there is no smoke and I
realize the sun is playing tricks
on me
Next, I notice how the bright
rays make a group of seven cock
birds shine like bronze as I whiz
by on my way to the bus stop.
As I look at the bare frozen
ground, it seems as though
nothing would grow on it again
but of course I know better. At
least, I’m glad the turnips and
carrots are safe in ground in our
cellar They keep very well in old
lard cans completely covered
with moist soil.
When I go to an evening
meeting, I often return to find my
house has a different smell.
Likely the children have made
hot chocolate and popcorn.
Sometimes I think they wait till I
go away to feast, as I chide them
for eating all the time.
When they ran out of popcorn
the other night, they scouted
around in the summerhouse and
found some old tiny ears of
strawberry-popcorn which Philip
grew It was delicious and so very
white after it popped.
I’m reminded of the broom
corn which my grandfather
Shriner grew on his farm. He had
it made into brooms which he
gave away
We children got small brooms
which were fun to use. At least, it
was fun until we got older and
had to use them to sweep the rag
rugs in our kitchen or the por
ches.
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