Brora Wap ‘Bellefonte, Pa., November 21, 1930, Your Health THE FIRST CONCERN. — Diabetes is a condition resulting “rom inability of the system to “handle properly the sugar which is consumed and which is essential to “health. In this disease the body be- comes overloaded with sugar and glucose. Other foods cannot be as- :gimilated properly and digestion fails, Persons who have a habit of over- eating and who are overweight are Subject to it. This tendency to overweight appears to “run in fam. jlies” and so, in a sense, diabetes may be considered to have a heredi- “tary nature. Obesity is usually a ‘forerunner of diabetes. It is more frequent, too, among ‘people who are mental workers, rather than among manual laborers. Nervous influences have their part ‘to play in the disease as well. It ds probable that disturbances In the nervous system interfere with ‘the chemistry of the body. There are upwards of a million people in the United States today “who have diabetes. Some types are ‘very mild in their nature, while -others are more severe. It is encouraging to know that ‘through a carefully planned diet and the use of insulin treatments, the disease may be kept in control. If a patient will follow certain health rules, he may live long and enjoy a useful life. The use of insulin in diabetes dates from 1921, when Dr. Frederick G. Banting, in the Toronto General hospital, made his discovery, He proved it possible to take insulin “from the bodies of young animals and use it in injections for the successful treatment of this disease. Its use makes possible the burn- ing of sugar in the body, and it also assists in the disposition of fat This insulin treatment is not taken independently of, but in connection with a proper and limited diet. The diabetic patient must first of all follow a carefully planned diet, which is outlined by his physician. “The prescribed diet is taken under the most precise regulations. Much can be accomplished by such a re- gime. The diet necessarily differs with each individual. All reasonable foods may be in- cluded but the total quantity should he strictly limited. The patient must be extremely temperate in the use of sweets. Unless frowned upon by ‘the doctor, they may be had in sim- ple desserts, but not between meals. Highly seasoned foods or sauces cannot be taken. Over-indulgence of every kind must be avoided. ~The older person should strive to keep his weight within normal bounds, and this may be accom- plished by exercise and a limited «diet. But in these matters medical ‘advice is important. The hope of humanity in its fight against the cancer scourge lies in ‘research and education of the public more than in unlikely discovery of “cures,” Congress was told after partially successful results of an experimental treatment were dis. ~closed to it. Dr. W. B. Coffey, chief surgeon ‘of the Southern Pacific Hospital, ‘San Francisco, told of beneficial ef- fects in 1,500 cancer patients fol- Jowing injection of a new extract ‘developed by him and his associate, Dr. John J. Humber. He and several other world au- ‘thorities on cancer appeared before a special Senate Commerce sub- committee to urge the Federal gov- ‘ernment to help in research. They -approvd the Ransdell bill to create ‘a national institute of health under the U. 8. surgeon general with wide powers of promoting and aid- dng research into disease. ~The medical profession already has “cures” for most cancer cases, if they are treated in early stages, by surgery or radiation, which in a ‘combination of X-Ray and radium ‘treatment, Dr. Joseph Bloodgood, -Johns Hopkins University specialist, ‘told the committee. Coffey and Humbert emphasized ‘they had no cancer “cure” but that ‘their experiments so far indicate “they have found a substance, which has the ability to stop pain and heck the growth of some malignant «cancer tumors. Doctor Bloodgood said the in- crease in cancer in recent years, is ‘due in part to the more certain diagnoses and in part to the fact ‘that longer terms of life are bring- ing more people into the “cancer age” when they are more likely to be attacked. —The subject of how to live long is always of interest, which per- “haps accounts for the eagerness of ‘the average mortal to seize upon “various methods which are recom- ‘mended for promoting health and longevity, such as doing daily exer- «cise to radio music and the like. “Acute indigestion led to the abandonment of vegetarianism on doctor's order. Another doctor rec- ‘ommended discontinuance of cold ‘baths. sued, but faith in them has been ‘shaken by the untimely death of “their inventor,” Still, we may find many who Swear the health fads and feed that their lives have been saved thereby. As the proverb has it, “What is “food for some is black poison for