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Bellefonte, Pa., September 25, 1981.
Y our Health
THE FIRST CONCERN.
HALITOSIS
Kellogg, Battle Creek,
That every person, like every
By Dr.
flower, possesses an individual bou-
quet is well known by the ease with
which a dog follows its master's
footsteps or distinguishes his hat or
any other article of clothing by the
sense of smell. In certain races
this personal aroma is very pro-
mounced. Certain keen-scented South
American aborigines are said to be
able to distinguish mmbers of their
tribe at a considerable Sistanco oy jelly.
artin |
the olfactory sense alone.
Johnson tells the following story
which suggests the existence of a
rather broad field of inquiry await.
ing expioration:
“One day I asked my
boy why he didn't take a bath once,
say, in six months. In the little
room in which we worked, I found
ful. |
| The mixture thickens rapidly when |
his boy smell particularly offensive.
“ ‘God made water for hippo, not
for black man,’ he explained smil-
ingly.
“But you smell, I told him
y.
“He turned on me a serious
liquid brown pair of eyes.
“Bwana,” he said, quite without
any intended rudeness, ‘to the black
aman you smell, too, and very bad.
Even the elephant not like your
smell as much as black man's.”
But aside from what may be des-
ignated as the ineradicable racial
or tribal bouquet of an
and such transient odors as may re-
sult from neglect of external clean-
liness, there is another sort of body
odor usually associated with
for the reason that it is often due
to causes which involve results far
more serious than offense to the ol-
factory sense. In a small propor-
tion of cases, offensive breath odors
are due to disease of the nose or
mouth; but in by far the greater
number of cases, the cause of of-
fensiveness lies much dee
§t is not simply the bre: which is
offensive—the whole body is malod-
orous. Brain, nerves, muscles, lungs,
glands, every cell and tissue are
saturated with bad smelling toxins,
such as indol, and partic-
ularly that quintessence of volatile
Jothsomeness, skatol.
mat-
ter is exposed to warmth and mois-
ture. The putrefaction products are
absorbed into the blood e
small in ‘amount, they may be de-
stroyed hy the liver or eliminated
by the eys; but when floods of
these n .. products enter the
blood stream). the capacity of the
liver to destroy and the kidneys to
eliminate them, is exceeded and so
they accumulate in the blood, and
mll the body fluids become saturated
with them. As the polluted blood
Puss through the lungs, some of
e offensive gases are thrown
and escape with the breath. But it
§s not the breath alone which is
malodorous; it is the whole body.
The breath is Simply 3 sawp) which
reveals the preseuce of -smelling
filth.
The coating of the tongue is an
indication that the blood has to
some degree lost its power to de-
fend the body against germs. Be-
cause of this, the saliva, made from
the blood, and normally capable of
preventing the growth of germs in
mouth, loses its germ-resisting
properties.
The bad breath associated with a
coated tongue is thus an indication |
of intense general potsoning or auto-
intoxication. The writer recalls a
case in which a very foul breath
and a heavily coated tongue led
him to say, “I see, Madam, that
you are suffering from autointoxi-
cation.”
The lady's response was instant
and most emphatic. With a threat-
ening shake of her fist, she shouted,
*You are entirely mistaken, sir,
= are entirely mistaken. I haven't
a drop since night before last.
JX admit I usually take a toddy at
might to make me sleep, but I was
here last night and couldn't get
any.”
It was of course to ex-
plain to the lady that she was suf-
fering from a form of intoxication
much worse than alcoholic.
The bad breath which is associated
with a badly coated tongue is also
usually accompanied by a chronic
sense of fatigue. Sleep is unre-
freshing. “That tired feeling” is
nearly always present, and is often
greatest in the morning on rising,
when the sense of vigor and fitness
should be at a maximum. This
paradoxical experience is the result
of the absorption overnight of putre-
faction products from a loaded colon.
Morning weariness, after a full
night's sleep, is due to toxic fa.
tigue. Chronic fatigue is almost al-
ways due to the same cause and not
to overwork or nervous exhaustion,
Sauses to which it is usually assign-
When chronic, this condition is
¥requently ascribed to biliousness, or
finactive liver. ‘The liver is not in-
active, but overworked. The pain
wor soreness in the region of the
Fiver or below the ribs of the right
wide is sometimes due to disease of
the gall bladder, but most often is
due to infection, with chronic in-
laboratory
individual |
| psyllium seed is
the
breath and referred to as halitosis, ,.st efficient.
which is of far greater importance, gions which are now popular are
r. In fact ps
en | to be more e
off od and contain much foreign mat-
flammation or congestion of the
duodenum, or chronic duodenmities. |
Back of all, are chronic constipa- |
tion and colitis, with incompetency
of the ileocecal valve and an ascend-
foul, colon germs are to be found |
present in great numbers.
The remedy for these conditions
is to be found in change of the in-
testinal flora; that is, sup, on of |
internal putrefactions. 0 accom-
plish this, the diet must be laxative
and non-putrefactive and such food
accessories must be employed as,
are needed for changing the intesti-
nal flora.
The
emptied every twenty-four hours.
An excellent plan is to cleanse the
colon by an enema at bedtime. This
| may be continued for weeks, or even
| months, without injury. Of course |
'it is necessary to employ at the
|same time all measures needed to
| encourage bowel action. |
| To encourage bowel activity, there
lis nothing better than the seeds of
ants of the plantain family, of |
| which the best known is Plantago
psyllium, a smal black seed which |
| when moistened pours out an aston-
lishing quantity of mucilage. A
| single teaspoonful added to four |
ounces of water will produce a mass |
the consistency of a firm |
It is better to moisten the
| seed with hot water, so as to bring
out the gelatin substance rapidly.
About half a glass of water 18
needed for a heaping Qe59erLop00n- |
| having
| stirred and soon acquires the con-|
sistency of oatmeal mush. It may
| pe eaten with a spoon or thinned
by the addition of more water or
fruit juice; or the seed may be add- |
|ed to hot soup or broth.
Three or four heaping teaspoon- |
| f psyllium seed (psylia) should |
I ey Bey It should |
| be taken at every meal.
never be omitted.
In obstinate cases, it is necessary
to add bran or agar. Of the two,
bran is usually better. The coars-
est bran is the best. If the bran
for any reason is objectionable,
‘agar may be used. A combination
of the two, known as laxa, is a
| very palatable and convenient form
| of bulkage.
The lubricating mucilage of the
usually sufficient
|but in some cases it is necessary to
add mineral oil. The plain oil is
The numerous emul-
less efficient for the reason that
they contain one-third their volume
of water. Some of these emulsions
have deceptive names which indi-
cate the presence of agar or psyllium
in sufficient quantity to add to the
laxative properties of mineral oil
the bulkage properties of agar or
a. This is clearly a deception
for, in fact, the amount of psyllium
or agar in a pint bottleful of one
of these mixtures is scarcely more
than eno for a single dose. The
addition agar or psyllium aids in
roducing the emulsion, but does
There 8 varieties of
are rich in mucilage
and hence are highly serviceable as
colon stimulants. ost of these are
black in color. The light-colored, or
blonde, variety is thought by many
ent than the black.
As found in commerce, these
seeds are contaminated with
dirt and other undesirable ingred-
ients, including a great number of
molds, yeasts, sometimes colon
and other undesirable micro-
organisms. These must be removed
by most thoroughgoing and expen-
sive cleaning and sterilizing pro-
cesses. The heaps grades of
seed now being o are unsteriliz-
DEATH TAXES PAY BIG
‘PART OF STATE INCOME
How inheritance taxes have in-
creased ania revenues and
how the enses or collecting in-
heritance taxes have been greatly
reduced is the subject of a state-
ment just issued by Auditor Gen-
eral Charles A. Waters.
charged
The Auditor General is
under the fiscal code with the duty
of appointing appratsers and clerks
in the offices of the registers of
wills through out the Common-
wealth to assist those officers in
collecting inheritance taxes to be re-
turned to the Department of Rev-
enue. :
Upon assuming office two years
ago, Mr. Waters promised a reduc-
tion in the cost ot mheritance tax
collection and the figures show that
this has happened in a very definite
way.
For the fiscal year 1928 the aver-
age commission paid to registers of
wills amounted to 1.49 per cent and
the appraising and erical cost
amoun to 4.16 per cent. For
1929 commissions to registers’ drop-
ped to 1.04 per cent and collection
expenses went down to 2.73 per
cent. For the 1930 fiscal year the
average commission rate fell to .82
per cent and the expense percentage
was reduced to 2.01. It is expect-
ed that the 1931 expense figures will
fall even below those of 1930.
The increase in the revenues of
the Commonwealth for inheritance
taxes in recent years is a matter of
great interest to the fiscal officers.
In 1928 there was collected through-
out the Commonwealth in inheri-
tance taxes $15,788,263.20 with a net
return to the State Treasury of $14,-
895,241.94. For 1929 the gross was
$25,129,927.16, and the net $24,211,-
654.55. For the last fiscal year,
1930, the gross had reached the
astounding figure of $36,581,770,50
and the State Treasury was enrich-
ed by the net return of $35,547,-
1.71.
Willie: “Sister has four other
beaus.”
Suitor: “But, I have never seen
of them,
an
Willie: “Me neither, but she gave
me a dollar to tell you that.”
ing infection. When the tongue is |
| beget,”
World Slow to Improve
on First Locomotives
The first steam locomotive Is credit-
ed to a Welshman, Trevethick, 1S04.
He and his partner, Vivian, under a
patent dating 1802, ran a steam engine
in south Wales, Merthyr Tidvil, The
world was still far from understanding
what it had. In 1812 Rlenkinsop's lo-
comotive drew 33 coal cares at the rate
of something under four miles per
hour, at Leeds. In 1815 George Ste-
phenson built his locomotive. The rail-
road had at last been made a prac-
| ticable possibility. It took a long time.
colon must be completely
The word “engine” Is one of the
most striking instances of how use
may twist the meaning of an old word,
and establish a new and permanent
meaning, obliterating the old. “Ea-
gine” now commonly means locomo-
tive. It is from the Greek “gignere, to
and the Latin “ingenium.”
Down to the Eighteenth century it
meant, in English, wit, or talent.
Chaucer: “If man hath sapiences thre,
memorie, engin, and intellect also.”
From this it came to mean disposition,
or temper; it was sometimes used in
the sense of skill in debate and argu-
ment, and occasionally trickery, de-
ceit. Thence it grew to mean the
product of ingenuity—hence, any con-
trivance or device. So to machine,
tool, ete. The original “engine” was
for war or torture,
Excellent Reasons Why
Name Change Was Denied
Whether or not our Israelite breth-
ren inherited the habit of changing
their names from old Father Abraham
is a question. However, ever since
the Lord changed Abraham's cognomi-
nal signature, they appear to have tak-
| en up with the idea and gone in for
alterations. If there be any virtue in
this “What's in a name?" why not give
it a whirl? They whirl!
Recently, recounts the Business
Weck, one Louis Goldsiein who sells
things In Brooklyn, N. Y., decided that
a change in name might be a com-
mercial coup de maitre, hesides being
a boost to the little Goldsteins. Ar
cordingly he petitioned a judge to al-
ter his name to “Golding.” In time
came the decision and Louis read that,
aside from Goldstein being simple and
easy to pronounce, numbers of Gold-
steins had achieved success in com-
merce, industry and the professions.
Furthermore, he read, there were prob-
ably more good native-born Americans
named “Goldstein” than “Golding” and
that the petition was “denled.” Louls
sighed, glanced at the signature—and.
almost collapsed.
It was signed by Justice Louls Gold-
steln.—Pathfinder Magazine,
“Weeping” Mulberry Tree
A tree that has been gaining much
in popular favor among the suburb-
anites in recent years is the graceful
weeping mulberry tree. This plant,
native of temperate and warm oll-
mates, achieves a height of 8 or 0
feet. It has long, curling branches,
which point in the direction of the
ground. When the tree Is In blossom,
the tree consequently gives the effect
of “weeping.”
This tree, of which there are 100
varieties, Is not hardy in the United
States as far North as New York and |
is seldom seen In this country except
in the South and in California, where
some of the more Improved varieties
are now grown successfully,
Seat of
Some of the geysers in Yellowstone
National park are irregular In their
eruptions, and tourists are lucky who
see some of the most spectacular in
play. One of these is the Bee Hive
geyser, with small crater, but erup-
tion that shoots two hundred feet into
the air,
“Can you tell me the best way to
find out when the Bee Hive is going
to play?’ asked a young lady of an
old-timer In the hills,
“Yes'm. Just go over and sit on
it, and when you feel the hot water
tryin’ to get out, you'll sure know it's
ready to play.”
Yeats Set His Hair Afire
I recall natherine Mansfield's story
about Yeats, who had dreamed his
head was circled with a flaming sun,
went to sleep and dreamed of a wom-
an whose hair was afire, woke up,
lighted a candle, and by and hy dis-
covered “by the odor” that he set his
own hair ablaze. “I think it's won-
drous apt. It's just as far as he and
his crew can get to set their hair
afire—to set their lank forlorn locks
a-frizzle, God knows there's nothing
else about them that a cartload of
sparks could put a light to."—Willlam
Gerhard! In the Saturday Review.
“A Mam Must Live”
The famous question and answer,
“Sir, a man must live"—"“Sir, I do
not see the necessity for it,” are at-
tributed to various celebrities. Vol-
taire quoted them in 1776, But they
go back at least to Tertullian (150-
230 A. D.): “The ordinary objection
is, of course, raised, ‘I have not the
wherewithal to live To this it may
be somewhat sharply retorted, ‘Is
there any reason why you should
live? "—From “Who Sald That?”
Stamina
There are far too many persons who
dearly love to start things, but who
seldom finish them. They lack steadi-
ness; they work by fits and jerks. A
wise old horse trainer once remarked,
“It isn't the 2:10 horse that travels
farthest in a day.”"—Grit,
FARM NOTES.
—Home storage of vegetables is
an economical way of
family needs
a ar a oi
the vania Sta ex-
tension circular 120, “The ey
Vegetable Garden,” which may be
obtained free from your county
agent.
—Use the coldframe for growing
dive, lettuce, parsley, kohl rabi,
kale, and . Practically all
of these should be planted before
October 1.
—Check up on the freshening
dates for cows. They should have
at least six weeks' dry period with
lan abundance of good feed. Cheap-
er milk production will be the re-
—September is the best time to
plant peonies. Good garden soil is
| desirable, but fresh manure should
‘not be used, nor rotted manure in
direct contact with the roots. The
| peonies should be put in a perma-
‘nent place and not disturbed.
—When the first pullet egg ap-
pears it indicates the time has come
to house the earliest maturing pul-
lets, say Penn State poultry special-
ists. The smaller, poorly develop-
ed birds may be left on the range
by themselves for several weeks.
They will do better than if left with
the larger birds.
—Cull potatoes can pe cooked and
fed to hogs. Feed four pounds of
potatoes to one pouna of a grain
mixture composed of 3 parts of
shelled corn, 3 parts o
oats, and 2 parts or 60 percent
| tankage. It also is advisable to
feed 1 or 2 pounds of mineral mix-
ture for every 100 pounds of grain.
—Milk can be cooled economically
by electricity, agricultural engineers
of the Pennsylvania State College
have found. Results of the experi-
ments and recommendations have
been published as Bulletin 267,
“Farm Electric Milk Refrigeration.”
You can get a free copy from the
Agricultural Publicattons Office,
State College, Pa.
—Proving an excellent substitute
for corn in the hog ration, wheat
may be fed with profit as long as its
price stays near its present level
and does not cost more than 10 to
12 cents more per bushel than corn,
states J. W. Wuichet, specialist at
Ohio State university.
As a feed for hogs, wheat is worth
about 6 to 8 per cent more than
the same weight of shelled corn and
may De substituted entirely for corn
in ration, according to Wuichet.
In fact, some tests show that great-
er returns are obtained by feeding
wheat alone with some good protein
supplement than by
amounts of corn in the ration.
To get the most out of wheat,
Wauichet believes that it is best
or crushed, preferably the
tter, as fine does not im.
prove the digestibility and only adds
to the cost. wheat im-
proves it about 1 per cent. but
grinding adds about 6 per cent to
its value.
As wheat contains more protein
than does corn, less protein nec-
essqry fo balance in Corn, he
says, - requires about 10 per cent
e to balance it and wheat re-
quires about 8 per cent. So by
f wheat good results may be
obtained although less tankage and
other high protein feeds are used.
—Keep the weeds down if you
wish to conserve the soil water sup-
ply.
—Sweet clover will sometimes
send its roots to a depth of four
feet within a year of be planted.
-—Plant soybeans if the clover or
alfalfa fails. This crop may be
seeded up until late June with good
results in a normal year.
-—Rape, beacuse of its high pro-
tein content, is a desirable crop to
be sown with corn that is to be
used for -off or sh -
hogging eeping
—Weed control is sometimes ren-
dered difficult because neighbors
neglect to do their share, and the
careful farmer suffers with the rest.
Co-operation is needed.
—Soybeans uire the same seed-
bed and cultu practices as corn.
They should be planted in rows,
like corn or beans with hills 20
Juche apart and two plants to the
—An onionlike plant that grows
wild alo! the Mediterranean coast
produces safest rat poison yet
hows. . It 3 called red squill and
oes not se y er other
animal life. euang
—Late molters make as good win.
ter layers as those which molt
early.
—Rake the litter in the scratching
sheds and houses often, so as to
keep it clean and sanitary. A little
disinfectant sprinkled amongst the
straw will also assist in keeping it
sanitary.
—Charcoal helps to keep the
chickens healthy and they like it,
but it is not absolutely necessary.
It may be made from wood, corn,
wheat, barley or other grain.
—Hens that have plenty to eat
otherwise may be fed a moderate
amount of apples. They do not
take the place of green food, but
hens get considerabl® enjoyment as
well as alittle nutriment from them.
—Helping hens to feel happy isa
good plan in the poultry business.
They do not always reward their
owner in a practical way, but are
more likely to do so.
wn ApaL Staay |
vegetables which may be harvested |
long after frost has hit the garden.
Among the crops which can be
grown in this way are spinach, en-
ground |
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WHAT MAKES THE LEAVES
CHANGE THEIR COLOR?
“What causes the leaves of trees
to change color in the fall?” is a
question frequently asked.
There is yet much to be learned
concerning the actual process of leaf
coloration. The popular conception
that frost is principally ble
for the color change is now largely
discounted.
Trees cease their summer growth
several weeks before autumn ap-
proaches. The upward flow of sap
gradually stops. The leaves have
performed their duty; their vitality
becomes lower and they no longer
manufacture the green coloring mat-
ter known as chlorophyll. The
amount of chloroph present in
the leaves gradually fades away.
Where the new and richer hues
come from has not been entirely
explained. Some botanists and chem-
ists declare that the colors are the
result of mineral d ts, which
are absorbed by the fine root hairs
in the ground and are carried up
through the tree into the leaves.
With the of the green color-
ing matter, the mineral deposits
show up as yellow, reds and purples
Early frost turns many leaves
|brown and causes them to fall be.
fore their autumnal colors appear.
Any cause, such as fire or drought,
which retards the vitality of the
leaves brings on early browning.
Nature has provided a means of
the leaves after they
have to work. At the base
of each leaf stem is a fine line
| where the leaf breaks away. Even
before the leaf falls corky cells are
formed on either side of the point
of severance, so that when the stem
breaks the scar is already healed.
There is a reason why, during
some years, the autumnal coloration
others. Extended periods of drought
as occurred last
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