RE ——————
Bellefonte, Pa., February 19, 1932.
Your
THE FIRST CONCERN.
DIABETES —A NATIONAL PLAGUE
John Marvey Kellogg, M. D. Battle Creek
Although the death rate from
«diabetes has increased more than five
hundred per cent within four de-
<ades, and in the United States has
doubled within the last few years, it
is not so much because of its high
death rate that it constitutes a men-
ace now. Only a few years ago a
diagnosis of diabetes was equivalent
to a sentence of death in the near
future. Today with reasonable care
and the efficient use of the resources
now at the command of the up-to-
date physician, death from diabetic
coma or from gangrene, the two |
great causes of mortality under old |
methods, may be considered as an
accident or neglect of prophylaxis.
A good deal is known of diabetes
with reference to predisposing in-
fluences. Among these may be men- |
tioned heredity. It is especially
noteworthy, also, that diabetes is
much more frequent among the
wealthy classes than among those
who live the simple life. Overfeed-
ing is unquestionably a predisposing
factor. Possibly the exceszive use
of cane sugar has a direct relation
to the disease.
Meats of all sorts should be elimi-
mated from the dietary. There is
‘mo other way in which intestinal
putrefaction can be so efficiently
combated. Meats as eaten are prac-
‘Wically always swarming with putre-
€active bacteria of the colon types;
and they leave in the intestine a
¥Yarger amount of putrescible resi-
“dues than do any otaer foodstuffs.
It is to be remembered also, that
on a meat diet there is an enormous |
and harmful addition to the work of
‘the liver and kidneys. i
|
The most important progress made
in the treatment of diabetes, until
the recent discovery of insulin, was |
due to Guelpa, a French physician. |
Maintaining that diabetes is due to!
intestinal toxemia, he cited clinical |
results which demonstrated that by |
abstinence from food and thorough |
evacuation of the intestines, sugar!
disappears even in the most severe
cases of diabetes and generally in a
remarkably short time. The after-
treatment he prescribed consisted of
restricted dietary from which meat |
was always caref excluded, with
‘frequent short peri of fasting. It
is evident that Guelpa is entitled to |
‘the credit for disco of the great |
principles which underlie the modern
successful treatment of diabetes; for
he noted not only the ef-
“fects of in clearing the urine
i! Sugas, ry 2. necessity for |
“reducing i essening i
Inabitual food intake, and, still fur- |
‘@her, the importance of supressing
“intestinal putrefaction.
_ The discovery of insulin by Dr. |
Banting and his associates is with-
out question the most important step |
“hat has ever been made in control-!
ting diabetes. It is important to:
‘wecognize at once, however, that the |
«discovery of insulin does not render |
“walueless the new principles which |
have been evolved tarcugh Guelpa's
discovery. It is in combination with |
the methods derived from Guelpa
‘that insulin is able to accomplish
-its results. i
‘When the discovery of insulin was |
‘@innounced, the newspapers publish-
‘wd sensational accounts of its prop-
“arties which led to the false impres- |
“sion that a radical cure for diabetes
“ad been found. Insulin supplies a
substance which the body normally
uces in ample quantity but |
which, because of disease, it is no!
Apnger able to furnish. By supplying |
“the body with insulin derived from |
‘another animal the deficiency is |
‘made good temporarily. But the!
: ry to the pancreas which gives
‘wise to the deficiency, may, and in
“the majority of cases will, continue |
‘wo exist; and so long as this is the
ase the insulin must be constantly
supplied, daily and regularly. !
ost unfortunate was the impres-
‘sion at first given that with the use
«of insulin the rules in to yop. |
“glation of diet might wholly dis- |
megarded. The truth that with-
‘aut careful rn of the diet,
<somparatively little benefit is likely
ed from the use of in-
sulin, and indeed it is entirely pos-
“sible that neglect to p y regu-
late the diet when is being
used may result in grave disaster.
Insulin is a powerful drug, one that
‘ cannot be used indiscriminately or
gapgiusaly. In the proper treatment
« af Winbetes with this drug, an exact
“Walance is established between the
fnsulin and the carbohydrate, and
this balance must be carefully main-
tained. An overdose of insulin or
.meglect to take the p r amount
«of carbohydrate soon the in-
anilin has been given, may result in
very grave symptoms and even
death,
Banting’s discovery supplements
that of Guelpa and in such a way
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"Health
WASHINGTON’S ANCESTO®S
DISTINGUISHED PECPLE
February 22 is the birthday of
that son of Virginia and of old stock
of the British Igles, without whose
high endeavor a fortitude there
would possibly not be upon the earth
today a United States of America.
It is worth our while from time to
time, even in an irreverent and for-
getful age, to remind ourselves what
price was paid by those who went
before us for the heritage we enjoy
—and what virtues were practiced
by them to make that payment pos-
sible and to complete their purchase.
Washington was of a type that
He was austere with an austerity
that some of his contemporaries
termed arrogance. He was dignified
with a dignity that would ill fit the
manners of the hustings and appeals
He believed in the |
for votes today.
leadership of those whose attain-
ments qualified them for leadership.
He thought that education and ex-
perience in handling large private
affairs were useful to men intrusted
| with large public affairs.
Under the control of an iron will
he had violent passions, which now
and again flamed out at cowardice
or demagoguery or corruption.
He possessed what was then the
largest private fortune in the thir-
teen colonies. He traced his blood
for centuries through a line of Eng-
lish “country gentlemen,” and he
maintained the use of a coat-of-arms
granted his forebears—a coat of
arms perpetuated by its suggestion
of the coat of arms and flag of the
American Union.
He was moral heir of the barons
who exacted the Great Charter from
King John at Runnymede, of the
school of John Hampden and the
earlier Oliver Cromwell, rather than
of Harrison and Barebones. He
m=
! courage and recklessness.”
| man princes,
| of former Crown Prince Friedrich wi
would have been at home with the
! men who ousted James II
rather
than with those who finally behead- |
ied Charles the First. There was
| nothing in him tolerant of the Wat
| Tylers that England has bred along |
| with her Sidneys and Drakes and
Fairfaxes and Lovelaces.
He believed in the propriety of
| great possessions. Social justice in
| his time did not exact of Americans
| the attention given to economic jus- |
| tice the right to work and trade,
and be properly paid for the doing
and that in turn gave way in the
public mind to the related rule of
| political justice.
So it came about that the Ameri-
| the British constitution. “No taxa-
| tion without representation,” which
| the colonists declared should govern
| this side of the Atlantic as well.
Washington believed that great
possessions of mind or of matter im-
posed great obligations. He be-
lieved that the “able-man” owed a
debt to his fellows in the measure of
his ability. And he carried into his
public service a fortitude which no
disaster could break, a sense of duty
that no opposition could swerve, and
a conscience which willingly risked
“life,” “fortune” and “sacred honor”
for the public cause in which he
was enlisted. He set no store on
lofty station save as it gave oppor-
tunity to help his country and his
countrymen, and for the self seeker
and the time server he entertained
the stern contempt visited likewise
upon the poltroon and the charla-
On Thursday, April 30, 1789,
George Washington was inaugurated
first President of the United States,
in New York city, the ceremony tak-
ing place at what is now generall
known in history as Federal
but which is now the
building.
Subtreasury
CONDUCT REGULAR CLASSES
AT CRESSON SANITORIUM
In order that the children in the
Cresson Sanitorium may have the
maximum time for rest and for
outdoor activities, when their health
permits, Dr Thomas H. A. Sites,
medical director, has devised a sys-
tem of night schools that is work-
ing out splendidly.
Having held a morning session of
all classes, followed by the noon day
meal, then must be a rest period
when all the children lie down for
two hours of absolute quiet and rest.
This has been found to he most es-
sential. Dr. Sites decided that when
the children arose from this resting
time, they should go out of doors
and spend a greater part of the af-
ternoon in the open.
School convenes again at 7 P.
M. and classes are conducted = for
two hours in the evening. This
serves to take care of the evening
hours, when the children would have
to be indoors anyway, and combines
teaching and evening care under one
group—the sanitorium teaching fac-
ulty.
Grades corresponding with those
in the public schools are carried for-
ward at Cresson, and satisfactory
advancement is noted each year.
When the patient is discharged and
sent to the home school it is found
almost without exception, that he is
able to take up his work at the same
point at which he left it in the san-
atorium.
Teachers, so far as possible, are
recruited from the patient person-
nel, many of the iustructors carry-
ing normal certificates, indicating
their preparation
fore they went to the sanitorium.
Pupils
advanced as rapidly as possible, but
always with the heath and improve-
ment of the patient as the major
consideration. After all, the boy or
girl went to Cresson to be cured of
tuberculosis if possible, and school
training i$ of secondary importance.
——The Chemical Lime company,
last week, opened offices in Pitts-
burgh where a general sales agency
will be established. At present
there is an increased demand for
that both discoveries are made more
valuable than either would be alone.
Insulin must, of course, be used
ander the careful supervision of a
competent physician who has made
a study of the modern scientific
methods of treating diabetes by
ymeans of diet and insulin. In most
«cases, however, under such super-
-wision, the patient may learn to give
ithe remedy himself, not only as a
matter of Vig but so that he
be ess
ay not
oi It is important that the
patient learn also how to make a | ease
«#iaily examina
tion of the urine, S0
chemical lime, which is believed to
be a fair indicator of a revival in
some lines of business, at least.
that he may watch against the ap-
pearance of sugar. And it is also
greatly to his advantage that he
earn, preferably from a specialist in
diabetes or a trained dietitian, the
fundamental facts in relation to food
and dietetics which are involved in
the scientific treatmeat of this dis-
(Concluded next week)
for this work be-
are carefully graded, and
Why “Robin Hood’s Barn”
Has Distinct Meaning
Robin Hood's barn is the great out-
of-doors and alludes to the fact that
Robin Hood, the legendary English
outlaw and hero of ballads, stabled
his horses under the canopy eof the
blue sky. “To go around Robin Hood's
barn” is an old phrase meaning to at-
tain one's end or the desired result
by a roundabout way. When a person
arrives at the right conclusion by very
indirect methods he is said to wander
all about Robin Hood's barn. “Robin
Hood in Barnsdale stood” is the only
extant line of an old ballad and it is
often used in allusion to a person who
speaks Irrelevantly. In the English
courts lawyers who speak beside the
point or quote irrelevant cases are told
by the judges that they might as well
say that “Robin Hood In Barnsdale
stood,"—Exchange,
Why the Trade Winds
Trade winds are steady winds at
the earth's surface, blowing eontina-
ally in the same course toward the
equator from an easterly direction.
They ure produced as the result of the
rotution of the earth and the move-
ment of air toward the equatorial re-
gions. Owing to the high temperature
the air at the equator is heated and
rises. This produces the steady ecur-
rents of air blowing toward the equa-
tor. The trade winds are chiefly limit-
ed to two belts in the tropical and sub-
tropical regions, one on each side of
the equator, extending to about 30 de-
grees north and south.
Why Fresh Water on Salt
Fresh water has been observed on
the surface of salt water eff the coast
af Cuba and also In many ether places.
It is the result of underground streams
flowing from the mainland and coming
up through the bottom of the ocean.
As fresh water is lighter than salt wa-
ter, the fresh water rises to the sur
face,
Why Flowers Smell Sweet
The fragrance of flowers is due to
special essences or olls which the
plant produces. These oils are com-
plicated compounds of only two ele
ments, carbon and hydrogen, and are
known as volatile oils, since they es-
cape readily Into the air.
Why Four Leaves Are Lucky
The origin of the superstition that
a four-leaved clover brings good luck
is that the four leaves are arranged In
the form of a cross, for which reason
it is supposed to have some special
charm or luck for the finder.
| can Revolution was initiated, fought |
might fare ill at the polls these days. |and won on the ancient principle of
DAILY THOUGHT
U. S. ARMY BEAT US!
GERMAN CHEFS SAY da Jove Sve 3 Se
his client's disposal.
ren i
—Prediction—fair fashion weath-
|er ahead. A brighter spring than
| for many years. More sunshine
colors. Clear colors. None of
those cloudy shades of a short time
ago. More blue in fashion’s sky—
in short, it's to be a blue sky spring.
For fashion is gay, zestful, good-to
look-at, easy-to-wear. Purposely so;
purposely a tonic.
Most women, we predict, will lock
like soldiers. For the fashionable
silhouette has military lines a
clean-cut outline, broadened shoul-
ders, narrow waistline, slim hips
and straighter skirt.
These straighter skirts will be
lengths. Middle calf for street
wear. But skirts for sports wear
will be shorter.
Fashion's narrow waistlines are
also higher. You'll see most waist-
lines worn where nature put the
waistline. And many waistlines
even higher than normal.
This spring, so we predict, you'll
see many more coats without fur
Generals Laud Doughboy:
as “Brave and Reckless.”
Berlin.—The former heirs to the
thrones of Germany, her generals and
those enlisted men who apposed
American troops in the world war are
unanimous in their apraisal of the
American soldier—*“a man of superb
Some add
that he often lacked suflicient military
training, for which America's heavy
losses must be blamed, but they arc
practically agreed in their conviction
that it was the American doughboy
with his superior equipment who won
the war for the allies, writes Sigris
Schultz in the Chicago Tribune.
Some of Germany's most famous
generals, who stood opposite American
troops, have been interviewed, Former
Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
was “the real scrapper” among Ger
He shares the opinion
helm of Prussia and Germany.
“U. 8, Troops Beat Us.”
“As the war progressed I was per-
manently worried by the thought that
the United States might possibly enter
the war on the side of our enemies,”
Rupprecht said. “American support to
the allies, war material at the begin-
ning and troops at the latter part of
the struggle brought about our defeat.
The American forces opposing us con-
sisted of young, strong men trained ir
sports.”
Another, Gen, Hans von Sseeckt, for-
mer chief of staff of the Mackensen
army, is also convinced that America
did considerable te help win teh war.
General von Seeckt, commander-in-
The most fashionable coat with-,
out fur will also be without a col-
lar. But worn with scarfs—of the
fabric of the coat or of silk—tied
in many exciting new ways.
Smartest dresses, while they keep
to military outlines, will have many
soft, fine details—so we forecast.
And on dark dresses, lingerie touch-
es or bright scarfs will be favorite
trimmings. |
Accessories are bright-colored and
gay. Many cheerful scarfs. Many
colorful sweaters.
Shoes are more decorative with |
discreet trimmings. And more com-
fortable with lower heels.
Handbags are tailored in line. Al-
chief of the reichswehr for six years Ways flat. Often long and shal-
after the conflict and mentioned as low. as decorative clasps.
Presidential eandidate next spring ost gloves will be simple slip-
ons with the new, more fitted wrist.
And more stockings will be beige
than any other color.
said :
“In the World war America created,
in a relatively short time, a well
equipped army, inspired by a great
spirit of attack. The fresh American
troops, thrown into line at a front
weakened by years of fighting, decided
the fate of the war. The heavy losses
suffered by the American troops were
due to their great spirit of attack and
their lack of war experience. As far
as the American forces were able te
work independently, American general
ship was quite up to the mark.”
Stresses Lack of Training.
General von KEinem, former <om-
.nander of the Third German army,
stressed the lack of training which
handicapped the American soldier com-
pared to men who had fought for three
and one-half years. His troops fought
American troops between Alsne and
Meuse,
“If the war had lasted longer the
Americans would ‘have become real
soldiers, and very good ones at that,”
he said. “Compared to our old vet-
erans, the Americans were mere bear
ers of arms. What the Americans
lacked in war experience they made
up by great pluck and devotion te
their cause.”
“The Americans were great fellows,
Just about now you're probably
wondering if a print shouldn't be
vour first spring dress. Good idea.
Fashionable designs are mostly
| small Which is right. For with
| colors as bright as they are, you
can't have too large patterns. There
aren't a lot of different colors in one |
| print, either. So it doesn’t look |
| jumbly. |
Even though it's a print, you get |
| the feeling of “a green dress” and
so on, just as though it were one
color. |
We're seeing prints used in many |
ways. One good way is a whole
dress of print with a short jacket
or long redingote of solid color. |
In another the print makes the
bodice of the dress and the plain|
color makes the skirt. (Sometimes
a jacket, too.)
Still another way-—and this you
can see in the illustration—is a print |
dress with plain color trimming. |
One of the newest printed cos-|
tumes we've seen—and it stepped out |
of a limousine and into one of New
York's exclusive specialty shops one
day last week—was a tailored suit |
of printed silk.
Not too tailored, of course. It had |
a soft, dressmaker look to it. But
cremendously plucky—but real chil- | the k i
etic” am Gen. Withelm | Je, Jacket wag fitted and the shist
Heye, former commander in chief o”
the reichswehr. |
“] saw the American infantry ad-
ancing near Dun, Moselle. Shoulder
te shoulder, wave upon wave, a Sea
of khaki! One wave was mowed down,
and a second, third, fourth successive-
ly rushed onward over the bodies of
thelr comrades. Ruthlessly, regardless
of losses, the attack was carried for-
ward. The moral effect of the Ameri-
ean onslaught on our depleted and
spent troops was tremendous.”
“Defiant of death, the American
treops did their duty,” said Count von
der Schulenburg, the former crown
prinee’s chief of staff.
QUESTIONS
1—-What American woman has
been named for an international post
never before held byone of her sex?
2-—-What is the American Insti-|
tute of International Law?
3 What is the particular signifi-
cance of Doris Stevens’ nomination?
4-—-With what activity has she
been identified for many years?
5—Did her woman suffrage work!
ever result in * ”? |
6-—What were her activities after
women won the vote? !
7—What is the Inter-American
Commission of Women of which she |
is chairman? |
i ANSWERS
1—Doris Stevens, chairman of the |
‘Inter-American Commission of
| Women, has been nominated (which
is tantamount to being elected) to
succeed Elihu Root in the American
Institute of International Law. Mr.
honorary president.
2—The institute is composed of
the five leading publicans of each
of the twenty-ome American coun-
tries. Among its functions the in-|
stitute acts as legal advisor for the
Pan-American Union.
8-—Never before has a woman been
admitted to membership in any in-
ternational judicial body.
4—She has always been an ardent
Wheat Buys Tonsorial
Attention in Illinois
Marion, 1ll.—Three bushels of wheat
paid for a haircut, shampoo and shave
for Grant Cruse at a barber shop re-
cently. The wheat was then traded by
Ed Durham, the barber, for some
chickens and everybody was satisfied
with the unique three-way deal. Dur-
ham has announced he is ready to give
tonsoria} relief to all persons having
an excess amount of wheat along with
an excess growth of hair or beard.
Town Is Burned Up but work in the cause of , feminism. Jn
l Ww she First Na-
T er ants Her Pay tional Convention for A which
Boise, ldaho.—Here's a riddle.
A school teacher signed a contract
to teach school in Quartzburg, Idaho
for one year.
Quartzburg was burned up, lock,
stock, and barrel, by a forest fire,
The teacher demanded her salary.
But there were not only no Quartz
burg pupils, but no Quartzburg.
The Idaho attorney general is trying
:o find an answer.
Flying Speed of Wild
Ducks Found to Vary
Amherst, Mass.—The flying speed of
{ifferent types of wild ducks varies
as much as 32 miles an hour, Massa-
chusetts State college scientists have
discovered. Though wild ducks ordi-
parily fly at about 40 miles an hour,
pintails have been clocked at 55 to 60
miles per hour, and a canvasback was
found to have a top speed of 72 miles |
per hour. i
met at the Panama-Pacific Exposi-
tion that year.
5—In 1917 she was sentenced to
60 days imprisonment for attempt-
ing to petition President Wiison on
behalf of national suffrage. On sev-
eral other occasions her ardent work
for women suffrage brought her
perilously close to the law.
6—She became identified with
Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, a leader of
the Women’s party. This group
worked for equal rights as between
men and women, in all phases of
life. Later Miss Stevens’ interest
turned to international affairs.
7—The commission was created
by the Pan-American Conference iz
Havana in 1929. It was the result
of a resolution passed at the con-
ference and authorizing a study of
“means of abol the constitu-
tional and legal incapacities of
women for the purpose of securing
the same civil and political rights
as enjoyed by men.”
— ————— —Chicken salad, jonsiol iwi and
lS; olives with a hot or col verage
Old Whipping-Post Tree are suitable evening refreshments.
Alfred, Maine.—An ouk tree which
served as u whipping post in the days
of colonial blue laws is still standing
here,
—Unsightly nail holes may be
filled with a mixture of fine sawdust
and glue. Fill the hole with itand
leave till dry.
trimming than you saw last spring. j
PUSHES PROGRAM
ON STATE WORK
Contracts valued at more than $6,-
000,000 for State construction work
will be in force by the end of Feb-
ruary, according to a report compil-
ed by John L. Hanna, Secretary of
Property and Supplies.
The statement shows that in the
more than four months that Hanna
has been Secretary of Property and
Supplies, architects have been ap-
proved, plans drawn and passed, bids
advertised and contracts let for ap-
proximately $3,800,000. From Feb.
3 to Feb. 24, approximately $2,160,-
000 more in contracts will be put in
force.
The work is distributed over many
institutions throughout the State in-
cluding State teacher's colleges, peni-
tentiaries, State hospitals and State
industrial plants. The $6,000,000
which will be in force with work ac-
tually started by the end of Feb-
ruary represents three-fifths of the
total $10,000,000 appropriated by the
1931 regular session of the Legisla-
ture for State construction, exclusive
of construction at Eastern State
penitentiary where a new prison is
being built at Graterford.
WP Hasz het Cr)
D¢ WILSON'S 5¢
ix COUGH DROPS away
HONEYV-HOREHOUND MENTHOL
ETE, the dog, cocked
an ear and growled.
Strange footsteps were ap-
proaching the farmhouse.
With his torn and muddy
clothing, the stranger pre-
sented a curious spectacle
to the Clark family.
“Lost in the woods,” he
mumbled. “Have you got
a bite to eat?”
Despite the dog's pro-
tests, Clark bade the
stranger enter and share
the evening meal. He ate
ravenously, his eyes con-
stantly on Pete and the
door.
Suddenly the Sclephatie
rang! “Man hea your
way — dangerous charae-
ter!” Details of the sher
iff’s description were lost
in the uproar as the
stranger for
woods with Pete at h
heels.
The sheriffs men found
him easily enough in an
old le tree, the dog
faithfully on guard. “For
protection, give us Pete
and a telephone,” the
Clarks agree.
The modern
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