Your Health
TOO MUCH ACID
R. 8S. Copeland, M. D.
“My doctor says I have too much
acid in my system and so must diet.” |
We often hear this remark. The
listener may have but a vague idea!
of what “too much acid” means.
He has a still more vague idea of
what to do to correct the trouble.
The normal blood is alkaline. Dur-
ing life it never becomes really
acid, but its alkalinity may become
diminished. This may occur by rea-
son of excessive formation acid, or
by insufficient excretion of acids.
The common symptoms of an ex-
cess of acid may be a reminder of
gout. There are pains in the joints,
indigestion, nervousness, headaches,
or eruptions of the skin. If the
secretions of acid in the stomach
are increased, there will be discom-
fort after meals or between meals.
The first step toward a cure is
to obtain good elimination. Next,
there must be regulation of the
patient's diet, particularly as regards
the combinations of foods he habit-
ually chooses.
For example, it is not wise to eat
acid fruit, such as tomatoes or rhu-
barb, with a meal of starchy food.
Better digestion is secured when the
acid vegetables or fruit are eaten
with a meat meal.
The acid of tomatoes interferes
with the digestionn of starch and
produces indigestion, while vege-
table salads, with French dressing
made with lemon juice, may be
safely eaten with starchy meals.
The use of the meat for the suffer-
er from too much acid depends
somewhat upon certain things. For
instance, gouty patients should par-
take sparingly of meat. In such
cases, white meat is less objection-
able than red meat. Boiled meats
are better than roasted or fried
because in boiling most of the acid
forming substances escape in the
water.
Salted meats, as ham or salted
fish, are usually badly borne, as is
any food with an excess of salt.
Milk and eggs are commonly well
digested and may be used to com-
pensate for the partial abstinence
from meat.
HALITOSIS OR OFFENSIVE BREATH
Dr. Morris Fishbern
There is an anecdote about the
, who are alleged to: be more
polite even than the Frenchmen,
that when meeting a stranger they
inhale constantly to indicate that
nothing could be sweeter to them
than the stranger's oreath.
Halitosis or offensive breath, can
make life miserable not only for the
one who has it, but for those around
him.
In a recent review of the subject,
Dr. H. Prinz attrebutes offensive
breath in at least 90 per cent of all
cases to prolonged stagnation of
food debris around the teeth; food
particles undergoing decomposition
in cavities. The odor of decomposing
material is intensified by such odors
as come from pyorrhea or decayed
teeth.
After the teeth, the most common
source of had breath is infection in
the throat and in tne tonsils.
When this material is pressed out
of the tonsil! with an intrument it
is found to be distinctly offensive
in odor. Of course, the tonsils can
be removed, but a less serious meas-
ure is to apply antiseptic material
to the crypts that have been re-
ferred to.
A chronic inflammation of the
sinuses produces a bad taste in the
mouth of the person concerned
more often than a bad breath that
bothers everybody else. There are
however, certain cases of inflamma-
tion in the nose called ozena in
which there is. a constant foul odor.
Disturbances of digestion affecting
the stomach cause offensive odor to
the breath far less often than is
supposed or anticipated.
A GREAT LIFE SAVER
The simple water enema isa won-
derful life-saver and . health pro-
moter. It costs nothing. It is ab-
solutely harmless. It gives complete
and immediate relief. It may be
repeated as often and as long as
necessary. Dr. Alvarez, of the Mayo
Clinic, says, “Physicians are not
justified in warning patients as they
now do against the frequent use of
the enema.” :
Since Dr. Alvarez discourages the
use of bran and other bulkage, it
is evidently very reasonable and
proper that he should recommend
the use of the enema. In the writer's
opinion, both bran and the enema
are to be recommended, each to
be used in a reasonable and judicious
manner.
Disease of the gallbladder is due
to infection. The Infection begins in
the duodenum and gues into the gall-
bladder. It is usually associated with
colitis, which is also due to infec-
tion. The infection ascends through
an incompetent ileocecal valve until
finally the duodenum is reached and
later the gallbladder. Disease of the
gallbladder often results in the for-
mation of gallstones. It may also ex-
tend into the liver, in which case it
is likely to cause a rise of tempera-
ture and even acute attacks of in-
flammation with the interruption of |
the flow of bile and attacks of biliary |
colic. There is also reason for be-|
Heving that infection may ascend
from the duodenum to the pancreas,
causing chronic pancreatitis
and |
‘even diabetes.
‘and selling” Pennsyl ral
|and its citizens was
| fit the residents of the
| pants, 25
Methods
beauties for the benefit of the
ii ed
Harrisburg, February 26 at the
ganization meeting of the Recreation
Committee of the Greater Pennsyl
fe
RY
Connell,
mittee will discuss capitalization
the State's natural scenery to bene-
industrial
centers and to attract attention of
persons from outside he State.
“That scenery, and what goes with
it, is a natural resource is an undis-
puted fact,” Dr. Charles Reitell, ex-
ecutive director of the Council, said
today. “It can be capitalized to
earn a large revenue for the State.
and its citizens.
“The warm loveliness of Pennsyl-
vania is a tremendous asset, but it
must, to meet modern competition,
be graded, packsged and sold, as it
were, by modern methods.”
Projects already determined for
Committee consideration include:
1. A survey of the possibilities for
public development of more large
country parks in the Philadelphia
district, for its present 3,500,000
population and the 6,500,000 expect-
ed by 1980.
2. A similar survey of the Pitts-
burgh area particularly as to possi-
ble public development of McCon-
nell's Mills, famous beauty spot be-
yond Zelienople.
3. Plans for a recreational area
in the Erie-Pymatuning region, in-
cluding the great new Pymatuning
Lake with its 70 miles of shore-line
on the western edge of the State.
4. A study of various Pennsylva-
nia recreation resorts to determine
by exact scientific methods just
what attractions they have to offer
the tired city folk of Pennsylvania
and other States. Such studies will
serve as models for others to be
made later. Those already schedul-
ed are the Poconos region, the Seven
Mountain, Black Forest and Alle-
gheny Tablelands areas. The Po-
conos study will be made first.
“In these studies we shall be pi-
oneering to form a possible basis
for the merchandising of recreation
| based on exact scientific facts,” said
Dr. Reitell.
“For many years Pennsylvania
vacation-spots “have given enjoy-
ment to vacationists, who have real-
ized the value of their beauty and
climate. Other advantages can now
be scientifically measured. What
are the therapeutic values? How
constant is the sanshine? How
clean and clear is the air? How
pure are the waters?
“Modern science can now exactly
answer these questions. The health-
giving qualities of a region may be
determined as closely as the strength
of a steel bridge, or the qualities of
a chemical.
_ "These studies will enable us to
find out how scientific data, trans-
lated in terms of public understand-
ing, may be used later to merchan-
dise other areas, or the recreational
advantages of the whole State.
“The State Health Department will
donate the services of a specialist,
who will supervise the health stud-
ies described above, and will furnish
use of its laboratories and records.
“The Pymatuning region will, up-
on completion of the dam and the
creation of the great lake, inevita-
bly attract industries and popula-
tion. Removal of the fear of floods
and drought in the Beaver and She-
nango Valleys, by virtue of the
steadier water supply made possible
by the dam and lake, will increase.
the attractiveness of these valleys to
industry.
Studies on the industrial possibil-
ities of the region are planned by
the Council. The recreational stu-
dies will keep pace with those, so
that, we hope, the industrial value
and the recreational value of the
region will advance hand in hand.”
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ARMY CLOTHING TO GO
TO IDLE AT CUT RATE
The War Department has begun
actual distribution of $3,000,000
worth of surplus clothing at reduc-
ed prices under the agreement ne-
gotiated with Secretary of War Hur-
ley, by members of the House Mili-
tary Affairs ‘Committee.
It is expected requests will be-
come heavier when machinery to ob-
tain warm clothes for those in dis-
tress becomes better known. Relief
organizations and American Legion
posts have undertaken this task.
A complete outfit except for suit
coat may be purchased for $2.13 un-
der the plan, which permits relief |
organizations to buy at half the reg-
ular department prices. It is esti-
mated that sufficient clothing for al-
most 1,500,000 people is available, al-
though complete outfitting cannot
be assured because of shortages in
sizes and certain articles, shoes, for
instance, are restricted to very small
and very large sizes.
Requests placed by individuals
with Legion posts and charitable or-
ganizations first must be certified
by the Governor of the State, who
transmits the order to the Army
Corps commander of any particular |
area. He forwards it to the War |
Department, which issues the cloth-
ing from the nearest of its 15 depots.
Everybody in need may partake of
the benefits, which are not limited as |
some think, to World war veterans.
The articles and their prices are as |
follows: Caps, 10 cents; wollen un-
derwear, 20 cents; shoes, 25 cents;
gloves, 10 cents; flannel mittens, 2 |
cents; overcoats, $1; leggings, 5
cents; wool! socks, 3 cents; wool
cents; reclaimed wool |
pants, 121; cents. The proceeds will |
go to the Treasury. The War De- |
partment wil make no charge for
handling, but the Legion or ‘chati- |
table organizations must pay trans- |
| portation costs. |
| smiled. “We use the knife to cut]
| away the octopus when he becomes
| he is very curious. He comes close
A report that was a combination
pistol snot and Babe
a
ing homer, punctured
4
the starter, the bell atop the school-
house rang. Instantly arose the
chatter of many youthful voices and
the sound of hurrying footsteps.
“Well, let's go,” urged the non-
paying passenger. ‘Haven't you ever
seen school let out before?” {
From the merry group a little
girl detached herself and walked
gravely toward ‘the machine. Her
hair was jet black, a flowing black
like a pond at night. Her skin
was very white.
“Would you like to buy a souvenir '
booklet of Tarpon Springs?” she
inquired in precise English. “It tells
all about the art of sponging.”
“Sponges Tarpon Springs——
that's right,” murmured the scribe
and taking the booklet from the little
girl he opened it and read:
In the dawn of history, long be-
fore the dagger of Brutus sought
the heart of Ceasar—the sponge
was known and used by mankind.
The waters of the Mediterranean,
Aegean seas furnished the best
specimens and legend tells of hun-
dreds of Greek divers being sacri-
ficed in securing silky tissues for
the baths of Livia, Messalina, Pop-
paea and other Roman empresses.
The eyes of the travelers sought
the tace of the small damsel who
waited patiently. The dark hair——
the high forenead and classic pro-
tile.
“Why, you must be Greek!”
The litte girl smiled very simply.
“I am an American,” she corrected.
My father was born in Greece. But
he is an American, too.”
“What does your daddy do?”
“He is with the sponge fleet. He
is one of the very best divers,” she
replied with unconscious pride. The
ships and the exchange are down
there, if you would like to see
them.”
“Thanks, we would,” said the
newspaper mat. “And here's your
dime.” The little Greek girl took the
money, thanked him gravely and
skipped off to join her companions. |
The car moved slowly down the
shady street, past the neat bunga-
lows of the winter residents, and on
into what might have been another
land. Instinctively the street seem-
ed too narrow and become crooked.
It meandered in and out between
long, low warehouses, spaced with |
shops whose windows bore strange a
hieroglyphics. Before the shops sat!
men—dark swarthy men with flash- "J
ing teeth-deep in wide-armed con-
verse in their own tongue. Of women
no sign save here and there a cur-
ious old world figure of a grand-
dame, the brilliant sunlight falling
upon her black dress, upon the black
shawl silhouetting a face like an-
cient parchment. Over all, as though
explaining these strange sights, the
pungent odor of sponges drying in
the sun. i
It was, the newspaperman found,
by consuiting the little booklet, forty
years ago that American sponge in-
terest abandoned the slow and un-
protitable business of picking sponges
trom the bottom by means of hooks
on long poles—and sent out a call
for Greek divers. Lured by tales of
the wonderful beds in the Gulf of
Mexico, fifty intrepid sailormen man-
ned one of their Mediterranean fish-
ing vessels and set forth. The pass-
age of this hardy band of mariners
find no encomia in the annals of
American history, yet the spirits of
the pioneers must have been theirs.
To them, the colony of 1500 Greek-
Americans at Tarpon Springs owes
its existance. To them, an industry
which moves every year nearer the
million dollar mark.
The fleet was in. Big Bertha final-
ly emerged from the narrow street
and rolled out upon the dock. Tiny
tipnosed vessels, banded in brilliant
colors, their rigging and decks cov-
ered with chains of sponge. Upon
the dock, countless other rings laid
out in readiness for the bi-weekly
auction. |
There are no old men about the |
docks at Tarpon Springs—mute tes-!
timony to the rigorous demands
which nature makes on the life span |
of a diver. But the voice of the fish-
ermen working about the boats gave
cheery assurance that they hold the
future lightly, as long as the pres-
ent is profitable and pleasant. |
Upon one of the vessels a sun-|
burnt diver worked upon his equip-
ment and vouchsafed information. |
“Yes, the life it is not easy. Many
weeks we are not in the gulf—six, |
| eight, sometimes 10 men upon one
of these little ships.” |
“How do you get the sponges up
from the bottom?”
The diver picked up a short three-
pronged hook and a rope basket.’
With the hook you pull the sponge!
from the bottom, and drop it in the
basket. Sometimes——and the diver
affectionate.”
“What about the shark? Don't
they bother you?”
The dark man smiled. “The shark
to the diver, his eyes stick way out
of his head. ‘What is this’? he says.
But a little air from the top of the
helmet— pouf! and he is gone.”
“T shouldn't think you'd care to
have those monsters playing around,
though.” : .
“Oh, the shark he is all right—
he never attacks the diver. There
are other things the diver fears
in Centre county met at the Col-
lege, Monday night. February 29,
and organized a group to be known
as the Penn State Alumni Club, of
Centre county. The o tion
corresponds to the many State
Clubs in other communities of the
State. Centre county, according to
Edward K. Hibsman, executive sec-
retary of the alumni association,
has more graduates and former
students of the College, men and
women, as residents than any other
counties in the State. Philadelphia
and Allegheny excepted.
Officers of the new organization,
elected at the meeting Monday, are
Charles L. Kinsloe, of State Coll
president; Ralph C. Blaney, e-
fonte, vice-president; and William
S. Young, State College, secretary-
! treasurer.
The club voted, in formal resolu-
ing 68 per cent of our automobile
owners to have their pleasure cars
and trucks inspected.”
Ten per cent of the total motor
vehicle accidents in 1931 reported
to the Department of Revenue were
attributed to defective equipment
of some kind.
If Pennsylvania, by means of
compulsory inspection can cut down
or wipe out that 10 per cent of the athletic policy or the College
accidents due to faulty equipment, nq to lend encouragement toward
then something practical will have carrying out these ideals which had
been accomplished, he said. | their inception in alumni action
fp ps | some twenty-five years ago.
NO ENVELOPES IN USE THEN | The history of athetics at Penn
rene | State was traced by two former
When the post office was first es- ' graduate managers of the institu-
tablished in 1811 there were no tion, George R. Meek, of Bellefonte,
envelopes to the letters. The sheets the first man to noid Bis Fotis,
were folded and the address written and Raymond H. Smith, © e
on the outer one. They were held: College, who held the Satie position
together with sealing wax or tied pefore becoming comptroller o e
Wilh yarn. ve leteelf were writicn | College. Dean Arthur E. Warnock,
quills e- e
made of poke berries, or in detail
lamp- | control, explained
postage at
distance traveled instead
weight. Merchandise was not at first | policy in
sent by mail. Now, however much | ment of
freight, in size limited and weight | education and athletics in 1830.
limited packages may he sent. Even The new
live animals of certain kinds, and! dinner meeting some
1927 and
time
Sm mn | are expected to attend.
more. Such as the tangling of an! ee
air line, the fouling of 2 or. Soo or | BRITISH CANNERS .
the bends.” i
“The bends?’ |
“When you go down too rapidly, |
or come up too quick, you get the
steadily declining, fruit and vege-
kn will not work. | road
BS io — It is bad. He] sipping. thelr compen ond - can- |
shook his head. ‘ning industry in the United States
Letting his eyes wander over the
strings of sponges clinging to the |
rigging, the newspaperman spied a |
single sponge, hanging by itself. It |
was the most beautiful sponge he |
had ever seen. Perfect in form, ab- |
solutely white, and as soft as lamb's |
wool. | a resultant increase in ularity.
“What a beauty,” he cried. “Is that | Pop
sponge for sale?”
had no serious
the supply of pork and beans,
sively by American packers,
cried. “That is what we call a love! tinent.
More than 100 of the 700 Penn.
pe- State graduates and former students
tion, to express its endorsement of |
ink, ' a member of the athletic board Ye
e
black and rainwater was used. The ! developements in Penn State's ath- |
first was paid at the letic program since the world war
receiving end and was charged by and related the events leading up,
of by to the announcement of the present
the establish-
the new school of physical |
b plans to hold a!
club p this
liquids which were once prohibited. | spring at which some 300 or 400
OUTSTRIP RIVALS
While other British industries are
| table canning enterprises are out-
rival, but it now has |
been almost shoved out of the Brit-|
ish market by home factories. Even |
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delicacy formerly furnished exit |
been taken over by the British, with
Horse flesh is another product’
canned here in large quantities for
The diver laughed. “No, no,” he export, mostly to the European con-
It is often said in France |
Law, Bellefonte, Ps Practices in
courts. Office, room Crider's
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