Demooraics Willd, Bellefonte, Pa., March 18, 1932. i Y our Health THE FIRST CONCERN. CONSTIPATION THE MOST COMMON AFFLICTION OF CIVILIZED MAN | W. F. Martin, M. D. Constipation is the most common affliction of civilized man. Some authorities state that eighty-five cent of Americans are affected inclined to think, one that can cured by the taking of a pill or It may be temporarily re- but it is not in itself a dis- but a symptom of some ab-. normal condition. It is, however, one | of the most common causes of ser- ious diseases, such as appendicitis, Falibladger and kidney infections. ormally, food taken at a meal passes along through the thirty feet of the alimentary canal on a regular time schedule, making the whole dis- tance in twenty-four hours. It is held in the stomach for gastric di- gestion from three to four hours. In about the same time it passes through the twenty-three feet of smell intestines, where the digestive processes are completed and the us- able portions absorbed. In eight Bours after it is eaten it should be in the first portion of the colon, from where absorption is completed and the residual carried on through the five ® Sout of ion to the rectum. ue 0 | 7 TIT hours r Lh ee There are many different reasons why it is not, in people who suffer from constipation and it is the duty of the physician to determine where | and why the food train is delayed. | This can easily be accomplished by | a careful physical examination in| conjunction with X-ray studies and tological examinations. To re- e the symptom by taking physic is not sufficient; the cause must be determined and removed. RECTAL CONSTIPATION The mose common location for de- lay is the rectum (the last eight inches of the large bowel). It is a daily occurrence to find patients suf- | from this type of constipation. A protoscopic examination reveals the rectum packed with feces unac- | Soinpusied iy desire or ability to ex- | i i uations, always leavng a ue which putrefies, forming that | are absorbed into the stream | causing nervousness, dizziness, head- aches, leg and backaches, tired feel- | ings, sensations and other of autointoxication. beginning or primary type of constipation is neglect. the colon residue passes, through O'Beirne’s sphincter into the | rectum a reflex nerve sensation is at once dispatched to the brain where it is interpreted as a desire to defecate. This is just as natural | as the reflex causing the eye to. blink when irritated or the desire to urinate when the bladder is full or to expectorate or swallow when the mouth is full of saliva. The bowels of infants move auto- The same process takes place animals in their natural habitat, hence the reaon why constipation is rare among them. Man has learned to inhabit this function, to control the desire and postpone the action to an time. This I be- lieve to be the most frequent and potent cause of constipation. It usually begins in childhood when children are busy at play or in school, the time not being convenient, and the call of Nature is postponed. This is a hazardous habit. Soon the rec- tum, which naturally should be emp- ty and perfectly clean, loses its sen- sitive nerve reactions and fecal mat- ter can lie there for hours without creating any desire at all. Moisture is absorbed, the feces become dry and hard and difficult to pass even when an effort is made. By not heed- ing the call and functioning when the desire is present, we lose the ahility to defecate even when an effort is made. DANGERS OF NEGLECT In addition to the functional con- ditions mentioned above, many bad diseases of the rectum and anus (the last one and one-half inches of bowel) develops as the result of ‘rectal stasis. The mechanical pros- ence of the faces sets up an irrita- : tion of the mucous membrane lining of the rectum, causing a proctitis, which in a prolonged and neglected - case becomes ulcerative in type, a serious disease and one very diffi- cult to cure. It also may produce an irritation of the prostrate gland and other pelvic organs and is the origin of many cases of kidney and bladder infection. In fact, more than fifty per cent of all kidney infections are caused by the colon bacilli which develop into a pathogenic type in this fecal residue. They are absorb- ed from the bowel into the blood and eliminated by the kidneys’ pro- ducing an infection en routs. The gallbladder may become infected in a similar way as all of the blood ab- sorbed from the bowel must pass through the liver before getting into the general circulation. It is easy to understand why constipation with residual fecal matter lying stagnant | 28s of transforming cane juice to su- | | Rar. in any part of the alimentary canal, undergoing putrefaction with prolif- SUGAR CROP STARTS FOR DINING TABLE Every Strata of Labor Used in Production. Washington.—Cuba's sugar crop is on its way to the dining table. Grind- ing sugar cane began several days ago by decree of the president of the re vublic. | “The progress of sugar from stand- ' Ing cane on the vust plantations which | belt the world in areas where there are long summers and plenty of mois- | | ture and fertile soil, to the sugar bow! | on the dinner table, is a story involv- ing nearly every strata of iabor from experts in agriculture, sugar refining and distribution, to the lowly laborer of plantation lore,” says a bulletin | from headquarters of the Nationa’ Geographic society. “Sugar cane must be mature to give the maximum quantity of suger. When the stalk Is cut and loaded into an ox- cart, it has already survived a major | operation by which it has lost its ap- | pendages—its blades and the upper part of the stalk which contains al | most no sugar. i “While automobiles glide through | the sugar country today, the oxcart, long a part of the sugar plantation | panorama, still collects the cut cane | and delivers it to the nearest railroad for transport to the crushing machines. | In Cuba a railway car transports cbout | 20 tons of cane and each train consists | of about 30 cars—6G00 tons of cane in a | single trainload. Ten trainloads must be harvested to keep a crusher in op- | eration for the 24 working hours in the | height of the harvesting season. “After the cane is deposited on the oxcart, human hands seldom touch it until it emerges from a refinery, ready for the dinner table. A derrick lifts the cane from the oxcart, and deposits it on railway cars. At the crusher the cars are pulled, one at a time, onto n cradlelike device. A button is pushed, the car tilts and the cane falls Into a deep pit where an endless conveyor | belt delivers it to the crushers. “The crushers send forth a strean of foamy juice and a badly mangled mass of cane fiber. The fiber emerges from the last crusher almost as dry as tinder and is conveyed to the fire box to make steam for the destruction of other stalks. | Whitewash Is Purifier. “Meanwhile the cane juice I. | strained and mixed with whitewash, The mixture is heated to a degree just | above the boiling point. The white | wash neutralizes the acid in the juice | and invites some foreign substances to | join it at the bottom of the tank. Oth- er Impurities take flight In the opposite | | direction, joining the foam on the sur- | face so that the liquid in the middle is | clean, pure juice which Is drawn off | through excelsior filters. | “Large evaporators begin the pro. Once through the evaporators, where a portion of the liquid has been | removed, the sirupy mass is poured | into vacuum pans where sugar crys tals show themselves for the first time | in the sugar-making process, A man in charge of a vacuum pan Is called a sugar master, As the thick sirup slow- 1y boils and crystalizes, the sugar mas- ter adds fresh juice from time to time. The sugar from the fresh juice clings to the crystals already formed. The vacuum pans finally become filled with sugar and mother sirup. Then the su- | gar is removed to a machine that gwirls it at the rate of from 1,000 to 1,400 revolutions a minute, forcing all the sirup from the crystals. | “The sirup again is boiled and pro | essed until it Is relieved of nearly ev- | ery particle of sugar. The remaining | liquor Is the ‘blackstrap’ of commerce. Raw sugar is yellow. It is whitened | at refineries,” Calf Born With Fac» Like That of Bulldog St. Cloud, Minn.—A calf which was | sorn with a face like a bulldog has i i attracted attention among farmers in Long Prairie township. The animal's lower jaw protrudes like that of = | bulldog, and its nostrils are divided. one appearing on each side of the | lower jaw. Willlam Becker, the own- | er, plans to sell the calf for display purposes. New Gyroplane Devices Developed in Indiana Elkhart, Ind.—New ideas and un- | (ried devices for gyroplanes are being | developed here by George L. Stauffer, | regarded as an inventor of the gyro- | plane, A large Harrick vetoplane, the | type in which an aviator met death at | Niles, Mich., ently, is planned by ! Stauffer, It 1 be a combination of the conventional plane and the au- togiro. : Youth Plays Hookey So Others Can Have Food Topeka, Kan.—When a truant offi- ser picks up a fourteen-year-old boy for “cutting school” it Is not unusual. But when the boy's reason is “I stayed away so my brother and sister could have my lunch,” it is unusual. Kelsey Petro, the truant officer, investigated and found the boy's mother and sister and brother in need and now he is hunting a job for the hoy. { ! t | | | | i i | | { | | ——Subscribe for the Watchman. | eration of disease germs and pro- | duction of temic poisons, is a| serious condi and one which de- mands careful consideration for its relief before any complications arise. | por's one day and asked: | that—so—well, naturally, you would— | Well, set your mind at rest, darling. | Mrs. Smith borrowed the phone the | paving been known to live for over a | cated specimen used to gather numbers | of rooks and other birds together in his | scatter in the greatest consternation! | tiles which was brought to that place | philia was published by I. C. Otto in Odd Ceremonials That British Cities Retain New mayors who wish to start plc! turesque customs might take lessons | from ceremonies that English mayors | +nust go through. At High Wycombe the mayor has to | undergo a kind of “weighing in” cere- | mony. He proceeds to the weights | and measures department of his bor- | ough with his aldermen and council- | lors, and ihere, with due solemnity, each member of the council is weighed. | Their weights are entered faithfully ir | *he civie records. | The new mayor of Lincoln, and at several other places, has a ring placed upon his finger. The ceremony is in- tended to symbolize the wedding of *he mayor to his borough or city. At Hanley, in Staffordshire, and at Bournemouth the retiring mayor and the new mayor embrace each other. Strictly, they should kiss, but this part | of the ceremony has been allowed te lapse. The new mayor of Brightlingsea is elected to office in the belfry of the | parish church. There are also strict customs In| connection with the banquet which follows the election. ‘At Yarmouth a sprat feast is held. At Peterborough the mayor and his guests always con- sume sausages and champagne, though no one seems to know how this cus tom originated. That “Lorrowing” Idea Old Subject With Her Edward Lowell, well-known book collector, said In an address: “Book borrowers as a class are punk. For that matter, all borrowers | are punk. “A young woman ran into a neigh “‘Can I use your telephone, dear? “ ‘Certainly,’ said the neighbor. “I'm giving a little party Saturday aight, and I want to invite a few | friends.’ i “I see. “It will be a rather gay party—the sounger married set—poker and all well, you would hardly—' “Not another word,’ said the neig:. nor, ‘I understand, of course. You don't want me to think you're cheeky for borrowing my telephone to invite people to a party that leaves me out. other day to order 10 tons of coal from Grigson's—it was nothing to her that my husband is in the coal busi- ness—and last week a man .borrowed | it to call John up at the coal yard and | threaten him with a lawsuit if he didn't settle a disputed biil within 21 hours.’ "—Springfield Union. Use for Irish Moss Two-dollar-a-pound Irish moss from £ngland lost its market in 1835, when | the mayor of Boston announced that the Massachuseits coast had an ample supply. Further investigation showed that the moss covered rocks from North Caroiina to Maine. The mayor's announcement led to the Irish moss industry at Scituate, which still exists. The moss is used in making blanc mange and many other puddings, and remedies for coughs. It also Is an in- gredient of some kalsomines, shoe stains, shaving soaps and dyes for cai- jco printing.—National Geographic Society. Humorous Raven Ravens are long lived birds, some century, and if taken young may be tamed easily, and even taught to talk plainly, as readers of Charles Dickens will remember. They are not without jocular faculties, either, for one edu- owner's park in Wiltshire, England, and after grave consultations in bird language, would of a sudden shout. “Halloa,” in a man's voice, when to his evident delight his audience would Long-Lived Tortoises Tortoises have been known to live great ages. For instance, in the li brary at Lambeth palace, England, there is the shell of one of these rep- by Archbishop Laud in 1633, and lived till the year 1753, when it was killed by cold weather. A laborer in the garden dug it up from its winter quar ters, and forgetting to replace it, a frosty night killed it. Here is anoth- er example: A tortoise was put in the garden of the bishop of London's pal ace, at Fulham, in 1628, and died natural death in 1754. Haemophilia An article on the subject of haemo. 1803. Oliver Appleton, who lived in Upswick, Mass, in the early part of the Eighteenth century, was the first bleeder or person suffering from haemophilia of whom there is any rec ord in the United States. From this man there is a record of 15 of his de scendants being bleeders. The direct transmission of the disease from par ent to child is unusual. In the ma. jority of cases it skips a generation. Avoid Pessimism Pessimism is merely a disease vi the mind. It places wrong construc tion on what has happened and denies absolutely any faith in or hope for the future. The pessimist Is never hap py. What is more, he zives the rest of us a pain in the neck also.—Qrit. Eats a “Wild Man” Creation of Shrewd Master Showman The famous wild man claimed by showmen to have been captured in the FUR AND ABOUT WOMEN. “Tis human touch in this world that counts; i jungles of Borneo was a fake. The notion of such a wild man probably originated in the fertile brain of some master showman like P. T. Barnum of white elephant fame. For many years Which means far more to the tired | heart : KENNEDY JOHNSTON.—Attorney i at Than shelter or bread or wine, o law, Bellefonte, Pa. at- “For shelter is gone when the night is am temtich ivan all legal besinels ky Hight street And bread lasts only a day. | *ng.—Pathfinder Magazine, nearly every circus and Wild West | But the touch of the hand and a word | M. KEICHLINE.— show in the United States pretended of cheer J . and istics of he Face 2% to have on exhibition the original Sings on in the soul alway.” | no Offices ae “wild man of Borneo.” Borneo was | of oP tention. on 49-5-1y probably selected as the native haunt ae Haglan Lotion hat olilldren | of the wild man because that island e clothes, devoid G. RUNKLE.—AL at Law. has long been the classic land of the Of dons or frills, is gaining ground | . Cousultition Engiian and Ger- headhunters, It seems, however, that . 8 | Bellefonte, Pa. the ferocity of the headhunters of gyuotiv tailored that [ m— m— — ored—that - Borneo has been greatly exaggerated. | word to keep in mind when you shop | SPECIALISTS although the natives still occasionally for the younger generation. The — 0 oo take the heads of their enemies in time | tailored idea holds good through an! R. R. L. CAPERS. of war. But headhunting is no longer types from casual clothes to party D os gpd a favorite sport with the Dyaks, who | dresses, and for all ages from the Bellefonte TEDEATH. State Coll resort to the practice only when times | extremely young ladies—just out of | Crider's Ex. 66-11 Holmes Bl are dull and other amusements want- baby dresses—to those old enough | | to gaze yearningly upon the plumes ' D. CASEBEER, Optometrist.—Regis- iered and licensed by the State. on their mamma's hats. The very | | young wear skirts very short; the istaction® guaranteed. © Frames roplased Proved She Had Need for Second 'Kerchief | the 'teens arrive, | ellen are permitted to wear dresses! Thomas Jefferson had no social life at the White House for anyone to gos- sip about. He shut up the place, all kitchen, and let spiders run the rest of the house, writes David Rankin Barbee in the Washington Post. After him, however, came the precious reign of Dolly Madison, the little Quaker irom North Carolina, whose father had been a tavern keeper. She was the social queen of the White House if ever it had one, and what delightful stories have come down to us about her. She always carried two 'kerchiefs ne a delicate lace thing which she flirted with, and the other a large red silk bandanna on which she blew her nose. Dolly was a user of snuff and a | dainty one, too; hence the bandanna. Once a Prince Charming asked her why she carried the red one: “For heavy work, sir,” was the quick reply, suiting the action to the word. Hurrah The exclamation hurrah was in use In New England in 1686, and in Eng- land in 1694. In the form whurra, it was used by Addison (“Drummer.” act 5, sec. 2) in 1716; and as “hurren, hurrea, bravo!” by Goldsmith (“She Stoops to Conquer,” act 1, se. 2) in 1773. Beresford in “Lord Auckland's Correspondence,” dated 1798 and re- printed 1862, vol. 8, p. 334, uses the form hurraying. Moriz Heyne, cited by Grimm, declares that hurrah was | used as a war-cry by the Prussian sol- diers In the War of Liberation (1813 1815). The term comes from the Ger- man hurra which has been traced to the Middle High German (Twelfth century) hurren, which means to has ten.—Literary Digest. Splendid Exercise Board Necessity may truly be called the mother of invention, for not long ago a patient recovering from paralysis needed exercise to co-ordinate the mus- cles of his hands and arms. An ex- | ercise board was devised. It consists of a plain bourd 30 inches long and 7 inches wide with a shelf 36 inches long. It is fastened to & bed or a table with iron clamps or wooden hand screws. Articles for exercise, such as screen door spring, bird's cage spring, sash lock, cupboard latch, barrel bolt, drawer pull, snap switch are attached. These may be obtained at any hard: ware store, an article In Hygela Maga. zine explains, Rigid Court Customs No eabinet minister ever kisses the king’s hand, when the new ministers are presented by the prime minister, they kneel before the king and take his hand into their own. They make an Inclination of the head towards the royal hand, but do not actually at- tempt to kiss it, having been warned in advance by an usher not to do so. In the case of a lame minister he is excused from kneeling. The seals of office are kept in small cases and are handed personally by the king to the cabinet ministers when they take office, and are returned into the king's own hands when a minister resigns.— London Mail. Man With a Horn A Grecian workman, named Sarano- poulos, visited the Athens municipal hospital there and asked If an opera- ilon could be performed to remove a horn which was growing out of his forehead. The doctors scarcely be- lieving their ears examined the man, and ‘discovered that he had In fact a horn resembling that of a goat, three inches in length, projecting from the middle of his forehead. The victim explained that several times he had cut it off, but it always grew again. An operation was performed, and the horn is now preserved among the curios of the hospital Insects in Winter To our unseeing eyes, the hosts o insects n'wrond during the summer months sc 1 wholly to disappear when winter comes. see where it is possible for insects to find shelter during the winter we would find at least, the following loca- tions are available: In the ground, or under shelter on (ts surface; in ponds. streams and other bodies of water; In stumps, logs and dead wood, and plants of all sorts; in, er on living trees, shrubs, and smaller plants; in galls, in fruits, and in oceasional shel ter provided by man for his own uervice. | older sisters get extra inches, ac-| | except his bedrooms, his office and the | | tures as that shed by a lone candle, | '° 4:00 p. m. Bell | which accounts for the new type of | | consists of an individual crystal | {Bll low and either plain or | for the name plate to be slipped in| | near the handle, and the | It we look about us to |® Cream, add gradually one and one | and lenses matched, Casebeer cording to their years, and, of course, | High St. Bellefonte, Pa. the situation changes radically when | and the | VA B. ROAN, tometrist, young by the State Board . State legs. i every day axtept Saturday, fonte, in the Garbrick building opposite the Court House, Wednesday afternoons {from 2 to 8 p. m. and Saturdays 3. 48 no like their young mothers. No light is so kind to one's fea- Pol m—— Fire Insurance AT A 20% Reduction taper is 76-36 J. M. KEICHLINE, Agent. about six inches high. These placed | 9 REICH a. at each guest's plate give sufficient | lighting for the entire room and) spread flattery all the way around | the table. 1 IRA D. 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