LEE > ; x = re, 8 ; i TOWN WEEKLY MAGAZINE SECTION Sve . | 0 J OAR ‘TER AND SUE by BEULAH FRANCE, R. N. GOOD HEALTH by C. N. CHRISMAN, M.D. PETER GETS A LETTER BATH AND ALCOHOL RUB RELIEVE SCIATICA RID-IN' DOWN ~ FROM NEW YORK ] TER! Peter! Here's a for you!” san ran up the path from mailbox waving a white “Who from?” Peter called he window. don’t know but I think rom New York!” h goodie! It’s from John orter! Momie, I've got a let- r from John.” From John?” Mrs. Stewart ed up from the book she ‘reading. “How can John te letters?” He can’t! But—You read ud, will you Momie?” rs. Stewart laid her book ‘table took the letter ‘began to read: hort note. She said she ld. T'Il tell her what to ~ I'm feeling fine, going to chool for "the blind and ng to read raised letters. n some lessons off Vie- records too. Last night a blind man with Seeing Eye dog spoke about s at our church. Daddy . me to hear him. His name ‘Morris Frank. He had his g, Buddy Second, with him. “Buddy never had been at church before but she got ng great; led Mr. Frank ound where he should go. dy said Buddy had ‘on a less that is stiff and stands on her back. Mr. Frank s hold of that and Buddy es him. Then she wears a sh too—that’s a long leather ~ When Mr. Frank takes e first one died. They both e Shepherd dogs. Mr. Frank a Shepherds are best because y're a good size. They are sy to keep clean too. He mbs his hair. They know a There are just three words a blind person uses with his Seeing Eye dog: ‘Right’; ‘Left’; ‘Forward’. > “The dogs can’t tell colors of lights but they won’t take a blind person across a street when they see a car. is coming. They even look up and don’t let a man bump his head. Daddy said they had motion pictures and showed a dog leading a man around the iron rod of an awning.” > “Gee!” Peter exclaimed. “I never knew dogs would do that.” “Go on, Mommie,” begged Susan. ‘‘Read some more.” Mrs. Stewart continued: “The Seeing Eye buys dogs from people. Do you know anyone who wants to sell one? The dog has to be a year and two months old but not yet two years -old.” “I know,” broke in Peter. “Dr. Thompson’s German Shep- herd just had puppies! Do you think he’d like to sell some of them to the Seeing Eye?” “I don’t know,” replied Mrs, Stewart. ‘“The dogs have to be very clever and have good dis- positions. Not just any Ger- man Shepherd dog will do.” ‘““Read some more, please,” said Susan. to teach the dogs. quickly. They learn It takes only about three months.” “Three months?” Susan re- peated. ‘‘That’s a long time, seems to me.” Mrs. Stewart read further: ‘““A boy or girl can’t buy a Seeing Eye dog until he or she is fifteen years old. That means I've got a long wait. But it’s something to look for- ward to. Daddy promised to buy me one for my fifteenth birthday.” “Gee whiz!” burst out Peter. “That will be a big help to John!” I OUTH'S BELIEFS MERIT MEMBERING that her ung nephew had been to a nce the night before and u a jitter-bug, Joseph?” It 1d have been of no conse- But Hence her surprise when the uth considered the question ously. After a moment, he aid thoughtfully, “I guess you d call me that.” Appar- t y the question had never en put to him and he had to hink it over before answering. More from an impulse to be riendly than from actual inter- t, aunty continued, “Did you “have a good time last night? Where was the dance held?” Joseph replied that the dance d been given in a neighbor- g town. And since she ap- ared interested, he volun- ered that he did not care for e way they danced there. In s own town, the Big Apple danced somewhat less iolently, it seemed, and he pre- rred it. Joseph was discussing good taste and esthetics earnestly. 3ut aunty, looking at the mat- ter from a different viewpoint, could not see this at all. To her mind, the dance itself was acrobatic, silly and unrefined. Later she was overheard tell- ing a group of adults, “Did you know that Joseph by his own confession is a jitter-bug?’’ The conversation they’d had to- gether was then repeated. Joseph could have kicked him- self for furnishing them with such a luscious topic upon which to hang the usual con- demnations of the younger generation. In the future he would try to be less communi- cative. Adults think nothing of be- traying a child’s confidence be- cause matters which are im- portant’ to him are unim- portant to them. Young people yearn to be understood. Each generation faces a world that never existed before. Without an appreciation of youth’s prob- lems, or youth’s fads and foi- bles, we are indeed worlds apart from him. YOUR CHILD by “JANE H. GOWARD Ry i “Mr. Frank said it’s not hard” HOME SERVICE It’s Fun to Sing ~ Cowboy Songs HEART-WARMING Western songs that almost sing them- selves! Gaily you join in as the crowd warbles RIDIN’ DOWN THAT OLD TEXAS TRAIL: “Pretty gals that are so sweet Sweep a man off his feet If he’s ridin’ down that old Texas trail... & What a thrill to learn all the words and tunes of such radio favorites — and_ you quickly can! You love to sing this one: “Lonely little Prairie Mother I'm thinking, dear, tonight of you. Fun to yodel cowboy style, GOIN’ DOWN TO SANTA FE TOWN: ‘“We’re goin’ down to the rodeo We'll rope all day and dance all night, And in the mornin’ we’ll look a fright, Per-ka dee-dle di do um twee twee vi? OUR new songbook con- tains 19 cowboy favorites, complete with words, music, . piano accompani- ments. Sing at parties, evenings at home with friends. Send ten cents for Book- . let 167, “Popular Cowboy Songs,” to TOWN, Home Service Bureau, P. O. Box 721, Rochester, N. Y. Also available at ten cents each are: Booklet 127, “The New Way to a Youthful Fig- ure.” Booklet 130, “World's Best Loved Poems.” Booklet 146, “Home Course in New Ballroom Dances.” Be sure to include ten cents for each booklet or- dered. HERAT PROFILES . .. Dame de Serk RULER of the tiny island of Sark in the English Channel is Dame de Serk ... The 300-acre island was given to one of her ancestors by Queen Elizabeth in 1565 in return for driving a bunch of pirates out of English waters . . . La Dame de Serk married Robert W. Hathaway from prosaic East Orange, N. J., and is now Mrs. Sibyl Hathawdy . . . However, Mr. Hathaway turned British and so he is the Seigneur de Serk: and a member of the Royal Flying Corps and what not . . . The Hathaways preside over a tiny parliament of 40 farmers who meet three times a year to decide such monu- mental problems as what should be done about cattle diseases . . . Main industries on Sark are raising Guernsey cattle and catching lobsters. I OFTEN wish that I would never hear or see the word ‘‘sciatica’ again. Letters say- ing, “Doctor, what can I do for my sciatica?’ are numerous. They might about as well ask, “What can I do about the weather?” : The symptoms of sciatica are first a pain along the course of the sciatic nerve. This is usually felt in the buttock, down the back of the thigh, along the outer side of the leg to the foot. It tends to be worse at night and may be only a slight discomfort or a severe pain. Tenderness is felt on pres- sure along the course of the nerve, or it may become numb and the muscles of the thigh and leg get soft and flabby. The leg will sometimes shrink and become smaller than the other. Sciatica may be due to a neu- ritis or inflammation of the nerve. gain it is a simple pain «= without inflammation, which is due to some trouble or toxic condition in other parts of the body. The symptoms are much alike in both conditions and it may require much investigation and study by the physician to find the underlying cause. Too often, the patient and also the physician passes off a pain in the lower part of the back or down the thigh as only a little lumbago, or a ‘touch’ of sci- atica. If that were all, it might be all right, but too often, ‘““a little lumbago’” may be strain or in- flammation. of the muscles of the back, an infection of the kidney, a spinal arthritis, or some spinal cord trouble, Neuritis is an inflammation of the nerve and its sheath, which is caused by some focus of infection, such as diseased teeth and gums, infected ton- sils, diseased appendix or gall bladder. Indeed, any infec- tion may attack this nerve, as well as the heart, kidneys, and blood vessels. So, in searching for the cause of sciatica every possible source of trouble must be sought for and removed if found. This is far from being a simple problem and unless the cause is found, treatment is likely to be unsuccessful. Solis- Cohen, an eminent Philadelphia physician, often asked his stu- dents, “When is sciatica not sciatica?” Then he answered his own question with the quip, “Nine times out of ten.” Mean- ing that the cause of sciatica was to be found some other place than in the sciatic nerve. To cure the trouble, the cause must be found.dnd re- moved. For the relief of pain, heat, preferably moist heat, is the most effective. A hot sitz bath, heat on the affected leg, and an alcohol rub are very soothing. Counter irritants such as liniments composed of equal parts of oil of winter- green and oil of eucalyptus rubbed in and covered with flannel and a heating pad give great relief. The physician can inject a weak solution of novocaine or alcohol into the region of the spine or sacrum where the nerve emerges. This will afford relief~“for some time. Sugars and sweets should be eliminated .from the diet, and milk, fruits and fresh vege- tables with an abundance of water substituted. Sometimes it is necessary to stretch the nerve under an anaesthetic and apply an extension to the limb. The cause is usually found some place outside of the sciatic nerve. HEE EERE ARES DON'T POSE AS CENSOR OF MATE'S ACTIONS DO YOU CRAMP your hus-. band’s style? Does he cramp yours? One of the unfortunate traits wives and husbands de- velop is making themselves self-imposed censors. How many couples do you know who are ill at ease and who are never at their best except when they are apart? Here's a let- ter from a wife who has my sympathy: “My dear Mrs. Martin: I wish you would tell me what you think of a husband who drags his wife away from a party just when she is begin- ning to enjoy herself. This has happened not once but many times and I am fed up with be- ing treated as a small child who has been naughty. “My husband, a fine man, I’ll admit, hasn't one speck of fun in him. He does not know how to play. I am by nature very fun-loving, “Please give me your views, as mine don’t impress my hus- band. “Hilda S.” MODERN WOMEN by MARIAN M.MARTIN Has it ever occurred to you that your husband may be jealous, not of any special man, perhaps, but just jealous of your popularity or the fact that you can find so much enjoy- ment independently of him? He is to be pitied, really. Anyone incapable of gayety should be. It seems hard on anyone with your temperament to be linked to one of his. The only thing to do is to make the necessary, if somewhat painful, readjustments. I suggest a little punishment on your part. Refuse to go to the next party and tell him why. Be very frank about it, tell him that you feel humili- ated by his attitude and that unless he can bring himself to a less critical frame of mind you prefer to remain at home. Insist on his coming out in- to the open and explaining his position, and refuse to go places unless you both feel you can conform to the social order. Husbands and wives who quarrel in public or create un- pleasant or embarrassing situ- ations are never popular. It will only be a matter of time before you are left to your own devices. So it is really good policy to retire before you are dropped from your favorite circles. :
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