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mixers" and in business successful
promoters.
In persons of "asthenic habitus"
condition in many ways the precise
opposite is seen, for this type tends to
be tall in stature, to have q long
rather than a round face, and neck
that is long and delicate. There is
tendency to remain thin and un-
dernourished throughout life, as we'll
as to be especially susceptible to tuber-
culosis and other infections. The
blood pressure is usually low rather
than high, and death in later life is
rarely due to apopleXy or to Bright
disease. In temperament SUCH
patients are apt TO be rather shy and
diffident, sometimes, however. develop
! ing an egoistic, aggressive attitude.
apparently to compensate for feel
| ing of defect. Some great scholars
and Investigators have been of this
| type.
| DERSONS who are OF normal weight
are far less likely than those who
are markedly underweight or markedly
overweight to develop certain diseases.
Thus, pulmonary tuberculosis and
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against a convenient boulder, in case
the cat decided to come out unexpect-
eddy. soon had several tons of broken
rocks slowly grating along to the edge
Of a cliff just below me, there to drop
a sheer so feet and go booming and
roaring on down the canyon. 1t was
a fairly easy task to move rocks OF
enormous weight, for the slide was
only clinging precariously to the
mountain side at very steep angle,
but with each rock / dislodged, the cat
shifted his position to a sleeper
stronghold. While l worked. the dog
watched a small hole farther up the
slide: she seemed to know we were at
a disadvantage and apparently antici-
pated a leap for freedom from that
quarter.
Finally l had removed so many
rocks that / could see pair of eyes
flashing green from out Of the dark
ness. Hearing q deep-chested growl,
followed by q furious snarl, which in
dicated that the cat was about to
charge, I jumped toward my carbine.
AS | did so, the slide-now somewhat
underminded--gave way with a grind.
ing crash. Realizing my danger. /
tried to leap to one side, but slipped on
the icy rock and fell fiat on my back.
Before / could move a muscle to save
myself the piled-up rocks had slipped
just far enough to be upon me. l was
temporarily stunned by the impact of
my skull against boulder, but an
instant later my head was somewhat
cleared by a rock that bounced down
into my face. loosening several teeth.
Above the noise made by an ava
lanche of large and small stones that
whizzed all round me as l hung there
head downwards, / could hear des-
perate battle taking place directly
above. While the giving way Of the
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BY HARRY e. WEBB.

r T had been month of blizZards,
making trap setting impractical
and an average catch impossible.
4 Riding my trap line one day to
dig my traps from under their
2.foot blanket of fresh snow, crossed
the trail of a large bobcat and decided,
If possible, to get him.
The big cat had passed on hours be-
fore and had taken to the rugged slope
of high mountain, but, putting my
faithful Airedale Dixie" on his trail,
/ started in pursuit.
Now, a bobcat rarely goes far IN
search OF food, and afte- catching a
rabbit or grouse anG having a meal,
he will curl up under a convenient
tree or overhanging rock and sleep
until shutdown, when he will again fare
forth to seek his supper Should he
be looking for a mate. however, an old
male will travel swiftly and sometimes
forget to stop.
This proved to be the case now, and
as the day wore on into afternoon it
began to look as though our chances
of overtaking our quarry were slight.
During this time we had made bare
s miles, owing to the snow being stir
rup-deep except on the ridges, where
the wind swept 1t off; the cat, however
was still going strong.
Up, up we climbed through snow
laden mahogany and pine trees, pick
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trated especially in the wall of the
abdomen.
The types of disturbance of body
form and body weight due to dis
orders of the glands Just mentioned are
among those that are better under
stood. There are other abnormal con
stitntional types whose exact relations
to the glandular fu ions have yet to
be worked out. 1t is possible that two
rather striking bodily and mental
types may yet be proved to be so
related. / refer TO the persons who
are said TO he of ''apoplectic habitus'
on the one hand. or of ''asthenic hab-
titus" on the other.
BY the former is meant full blooded
persons Of stocky build, short rather
than tall. with short, thick necks, II
tendency to obesity and to disorders
of the heart, blood vessels and kidneys.
since in later life they often die from
apoplexy or from Bright's disease. In
temperament they are often emotional,
sympathetic people. who are good
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agonizing thought that my one and
only chance of rescue had failed.
Soon Dixie came into view, and
what sight she presented! Her nose,
mouth and throat were literally filled
with porcupine quilts.
so this is the way you went Tor
help, is it?" I growled. Been chasing
porcupinesp' The handkerchief, badly
torn, was still hanging to her collar.
/ had stiffened my backbone enough
to sit up to observe this. Then i lay
back, utterly heartsick, and ceased to
think.
DRESENTLY with my head buzzing,
l found myself leaning against
substantial bowlder, while Eddie Mey-
ers, young man who was visiting our
ranch, was talking and looking me
over for broken bones. At first |
though my brain was playing me
tricks, but when heard Eddie asking.
with some real American cuss words,
Just what had happened to me l knew
that everything was all right.
Suffice it to say that my expiana-
tions were very brief. Eddie had al
ready freed my leg, and now he as
sisted me to mount. For once In my
life, the ride nome through the udih'
ness and biting cold was pleasure
jaunt.
About 8 O'Clock that afternoon. /
learned, Dixie had been seen coming
UP the road leading to the ranch at a
run. Turning in by the barn, she
crawIed up on a haystack and, think
ing she had either picked up some poi
son or gone mad. Meyers hurried down
to investigate. The mass of quilts in
the dogs face attracted his attention
to the bit of paper sticking out of
torn place in the handkerchief. After
he had read it, needless to say, 1t took
him only a moment to catch the fast
est horse on the ranch and head at
full speed for the canyon. with the
faithful Dixie. despite the pain of the
quilts, following at his heels.
When we got to the ranch, we spent
half that night and several hours the
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obese. But the fat is distributed in a
peculiar way over the body, being
especially abundant in the upper arms
and thighs and about the chest and
abdomen. The hands and feet may
remain rather small and the hair on
the body Is scanty. At adolescence
the changes that occur in normal per.
sons do not appear. Though in some
cases the mind functions fairly nor.
mally. in others there is some evidence
OF slowness OF mental development and
a prolongation OF the period Of the
childish mind.
When the internal secretion Of the
sex glands, or gonads. is insufficient,
still another type OF bodily form is en-
countered. The boy or girl may grow
excessively tall. and the arms and
legs are prone TO become very long.
At adolescence, the changes that ordi-
narily occur are either lacking or diff
fer much from the normal, and later
on there is a marked tendency TO
obesity. the fat often being concen'
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roid gland is overactive) the patient
quickly becomes emaciated, even
when a very abundant diet is given.
Sometimes, by means of prolonged
rest and certain medicines, the activ-
| ity of the gland may be diminished
and the patient can be made to gain
weight again, but in the severer
cases, despite rest and medical treat
ment, the condition grows worse.
The neck becomes enlarged and UNI
slightly, the eyes bulge out. the heart
beats $50 or 200 times instead Of 70
times a minute. The skin is bathed
in perspiration, the patient becomes
exceedingly nervous and restless. The
flesh" literally drops off" the body,
and so pitiable a state is reached
that life may be despaired Of.
In such severe cases removal of
part of the thyroid gland may have
! beneficial effects that seem to be al
most miraculous. The heart slows
, down. the sweating stops, the ner.
yousness and excitability disappear
and within a few weeks the patient
| NAV regain 90 or 80 pounds Of the
! LOGS In weight
| This is the secret back of many re-
ducing drugs now on the market.
| They contain thyroid extract, and
| have an effect on the body, IL taken
| in large enough amounts, similar TO
that OF an over-active gland. Thy
roid extract may be prescribed by
! 81, IN where
the body seems to need it, especially
where the thyroid gland is under
active. But it may easily be seen
| how dangerous is the use OF this
| gland extract without a physician $
! advice. 1t has been known TO be
short cut, not to beauty, but to the
grave.
When, in turn, the thyroid gland is
markedly underactive, an entirely OPP
posite condition results. The person
tends to gain weight rapidly, the skin
is dry, rough. pudgy and free from
| sweat The hairs begin to fall out,
the heart often beats too slowly, the
| eyes may be less prominent than nor
| NAL there is a tendency to drowsi-
| ness and laziness and the mind is
| sluggish and apathetic. This condi
ton Is known as ''myeoedema. In
certain districts far from the sea such
! inactivity of the thyroid gland may be
| favored by lack Of Iodine in the food
and drink The cretins OF the noun
tains Of Switzerland and France are
good examples of insufficiency Of the
| thyroid. In both adults and children
such states due to inactivity of the
thyroid gland can be markedly
changed in a few weeks simply by
feeding tablets containing the dried
! thyroid gland of the sheep, but this
| must be done only on doctors ad-
| vice.
| X X
WHEN the pituitary gland is under
w active from birth on another kind
Of bodily form appears. The person
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The following article relates an
experience of a Federal hunter en-
ployed by the United States Gov
eminent Bureau of Biological Sur
vey to trap and destroy predatory
animals. At the time. Mr.. Webb
was in Nevada helping in the Ma
tion.wide war on wild creatures be-
lieved to be active carriers Of the
dreaded rabies
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BY LEwELLYs #. BARKER, NJ. D.,

BY LEWELLYS f. BARKER, NJ. D.,
Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Johns
Hopkins University.
tn o most Of our ancestors it didn't
make a fig OF difference
whether they were fat or thin.
Jack Spratt seemed to have
certain prejudice against fat,
but most of them could consume a
good meal without feeling guilty.
Now half the people one knows are
trying either to lose or to gain weight.
Most OF them are doing 80 to improve
their health or their good looks. The
standards. especially OF beauty. toward
which they are working may not al
ways be the best, but at least they de-
. serve praise for thig-they are dis
ciplining themselves for the sake of
an ideal.
With so much interest aroused in
body weight because of the fashion,
physicians are being bombarded with
questions as to what the proper weight
is at different ages and for different
heights. 1t is much easier to ask such
questions than it is to answer them.
Indeed, to some of the questions
asked no satisfactory answers can be
given until further medical researches
have been made. Even the so-called
STANDARD height-weight tables" for
the two sexes at different ages have
been vigorously challenged on the
ground that individuals vary so much
in their natural tendencies as. to
render such tables less useful than has
been practically supposed. Many per
sons assert that they are "just nat
urally fat" or lust naturally thin"
In trying to find out why the mem
beers of certain families are naturally
thin and those OF others are natu-
rally fat, the attention Of physicians
has in recent years been focused upon
the glands of internal secretion and
the part they play in inherited consu-
tutional tendencies.
OF the several glands Of internal
secretion there are three that seem TO
be of greatest Importance in control
ling body weight--the thyroid gland,
the pituitary gland and the sex
glands (gonadsl Overactivity or un-
der activity of these glands may, APP
parently, be responsible for tendencies
TO excessive thinness or to marked
obesity. This is one reason why, If
YOU are much too fat or too thin, II
is so important to go TO your doctor
for an examination before you embark
on any strenuous program Of gaining
or losing weight.
=
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Helpless at Twenty Below Zero.

/ HEARD THE STACCATO VOICE
OF THE FAITHFUL DOG, TELL.
ING ME THAT THE CAT HAD
TURNED AT BAY.
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shows Effect of Gland Conditions on Weight of Body

normal weight, provided you are
strong enough to obey the
rules for food, exercise and rest. OF
this much you may be sure: If you
are too heavy or too light, 1t is because
something is the matter either with
your constitution, your way Of living,
or both. 1t is the problem of the ply
siclan to find out in each single case
where the trouble lies and to suggest
means for correcting it. If you follow
these suggestions faithfully. you need
no longer be in the class of the exces-
Sively fat or the excessively thin.
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slide, the cat had made q leap for It.
and he and my faithful Airedale were
| now fighting tooth and nall.
Before could fully take in the stu
alton, the pair of them were down on
top of me. I had just time to notice
that one of the cats hind legs was
swinging uselessly; no doubt 1t had
been caught in the first rush of boul.
ders. Then a growing. splitting bali of
vari-colored spots went tumbling over
the cliff, accompanied by some falling
debris. Next moment everything be.
came quiet, and I knew that unless
l.both animals had been killed when
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2,5OO-CaIoyy Diet Number T9Vo

A diet moderately low in milk {
vegetables. About half the grain pro
type. This proportion is sufficient, vi
supply of iron.
What to Purchase.
Milk. 2 cups daily,
Meat. I-3 pound Il medium serving)
Fish. Is pound IL medium seryinEo once
G9up y.s.B Sse YoIa' S6u daily
Other s1ceuient vegetables. 1-s pound Il
Fruit. dried. IL ounces equivalent to 4
or 8 Drunes) twice week.
r spbs 'e Or S S1nnsa Il ss
Refined Il, ounce (about 2 tablespoons
Unmilled. l ounce Il medium servinS)
Bread white, ounces "a slices II inch
Bread graham or whole wheat. 3 ounces
Fat. az ounces te x tablespoons daily
includes butter).
Sugar. . ounces a tablespoons daily.
Cod liver oil. y tablespoonful daily.
Type Meals That May Be
BREAKFAST.
Grapefruit little sugar.
l medium serving cereal u cup whole milk,
. graham mullins 9 tablespoons butter.
L slice crisp bacon or l rounded teaspoon
marmaade. -
Coffee. u cup hot milk. little sugar.
LUNCH OR SUPPER.
Macaroni and cheese n ounce cheese, n
cup macaroni cooked Il cup milk.
Large serving vegetable salad. 1 tablespoon
French dressing
slice bread u tablespoon butter.
L teaspoon Jelly. / glass ass milk
Vegetable stock SOUP.
Roast lamb. mint sauce.
Drowned potato II large potato).
Large serving mashed turnips. season with
"a tablespoon butter.
slice bread X tablespoon butter.
medium serving Washington pie.
(2,5O0-Calory Diet, No. 3, fo,
acith type menus that may be prepdI
Snnddy.)
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WHEN the thyroid gland is over
active the heart beats faster.
the foods taken into the body are
burned up too RAPIDLY and even
though more food than the average
is eaten weight may he rapidly lost.
'tEvery physician knows that in ex
ophthaImic goitre dn which the thy
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CausExc
UseofD Are oBauyB

stances. Even when there is marked
tendency TO be either a skinny debu-
tante" or an "overample matron," you
can usually bring yourself to your
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ana eggs, but high in both fruits and
ducts may be in the less highly milled
it'll the other foods, to insure the daily
Explanations.
About / y ounces OF American cheese. or
or ounces cottage cheese may replace
Meat "a, may be omitted II slight reduction
Preferably salt water fish.
Use raw vegetables frequently.
Use oranges. grapefruit or tomatoes fire.
To allow for -four used in thickening or
Breakfast cereal: one slice graham or
whole wheat bread may be substituted II
desired, but should not carry extra butter
Includes bacon fat used in cooking. thick
cream cream salad dressing; unless dressing is
Includes sugar In molasses. Jelly. marmslade.
For lack Of time spent in direct. sunlight.
Prepared From This Diet
BREAkFAsr.
L medium serving cereal. \ cup whole
milk. little sugar.
2 slices graham toast. . tablespoons
/ tablespoon marmalade.
Coffee. n cup hot milk. little sugar
LUNCH OR SUPPER.
! n. CUPS cream OF tomato soup.
2 slices graham bread. 2 tablespoons butter.
l large serving Waldorf salad tablespoon
mayonnaiSe
DINNER.
Clear SOUP,
bacon.
Mashed potatoes Il large potato). / table
spoon butter
Large serving string beans.
j roll. y TABLESPOON butter.
"a cup custard rice pudding with whole milk.
maintaining or increasing gceight,
red from this diet, G0aI appear next
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WHEN the pituitary gland is under
w active from birth on another kind
Of bodily form appears. The person
tends 10 be shokt rather than tall in
stature, and to become excessively
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24

A great number of Christmas parties will be held by the Sunday schools and other organizations of the various local churches during the coming week.
 The Bible school of the First Bap- list church will hold it's holiday party on Wednesday evening. The Sunday school festival Of the Film Swedish Baptist church will take place on Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 At the First Congregational church the Christmas parties will be merged with a combined New Years party of the Young Peoples society, P'eng-Iu club, and senior young peoples department Of the Sunday school. This will take the form of a banquet and social beginning at ' o'clock Saturday evening. From 10 o'clock on the Young Peoples so- city will be in charge and will con- duct Watch Night party.
 What Does Christmas Mean?" will be the topic for discussion at the meeting Of the South Congreea- uonal church Young Peoples so- cioty of Christian Endeavor Mon day evening. Anna Nalenti will lead. The Christmas festival of the
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24
CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS
 OF MUSICAL TALENT
(Continued from Preceding Page)

(Continued from Preceding Page) Agnus Dci ............., Gounod
 9 O'Clock Mass Silent Night'-boys' choir with or gan and orchestra "Gesu Bambino' (The Infant Jcsus) .,........ Pietro A. Yon Miss Kathleen Walsh. soprano
 Marcus II, Fleitzer. violin 70 Holy Night" (Cantique de NocD ........... Adolphe Adam
 James D. Donahue "Bcrceuse" ............. JoseIyn
 Orchestra and Organ "Adeste Fidelis"-choir
 10:3o O'Clock Mass Processional, silent Night'-senior choir, orchestra and organ Kyrie Gloria Credo-Mass Of st. Michael ,.-.., ..,.,........... La Hache ONertory, "Adeste Fidelis-Mrs. NJ. T. Crean and senior choir Sanctus Renedictus "Agnus Dei"-Mass of St, Cecilia ............-.......... Gounod Communion, "Berceusc" .... Josyln
 Organ and Orchestra Rccessional - selected - Organ and
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beginners and primary departments of the Hunter road mission will be held Wednesday afternoon, with that for the junior department in the evening.
 The First Lutheran church school will hold its Christmas festival at 4:3o o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Gifts will be distributed
 The Peoples church Sunday school will hold its Christmas exer- cises at 6:30 o'clock Tuesday eve- ming. The children will meet at o'clock and march in at 6:30 o'clock. The children of the religious in- struction classes will have their Christmas tree at o'clock Wednes. day afternoon.
 The Salvation Army young people will hold their Christmas festival on Monday night with Captain Beda Johnson in charge. The party for soldiers and friends will take place on Tuesday evening and will be pre- Ceeded by a supper. Toys will be given to 300 children at the annual Christmas party Wednesday eve- ming. The Ladies' Aid society will hold an "Eviglets Blomans" festival on Thursday and on Friday the Sunday school will have it's Christ mas festival.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-24

Orchestra
 solemn benediction to follow mass An eight-piece orchestra consist ing of two violins, cello. flute, clari- net, trombone, cornet and timpani will play at the 5, 9 and 10:30 o'clock masses.
 The soloists for the day will be as follows: Mrs. Mary T. Crean and Miss Kathleen Walsh, sopranos; Mrs John C. Connolly. contralto: Gerald r. Crean. tenor and James D. Dona- hue, baritone.
 The orchestra ensemble is con- posed Of the following: William Needham, Walter Occupin. James J. Penney, Marcus II. Fleitzer, Harold Stedman, Louis Rowe, James J. Lynch and Edward Lynch. Organist and director. John J. Crean.
 Members of choir: Sopranos and altoS,. Mrs. Roy Leonard. Marion Egan, Mary Loughery. Molie Jack son, Mary DiVivini. Marie Hoslin. Hannah Loughcry. Mrs. NJ. T. Crean, Nathleen Walsh. Sadie Murphy Alice Long. Mrs. John Connolly. Mrs. John Crouin, Mrs. John Ma lGnov. Mary Farley. Rose Smith Cecilia Long. Mary McCabe and Grac" Murphy.
 Tonors and hasscs. Gerald r. Croan. Francis x. Egan. James Me Away. William Curtin. Peter Dionne, James Martini. Joseph Haffey, J. l.. Dorlc, John IT. Jackson. Francis o'Bricn, George Hennessey, George Paris, Philip Tormay, James D. Donahue. Frank McGrath, Philip Reilly and Fred DesRosiers.
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st. John the EXanncIist

Organist James Y. O'I5rien Of the Church Of St. John the Evangelist has prepared the following musical program for the services at the church Sunday. Christmas Day:
 6:3O and 1O:3O Masses "Kyrio," Gloria" 'Credo," Sane tus.' "Benedictus" and "Agnus Dei" from the Third Mass by w. \. Leonard Offertory, "Adeste Fidelis" ReCessional, organ and chimes Soloists. Mrs. Kathleen Crowley Maher. contralto: Vincent J. Ring rosa, tenor, and John l.. Sullivan, bass.
 S:30 O'Clock Mass silent Night" "Jesu Redemptor. Dear Little One" - children's choir
 Offertory. "Adeste Fidelis," James T. Wilson
 St. Andrews
 The musical program at St. An drew's Lithuanian church will be as follows:
 5:3O and 1O:30 O'Clock
 High Mass, Solemn Silent Night" ......,.,... Gruber Hymn of the Shepherds" Naujalis "kyrie Eleison" ..... Mercadante "Gloria" Farmer "Credo' .......,........ Farmer Offertory--
 "Pastorale" ......... IamhIllotte "Sanctus' ..,......... Mercadante "Benedictus" ....,... Mercadante "Agnus Dei' ...,..... Mercadantc Recessional-
 March Romain ...-...... Gounod
 7:30 O'Clock. Low Mass Organ with violin accompaniment "Adeste F'idelis'' fsolo)-Baritonc
 S:30 O'Clock, low Mass Mass in F ............. Concone Christ Is Born" ....... Naujclis ecessianal-"Adest Fidelis" Soloists. Miss Balosky, Mrs Sin taut. Anna Petuskis. Estelle Mathis, Victor Sintaut. F. Rondinone. Or chestration will be rendered with the above music. F. J. Britton, or ganist.