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The Washington times., 1929-05-04
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY DR.. Louis E. Risch-

~~~ S~AAS ~@S
THERE are many who believe
l. that appendicitis is new dis
ease. That is, they hear so much
about operations for the removal
of the appendix these days that
they reach the suggestive conclu-
sion that inflamations of the ap-
pendix could not have existed
before.
American physicians and sur
geons really put the appendix ION
the map" as 1t were. They ap-
preciated the importance of the
appendix In intestinal disorders.
And the reason we hear so
much about appendix operations
today as compared with the time
when our parents were young is
merely a matter of more expert
diagnosis. Before the appendix
was recognized as a peculiarly
troublesome organ those who suf-
fered inflammations of the appen-
dix were simply diagnosed as suf-
fering from something else.
The appendix is attached to the
lower end of a part of the large
intestine, known as the caecum.
1t is a narrow tube about the
size of an ordinary lead pencil and
averages about the length Of the
little finger.
Now it is plain, since the large
intestine contains lot OF waste
digestive products about to be
eliminated from the coils of the
intestine a little farther along the
digestive tract, that the appendix,
because of it's smallness might
easily become inflamed through
the action of germs or fecal mat
ter.
Being a tube with only an open
ing at one end, like test tube
used in chemistry, Irritating secre-
tions and even solid matter may
get in there from the caecum and
stay there.
Appendix attacks seem to af-
feet young people more than the
middle-aged or old.
Men and women are about
aoUaJIv sllSceutihle
Appendicitis usually reveals it.
self by sudden, sharp pain in
the lower right side of the abdo-
men, the region where the appen.
dix lies.
This pain comes and goes, some
times in spasms. often 1t radiates
downwards toward the right leg.
Fever most commonly is present
although it may not be high, per-
haps 101 or 102 degrees.
Then there may be nausea and
vomiting.
When the region of the appen-
dix is pressed great tenderness
may be experienced, although the
pressure may have to be deep to
elicit such tenderness.
Whether an acute attack of ap-
pendicitis demands removal by the
surgeon at once is still a question
about which doctors do not alto
gether agree.
Repeated attacks of appendicitis
are the rule and there are those
who claim that the sooner the
appendix is out the better.
The safest course for an ap-
pendix sufferer to pursue is to
select a physician or surgeon in
whom he has confidence and then
follow his advice whether It be
surgical interference or more con-
servative medical treatment.
The Washington times., 1929-05-04

THOUSANDS of young women,
l. married and unmarried, come
to my office every year seeking
help in their personal confusion.
Invariably they start the con-
versation by telling me how "dif-
ferent" they are.
How sensitive, how emotional,
how easily depressed. how unable
to endure the ugliness and monot-
ony which other people endure.
Why, there are ever so many
things they "just can't do"' Or
bear. They can't eat certain foods
or go to certain places or bear
certain people or stand certain
tunes. And certain colors simply
make them sick.
They do not mention these mat
ters lightly. 1t is plain that they
sincerely believe that they are diff
ferent from other people and un.
able to stand the conventional
program. But it is also plain
that they are proud of their pc
culiarities--that they believe that
such peculiarities put them in a
de luxe class.
I'm so high strung,2 they in
form you, brindling with compla-
cency. Over and over they repeat
this information-UNTIL YOU
WISH THEY WERE!
1t is obvious, of course, that
these young ladies are not look
ing for help.
They just want an audience.
somebody who will say, You
poor darling, how can you BEAR
it?"
But though you realize this, you
can't be angry with them. You
pity them, rather, realizing how
terribly life is going to penalize
them for their Stiffness and con-
ceit.
They may bunko themselves
and their families with the plea
that they're different" but they
can't fool the world. The world
discovered long ago that. barring
idiots and eeniuses, there isn't
enough difference between aver
The Washington times., 1929-05-04
Yes, We Like Comfort
But It Is Not Sin

THE Reverend Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdck Of the Rookie
feler church in New York says "o Christian churches
show signs Of growing old. Signs Of senity shown
their desire to be comfortable
was Budget Sunday" and Dr. Fosdick asked the con-
gregation provide $780, of church expenses
during the year.
That figure would perhaps surprise the Founder of
Christianity. Much Of it, however, goes to charity
The Washington times., 1929-05-04
The knowledge Test for
Readers of The Times

Fill each blank:
.-- composed lucia d Lammermoor."
2 The good gray poet"
B. ---- is the highest mountain in North America.
4--- invented the electric telegraph.
5-- invented the locomotive.
Do you know:
g. About how far is the moon from the earth?
z What did Franklin prove about lightning?
g. How fast does light travel?
9. What waterspouts?
TO- What is irrigation?
Match opposites:
IL. EXecrable robust
H. lntlrm serious
l3 Gluttony disciple
Ia Facetious Desirable
l5 Leader abstinence
Answers on Magazine Page
The Washington times., 1929-05-04
Justice at Work
Surprises You, Sometimes.

TARRY r. SINCLAIR must spend three months in jail not
for stealing naval oil reserve but for refusing to
answer questions put by the Senate Committee.
The that did steal the naval reserves and were de-
nounced by the Supreme Court disturbed you
think that is queer kind of justice you quite right
The Washington times., 1929-05-04

Behold, the Simple Damsel saith:
1.-The men of 1929 are not to be
won by the wiles and coquetry
of 1880. For they have known
many women. And all our sub
tilities are as window glass, easy
to see through! Therefore, only
with frankness and good CANA
raderie can they be pursuaded."
But the Wise Virgin saith:
Men are the same today, yester-
day and forever. And though they
have parted from their mustaches
and from their adenoids, their
vanity is still WITH them. And
a little flattery winneth where
much frankness faileth. Yea,
dull compliment is more potent
than a brilliant epigram.
The Simple DamseI saith: "Lo,
| will not stoop to play the fish,
but will do the Good Little Pal.
And men shall love me for mine
understanding and admire me for
mine intelligence. They shall de.
light in my wise cracks, and call
me good sport"
But the Wise Virgin baiteth her
hook with words of honey, and
with chiffons and curls and per-
fumes and tender glances. For
she desireth to be NO mans Lit.
tie Brother!
The Simple Damsel weareth the
boyish manner and the sport
clothes and the mannish haircut.
She giveth the hearty hand-shake
that cultivateth the snappy slang.
She telleth the spick story. She
is shoulder-to-shoulder and man.
to-man!
But the Wise Virgin featureth
her FEMININITY. She weareth
the alluring slipper and the subtle
frock. She cooeth in a voice of
silver, and her laughter is pianis-
simo. She getteth into the imagi-
nation.
The Simple Damsel scorneth to
dissemble her emotions. She
floateth in frankness and rejoiceth
in confessions. And when a man
pleaseth her fancy, she goeth
AFTER him without hesitation.
But the Wise Virgin hfdeth her
heart under a bushel of camou-
flage. She ''resisteth" a mans
kisses even while she leadeth him
on. She giveth him a RUN for
his money!
Verify, verify, it is only in
novels and in women's imagina-
tions that men have learned to
accept woman as a PAL. But in
real life they still prefer mystery
to honesty, incense to common
sense, and coquetry to camara-
derie. Ard good little pal' Is
just a spare" somewhere In the
back of a mans consciousness
SELAH. .t
Evening star., 1929-12-01
EUROPE IN DRIVE
ON U. S. AUTO QUALITY

BY the Associated Press.
European manufacturers are hard at
work to match the performance OF
American automobiles.
Such was indicated by the twenty
third annual international salon at
Paris, Europe's most important automo-
bile show, according to review re-
ceived by the Department OF Com
merce.
Special attention has been given by
foreign manufacturers to obtain sup
plenesS, power and silence character
istic of the American cars.
SuppleneSs is the ability OF car to
run slowly or rapidly under con-
siderable pull without shifting gears
Much gear shifting has been necessary
with most European cars in trafhc and
There was little in the salon to be
considered revolutionary, effort appar-
emily having been concentrated on i'm
proved performance and more comfort
A definite trend toward the four
speed car with a silent third gear was
one of the most marked features, of the
show Several European manufacturers
have had four speeds forward for some
time. hut IT. was only this year that they
have worked out the sllenG tnlro gear.
One hundred and sixteen makes OF
cars, 56 of them French ana 50 Amer
ican, were shown at the salon. Eight
nations were represented py exhibitors
Evening star., 1929-12-01
SPEED TREND PROMISES AUTOS
OF IL TO Is CYLINDERS

vided that the heavy vehicles are re-
duced IN number. But it is quite an
other thing in the towns. There are
definite limits to which the Speeding-up
process can be taken and one Is inclined
to think that we are closely approaching
those limits already. Undoubtedly, this
is so In London, Paris and New York.
THE automobile attribute that we
shall seek in the future Is the ability
of terrific top gear acceleration, so that
the same car that viii give 80 or so on
the open road will still trickle modestly
along city street In top gear. For all
know, it may have its engine in front
with a front wheel drive or its engine
behind with rear wheel drive, but the
sort of car that is going to be acquired
is nevertheless a product of postwar
racing experience. Stability, controlla-
bility, terrific getaway and super-efi-
cient braking are the qualities that the
future car must have, If it is to be of
any real use to its owner"
(Copyright, 1929, by the North American
Newspaper AHiance)
Evening star., 1929-12-01
Special Dispatch to The star.

DETROIT.-Trafic stoppages in the
Detroit and Canada tunnel will be
handled with dispatch rarely achieved
on the world surface highways, accord
ing to plans being worked out by the
engineers.
structed between this city and Windsor,
Ontario, now Is about three-fourtns
complete. Elaborate plans are being
worked out for expeditions handling of
the heavy trafilc expected to follow the
formal opening Of the great interna-
tional tube next year.
Traffic in the Detroit tube will be
handled according to the methods
which have been found so successful
in the Holland tunnel at New York.
Disabled cars will be removed with
split-second dispatch. safeguarding every
minute for the swiftly moving under
ground traffic expected.
Most Of the stoppagcs. it has been
learned from the experience OF HOLLAND
tube officials, may be expected as a
result OF drivers running out Of gaso-
line. A total OF 678 motorists were sup
piled with one-gallon cans of gas during
the first year the Holland tunnel was
in operation. Proportlonate numbers
Of absent-minded drivers are being pro-
vided for here.
There were 1872 automobile fires dur
ing the first year of the New YORK
tunnel. All of these fires were ex-
tinguished by tunnel attendants. with
out recourse to the fire-flghting appa-
ratus mounted on the emergency
truck. All Of the fires but one were
put out merely through the use OF
hand exttnguishers. Overheated brakes
caused most of the blaZeS.
There was no public uneasiness In
any fire except one. On this occasion
a truck driver became alarmed when
the gas tank, located under the seat
| caught fire. He became panicky ana
abandoning his truck, fled toward the
nearest portal The tunnel police hao
the fire out and the truck moving out
of the tube within six minutes after
reporting of the fire.
Practically all disabled vehicles are
on their way out of the Holland tube
within flve minutes after being report
ed. Even quicker action can be ex-
pected in the Detroit subway because
Of its shorter length.
The total number Of vehicles towed
out Of the Holland tube during the
first year was 2,190, of which 48I
were taken out on towing chains
loaned to drivers Of other vehicles. An
emergency truck and a small tractor
are used. There is an emergency
equipment station at each tunnel exit
ready to respond the instant any traf-
fic stoppage Is reported.
The Detroit and Canada tunnel will
be approximately mile long between
Evening star., 1929-12-01

But the balloon tire is increasing in
popularity. And there are several
reasons. 1t gives greater riding COM
fort. One rides on volume of air
instead of the stiff carcass Of the tire
as is the case when using high-pressure
tires. The balloon tire, because Of its
f1exibility and lower pressure, gives in
to the shock Of road obstacles, and
abSorbS the shock which would other
gine suffers less from damaging jars.
All in all, the balloon tire is account
able for much Of the increased pleasure
of motoring these days.
More Care Required.
Although the low-pressure tire gives
more comfort in riding 1t requires more
care and attention up upkeep. An
imitation pressure is usually recon-
mended when purchasing a car, and we
want to be sure that we maintain this
pressure at all times. Sometimes this
pressure may be increased according to
the load the car cuStomarily carries,
but dealer will give you advice about
this. The reason why 1t is so i'm
portant to keep the correct imitation
pressure is evident in the following
comparison. A loss of pounds
from pressure of 80 In balloon tire,
is q loss OF ~ per CenC. LII WOuIQ take
! loss of pounds from a 70-pound
pressure to equal the same loss in a
high-preSsure tire. This is one of the
reasons why high-pressure tires are
still SO popular. The manufacturers
used to recommend a higher pressure
| than was always necessary for high
pressure tires, because motorists were
often neglectful, and a drop in the
! pressure of 80 pounds would still allow
for enough air in the tires to prevent
| serious damage to the casing.
Quickly Cut by Rims.
II balloon tires are run to any con-
! siderable extent underinflated they are
| quickly cut by the rims and ruined
A balloon tire gauge calibrated In
single pounds will help In maintaining
the right amount Of air in the tire.
A large automobile concern advises
its purchasers to check their tire in
flation once or twice week, and also
to set aside one day every week fol
tire inspection. It will not take long
to do this and is worth the trouble OF
| being assured that the air in one:
tires Is at the proper pressure. Tire
| inspection could be made q part of the
Evening star., 1929-12-01
FOREIGN MADE
AUTOS IMPROVED
Refinement of Mechanical Units
and Increased Passenger Com
forts Are Features.

American engineering genius may
again be credited with creating the pat
tern for motor car improvement this
year in Continental Europe.
Better motor performance through
the refinement of various mechanical
units and increased passenger comfort
through lowering of body suspension
and increasing interior roominess are
outstanding features Of the latest and
best foreign cars.
These significant facts are headlights
OF the interesting report on the trend
OF overseas automobile manufacturing
made today by G. H. Bliss, sales man
ager in the automobile Industry. as
signed to study foreign DEVELOPMENTS at
the recent Paris international salon and
London motor show. They indicate to
both sales and production officials that
there can be no possibility Of any for
eign invasion Of the automobile field In
the United States and that American
industry generally still retains its COM
Portable lead in values offered to the
public both at home and abroad.
Item for item, the new features r3-
vealed by European manufacturers in
their show exhibits compare with the
advancementS which have marked the
Nash line for a year or more" Mr.. Bliss
declared after reviewing the engineers
report. Changes in the models exhib-
tied at the Paris salon are not consid-
cred revolutionary in any respect, but
1t is plainly apparent that foreign man.
ufacturers have made special effort to
match the refined power, motor re-
sponsivenesS and silence which char.
acterize the American product and tc
supply the type Of increased owner
PnYn fort and rOYuonipnPa nfTareH I0U Oa1T
own salon bodies.
1T Is interesting to note few Of the
overseas Improvements which our engi-
neerS have traced to American engi-
neering successes. For example, they
found majority of the new Paris show
cars equipped with internal expanding
brakes, more powerful valve-in-heac
motors equipped with rubber mounting:
and vibration hampers and with re.
fined heat control and carburetion.
few foreign makers have adopted gaso-
line pump, fuel feed and centralized oil
ing systems, and few of the finest
European cars have adopted cable brak'
ing control like that which adds Sc
much to the safety and driving pleasure
About half of the European manu-
facturers now produce cars powered by
straight-eight motors; but, although the
increase in eights was notable in thu
salon, it seems probable that in Europe
at least the six will continue to be tht
most popular type of car. AS yet, th'
European eight is considered luxury
car on account of its high initial price
and the higher fuel and tax costs which
accompany it. Foreign engineering. i
seems, has not been able to develop tht
maximum power and fuel economy II
every speed range which Nash ha
achieved through mastery engineering
adaptation of twin-ignition in the higl
compression, valve-in-head motor.
Another type of cars predominateC
at the London show, where the small
automobile and fuel and tax econom.
| featured the exhibits. In Paris tht
combination of steel and wood predomi
mated in fine car bodies, and no imita
| ton leather bodies were shown"
Evening star., 1929-12-01
Urges Enforcement
Of Muf1er Regulation.

OF Muffler Regulation.
Peace and quiet, or what is left Of
these desired states in this day Of grow
ing pains and the clamor of a growing
metropolis, are being shattered to an
unnecessary degree, seems to this wit
ness, by the ripping, Snorting sound OF
the exhaust of tntercity buSses that
daily roar their way out upper Six
'teenth street.
A person of the reformer type might
cry that There ought to be a law
against it," but my understanding is
that already there are ample legal
means of putting a stop to this rumpus
The trouble is the regulations are not
being properly enforced.
Apparently these busseS employ the
cut-out on exhaust pipes after leaving
the downtown section, judging from the
racket they create on the 30-mile per
hour stretches on upper Sixteenth
street. Or. is it merely the increased
speed that causes the greater noise
there?
At any rate, if these busses have no
cut-out equipment, then better mufflers
are needed, for the ripping explosions
of the bus motors can be heard for a
distance of half mile or more as the
machines climb the hill above the Piney
Branch Bridge over Sixteenth street.
It is bad enough to hear the whin-
ing screech of the machinery of a
heavy bus as it climbs in low gear the
Meridian Hill section of Sixteenth
street. How residents there and in
similar situations stand the rumpus Is
beyond this writer. Probably there s
no relief in such cases, but why should
the public have to stand for the noise
from bus exhausts that might be better
muned? These intercity buses
smaller than the larger of the local
buses, actually make more noise than
the w. r. T. equipment, barring low
speed climbing Of hills.-M. A. H.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
CANADA SHOWS GAIN
IN AUTO PRODUCTION
Output in October 5 Per Cent
Greater Than Was Reported
for September.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
TORONTO. Canada.-Production of
automobiles in Canada during October
amounted to 1883 cars, q gain of S per
cent over the total Of 1887 cars made
in September, according to figures of
the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
This as the first advance in monthly
ngureS since production started to fall
on last May after the attainment of a
new monthly record of Al 001 units in
April. Output for the 10 months end
ing October of this year at 24S.376 cars
exceeded by almost per cent the total
OF 242,054 cars made during the entire
IL months of 1928.
Compared with the figures for the
previous IL months, data for October
showed falling of in the number of
each class of car made for sale in Can
ada, while gains were registered in only
Two OF the types which were made for
export, viz, chassis jumped to 6,122
from 3;413 and closed model passenger
cars rose to 1895 from 1880. The to-
tai for open passenger cars dropped to
l,693 from 1927, closed passenger cars
TO $3.50 from 6,774, trucks to 447 from
$40, taxicabs or busses to 5 from rs and
chassis rose to $500 from 4,251.
For the 10-month period ending
october 81, 1929, the number of auto
mobiles made in Canada totaled 24S,376
cars, an increase of II per cent over the
22l ,188 cars made during the corre-
spending months of last year. Output
for the year to date included 33,297
open passenger cars, 1864 closed
model passenger cars, $3.50 trucks, 59,-
967 chassis and las taxicabs or buses.
OF the October total, 5,066 cars were
made for sale in Canada and the bal
ance, or CAST, were intended for export.
The apparent consumption Of automo-
bileS in Canada during the month, as
determined by adding the 5,066 cars
made for sale in Canada to the 2,026
cars imported, amounted to 1902 cars.
For the year to date the apparent con-
sumption, thus computed, totaled 206,-
245 cars. Customs records show that
2,026 cars were imported into Canada
and 9,767 exported during october to
make a total of 42,6l8 cars imported
and l,419 cars exported during the
first 10 months Of this yeat.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
CAUTIONS MOTORISTS
AStBAD WEATHER NEARS
Maryland Commissioner Stresses
Necessity for Careful Driving
and Use of Chains.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, November 30.-A call
to motorists for special precautions
against accident in bad weather and
throughout the Winter was issued this
week by E. Austin Baughman, commits
sioner of motor vehicles.
with Winter weather approaching,
drivers must be impressed with the ne
cessity for special attention to the use
of skid chains" he said. "They should
not venture upon the, streets and roads
with only one chain. .~.'
THAT is a dangerous practice and
only increases the skidding perils. Every
experienced driver ought to know that
when he attempts to stop. quickly with
one chain ON a slippery highway his
car is often turned half way around.
There Should be at least two skid
chains. These should be on the rear
wheels Better still would be the use of
four chains. Three may be effective,
although steering is made somewhat diff
lcult with the use of an odd number"
Evening star., 1929-12-01
Detroit Windsor Auto Tunnel Traffic
Will Be Kept Moving at High Speed

portals. 1t consists of a single passage
way. 35 feet in overall diameter. The
roadway is % feet wide, accommodat-
ing one lane Of traffic in each direction
and a lane to spare for emergency
uses. Traffic capacity is estimated az
1000 vehicles per hour In each oI-
rection.
The land sections Of the tunnel are
being constructed through open cuts
and with a gigantic steel shield-the
largest in North America-which eats
its way through the earth at the rarU
of 10 feet a day. The underwater
portion Of the job consists of nine steel
tubes, constructed on land, floated into
position, sunk by the application OF
concrete and joined under water. This
procedure, like several others on. the
Detroit project, presents radical en-
gineering innovations.
Seven of the tubes now have been
sunk and engineers hope to have all
nine on the bottom before Winter
freezes in the Detroit River.